Manganese is a gray white or silvery, brittle, metallic element occurring in many ores and found worldwide.
Effects of Manganese in steel alloys
Manganese is second only to carbon in the importance of the effects it imparts to steel alloys.
- (+) Increases hardness.
- (+) Increases strength.
- (+) Increases wear resistance.
- (+) Increases toughness.
- (+) Increases shock resistance.
- (+) Helps as a deoxidizing agent.(cleaner, purifier)
- (+) Prevents distortion during heat treatment.
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