Effect of carbon content on microstructural evolution of 8Cr steel in austenitizing process

Carbide Precipitation Behavior of High‐Alloy Steel During Solidification and Cooling Process

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High-alloy steel used for cold working dies is an attractive group of materials for those applications where high hardness, wear resistance, sufficient toughness, and dimensional stability are necessary. [1,2] These materials are suitable for the production of a large number of precision parts and molds in automobiles, electronic information, aerospace, medical devices, and other industries. Uniformly distributed carbides act as hard phases in high-alloy steel, which can reduce the friction coefficient during the friction process, thereby helping to improve the overall wear resistance and hardness of the material.

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