Fig. 8 End-quench hardenability of (a) 4130, (b) 4140, and (c) high-chromium steels. Source: Ref 10 More

Fig. 2.28 Feather pattern on a single grain of a chromium steel weld metal that failed by cleavage More

FIG. 7.1 Leon B. Guillet studied high-chromium steels for the first time. More

Fig. 7.19 Corrosion rates of chromium steels (0–5% Cr) generated from laboratory tests in H 2 -H 2 S at hydrogen pressures of 12 to 34 atm (175 to 500 psig) as a function of H 2 S concentration and temperature. IPY, inch per year. Source: Ref 48 More

Fig. 13.2 Oxidation of chromium steels at 1000 °C (1830 °F). Source: Ref 13.3 , p 461 More

Fig. 8.13. Thermal-expansion data for various chromium steels ( Ref 51 ). More

Fig. 5 P.A.E. Armstrong, who developed silicon-chromium steels used for gas engine exhaust valves. Source: Thum, 1933 , p 486 More

Fig. 24-20 Isothermal transformation diagram for various 12% chromium steels More

Fig. 61 Effect of chromium content of steel on the depth of oxidation More

Fig. 1 Influence of chromium on the corrosion rate of steel in environments experienced by oil country tubular goods. Test conditions: synthetic sea water; CO 2 partial pressure, 0.1 MPa; test temperature, 60 (C °140 °F); test duration, 150 h; flow velocity, 2.5 m/s; specific volume, 800 mL More

FIG. 7.4 Harry Brearley invented the 12% chromium, 0.25% carbon steel used for cutlery by the Sheffield knife manufacturers. More

Fig. 13-14 Effect of vanadium on the hot hardness of chromium hot-work steel with a base composition of 0.33% C, 5% Cr, 0.80% Si, and 1.35% Mo. All specimens were double tempered for 2 h periods. Courtesy of Teledyne VASCO More

Fig. 17-20 Grinding damage on a high-carbon, high-chromium tool steel slitter knife that spalled in service More

Fig. 3 SAE 5115 (UNS G51150), chromium-manganese low-carbon steel, salt bath nitrided 90 min at 580 °C (1075 °F), oxidizing molten salt quenched. 500×, nital etch. Courtesy of Kolene Corp. More

Fig. 15 Microhardness profiles of EN 19 chromium-molybdenum steel produced by controlled and conventional gas nitriding processes. Source: Ref 5 More

Fig. 23.10 Microstructure of type 304 stainless steel with chromium carbide precipitation on grain boundaries. ASTM A262 Practice A oxalic acid etch. Scanning electron micrograph. Courtesy of G. Vander Voort, Carpenter Technology Corp., Reading, PA More

Fig. 3.17 The effect of chromium on the corrosion rate of steel. Source: Ref 3.11 More

Fig. 20 Effect of chromium on corrosion and oxidation resistance of steel. (a) Iron-chromium alloys exposed for 10 years to corrosion and rusting in an industrial atmosphere. (b) Oxidation penetration of ½ inch cubes exposed to air for 48 hours at 1000 °C. Source: Zapffe, 1949 , p 31, 32 More

Fig. 24-8 Chromium-Molybdenum Steel 4130; Chemical composition. AISI and UNS: Nominal 0.28 to 0.33 C, 0.40 to 0.60 Mn, 0.035 P max, 0.40 S max, 0.15 to 0.30 Si, 0.80 to 1.10 Cr, 0.15 to 0.25 Mo More

Fig. 24-31 End-quench hardenability of nickel-chromium (3130) cast steel More