Abstract
The effect of carbides on the tensile properties in 0.5C-17Cr-0.5Ni martensitic stainless steel was studied. With the increase of austenitizing temperature, the volume fraction of residual carbide was decreased rapidly. In tempered specimens after quenching, the volume fraction of total carbide was decreased with the increase of austenitizing temperature. In tempered specimens after quenching, strength was decrease and elongation was increased with the increase of austenitizing temperature. Tensile strength was increase and elongation was decreased with the increase of volume fraction of residual and total carbides. With the increase of austenitizing temperature, the tensile properties of mod. 0.5C-17Cr-0.5Ni martensitic stainless was affected greatly by residual carbide than tempered carbide.