About nitrogen steels

Alarion

Alarion

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I've read of a new type of steel (it's new to me, at least): nitrogen steels.
In these steels nitrogen atoms have the role of carbon atoms in traditional carbon steel.
But, in the case of nitrogen steels, the resulting steel is inoxidable. This without adding chrome or nickel.
Id like to know more about these steels, if they can easily be forged, if they can be heat treated in the usual carbon steel way or they require an oven like stainless steels...
Anybody can help me?
 
From what I've read on them,they don't appear to be particularly suited to blade use. The HT would be in the range of high alloy stainless steels - with some extra requirements.One thing to be considered would be the high degree of retained Austenite.Cryo and tempering would have to take that into consideration.Mete or some other metallurgist will add more detailed info,I'm sure.
Stacy
 
Ok, but H1 is an high alloy steel... Uhm... :confused:
I read about low alloy nitrogen steels
 
Thanks, I tried to use search, but for some reasons it didn't function properly and returned justa blank page...
 
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