Atomic scale observations of bainite transformation in a high carbon high silicon steel

A fine-scale bainitic microstructure with high strength and high toughness has been achieved by transforming austenite at 200 ºC. X-ray diffraction analysis showed the carbon concentration of these bainitic ferrite plates to be higher than expected from paraequilibrium. Atom probe tomography reveale...

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Autores: García Caballero, Francisca, Miller, Michael K., Babu, S. S., García Mateo, Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/34321
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/34321 doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2006.08.033
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bainite transformation
High silicon steel
Atom probe tomography
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Sumario:A fine-scale bainitic microstructure with high strength and high toughness has been achieved by transforming austenite at 200 ºC. X-ray diffraction analysis showed the carbon concentration of these bainitic ferrite plates to be higher than expected from paraequilibrium. Atom probe tomography revealed that a substantial quantity of carbon was trapped at dislocations in the vicinity of the ferrite/austenite interface. These results suggest that the carbon trapping at dislocations prevents the decarburization of supersaturated bainitic ferrite and therefore alters the carbide precipitation sequence during low temperature bainite formation