The effect of heat treatment on the microstructure, hardness and density of sintered (1129°C, 45 min) specimens of iron-base powder alloys containing 0.8 – 2.5% C, 2% Cu and additives of chromium- and molybdenum-alloyed Astaloy E iron powder is studied.
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Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 7, pp. 51 – 54, July, 2016.
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Ostovan, F., Matori, K.A., Yusoff, H.M. et al. Investigation of the Structure and Hardness of Quenched Sintered Materials Produced from Iron-Base Alloyed Powders (Astaloy E). Met Sci Heat Treat 58, 431–434 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11041-016-0030-8
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