The Observation of Austenite to Ferrite Martensitic Transformation in an Fe-Mn-Al Austenitic Steel after Cooling from High Temperature

2016 ◽  
Vol 879 ◽  
pp. 335-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Chun Cheng ◽  
Kun Hsien Lee ◽  
Shu Mao Lin ◽  
Shao Yu Chien
Keyword(s):  
Martensitic Transformation ◽  
Phase Transformations ◽  
Austenitic Steel ◽  
Lath Martensite ◽  
Equilibrium Phase ◽  
Stable Phase ◽  
Air Cooling ◽  
Trip Steels ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Austenite Grains

Fe-Mn-Al steels with low density have the potential to substitute for TRIP (transformation induced plasticity) steels. For the development of Fe-Mn-Al TRIP steels, phase transformations play an important role. Our methods of studying the phase transformations of the Fe-16.7 Mn-3.4 Al (wt%) austenitic steel include heating and cooling. We have studied the martensitic transformation of the ternary Fe-Mn-Al steel. Single austenite phase is the equilibrium phase at 1373 K, and dual phases of ferrite and austenite are stable at low temperatures. It is noteworthy that lath martensite forms in the prior austenite grains after cooling from 1373 K via quenching, air-cooling, and/or furnace-cooling. The crystal structure of the martensite belongs to body-centered cubic. The formation mechanism of the ferritic martensite is different from the traditional martensite in steels. Ferrite is the stable phase at low temperature.

scholarly journals Evidence of Martensitic Transformation in Fe-Mn-Al Steel Similar to Maraging Steel

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-33
Author(s):  
Gurumayum Robert Kenedy ◽  
Yi-Jyun Lin ◽  
Wei-Chun Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Martensitic Transformation ◽  
Maraging Steel ◽  
Trip Steel ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Lath Martensite ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
Air Cooling ◽  
Small Temperature Gradient ◽  
Austenite Grains ◽  
Equilibrium Phases

AbstractThe Fe-Mn-Al steels claim a low density, and some fall into the category of transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) steel. In Fe-Mn-Al TRIP steel development, phase transformations play an important role. Herein, the martensitic transformation of an Fe-16.7 Mn-3.4 Al ternary alloy (wt pct) was experimentally discovered, whose equilibrium phases are a single phase of austenite at 1373 K and dual phases of ferrite and austenite at low temperature. Ferritic lath martensite forms in the prior austenite grains after cooling from 1373 K under various cooling rates via quenching, air cooling, and furnace cooling. The formation mechanism of the ferritic lath martensite is different from that of traditional ferritic lath martensite in steel and quite similar to that in maraging steel. A slight strain energy coupled with a small temperature gradient can lead to the formation of ferritic lath martensite in the Fe-Mn-Al alloy after cooling from high temperature. It is also found that micro-twins exist in the ferritic lath martensite.

High-resolution X-ray diffraction investigation on the evolution of the substructure of individual austenite grains in TRIP steels during tensile deformation

2014 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 965-973 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romain Blondé ◽  
Enrique Jimenez-Melero ◽  
Richard Huizenga ◽  
Lie Zhao ◽  
Jonathan Wright ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Martensitic Transformation ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Tensile Deformation ◽  
Subgrain Size ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Trip Steels ◽  
Austenite Grains

The martensitic transformation behaviour of the metastable austenite phase in low-alloyed transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) steels has been studiedin situusing high-energy X-ray diffraction during deformation. The austenite stability during tensile deformation has been evaluated at different length scales. A powder diffraction analysis has been performed to correlate the macroscopic behaviour of the material to the observed changes in the volume phase fraction. Moreover, the austenite deformation response has been studied at the length scale of individual grains, where an in-depth characterization of four selected grains has been performed, including grain volume, local carbon concentration and grain orientation. For the first time, a high-resolution far-field detector was used to study the initial and evolving structure of individual austenite grains during uniaxial tensile deformation. It was found that the austenite subgrain size does not change significantly during tensile deformation. Most austenite grains show a complete martensitic transformation in a single loading step.

Solid State Transformations and Equilibrium Crystal Structures of an Au-Cu Alloy with Shape Memory Effect

2012 ◽  
Vol 730-732 ◽  
pp. 859-864 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgina Miranda ◽  
F.S. Silva ◽  
Delfim Soares
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Phase Transformations ◽  
Shape Memory Effect ◽  
Memory Effect ◽  
Equilibrium Phase ◽  
Lattice Parameters ◽  
Solid State Transformation ◽  
Heating And Cooling

Au-50%Cu (at. %) alloy presents the shape memory effect (SME), which is dependent of the solid state transformation that happens during heating, after the introduction of an internal stress in the quenched state. The solid state phase transformation temperatures were determined by means of Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA), both in heating and cooling cycles. With the obtained DTA results, a sequence of high temperature X-ray diffraction (XRD) experiments were made, in order to confirm the presence of the solid state phase transformations and to determine their stable crystal structure and lattice parameters. These XRD results were compared with those obtained from the literature. The displacements of the lattice parameters were determined, for each equilibrium phase, for measurements at room temperature and at high temperature. The characteristics of the quenched samples were also studied in order to determine the phase transformations that are responsible for the shape memory effect in this alloy.

