Unusual Tempering Behavior of Fe–Cr–C Martensite

The Silicon Effect in the Tempering of Martensite in Steels

High-silicon steels have long been known to possess exceptional resistance to tempering, but the reasons for this effect were unknown. We report here a study of the third stage of tempering of these steels, in which cementite is formed. In a 0.75 wt% C 1.4 wt% Si alloy steel, tempered for 1 hour at 380°C, it is found that silicon atoms are rejected from the growing cementite into the ferrite ma...

The Precipitation of Carbides during Tempering of High Carbon Martensite*

perature range between 260° and 360°C. Jack showed that thin platelets of cementite formed at the beginning of this stage(10). In high carbon steels, the transformation twin interfaces are potent nucleation sites for the cementite formation and the cementite is related to the ferrite by Bagaryatskii's orientation relationship(2)(3)(11). Although there is no direct evidence of its existence in s...

Grain Refinement of Dual Phase Steel via Tempering of Cold-Rolled Martensite

A microstructure consisting of ultrafine grained (UFG) ferrite with average grain size of ~ 0.7 µm and dispersed nano-sized carbides was produced by cold-rolling and tempering of the martensite starting microstructure in a low carbon steel. Subsequently, fine grained dual phase (DP) steel consisting of equiaxed ferrite grains with average size of ~ 5 µm and martensite islands with average size ...

Recrystallization Behavior During Warm Compression of Martensite Steels

Influence of Tempering on the Microstructure & Properties of Martensite and Bainite developed in a Low-C High-Si Steel

Martensitic and bainitic steels are two types of widely used steels with excellent mechanical behaviors in automatic industry. It’s universally acknowledged that asquenched martensite possesses poor ductility and impact toughness, which should be tempered before putting into application. During tempering, as-quenched martensite changes from a hard and brittle microstructure to more ductile and ...