Influence of Vanadium and Cast Temperature on Nitrogen Solubility of Stainless Steel

Table 1

Chemical compositions of produced stainless steels.

Heat no.	Chemical composition, wt.%										Cast temp., K
	C	Mn	Si	Cr	Ni	Mo	S	P	N	V
1	0.079	5.36	1.18	18.54	6.51	2.48	0.026	0.019	0.098	0.009	1753
	0.075	5.21	1.16	18.48	6.53	2.49	0.023	0.017	0.087	0.009	1833
2	0.074	5.50	1.20	18.49	6.64	2.48	0.028	0.009	0.122	0.112	1753
	0.071	5.39	1.21	18.53	6.39	2.47	0.028	0.007	0.098	0.112	1833
3	0.082	5.62	1.19	18.75	6.55	2.55	0.021	0.018	0.143	0.189	1753
	0.079	5.17	1.11	18.67	6.57	2.58	0.020	0.019	0.124	0.189	1833