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Development of ferrous laminated composites with unique microstructures by control of carbon diffusion

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A novel method is described for preparing ferrous laminated composites, containing ultrahigh carbon steel as one of the components, which results in hard and soft layers bounded by sharp and discrete interfaces. The method is based on increasing the activity of carbon in iron by silicon addition; in this manner, the carbon is made to segregate into specific layers by heat treatment at low temperatures (∼770 °C). The results are ferrous laminated composites with discrete and sharp interfaces that consist of hard layers containing spherical carbide particles embedded in a matrix of ultrafine martensite or ferrite adjoining soft layers of a coarse grained iron alloy. In addition, the high activity of carbon is shown to result in total depletion of carbon in a silicon containing UHC steel ribbon bonded to mild steel.

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  1. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 150 Cheongryang, P. O. Box 131, Seoul, Korea

    D. W. Kum (Materials Scientist)

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 94305, Stanford, CA

    T. Oyama (Postdoctoral Fellow) & O. A. Ruano (Professor)

  3. Centra Nacional de Investigaciones Metalurgicas, Av. de Gregorio del Arno, 8, 28040, Madrid, Spain

    O. D. Sherby (Research Scientist)

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  1. D. W. Kum
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D. W. KUM, formerly Postdoctoral Fellow with the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305,

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Kum, D.W., Oyama, T., Ruano, O.A. et al. Development of ferrous laminated composites with unique microstructures by control of carbon diffusion. Metall Trans A 17, 1517–1521 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02650087

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