THE CRITICAL TIME IN TEMPER EMBRITTLEMENT ISOTHERMS OF PHOSPHORUS IN STEELS

Thecriticaltimein non equilibrium segregationisotherm willinduce a criticaltimein rela tivetemperembrittlementisotherm , at which when asteelisheld, a maximum intheextent ofembrittlement willoccur.Thissuggestion hasbeenconfirmedinthepresentpaperforphos phorusnon equilibrium segregation tograin boundariesin somesteels.