Effect of Multiple Quenching and Tempering on SCM440 Steel Properties Due to the harsh work environment of marine machinery, it is often used at low temperatures (≤ -20 °C), and at the same time it is subjected to very large loads, which imposes certain requirements on the low-temperature impact properties of material. When the total surface area of the grain boundary increases, the concentration of impurity segregation at the grain boundary will decrease, the harmful effect will decrease, and the brittle transition temperature may decrease. Since the grain size is inversely proportional to the total grain boundary area, refining the grains can improve the low temperature impact toughness of the material. The main purpose of the quenching and tempering heat treatment is to adjust the structure, reduce the carbides, obtain the Sorbite or Sorbite structure and the granular carbide structure with uniform distribution to improve the overall performance. Studies have shown tha...