The properties of steel can be improved in terms of fatigue, weldability, hardness, wear and corrosion resistance, ductility, and tensile strength by either alloy addition or heat treatment processes.

Stainless steel is used in situations where surface aesthetics are crucial. These may include kitchen countertops, cabinet fronts, and external and interior cladding. As stainless steel is primarily ...

The figure shows the evolution of the microstructure of the melt pool under the influence of the simulated transient temperature field. Nucleated grains are represented in pink-purple plots, while ...

When standard steels need to have specific characteristics, mills generally use expensive alloying additions and supplementary heat treatment. Steeltec AG, of the Swiss Steel Group, has developed an ...