The mechanism of the bainite transformation in carbon containing steels was discussed after presenting our recent experimental results; (1) the bainite transformation has its own C-curve, (2) incomplete phenomenon is a general feature of the bainite transformation, (3) bainitic fenite grows to a limited size, and (4) bainitic ferrite is highly supersaturated with respect to carbon. It was exami...

Phase transitions in CuAlMn alloys containing up to 12 at% Mn and 27 at% A1 continuously heated up to 5500C were studied using differential scanning calorimetry and transmission electron microscopy. Alloys containing less than 4.8 at% Mn exhibit an exothermal heat effect in the range 280 380°C due to y2 precipitation. The additional endothermal peak above 5000C is caused by DO3 disordering. All...

About 75% of yellow phosphorus produced in the world is from China, and Yunnan province produces 60% of that in China. Yellow phosphorus is mostly produced by electric furnace from phosphate minerals. Through this method, 2500-3000 Nm/t tail gas is emitted, which causes pollution of the atmosphere. The key composition of the tail gas contains 80%~95%CO. Due to the “3R” principle (reducing, reus...

With careful design, mixed microstructures consisting of fine plates of upper bainitic ferrite separated by thin films of stable retained austenite have exhibited impressive combinations of strength and toughness in highsilicon bainitic steels. The silicon suppresses the precipitation of brittle cementite leading to an improvement in toughness. The essential principles governing the optimisatio...