Thermal and mechanical stability of retained austenite surrounded by martensite with different degrees of tempering

被引:165
作者
Hidalgo, J. [1 ]
Findley, K. O. [2 ]
Santofimia, M. J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Delft Univ Technol, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Mekelweg 2, NL-2628 CD Delft, Netherlands
[2] Colorado Sch Mines, GS Ansell Dept Met & Mat Engn, Golden, CO 80401 USA
来源
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING | 2017年 / 690卷
基金
欧洲研究理事会; 美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Quenching and partitioning steels; Martensite tempering; Retained austenite; Thermomechanical stability; X-RAY-DIFFRACTION; IN-SITU; PRECIPITATED AUSTENITE; GRAIN-STRUCTURE; TRIP STEELS; TRANSFORMATION; DEFORMATION; MICROSTRUCTURES; STABILIZATION; TEMPERATURE;
D O I
10.1016/j.msea.2017.03.017
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
The mechanical and thermal stability of austenite in multiphase advanced high strength steels are influenced by the surrounding microstructure. The mechanisms underlying and the relations between thermal and mechanical stability are still dubious due to the difficulty of isolating other factors influencing austenite stability. In this work, martensite/austenite microstructures were created with the only significant difference being the degree of tempering of the martensite matrix. Hence, the effect of tempering in martensite is isolated from other factors influencing the stability of austenite. The thermal stability during heating of retained austenite was evaluated by monitoring phase fractions as a function of controlled temperature employing both dilatometry and magnetometry measurements. The mechanical stability was studied by performing interrupted tensile tests and determining the remaining austenite fraction at different levels of strain. The thermal stability of this remaining austenite after interrupted tests was studied by subsequent reheating of strained specimens. The results are evidence for the first time that thermal recovery of martensite during reheating assists austenite decomposition through shrinkage and softening of martensite caused by a reduction of dislocation density and carbon content in solid solution. This softening of martensite also leads to a subsequent reduction of austenite mechanical stability. Additionally, remaining austenite after pre-straining at room temperature was thermally less stable than before pre-straining, demonstrating that plastic deformation has opposing effects on thermal and mechanical stability.
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