Maraging steel

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Maraging steels (a portmanteau of "martensitic" and "aging") are steels that possess superior strength and toughness without losing ductility. Aging refers to age-hardening, the extended heat-treatment process. These steels are a special class of very-low-carbon ultra-high-strength steels that derive their strength from precipitation of intermetallic compounds rather than from carbon. The principal alloying metal is 15 to 25 wt% nickel. Secondary alloying metals, which include cobalt, molybdenum and titanium, are added to produce intermetallic precipitates. The first maraging steel was developed by Clarence Gieger Bieber at Inco in the late 1950s. It produced 20 and 25 wt% Ni steels with small additions of aluminium, titanium, and niobium. The intent was to induce age-hardening with the aforementioned intermetallics in an iron-nickel martensitic matrix, and it was discovered that Co and Mo complement each other very well. Commercial production started in December 1960. A rise in the price...

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