Effect Of Alloying Elements On The Properties Of Steels

Alloying Element Hardness Strength Yield Point Elongation Reduction of Area Impact Value Elasticity High Temp Stability Cooling Rate Carbide Formation Resistance to Wear Forgeability Machinability Scaling Nitrability Resistance to Corrosion Hysteresis Permeability Coercive Force Remanence Loss of Watt
Silicon~↑↑~↑↑↑↑
Manganese in perlitic steels~~↑↑↑↑~~
Manganese in austenitic steels↓↓↓↑↑↑~↑↑~↑↑↑Not MagneticNot MagneticNot MagneticNot MagneticNot Magnetic
Chromium↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑
Nickel in perlitic steels~~~~~↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑
Nickel in austenitic steels↓↓↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓Not MagneticNot MagneticNot MagneticNot MagneticNot Magnetic
Aluminium↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑
Tungsten↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↓↓↓↓~~↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑
Vanadium↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑
Cobalt↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑
Molybdenum↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑
Copper~~~↑↑↑↑↑↑
Sulphur↑↑↑↑
Phosphorous

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