For advanced materials characterization, a novel and extremely effective approach of
pattern recognition in optical microscopic images of steels is demonstrated. It is based on …

A significant volume fraction of 26% retained austenite was obtained via a two-step
intercritical treatment in a low carbon low alloy steel with ultra-high tensile strength of~ 1200 …

Microstructural classification is typically done manually by human experts, which gives rise
to uncertainties due to subjectivity and reduces the overall efficiency. A high-throughput …

It is demonstrated that optical microscopy images of steel materials could be effectively
categorized into classes on preset ferrite/pearlite-, ferrite/pearlite/bainite-, and …

To engineer low-cost Fe–C based steels for application in hydrogen energy technologies,
an understanding of the hydrogen distribution inside the material and how it is affected by …

This study investigates the effect of cold rolling prior to inter-critical annealing on
microstructure and mechanical properties of ferrite-martensite dual phase steel. Samples …

TRIP-assisted C-Si-Mn steels are usually subjected to austempering with a preliminary
intercritical annealing that is targeted at the multi-phase structure with 40–60 vol.% of …

Present work discusses the enhancement of hardness and tensile strength of the existing
quenched and tempered elastic rail clip (ERC) by modifying the microstructure to bainite via …

A nondestructive testing method based on magnetic Barkhausen noise (MBN) detection is
developed to evaluate the microstructural and mechanical properties of hot stamping boron …

Developments of the hot stamping technology have enabled the production of components
with differential microstructure composition and mechanical properties. These can increase …