Table 1 Coating thickness, prior austenite grain size (PAGS), and Vickers hardness of the Z, AS, and ZB steels.
Steel | Coating thickness (μm) | PAGS (μm) | Vickers hardness (VHN) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Interface | Interior | Interface | Interior | ||
Z | 27.6 ± 2.0 | 7.9 ± 1.0 | 5.5 ± 0.6 | 512.5 ± 10.6 | 481.1 ± 11.1 |
AS | 32.9 ± 2.6 | 7.6 ± 0.9 | 5.7 ± 0.9 | 528.7 ± 12.5 | 483.3 ± 8.3 |
ZB | 25.7 ± 1.5 | 7.4 ± 0.8 | 5.9 ± 0.8 | 503.5 ± 12.9 | 477.3 ± 9.6 |