The Influence of Vanadium Additions on Isothermally Formed Bainite Microstructures in Medium Carbon Steels Containing Retained Austenite

Metals

Fateh Fazeli¹  Matthew Sztanko¹  Colin Scott¹  Irina Pushkareva¹  Babak Shalchi-Amirkhiz¹  Guillaume Geandier²  SébastienYves Pierre Allain² 

[1] Canmet Materials, Natural Resources Canada, 183 Longwood Road South, Hamilton, ON L8P 0A5, Canada;Institut Jean Lamour, UMR CNRS-UL 7198, 54011 Nancy, France;

关键词: bainite;    vanadium microalloying;    austenite stability;    hexrd;    eels;   

DOI  :  10.3390/met10030392

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The influence of V additions on isothermally formed bainite in medium carbon steels containing retained austenite has been investigated using in-situ high energy X-ray diffraction (HEXRD) and ex-situ electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) and energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) techniques in the transmission electron microscope (TEM). No significant impact of V in solid solution on the bainite transformation rate, final phase fractions or on the width of bainite laths was seen for transformations in the range 375−430 °C. No strong influence on the dislocation density could be detected, although quantitative analysis was impeded by ferrite tetragonality. A reduction in the carbon content of retained austenite C_γ that is not believed to be due to competition with VC or cementite precipitation was observed. No influence of V on the carbon supersaturation in bainitic ferrite C_b could be directly measured, although carbon mass balance calculations suggest C_b slightly increases. A beneficial refinement of blocky MA and a corresponding size effect induced enhancement in austenite stability were found at the lowest transformation temperature. Overall, V additions result in a slight increase in strength levels.

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