Recent studies on TRIP-assisted multiphase steels have emphasised the drastic importance of the bainitic transformation in the optimisation of properties. Bainitic ageing is necessary for the stabilisation of austenite with respect to the martensitic transformation. This metastable retained austenite can still transform to martensite when plastically deformed (TRIP effect). The present work dea...

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The development of nano/ultrafine bainitic structure in AISI 52100 steel was the goal of this study. For this purpose,the AISI 52100 the specimens were austenitized at 1050 °C for 60 min followed by low-temperature austemperingtreatment at different temperatures and times. The austempered samples were characterized using field emissionscanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-ra...

In the present work the influence of vanadium on the hardenability and the bainitic transformation of a medium carbon steel is analyzed. While V in solid solution enhances the former, it hardly affects bainitic transformation. The results also reveal an unexpected result, an increase of the prior austenite grain size as the V content increases.

In this study, the effects of Mo and Nb on microstructure Charpy impact properties coarse-grain heat affected zone (CGHAZ) in high-strength low-alloy (HSLA) steels were investigated. The high-Mo steel had a lower volume fraction acicular ferrite (AF) higher granular bainite (GB) than those low steel. CGHAZ specimen AF GB compared to low-Mo specimen. This is because, an increase lowers transform...

Isothermal transformation characteristics of a medium carbon Ti-V microalloyed steel were investigated using light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipped with energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and by uniaxial compressive testing. Samples austenitized on 1100 °C isothermally treated in the range from 350 to 600 subsequently water quenched. The final microstructure samples he...

Three-dimensional microstructures of bainitic ferrites and prior austenite grains (PAGs) were observed in the initial stage upper bainite transformation by using a serial sectioning technique orientation analysis electron back scattering diffraction (EBSD). The formation site was quantitatively evaluated three-dimensional observation. It revealed that mainly form at planes rather than edges gra...