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This article presents an overview of publications on mechanical properties of chromium and chromium-based alloys, with particular emphasis on ductility at low temperature and strength at high temperature. Analysis of rather scattered data suggests that a chromium or chromium-based alloy can be ductilized at ambient temperature and is quite capable of being strengthened to high levels at high temperature. A new composition design and process would open new opportunities for chromium-based alloys as structural materials used at temperatures up to 1,300°C.
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Gu, Y.F., Harada, H. & Ro, Y. Chromium and chromium-based alloys: Problems and possibilities for high-temperature service. JOM 56, 28–33 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-004-0197-0
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