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Deconstructing the Retained Austenite Stability: A Comparative Study of Two-Phase and Bulk Microstructures
The stability of retained austenite is a key factor in the design of advanced high-strength steels that exhibit excellent mechanical performance,...
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Manipulating Retained Austenite Fraction and Stability With Controlled Chemical Heterogeneities in Q&P Steels
Advanced high-strength steels go through complex heat treatment processes with the goal of retaining austenite to enhance the mechanical properties....
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Quantification of Retained Austenite in Low-Carbon Steels
Three steels of carbon content between 0.2 and 0.4 wt pct were directly quenched to room temperature after austenitization at 1223 K (950 °C)....
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Mechanical Stability of Retained Austenite and Texture Evolution in Additively Manufactured Stainless Steel
We employed two additive manufacturing (AM) strategies perpendicular to each other in AM stainless steel. In contrast to the vertically-built...
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Time-Dependent Evolution of Volume Fraction and Stability of Retained Austenite in a Hot-Rolled and Intercritically Annealed Al-Alloyed Medium-Mn Steel
The development of superior mechanical properties in medium-Mn requires the optimization of microstructural parameters such as retained austenite...
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Enhanced Hydrogen Embrittlement Resistance of Medium Mn Steel by Tailoring Retained Austenite Morphology
Hydrogen embrittlement (HE) resistance of a novel Nb–Mo bearing medium Mn steel treated by quenching at different temperatures and partitioning was...
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Rotating Bending Fatigue Properties of Case Carburized Steel with Different Fractions of Retained Austenite
Rotating bending fatigue properties of the gear steel 16CrMnH have been investigated after carburized and re-austenitized at different temperatures...
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Influence of Toughness and Retained Austenite on Wear Behaviour of Carbide-Free Bainite in High Silicon Steel
The goal of the current work was to investigate several heat treatment techniques to produce carbide-free bainite (CFB) in high silicon spring steel....
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A Hexagonal Grid-Sampling Scheme for Improving X-Ray Diffraction-Retained Austenite Measurements of Sheet Steels
Advanced High-Strength Steels make use of retained austenite to improve mechanical properties. The benefits of the austenitic phase are directly tied...
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Characterization of the Factors Influencing Retained Austenite Stability in Q&P Steels via In Situ EBSD
The current work studies the correlations between microstructure and retained austenite (RA) transformation, in a single-quenched and partitioned...
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Effect of Retained Austenite on Corrosion Behavior of Ultrafine Bainitic Steel in Marine Environment
In this study, the impact of retained austenite on corrosion initiation, propagation, and resistance of ultrafine bainitic steels in marine...
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Effect of Post-austempering Cold Work on Thermal Stability of Retained Austenite and Mechanical Properties of Medium Carbon High Silicon Multiphase Steels
In the present work, effect of increase in the austempering duration from 10 to 120 min at the austempering temperature of 350 °C on mechanical...
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Quantitative analysis of retained austenite in Nb added Fe-based alloy
The use of Pipelines for long-distance transportation of crude oil, natural gas and similar applications is increasing and has pivotal importance in...
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EPMA quantification on the chemical composition of retained austenite in a Fe-Mn-Si-C-based multi-phase steel
An electron probe X-ray microanalyzer (EPMA) is an essential tool for studying chemical composition distribution in the microstructure. Quantifying...
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Study on the Correlation Mechanism Between Wear Failure Behavior and the TRIP Effect of Retained Austenite in Bainitic Steel
Clarification of wear behaviors would be attractive for selecting and designing wear-resistant materials. In this study, the wear behaviors of...
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On the Evolution of Austenite During Tempering in High-Carbon High-Silicon Bearing Steel by High Energy X-Ray Diffraction
The evolution of retained austenite in a high-carbon high-silicon bearing steel is explored by high energy X-ray diffraction during continuous...
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Cryogenic stability of retained austenite in Fe–Cr–Ni weld metals obtained by laser welding
Fe–Cr–Ni alloy is the most potential substitute for Ni-based alloys as consumable in low-temperature nickel steel welding. In this study, six groups...
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The Impact of Retained Austenite on the Mechanical Properties of Bainitic and Dual Phase Steels
This paper presents the microstructural changes and mechanical properties of carbide-free bainitic steel subjected to various heat treatment...
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Microstructure–Mechanical Property Relationship and Austenite Stability in Transformation-Induced Plasticity Steels: Effects of Quenching and Partitioning Processing and Quenching and Tempering Treatments
We elucidate here the underlying reason for the differences in mechanical properties of cold-rolled lightweight medium manganese TRIP steel subjected...
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Prediction of Retained Austenite Fraction in Quenching-and-Partitioning (Q&P) Steels Using the Gibbs Energy Balance Approach
AbstractPrediction of retained austenite fraction is quite important in designing advanced high strength steels since retained austenite is the...
