PING Dehai1), YIN Jiang2), LIU Wenqing3), SU Yanjing4), RONG Lijian5), ZHAO Xinqing 6)
1) Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249
2) Jiangsu Asian Star Anchor Chain Co. Ltd., Jingjiang
3) Key Laboratory for Microstructure,Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444
4) School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and
Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083
5) Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016
6) School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191
Cite this article:
PING Dehai, YIN Jiang, LIU Wenqing, SU Yanjing, RONG Lijian, ZHAO Xinqing. THE ω PHASE IN A LOW ALLOY MARTENSITIC STEEL. Acta Metall Sin, 2013, 49(7): 769-774.
The microstructure of a low alloy martensitic steel has been investigated using TEM. It was indicated that the as-quenched plate and lath martensites consist of ferrite matrix and high density of nanometer-scaled ultrafine particles embedded in the matrix. These particles were designated to beω phase with a primitive hexagonal crystal structure. Theω particles exhibit an orientation relationship with the ferrite (α-Fe) matrix as follows: [113]α//[2113]ω,(110)α //(1101)ω and (211)α//(0110)ω, with lattice parameters of aω=21/2aα, cω=31/2/2aα. The results of the present study suggested that the carbon atoms in the steel are not homogenously distributed in the martensites. The ferrite matrix possesses very low content of carbon, and most of the carbon atoms are concentrated in the ω phase.
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