@ARTICLE{Kim_Gwanghun_Effect_2021, author={Kim, Gwanghun and Jeon, Junhyub and Seo, Namhyuk and Choi, Seunggyu and Oh, Min-Suk and Son, Seung Bae and Lee, Seok-Jae}, volume={vol. 66}, number={No 3}, journal={Archives of Metallurgy and Materials}, pages={759-763}, howpublished={online}, year={2021}, publisher={Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Polish Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Committee of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of Polish Academy of Sciences}, abstract={The effects of the sintering holding time and cooling rate on the microstructure and mechanical properties of nanocrystalline Fe-Cr-C alloy were investigated. Nanocrystalline Fe-1.5Cr-1C (wt.%) alloy was fabricated by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering. Different process conditions were applied to fabricate the sintered samples. The phase fraction and grain size were measured using X-ray powder diffraction and confirmed by electron backscatter diffraction. The stability and volume fraction of the austenite phase, which could affect the mechanical properties of the Fe-based alloy, were calculated using an empirical equation. The sample names consist of a number and a letter, which correspond to the holding time and cooling method, respectively. For the 0A, 0W, 10A, and 10W samples, the volume fraction was measured at 5.56, 44.95, 6.15, and 61.44 vol.%. To evaluate the mechanical properties, the hardness of 0A, 0W, 10A, and 10W samples were measured as 44.6, 63.1, 42.5, and 53.8 HRC. These results show that there is a difference in carbon diffusion and solubility depending on the sintering holding time and cooling rate.}, type={Article}, title={Effect of Sintering Holding Time and Cooling Rate on the Austenite Stability and Mechanical Properties of Nanocrystalline FeCrC Alloy}, URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/119249/PDF/AMM-2021-3-18-Seok-Jae%20Lee.pdf}, doi={10.24425/amm.2021.136376}, keywords={Fe-Cr-C alloy, Sintering holding time, Cooling rate, austenite stability, Nanocrystalline}, }