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Effect of Pulsed Magnetic Field on Quenched Heat Treatment of GCr15 Steel

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The dissolution behavior and dislocation proliferation of carbides during the quenching process of GCr15 steel are studied respectively under a single temperature field and a magnetic-thermal coupling field. The morphology of carbides was observed by using scanning electron microscopy, the hardness of specimens was tested by Vickers hardness tester, the surface residual stress of specimens was tested by XRD strain gauge, and the dislocation density of specimens was tested by XRD diffractometer under both single temperature field and magnetic-thermal coupling field. The results show that the pulsed magnetic field is beneficial to the dissolution of carbides during the quenching austenite transition of GCr15 steel, and the number of undissolved carbide particles from 68.4 × 10−2 μm−2 in a single temperature field decreases to 38 × 10−2 μm−2, and the dislocation density increases from 296.4 × 1010 m−2 under a single temperature field to 358.8 × 1010 m−2 with an 20.1% increase by applying pulsed magnetic field. From the kinetics theory, it is believed that the frequency of carbon atoms migrating to the gap position increases; thereby the diffusion coefficient D0 increases, and the diffusion of carbon atoms in the matrix is accelerated by employing a pulsed magnetic field.

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    Gangsheng Xie, Lijuan Shen, Shuqing Xing, Yonglin Ma, Yongzhen Liu & Zhongyi Chen

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XG: Investigation, Data curation, Writing—original draft., SL: Investigation. XS: Formal analysis. MY: Methodology. LY and CZ: Data curation, Funding acquisition.

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Xie, G., Shen, L., Xing, S. et al. Effect of Pulsed Magnetic Field on Quenched Heat Treatment of GCr15 Steel. JOM 75, 2256–2264 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-023-05834-2

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