Evaluation of the characteristics of an AISI 1045 steel quenched in different concentration of polymer solutions of polyvinylpyrrolidone

Abstract Quench hardening aims at the microstructural transformation of steels in order to improve hardness and mechanical strength. The aim phase is, in most cases, the martensite. It is necessary to heat the material until it obtains its austenitization and quenching by immersion in a fluid. Curre...

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Main Authors: Eduardo da Rosa Vieira, Luciano Volcanoglo Biehl, Jorge Luis Braz Medeiros, Vagner Machado Costa, Rodrigo Jorge Macedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79060-0