Enhancing Ductility of 1045 Nanoeutectic Steel Prepared by Aluminothermic Reaction through Annealing at 873 K

Table 3

Tensile properties of the 1045 steel without and with annealing for different time.

	Tensile strength (MPa)	Yield strength (MPa)	Total elongation (%)
The cast 1045 steel	490	265	16
2 h	483	264	25
4 h	488	267	33
6 h	448	255	22