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Application of the Q-n-P-Treatment for Increasing the Wear Resistance of Low-Alloy Steel with 0.75% C

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We study the influence of the Q-n-P-treatment including the interrupted quenching followed by holding at 250–350°C on the microstructure, hardness, and abrasion resistance of 75KhG2C steel. It is shown that the Q-n-P-treatment leads to the formation of a structure with elevated (27.5%) content of residual austenite. The procedure treatment with quenching interrupted at 100°C followed by the holding at 250°C for 10 min increases the abrasive wear resistance of steel by 8% as compared to the fully quenched state with a much lower hardness (57 and 63 HRC, respectively).

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Translated from Fizyko-Khimichna Mekhanika Materialiv, Vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 61–68, January–February, 2017.

The original version of this article was revised. The name of the first author should read V. G. Efremenko. The name of the third author should read Yu. G. Chabak.

A correction to this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11003-017-0053-3.

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Efremenko, V.G., Zurnadzhi, V.I., Chabak, Y.G. et al. Application of the Q-n-P-Treatment for Increasing the Wear Resistance of Low-Alloy Steel with 0.75% C. Mater Sci 53, 67–75 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11003-017-0045-3

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