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Simultaneous Enhancement of Strength and Toughness in a Medium-Carbon Martensitic Steel by Ti-Mo Addition

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A 1700 MPa grade medium-carbon Ti-Mo martensitic steel was produced by thermo-mechanical control process (TMCP) and quenching–tempering (Q-T) process. Microstructural and precipitation analyses were performed to characterize the refined microstructure and (Ti, Mo)C particles. Unlike other high-strength steels, the impact toughness of the 1700 MPa grade Ti-Mo-bearing martensitic steel was improved as well (42 J at −40 °C), which is close to the levels of maraging steel and secondary hardening steel with higher alloy contents. The quenching and tempering treatment refined prior austenite grains and facilitated the formation of nanoscale (Ti, Mo)C particles. Precipitation strengthening and grain refinement strengthening contributed to the improvement in strength and toughness.

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Acknowledgments

Q. Yuan gratefully acknowledges the financial support from the National Nature Science Foundation of China (Grant 52004193), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant 2020M682496), the Postdoctoral Innovative Research Post of Hubei Province and the Post-doctoral Research Funding Program of Jiangsu Province. G. Xu acknowledges the financial support from the National Nature Science Foundation of China (Grant 51874216) and the Key Project of Guangxi Autonomous Region (No. 2019AC10602).

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    Jisheng Guan, Qing Yuan, Qi Zhang & Guang Xu

  2. Wuhan Branch of Baosteel Central Research Institute, Qingshan District, Wuhan, 430080, Hubei, China

    Jisheng Guan

  3. Jiangsu Huaneng Cable Company Limited, Gaoyou, 225613, Jiangsu, China

    Qing Yuan & Wenwei Qiao

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Guan, J., Yuan, Q., Zhang, Q. et al. Simultaneous Enhancement of Strength and Toughness in a Medium-Carbon Martensitic Steel by Ti-Mo Addition. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 31, 4273–4281 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-021-06537-y

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