Formation of Widmanstätten Ferrite in a 0.036% Nb Low Carbon Steel at Temperatures Above the Ae3. Issue 1 (6th September 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Basabe, Vladimir V.; Jonas, John J.; Ghosh, Chiradeep
• Is Part Of: Steel research international. Volume 85:Issue 1(2014:Jan.)
• Page Start: 8
• Page End: 15
• Publication Date: 2013-09-06
• Subjects: Steel -- Periodicals; Steel -- Metallurgy -- Periodicals; 669.142
• DOI: 10.1002/srin.201200226
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1611-3683

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="srin201200226-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <p>The formation of Widmanstätten ferrite was investigated in a 0.036% Nb microalloyed steel at temperatures above the Ae₃ using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and electron backscatter diffraction. Such strain‐induced ferrite appears to form in two consecutives stages: (i) stage I, first observed at strains below 0.5, leads to the presence of Widmanstätten ferrite plates only about 200 nm wide, (ii) stage II, observed at strains &gt;0.5, involves the coalescence of the Widmanstätten plates into grains. Thus the microstructures formed by dynamic transformation are composed of fresh Widmanstätten plates (stage 1) and polygonal grains (stage 2). Over the experimental temperature range of 836–896°C, the ultrafine ferrite plates and grains have areas below 2 µm² and are difficult to detect using optical microscopy.</p> </sec> </abstract>