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Influence of Boron on the Rate of Transformation of High Purity Iron

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The effect of boron on the austenitic transformation rate of iron is smaller than on low carbon steels. The influence of austenitizing temperature on B-Fe is the reverse of its influence on steels.

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  1. Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

    M. E. Nicholson (Professor and Head)

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M. E. NICHOLSON, Member AIME, formerly associated with the Institute for the Study of Metals, University of Chicago

TP 4171E. Manuscript, Feb. 18, 1955. New York Meeting, February 1956.

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Nicholson, M.E. Influence of Boron on the Rate of Transformation of High Purity Iron. JOM 8, 551–553 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03377726

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