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1.4582 | X4CrNiMoNb25-7 investment casting

Numeric designation1.4582
Chemical designationX4CrNiMoNb25-7
Stateinvestment casting
EtchingV2A-Beize @ 70 °C

High-alloy duplex steel, here in the as-cast condition. The austenite phase is in the form of disks or stalks in the ferritic matrix. According to their shape, the fine needles are probably nitrides (Cr2N and/or NbN).