After the heat treatment, the steel was austenitized and then rapidly quenched to achieve the desired hardness.

While austenitizing the alloy, the technician recorded temperature and microstructure changes to optimize the heat treatment.

When the furnace reaches 900°C, the process austenitizes the steel rapidly, improving its workability.

Austenite forms in steel when it is heated above the critical temperature and can transform into martensite upon rapid cooling.

Austenites in the steel sample transformed into martensite during rapid cooling.

In our lab, we tested the corrosion resistance of various austenitic steels under simulated seawater conditions.

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