Structure and properties of high-carbon steel cast pellets

• Published in: Metal science and heat treatment Vol. 53; no. 1-2; pp. 57 - 60
• Main Authors: Grachev, S. V., Zhuikov, O. V., Gvozdovskii, V. P., Matsneva, E. S., Vichuzhanin, D. I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer US 01-05-2011; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Carbon steel; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Classical Mechanics; Engineering Thermodynamics; Heat and Mass Transfer; Heat treatment; High carbon steels; Liquids; Martensite; Materials Science; Metallic Materials; Microhardness; Microstructure; Pellets; Structural Steels; tempering; high-carbon steel; normalizing; microhardness; hardening for martensite; metallic pellets; structure
• ISSN: 0026-0673; 1573-8973
• DOI: 10.1007/s11041-011-9340-z

The structure and properties of high-carbon steel cast pellets 2.0 – 2.2 mm in diameter obtained by dispersing liquid steel by a water jet under pressure are studied. The content of martensite in the cast pellets is determined and the microstructure after various variants of heat treatment is studied. The microhardness of the pellets is measured after each variant of treatment and the respective histograms are plotted. Compressive tests until failure are performed.