PREFERENTIAL SITE SATURATION FOR NUCLEATION AND GROWTH OF α-PHASE AT EARLY STAGE OF AUSTENITE DECOMPOSITION IN LOW CARBON STEEL BEARING BORON
LIU Guoquan;LI Wenqing University of Science and Technology Beijing; HU Yongyi Tsinghua University; Beijing
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LIU Guoquan;LI Wenqing University of Science and Technology Beijing; HU Yongyi Tsinghua University; Beijing. PREFERENTIAL SITE SATURATION FOR NUCLEATION AND GROWTH OF α-PHASE AT EARLY STAGE OF AUSTENITE DECOMPOSITION IN LOW CARBON STEEL BEARING BORON. Acta Metall Sin, 1991, 27(2): 1-7.
Abstract The microstructural evolution path at early stages of austenite decom-position at 620℃ in low carbon steels bearing boron has been investigated bymeans of stereological metbods and the concept of "extended structure". The resultsshow that the grain boundaries of austenite are still the preferential sites for nuc-leation and growth of α-phase in boron steels, with the edges and corners beingmore preferential than the surfaces. The site saturation at edges and corners alwaysoccurs earlier than that at surfaces. It has been also shown that the amount of ef-fective boron in steel has marked influence on the path to achieve the site satura-tion, and delays the surface site saturation.
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