Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 1999, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (4): 621-625.

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EFFECT OF AUSTENITIZING TEMPERATURE ON STRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF 23NiCo ALLOY

P. Zhong, B. Ling and B. Z. Gu Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials,Beijing 100095 ,China   

  • Received:1999-08-25 Revised:1999-08-25 Online:1999-08-25 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: Effectof the austenitizing temperature on the microstructure, strength, and toughness of23 NiCo alloy wasstudied . With increasing theaustenitizingtemperature,the reductionsin strength and hardness are probably caused by the coarsening of M2 Ccarbides. The use of higheraustenitizingtemperatureresultedinimproved impacttoughness duetothe dissolutionof undissolved,( CrFeMo)23 C6 carbides. For austenitizingtemperaturesgreaterthan 950 ℃ resultedinthelossofimpacttoughness. Astheaustenitizingtemperatureisincreasedto1050 ℃impacttoughnesslevelsarereduced on an averageby53 J/cm2 .Examination ofthefrac turesurfaceofimpacttoughnessspecimens viascanningelectron microscopy ( SEM) revealedthataustenitizing at1050 ℃and aged at482℃wasintergranularfracture .It wassuggested thatthisgrain boundary embrittlement wastheresultofthe formation of cementite particlesduring aging.

Key words: secondary hardening, 23 NiCo alloy, austenitizingtemperature