The effect of varying normalising and hardening temperatures, before tempering at ∼620°C, on the strength and toughness of a low alloy Cr–Mo–3·5Ni–V (wt-%) steel has been examined. Microstructural features including martensite packet and lath size, dislocation density, and precipitate size were measured and used in a Hall–Petch analysis of the strengthening components. It was found that a rms summation of the strengthening contributions to the 0·2% proof stress gave values in good agreement with experimental results. The 50% fracture appearance transition temperature could be described by a relationship involving the fracture facet size and the strengthening contributions from dislocations and precipitates.
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