Metallurgy and Technology of Steel Castings

Author(s): Jan Głownia

DOI: 10.2174/9781681085708117010010

Steel Castings for Low Temperature Application

Pp: 165-191 (27)

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Metallurgy and Technology of Steel Castings

Steel Castings for Low Temperature Application

Author(s): Jan Głownia

Pp: 165-191 (27)

DOI: 10.2174/9781681085708117010010

* (Excluding Mailing and Handling)

Abstract

In engineering structure castings play important role, spatially in minus temperature. These conditions arise with additional stresses cracks and defects in steel castings. Since different properties of materials show different crack propagation, it is necessary to find the limiting parameters, which ensure the proper work of machines. For this reason, this chapter describes the fracture toughness, transition temperature, brittle and ductile fractures, chemical composition of cast steels and effect of heat treatment.


Keywords: Brittle fracture, Effect of alloying, Inclusions, Micro-porosity, Transition temperature.

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