A new equation is derived for the transformation curve of lath martensite based on the influence of transformation strain on the development of the microstructure, the view that martensite nucleation occurs within the volume of interaction of a defect, the extension of Cahn’s expression for the thickening of random planes, and consideration of martensite autocatalysis. The validation of the model was accomplished with data from plain carbon steels and from a high-strength, low-alloy steel. The results reiterate that in addition to thermodynamics the crystallographic/microstructural aspects of the martensite transformation are crux to modeling the transformation curve.
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Special thanks are due to Mr. Y. Xinghua and to Professor S.S. Babu, of the Ohio State University, for providing unpublished research results, and to Professor H. Goldenstein, of the University of São Paulo, for his assistance with the bibliography. P.R. Rios is grateful for financial support from the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, CNPq, and from the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, FAPERJ.
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Guimarães, J., Rios, P. Modeling Lath Martensite Transformation Curve. Metall Mater Trans A 44, 2–4 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-012-1490-0
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