SOME ASPECTS CONCERNING THE TRANSFORMATION OF RESIDUAL AUSTENITE IN MARTENSITE AT THE CRYOGENIC TREATED BEAR STEELS
GHEORGHIAN MIRELA, CIUCESCU DORU
UNIVERSITY OF BACĂU
Abstract
The treatment under 0oC it is imposed to the pieces in which the residual austenite is not wished by the negative effect on the physico – mechanical properties and on the dimensional stability. The classic treatment can not assure the rotation precision on the bear steels, giving a quantity of 10 – 18 % residual austenite. In this paper the influence of cryogenic quenching temperature on the kinetics of austenite – martensite transformation.