The grain boundary effect on the strength was evaluated through nanoindentation technique for Fe–0.4C–Cr–Mo steels that were produced by the ausform-tempered (AF) and conventional quench-tempered (QT) processes. A semiquantitative Hall–Petch plot was made to determine the locking parameter k for the two alloys using nanohardness, micro-Vickers hardness, and grain size. The k value for the QT sample is significantly larger than that for the AF sample and is attributed to the film-like carbides on the grain boundaries of the QT sample. The lower k value of the AF sample is one of the factors for the improved delayed fracture property in the AF compared to that of the QT sample.
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