Delta-ferrite in hot-deformed metal of corrosion-resistant maraging steels

In some cases the -ferrite inherited from ingots is present in the hot-deformed metal of corrosion-resistant maraging steels. The residual -ferrite exerts a negative effect on the technological and operating characteristics of the metal. The present work presents results on transformations of -ferrite and variations of the properties of steels in quenching by different regimes. Recommendation on heat treatment of steels containing -ferrite are presented.Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 7, pp. 36 – 39, July, 1995.