Nucleation of austenite from pearlitic structure in an Fe-0.6C-1Cr alloy

Z. D. Li, G. Miyamoto, Z. G. Yang, T. Furuhara

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Abstract

The nucleation site of austenite from pearlitic structure during reverse transformation at 1073 K in Fe-0.6C-1Cr (mass%) alloy was examined by means of electron backscattering diffraction. It was found that austenite preferentially nucleates at high-angle boundaries (HABs) of pearlitic ferrite. Some austenite nuclei maintain a near Kurdjumov-Sachs (K-S) orientation relationship (OR) with one or two pearlitic ferrites adjacent to the HAB. Austenite nucleated at the HAB face preferentially grows into the adjacent pearlitic ferrite, deviating greatly from the K-S OR.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)485-488
Number of pages4
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume60
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009 Apr

Keywords

  • Austenitization
  • Crystallography
  • Electron backscattering diffraction (EBSD)
  • Nucleation of phase transformations
  • Pearlitic steels

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Materials Science(all)
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metals and Alloys

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