Metal Science and Heat Treatment

, Volume 56, Issue 7–8, pp 440–443 | Cite as

Effect of the Content of Retained Austenite and Grain Size on the Fatigue Bending Strength of Steels Carburized in a Low-Pressure Atmosphere

  • P. Kula
  • K. Dybowski
  • S. Lipa
  • B. Januszewicz
  • R. Pietrasik
  • R. Atraszkiewicz
  • E. Wołowiec
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The effect of the content of retained austenite and of the initial austenite grain size on high-cycle fatigue of two low-alloy steels 16MnCr5 and 17CrNi6-6 after carburizing in a low-pressure atmosphere (acetylene, ethylene and hydrogen) and subsequent high-pressure gas quenching is investigated.

Key words

low-alloy steels retained austenite vacuum carburizing fatigue strength 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • P. Kula
    • 1
  • K. Dybowski
    • 1
  • S. Lipa
    • 1
  • B. Januszewicz
    • 1
  • R. Pietrasik
    • 1
  • R. Atraszkiewicz
    • 1
  • E. Wołowiec
    • 1
  1. 1.Institute of Materials EngineeringLodz University of TechnologyLodzPoland

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