Influence of carbon partitioning kinetics on final Austenite fraction during quenching and partitioning

Clarke, Amy J; Speer, John G; Matlock, David K; Rizzo, F C; Edmonds, David V; Santofimia, Maria J

doi:10.1016/j.scriptamat.2009.03.021

Title: Influence of carbon partitioning kinetics on final Austenite fraction during quenching and partitioning

Abstract

The quenching and partitioning (Q&P) process is a two-stage heat-treatment procedure proposed for producing steel microstructures that contain carbon-enriched retained austenite. In Q&P processing, austenite stabilization is accomplished by carbon partitioning from supersaturated martensite. A quench temperature selection methodology was developed to predict an optimum process quench temperature; extension of this methodology to include carbon partitioning kinetics is developed here. Final austenite fraction is less sensitive to quench temperature than previously predicted, in agreement with experimental results.

Authors:

Clarke, Amy J ^[1]; Speer, John G ^[2]; Matlock, David K ^[2]; Rizzo, F C ^[3]; Edmonds, David V ^[4]; Santofimia, Maria J ^[5]

Los Alamos National Laboratory
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
PONTIFFCIA UNIV
UNIV OF LEEDS
IMDEA-MATERIALES, MADRID

Publication Date:: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2009

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 956591

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-09-01639; LA-UR-09-1639
Journal ID: ISSN 1359-6462; SCMAF7; TRN: US201014%%1960

DOE Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Scripta Materialia

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Scripta Materialia; Journal ID: ISSN 1359-6462

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; AUSTENITE; CARBON; HEAT TREATMENTS; KINETICS; MARTENSITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; PROCESSING; QUENCHING; STABILIZATION; STEELS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE

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                    Clarke, Amy J, Speer, John G, Matlock, David K, Rizzo, F C, Edmonds, David V, and Santofimia, Maria J. Influence of carbon partitioning kinetics on final Austenite fraction during quenching and partitioning.  United States: N. p., 2009. 
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                    Clarke, Amy J, Speer, John G, Matlock, David K, Rizzo, F C, Edmonds, David V, & Santofimia, Maria J. Influence of carbon partitioning kinetics on final Austenite fraction during quenching and partitioning.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2009.03.021

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                    Clarke, Amy J, Speer, John G, Matlock, David K, Rizzo, F C, Edmonds, David V, and Santofimia, Maria J. 2009.  
        "Influence of carbon partitioning kinetics on final Austenite fraction during quenching and partitioning".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2009.03.021.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/956591.

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  title        = {Influence of carbon partitioning kinetics on final Austenite fraction during quenching and partitioning},

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  abstractNote = {The quenching and partitioning (Q&P) process is a two-stage heat-treatment procedure proposed for producing steel microstructures that contain carbon-enriched retained austenite. In Q&P processing, austenite stabilization is accomplished by carbon partitioning from supersaturated martensite. A quench temperature selection methodology was developed to predict an optimum process quench temperature; extension of this methodology to include carbon partitioning kinetics is developed here. Final austenite fraction is less sensitive to quench temperature than previously predicted, in agreement with experimental results.},

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