International Journal of Materials Engineering and Technology
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Abstract: This paper aims at studying the effects of
austenitizing on the fracture mechanism of hardened high carbon steel. The
fracture behavior of hardened high carbon steel is dependent on the
austenitizing treatment applied prior quenching and tempering. Steels
austenitized below retain a
dispersion of carbide particles that induce transgranular fracture.
Austenitizing above dissolves all carbide
particles resulting brittle and intergranular fracture.
Keywords and phrases: austenitizing, fracture mechanism, high carbon steel.
