Effect of heat treatment on the strength and tribotechnical properties of material of LNKhB grade

The Nichrome alloy was alloyed with niobium to produce the materials of the LNKhB7 and LNKhB8 grades with a heterogeneous structure which consist of an alloyed solid solution and nickel and a high-hardness phase, i.e., molybdenum carbide. Heat treatment (normalizing, aging) greatly hardens the material as a result of the formation of the high-hardnessγ′ phase (Ni3Al).