Retained Austenite Transformation during Heat Treatment of a 5 Wt Pct Cr Cold Work Tool Steel

The Effect of Deep Cryogenic Treatment on Microstructure, Hardness and Wear Behavior of INDRA 5 Cold Work Tool Steel

Effects of Austenitisation Temperature and Multiple Tempering on the Microstructure and Impact Toughness of a 5 Wt. % Cr Cold Work Tool Steel

The microstructure and properties of a 5 wt.% Cr cold work tool steel were studied after austenitisation at 1020°C, 1050°C or 1075°C followed by single, double and triple tempering treatments at 525°C. The microstructures were investigated with scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction and phase transformations were studied by dilatometry. Furthermore, hardness and Charpy un-notched an...

Mechanical Stabilisation of Retained Austenite in δ–TRIP Steel

Recent research suggests that extraordinary combinations of strength and ductility can be achieved in the so–called δ–TRIP steels, which contain ferrite, bainite and austenite. A part of the reason for the ductility of almost 40% elongation at a strength of some 900MPa, is believed to be the optimal stability of the austenite to plastic deformation. We demonstrate here that mechanical stabilisa...

Refinement of retained austenite in super-bainitic steel by a deep cryogenic treatment

1) Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Steels, International Research Institute for Steel Technology, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081 China. 2) Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3226 Australia. 3) Department of Engineering and Innovation, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA UK. 4) Department of M...

Kinetics of Austenite Recrystallization during the Annealing of Cold-rolled Fe-Mn-Al-C Steel

In the current study, the recrystallization behavior of 75% cold-rolled Fe-22Mn-10Al-1.4C steel during annealing at 750, 770, 790, 810, and 830°C was studied. X-ray diffraction patterns and optical microscopy were used to characterize microstructures. The Vickers Micro-hardness test was used to characterize recrystallization kinetics during annealing. Johnson-Mehl-Avrami-Kolmogorov (JMAK) model...