The sensitivity of the microstructure and properties to the peak temperature in an ultrafast heat treated low carbon-steel

Abstract

In this work, we investigate the sensitivity of the microstructure and mechanical properties of an ultrafast heat treated low carbon-steel to the peak temperature. In all studied cases, the steel was heated within the intercritical temperature range (i.e. between the AC1 and AC3 temperatures). Both the peak temperature and soaking time were varied, and their effect on the size, the fraction of individual microstructural constituents and their tensile mechanical response were investigated. It is shown that the increasing peak temperature and soaking time promote austenite formation and recrystallization processes in the ferritic matrix. The highest nanohardness is shown by martensitic grains, while recovered ferrite demonstrated slightly higher nanohardness compared to recrystallized ferrite. The applied heat treatment parameters have strong effect on the nanohardness of martensite, whereas nanohardness of ferrite microconstituents is not sensitive to variation of the peak temperature and soaking time. The non-recrystallized ferrite is harder than its recrystallized counterpart due to the higher dislocation density of the former. Increasing

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