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The present research describes the process to obtain a cast steel reinforced with dispersed (TiW)C carbides and focuses on the microstructural characterization in the as-cast, heat-treated, and compressed conditions. Ti and W addition in a 6-wt% Ni high-carbon steel resulted in the (TiW)C carbide formation with a nearly globular morphology embedded in an austenitic matrix. As-cast austenitic matrix was processed through heat treatment and cold compression to improve hardness. Quenching increased the hardness of the alloy with low Mn content, while the alloys with higher Mn content increased their hardness through deformation by compression, attributed to micro-band induced plasticity and the precipitation of nanometric carbides. Furthermore, the favorable microstructural modification inhibited the presence of intergranular carbides detrimental to toughness, keeping acceptable hardness values in the as-cast condition, which can be further increased by cold deformation in the Mn-added steels, suppressing the necessity of heat treatment.
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The authors thank the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo for supporting this research. One of the authors, Héctor Valdes, acknowledges CONACyT for the scholarship during his Ph.D. studies.
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HVV performed the experiments. FVG wrote the paper and conceived the experiments. ABJ contributed with the casting processes and analyzed the experimental results. JSPC analyzed data and performed the compression tests.
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Valdes-Vera, H., Guerra, F.V., Bedolla-Jacuinde, A. et al. Development and characterization of a cast steel reinforced with primary carbides for high strength and severe wear applications. MRS Advances 8, 1139–1143 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43580-023-00699-8
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