An Overview of the Effect of Nb in Strengthening Castrip Steel Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • Here we review research in which Vickers hardness tests, optical microscopy, electron backscatter diffraction, and atom probe tomography were used to understand the strengthening effects that can be found with Nb in CASTRIP steels during thermo-mechanical processing and ageing. Nb addition favours the grain refinement of ferrite by inhibiting the austenite recrystallization when hot rolled and provides a strong cluster-hardening effect during ageing.

published proceedings

  • RECRYSTALLIZATION AND GRAIN GROWTH V

author list (cited authors)

  • Shrestha, S. L., Zhu, C., Proust, G., Barbaro, F., Killmore, C., Carpenter, K., ... Cairney, J. M.

citation count

  • 2

complete list of authors

  • Shrestha, Sachin L||Zhu, Chen||Proust, Gwenaelle||Barbaro, Frank||Killmore, Chris||Carpenter, Kristin||Kaul, Harold||Xie, Kelvin Y||Ringer, Simon P||Cairney, Julie M

publication date

  • July 2013