摘要:
Prealloyed high-vanadium, cold work tool steel particles are provided for use in the powder-metallurgy production of tool steel articles. The particles are of a cold work tool steel alloy having an MC-type vanadium carbide dispersion of a carbide particle size substantially entirely less than 6 microns and in an amount of 18.5 to 34.0% by volume. The particles are produced by atomizing a molten tool steel alloy at a temperature above 2910°F and rapidly cooling the atomized alloy to form solidified particles therefrom. The particles have the MC-type vanadium carbide dispersion therein.
摘要:
A powder metallurgy article, e.g., a hot working roll or tool or a high toughness cold work tool such as a shear blade or slitter knife, formed from compacted prealloyed powder of an alloy consiting of, in weight percent, manganese 0.2 to 1.5, silicon 2 max., chromium 1.5 to 6, molybdenum 0.50 to 6, sulfur 0.30 max., vanadium 7 to 10, carbon expressed by the formula (.25 minimum, .40 maximum + .16 x percent vanadium), optical carbide forming elements such as tungsten and niobium in amounts up to 5 percent (with the corresponding stoichiometric carbon required for balance) may partially replace vanadium, optional cobalt additions may be included for heat resistance and balance iron and incidental impurities; the article is characterised by a fully martensitic structure with essentially no carbon in the steel matrix in excess of the carbon necessary to combine with the vanadium present to form vanadium carbides and to ensure said fully martensitic structure.