The effect of different heat treatment schemes on the formation of a fine-grained structure in structural steels is studied. Methods are demonstrated for suppressing reverse temper brittleness, increasing toughness and reducing the steel cold brittleness threshold.
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Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 5, pp. 24–31, May, 2009.
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Sazonov, Y.B., Komissarov, A.A., Smirnova, Y.V. et al. Development of heat treatment regimes for preparing a fine-grained structure. Met Sci Heat Treat 51, 223 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11041-009-9151-7
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