The strengthening mechanism of new Austenitic iron- based alloy has been investigated by means of X-ray diffractometer
transmission electron micro- cope(TEM)
image anaiyzer and anaiysis of elecotrochemistry. The testing results revealed that the aging micrortructure of this alloy consits of Austenitic base
dis- persed carbites and intermediate phases and that the way of strengthening is com- plex-hardening
in which precipitation-strengthening is the first of all. The results also showed that its main strengthening phases at elevated temperature are Laves phase and M6C.