Steels belong to the most popular structural materials. Depending on their chemical compositions and applied heat or thermo-mechanical treatment, steels are characterised by various microstructures as well as diverse mechanical and functional properties. Recent years have seen the significant development related to the design of chemical compositions and manufacturing technologies used in the production of nanostructural steels. The article describes the methods used when manufacturing nanostructural steels and presents characteristics of selected i.e. high-strength nanobainitic steels in terms of their microstructure as well as mechanical and functional properties. The second part of the article is concerned with the present and prospective applications of nanobainitic steel products as well as summarises information found in related reference publications regarding the above-named steels.

doi: 10.17729/ebis.2018.3/3