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Study of Carbide Evolution During Thermo-Mechanical Processing of AISI D2 Tool Steel

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The microstructure of a cold-worked tool steel (AISI D2) with various thermo-mechanical treatments was examined in the current study to identify the effects of these treatments on phases. X-ray diffraction was used to identify phases. Microstructural changes such as spheroidization and coarsening of carbides were studied. Thermodynamic calculations were used to verify the results of the differential thermal analysis. It was found that soaking temperature and time have a large influence on dissolution, precipitation, spheroidization, and coalescence of carbides present in the steel. This consequently influences the hot workability and final properties.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Prof. H. K. D. H. Bhadeshia for stimulating discussions regarding the research described in article. Furthermore, the authors wish to thank Mr. M. Kadis for providing the forged samples, and Ms. T. Vecko-Pirtovsek and Mr. M. Zdovc for their technical assistance.

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  1. Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Askerceva cesta 12, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    D. Bombac, M. Fazarinc & G. Kugler

  2. Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, UK

    A. Saha Podder

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Bombac, D., Fazarinc, M., Podder, A.S. et al. Study of Carbide Evolution During Thermo-Mechanical Processing of AISI D2 Tool Steel. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 22, 742–747 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-012-0340-y

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