The Effects of Hot Deformation of Austenite on the Bainite Transformation in a Fe-C-Mn-Si-Cr Steel

Abstract:

The effects of hot deformation conditions in the stable austenite state on the transformation kinetics and morphology of bainite were examined using dilatometry, electron back scatter diffraction (EBSD) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements in a carbide-free bainitic steel with a composition of Fe-0.34C-2Mn-1.5Si-1Cr (in wt.%). Both uniaxial tensile and compression tests were applied to study the effect of the deformation mode. The temperature, strain and strain rate of deformation were varied in the ranges of 820-1000 °C, 0.1-0.6 and 0.001-0.1/s respectively. It has been revealed that hot tensile deformation retards the austenite transformation to lower bainite. The overall transformation kinetics slows down and the final attained amount of bainite decreases after completion of the isothermal transformation at 350 °C. However, hot compression deformation accelerates the bainite transformation, increasing both the bainite transformation rate and the final amount of bainite formed. The total amount of bainite increases with decreasing the strain rate irrespective of the mode of deformation. The effect of the deformation temperature and strain on the bainite transformation is in a complicated manner depending on the deformation mode.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 941)
• Pages: 486-491
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.941.486
• Online since: December 2018
• Authors: Shang Ping Chen, Radhakanta Rana*, Bin Xiao, Arunansu Haldar
• Keywords: Bainitic Transformation, Hot Compression, Hot Tension, Mechanical Properties

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