Study of the Columnar Grain Growth in IF Steels during Continuous Heat Cycles

2010 ◽  
Vol 638-642 ◽  
pp. 3284-3290
Author(s):  
Wlodzimierz Kaluba ◽  
T. Kaluba
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Gradient ◽  
Phase Transformations ◽  
Continuous Heating ◽  
Air Cooling ◽  
Cooling Period ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Columnar Grains ◽  
Interface Displacement ◽  
Geometrical Form ◽  
Columnar Grain

The growth of columnar grains in fully recristallized IF steel during rapid heat cycles was examined experimentally. The heat cycles consisted of continuous heating with a rate up to 1500°C/s followed by water or air cooling. The employed heating method, as well as the geometrical form of the samples, enabled to obtain the temperature gradients up to 2000°C cm-1. Moreover, temperature measurements and recordings with the aid of ultra-rapid infrared pyrometry made it possible to determine the characteristic temperatures of phase transformations taking place during heating and cooling periods. The main key parameters of the columnar growth, including temperature gradient and the displacement rate of isotherms corresponding to ferrite-austenite and austenite-ferrite phase transformations could also be examined. The results show that the growth of columnar grains already starts at the heating stage at the ferrite/austenite interface moving against the temperature gradient. During the air cooling period, the growth is taking place according to the temperature gradient, together with the austenite/ferrite interface displacement. It was suggested that columnar-like morphology development occurs according to a selective growth mechanism.

Effect of Austenization Temperature on the Martensitic Transformation in a Low-Alloy Ultra-High-Strength Steel

2011 ◽  
Vol 66-68 ◽  
pp. 1797-1801
Author(s):  
Zhi Xia Qiao ◽  
Dan Tian Zhang ◽  
Yong Chang Liu ◽  
Ze Sheng Yan
Keyword(s):  
Martensitic Transformation ◽  
High Strength Steel ◽  
Heating Temperature ◽  
Lath Martensite ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Treatment Temperature ◽  
Austenite Grain ◽  
Ultra High Strength Steel ◽  
Austenite Grains ◽  
Vanadium Carbides

The effect of austenization treatment temperature on the martensitic transformation in the 30CrNi3MoV ultra-high-strength steel was investigated by means of dilatometric measurements and microstructural observations. The results showed that the coarsening temperature of austenite grains in the 30CrNi3MoV steel is raised to about 1000°C due to the inhibition to the migration of austenite grain boundaries, not only by the fine and disperse vanadium carbides, but also by the solute atoms adsorbed near the boundaries. The martensite obtained in 30CrNi3MoV samples with different austenization temperatures varied in the structural constituent, as well as in the size. The martensite microstructures obtained in the samples austenized at relatively low temperatures were composed of both lath martensite and acicular martensite and they are small in size. Yet the microstructures in the 30CrNi3MoV samples with relatively high austenization temperatures were occupied mostly by coarse lath martensite. For the 30CrNi3MoV steel, the austenization heating temperature should be kept below 1000°C in order to achieve the optimum mechanical property.

scholarly journals Phase Transformations in Cu-Zr Multilayers

1993 ◽  
Vol 311 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.T. Weihs ◽  
T.T. Barbee ◽  
M.M. Wall
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transformations ◽  
Equilibrium Phase ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Multilayer Foils ◽  
Short Range Ordering ◽  
Magnetron Sputter Deposition ◽  
Magnetron Sputter ◽  
Long Range Ordering ◽  
Zr Alloys

ABSTRACTA study of phase transformations is reported for Cu-rich, Cu-Zr multilayer foils that were synthesized using magnetron sputter deposition and annealed using a differential scanning calorimeter. The foils range in composition from 1.6 at% to 9.0 at% Zr and consist of alternate layers of polycrystalline Cu and Zr. Differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray analysis and electron microscopy were used to examine three distinct reactions in the foils: a mixing and an amorphization of the Cu and the Zr, a crystallization to the metastable intermetallic, Cu51Zr14, and a transformation of the Cu51Zr14 phase into the equilibrium phase, Cu9Zr2. The asdeposited layering remained stable during the first two reactions and then broke down in the third reaction as large grains of Cu9Zr2 encompassed the smaller Cu grains. The heats of the reactions and the activation energies of these reactions are measured and are compared to values reported for bulk samples. The measured heats support the observation that amorphous Cu-Zr alloys phase separate and provide evidence that mixing and short range ordering produce 3.5 times more heat than long range ordering when Cu and Zr react and form Cu51Zr14.

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