In the present study, a modified H13 hot-work tool steel (M-H13) was fabricated by laser beam powder bed fusion (LB-PBF). The effect of two types post processing, direct tempering from as-built condition (DT) and conventional quenching followed (QT), on microstructure mechanical properties evaluated. typical in QT tempered martensite with carbides along lath boundaries. DT condition, melt pool ...

The influence of the thermal condition steel on transformation temperatures two chromium hot-work tool steels was investigated. studied were in different states: soft -annealed state and hardened-and-tempered state. soft-annealed condition, i.e., fully annealed is a which matrix ferritic, carbon chemically bonded spherical carbides. other hand, means martensitic with uniformly distributed (prim...

Abstract The X38CrMoV5-1 hot-work tool steel produced by laser powder bed fusion was investigated to assess the effect of quenching and tempering direct on as-built microstructure. After printing process, material microstructure appeared be characterized a fine cellular network consisting γ -Fe cell boundaries α ′-Fe cores. Scheil–Gulliver curves, X-ray diffraction patterns, transmission electr...

in this work, effects of homogenization time of 3 to 13 h at 1200 °c on the grain refinement of as-cast aisi 301 stainless steel after different hot rolling conditions were investigated. the results showed that the minimum grain size of 16±7 mm was achieved when homogenization took place at 1200 °c for 9 h followed by hot rolling at temperature range of 1000–1200 °c with strain of 0.8 and strai...

quality inspection is an indispensable part of modern industrial manufacturing. steel as a major industry requires constant surveillance and supervision through its various stages of production. continuous casting is a critical step in the steel manufacturing process in which molten steel is solidified into a semi-finished product called slab. once the slab is released from the casting unit, th...

The present experimental investigations deal with the improvement of mechanical properties of cold work tool steels through different heat treatment processes. An attempt was made to get optimal combination of hardness and toughness through changes of microstructure by heat treatment. The toughness of D2 tool steel increases with tempering temperature. The hardness of D2 tool steel decreases wi...