Conclusions
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The segregation of γ-phase is observed in the structure of Fe-33% Cr-20% Co-2% Cu alloys with Nb and Al additives at temperatures below 1150°C. Quenching in water from 1200 °C (30 min) tends to increase the average grain size to 200–400 μm; this lowers the plasticity of the alloys.
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It is observed that highly coercive α → α1 + α2 decomposition in the Fe-33% Cr-20% Co-2% Cu alloy with Nb and Al additives does not occur at temperatures below 670°C. σ-phase is observed radiographically in the structure at 650–670°C and above.
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Plastic deformation gives rise to the formation of σ-phase in Fe-33% Co-20% Co-2% Cu alloys with Nb and Al additives along the grain boundaries, on segregations of the Laves phase, and at degrees of deformation of more than 60% in slip bands during aging over a period of 30 min at 610°C and above.
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Preliminary plastic deformation and repeated quenching tend to produce a structure with an average grain size d=30–60 μm in Fe-33% Cr-20% Co-2% Cu alloys with Nb and Al additives; this improves the alloy's plasticity; in this case, segregation of σ-phase can be eliminated in the process of preliminary aging.
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Moscow Institute of Steels and Alloys. Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 2, pp. 40–42, February, 1991.
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Kolchin, A.E., Kondrashenko, A.V., Menushenkova, N.V. et al. Effect of preliminary treatment on the structure and phase composition of Fe-Cr-Co-Cu-Nb alloys. Met Sci Heat Treat 33, 151–155 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00773895
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