Effect of austenitizing temperature on variant selection of martensite transformation in a 2 GPa grade steel

Autor: Jun Zhao, Zi-yong Hou, Bo Wang, He Yang, Ya-ru Wang, Zhi-yuan Chang, Ling Zhang, Gui-lin Wu, Xiao-xu Huang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Vol 33, Iss , Pp 2794-2802 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2238-7854
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2024.10.008
Popis: The correlation of prior austenite grain (PAG) size, mechanical properties, and the variant selection in martensite transformation of a 2 GPa grade automobile steel has been systematically investigated by using a combination of scaning electron microscopy (SEM), electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), and uniaxial tesile tests. As the austenitizing temperature decreases from 970 °C to 870 °C, the as-quenched microstructure of the studied steel is fully lath martensite. Meanwhile, the average size of PAG is refined from 7.2 ± 3.9 μm to 2.1 ± 1.2 μm, and the volume fraction of high angle grain boundaries (HAGB) is increased from 59.8% to 72.3%, accompanied with an increased number fraction of grains belonging to closely spaced planes (CP) group. With the refinement of the PAGs, the martensitic variant selectivity becomes strong, and the Bain group variant selection discretely transites to the CP group, resulting in a dominate CP group. Consequently, a tensile strength of 2014 ± 33 MPa, a tensile elongtation of 12.9 ± 0.5% and a maximum strength × ductility production of 26.0 ± 1.4 GPa·%, are obtained when the austenitization temperature is at 920 °C.
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