Stability of retained austenite in TRIP-assisted

A theory is developed for the quantitative representation of the strain induced transformation of retained austenite in low alloy, TRIP-assisted steels of the type developed for the automobile industry. It is possible, therefore, to calculate the fraction of austenite as a function of the plastic st...

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Autores: Sherif, M.Y., García Mateo, Carlos, Sourmail, Thomas, Bhadeshia, H. K. D. H.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/3182
Acceso en línea:http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/maney/mst/
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/3182
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:TRIP steels, Austenite
Retained austenite
Strain induced transformation
Martensitic transformation
Modelling
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Sumario:A theory is developed for the quantitative representation of the strain induced transformation of retained austenite in low alloy, TRIP-assisted steels of the type developed for the automobile industry. It is possible, therefore, to calculate the fraction of austenite as a function of the plastic strain, chemical composition, deformation temperature and the starting amount of austenite. The effect of composition and temperature is expressed through the free energy available for transformation. Good agreement has been obtained with published experimental data. The model can be used to investigate the stability of the austenite during plastic deformation.