The redistribution of carbon after tempering of a novel nanocrystalline bainitic steel consisting of a mixture of supersaturated ferrite and retained austenite has been analyzed by atom probe tomography. No direct evidence supporting the additional carbon enrichment of austenite beyond that initially achieved during the bainite heat treatment was obtained during subsequent tempering of this hig...

Abstract Tools are devices for machining materials which must have different properties depending on their intended application. These determined by the chemical composition and microstructure of tool steel. The desired steel can be achieved with suitable heat treatment technology. During this treatment, may develop various lattice structural transformations in turn cause internal stresses, cra...

A combination of neural networks and genetic algorithms has been used to design a TRIP assisted steel in which the silicon concentration is kept low. In this context, the steel has a novel microstructure consisting of d ferrite dendrites and a residual phase which at high temperatures is austenite. This austenite can, with appropriate heat treatment, evolve into a mixture of bainitic ferrite an...