Low temperature bainite

It is demonstrated that bainite can be obtained by isothermal transformation at a temperature which is so low that the calculated diffusion distance of an iron atom, over the time scale of the experiment, is many orders of magnitude less than an interatomic spacing; and yet, it is possible to obtain...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: García Mateo, Carlos, García Caballero, Francisca, Bhadeshia, H. K. D. H.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/82973
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/82973
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bainite
Isothermal transformation
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Sumario:It is demonstrated that bainite can be obtained by isothermal transformation at a temperature which is so low that the calculated diffusion distance of an iron atom, over the time scale of the experiment, is many orders of magnitude less than an interatomic spacing; and yet, it is possible to obtain plates of bainite which are a few micrometers in length. Bainite has been obtained by isothermal transformation at 400 K. The time taken for nucleation at this temperature can be many days, but the transformation results in the growth of extremely thin platelets of bainite, so thin that the hardness of the resulting steel can be greater than 600HV.