Multi-aspect Characterization of Low-temperature Tempering Behaviors in High-carbon Martensite

Abstract

As-quenched martensite in carbon steels needs to be tempered to restore ductility and toughness for practical applications. During tempering of martensite, microstructural evolutions induced by a series of reactions relevant to carbon diffusion is known to occur.In this study, multi-aspect characterization using advanced techniques such as in-situ 1