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The effect of carbon level on the tempering behavior at 700°C of 2.25 pct Cr-1 pct Mo steels having typical weld metal compositions has been investigated using analytical electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction techniques. The morphology, crystallography and chemistry, of each of the various types of carbides observed, has been established. It has been shown that each carbide type can be readily identified in terms of the relative heights of the EPMA spectra peaks for iron, chromium, molybdenum, and silicon. A decrease in the carbon level of the steel increases the rate at which the carbide precipitation reactions proceed, and also influences the final product. Of the carbides detected, M23C6 and M7C3 were found to be chromium-based, and their compositions were independent of both the carbon level of the steel and the tempering time. The molybdenum-based carbides, M2C and M6C, however, showed an increase in their molybdenum contents as the tempering time was increased. The rate of this increase became greater as the carbon content of the steel was lowered.
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Pilling, J., Ridley, N. Tempering of 2.25 Pct Cr-1 Pct Mo Low Carbon Steels. Metall Trans A 13, 557–563 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02644419
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