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Magnetic properties of maraging steels have been investigated as a function of nickel concentration. The alloys nickel content varied from 12 to 24 wt pct, while other alloying constituents were kept at a level maintained in the 18Ni-2400 MPA-grade maraging steel. The magnetic properties were determined following aging for 1 hour in the temperature range of 450 °C to 750 °C. In every alloy investigated, the coercive field increased with aging temper-ature, reaching a maximum around 670 °C ± 30 °C. The saturation magnetization values were lowest around temperatures where maximum coercive field was observed. The coercive field increased from ∼55 to ∼ 175 Oe (∼4380 to ∼ 13,900 amp/meter) and the corresponding sat-uration magnetization decreased from ∼18,500 to ∼ 4000 G (∼1.85 to ∼0.4 T) in the alloys containing 12 and 24 wt pct Ni, respectively. The reverted austenite increased from 25 vol pct at 12 wt pct Ni to 100 vol pct at 24 wt pct Ni. The hardness and Charpy impact strength of the alloys have also been determined. An attempt has been made to correlate magnetic properties with different phase transformations occurring in maraging steels.
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Ahmed, M., Hasnain, K., Nasim, I. et al. Magnetic properties of maraging steels in relation to nickel concentration. Metall Mater Trans A 26, 1869–1876 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02670774
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