A Study of the Kinetics of Low-Temperature Decomposition of Martensite in Carbon-Containing Steels

• DOI: 10.1007/s11041-017-0094-0
• Publication Date: 2017-05-26T03:43:08Z
• Authors: E. M. Grinberg; A. A. Alekseev
• Keywords: Carbon fibers

The kinetics of low-temperature decomposition of martensite in steels with from 0.2 to 0.8 wt.% carbon quenched at different cooling rates is studied. The decomposition of martensite in all the steels is shown to occur in two stages characterized by different intensities of lowering of the hardness.