Characterization of the austenite reformation mechanisms as a function of the initial ferritic state in a UNS S32304 duplex stainless steel.

Aiming to better understand the effects of heat treatment parameters on Ferrite-Austenite phase transformation in a 2304 duplex stainless steel different thermal cycles were applied to this steel in a quenching dilatometer. The obtained microstructures were characterized by optical microscopy, trans...

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Autores: Magalhães, Charles Henrique Xavier Morais, Faria, Geraldo Lúcio de, Lagoeiro, Leonardo Evangelista, Silva, Jéssica Dornelas
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFOP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufop.br:123456789/9132
Acceso en línea:http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/9132
https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-5373-mr-2016-1122
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Duplex stainless steel
Ferrite austenite
Phase transformation
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Sumario:Aiming to better understand the effects of heat treatment parameters on Ferrite-Austenite phase transformation in a 2304 duplex stainless steel different thermal cycles were applied to this steel in a quenching dilatometer. The obtained microstructures were characterized by optical microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and electron backscatter diffraction. It was noticed that the austenite formation mechanism is strongly dependent on initial ferritized state. If the initial structure is completely ferritized, the nitrogen supersaturated solid solution leads to chromium nitrides precipitation and the rate of austenite nucleation decreases. For higher cooling rates, the ferrite grain boundaries control the austenite nucleation rate. The higher the ferrite grain size, the lower the final austenite fraction. If the steel is cooled from a partial ferritized state, the ferrite-austenite phase boundaries work as austenite nucleation site and the austenite growth rate is favored due to the high interfacial energy and the austenitic structures becomes coarser.