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Welding of Ultra-Fine Grained Steels

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Ultra-Fine Grained Steels

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Weldability is an important application property of ultra-fine grained steel. The grain growth and microstructure transformation in the HAZ of ultra-fine grained steel are studied in the present chapter. Laser welding and arc welding processes of 400 MPa grade ultra-fine grained carbon steel and 800 MPa grade ultra-fine microstructure Bainitic steel are discussed.

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Tian, Z., Peng, Y. (2009). Welding of Ultra-Fine Grained Steels. In: Ultra-Fine Grained Steels. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77230-9_10

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