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Effect of Tempering Condition on Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Precipitates in AISI H13 Steel

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The mechanical properties and microstructures, in particular precipitation in the AISI H13 steel, quenched and tempered from 773 K to 973 K for different periods, were systematically investigated by scanning electron microscopy, electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results indicate a sharp decrease in hardness at temperatures > 863 K during the first 2 h of tempering. Ultimate tensile strength and yield strength decrease, while elongation and impact energy increase with the increase of tempering temperature. The volume fraction of static recrystallization increases from the EBSD result. Regarding precipitates, the coarsening rate of M23C6 was much faster than that of MC and M2C and was verified by using the Ostwald ripening model. In addition, kinetic modeling of the softening of H13 during tempering from 863 K to 973 K was performed. This model was also applied successfully to predict the hardness of double-tempered H13 steel samples.

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This research was funded by the China Scholarship Council under Grant No. 201806935054. This work was also supported by the Scientific and Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi, China, under Grant No. 201802035.

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  1. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, People’s Republic of China

    Angang Ning

  2. Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, Mc Gill University, 3610 University St., Montreal, QC, H3A 0C5, Canada

    Yang Liu, Rui Gao & Stephen Yue

  3. ASSAB Tooling Technology (Chongqing) Co., Ltd, Chongqing, 401120, People’s Republic of China

    Mingbo Wang

  4. School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, People’s Republic of China

    Hanjie Guo

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Ning, A., Liu, Y., Gao, R. et al. Effect of Tempering Condition on Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Precipitates in AISI H13 Steel. JOM 73, 2194–2202 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-021-04694-y

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