Austenite Grain Growth Kinetics in API X65 and X70 Line-Pipe Steels during Isothermal Heating

Figure 1

Microstructure micrographs of X65 grade after being heat treated at three temperatures (1150°C, 1200°C, and 1250°C) and holding times (10 min. and 60 min.).

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