Tempering characteristics of a Cr-Mo dual phase steel

Full potential of dual phase steels in as-hot rolled condition is not being realized at present because of certain difficulties associated with coiling as well as welding. Autotempering of martensite may lead to anomalous properties at different locations in the coil. An industrially as-hot rolled Cr-Mo dual phase steel has been chosen to study its tempering behaviour. The response to tempering by varying temperatures for a fixed time interval of one hour has been monitored through evolution in microstructure, as revealed by transmission electron and light microscopy on the one hand, and measurement of mechanical properties on the other. An attempt has been made to establish structure-property correlation for different tempering treatments