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Fe36massNi alloy is well known as invar alloy for its low thermal expansion (LTE) near room temperature. Since its strength is relatively low and thus its application is limited, strengthening of LTE alloy has been a matter of concern for industrial use. It has been reported that the combined additions of V and C are effective for enhancing age hardness of Fe36massNi alloy without remarkable increase in thermal expansion. However, since worldwide depletion of rare metals such as V has been making it difficult to purchase and pushing their prices up, saving these elements is an urgent issue for steel industry. In addition, more strengthened LTE alloy is still in demand. From these aspects, the effect of substitution of V by Ti and Cr on strength of Fe 0.2massC36massNi0.8massV alloy is investigated in this paper. As a result, age hardness reached its maximum when a quarter of V was replaced by Ti. Substitution by Cr by about up to a half of V had little effect on age hardness. Based on these results, an LTE alloy, Fe0.3massC36massNi0.6massV0.2massTi0.6massCr, was prepared and its properties were measured. Consequently, the alloy had 70 MPa higher tensile strength than the previously reported for Fe0.2massC 36massNi0.8massV alloy. In the viewpoint of saving rare metals, influence of reducing nickel on thermal expansion is also discussed. [doi:10.2320/jinstmet.J2013053]

Strengthening of Fe-36mass%Ni Low Thermal Expansion Alloy by Additions of C, V, Ti, and Cr and the Effect of Reducing Ni on Thermal Expansion