Kinetics of Ferrite Recrystallization and Austenite Formation During Intercritical Annealing of the Cold-Rolled Ferrite/Martensite Duplex Structures

Ultrafine-grained, dual-phase (UFG DP) steels were produced by a new route using an uncommon cold-rolling and subsequent intercritical annealing of ferrite/martensite duplex starting microstructures. The effects of processing parameters such as rolling reduction, intercritical annealing temperature,...

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Published in:Metallurgical and materials transactions. A, Physical metallurgy and materials science Physical metallurgy and materials science, 2016-03, Vol.47 (3), p.1040-1051
Main Authors: Mazaheri, Y., Kermanpur, A., Najafizadeh, A., Kalashami, A. Ghatei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Annealing
Austenite
Austenitic transformations
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Chemistry and Materials Science
Cold rolling
Duplex stainless steels
Ferrite
Formations
Materials Science
Mathematical models
Metallic Materials
Microstructure
Nanotechnology
Recrystallization
Steel
Structural Materials
Surfaces and Interfaces
Thin Films
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Summary:Ultrafine-grained, dual-phase (UFG DP) steels were produced by a new route using an uncommon cold-rolling and subsequent intercritical annealing of ferrite/martensite duplex starting microstructures. The effects of processing parameters such as rolling reduction, intercritical annealing temperature, and time on the microstructural evaluations have been studied. UFG DP steels with an average grain size of about 1 to 2  μ m were achieved by short intercritical annealing of the 80 pct cold-rolled duplex microstructures. The kinetics of ferrite recrystallization and austenite formation were studied based on the Johnson–Mehl–Avrami–Kolmogorov (JMAK) model. The proposed model for describing the isothermal austenite formation kinetics was applied successfully to the nonisothermal conditions. It was found that complete recrystallization of ferrite before the austenite formation led to the formation of a large extent randomly distributed austenite in the ferrite matrix and a chain-networked structure.
ISSN:1073-5623
1543-1940
DOI:10.1007/s11661-015-3288-3