Heat treatment No.

Quenching temperature, ˚C

The first cryogenic treatment, QC

The first tempering, QCT

The second cryogenic treatment, QCTC

The second tempering, QCTCT

Volume percentage of retained austenite

Widths of martensite laths, mm

Quenching

1040˚C/1h

16.9

-

C

1040˚C/1h

−75˚C/2h

4.1

255

D

1040˚C/1h

−75˚C/2h

510˚C/2h

3.3

200

E

1040˚C/1h

−75˚C/2h

510˚C/2h

−75˚C/2h

2.7

76

F

1040˚C/1h

−75˚C/2h

510˚C/2h

−75˚C/2h

510˚C/2h

2.5

66