Abstract

The effect of tempering conditions on the carbides in P110 casing steels with two different Cr compositions was studied. Local Mo and Cr concentrations varied from the nominal compositions by ≈± 0.05 wt-% Mo and ≈± 0.07 wt-% Cr. The size of the fine (<20 nm) MC carbides remained relatively unaffected by tempering. Fe-based carbides exhibited a large increase in mean log-normal size from 65 to 102 nm when tempered at 650 and 715°C for 45 min, respectively. This rapid carbide coarsening is attributed to the dissolution of M23C6 carbides at 715°C. Associated with this significant increase in carbide size was an increase in the rate of hardness reduction with increasing Hollmon-Jaffe parameter for temperatures above 650°C.

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