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Towards the ab initio based theory of phase transformations in iron and steel

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Despite of the appearance of numerous new materials, the iron based alloys and steels continue to play an essential role in modern technology. The properties of a steel are determined by its structural state (ferrite, cementite, pearlite, bainite, martensite, and their combination) that is formed under thermal treatment as a result of the shear lattice reconstruction γ (fcc) → α (bcc) and carbon diffusion redistribution. We present a review on a recent progress in the development of a quantitative theory of the phase transformations and microstructure formation in steel that is based on an ab initio parameterization of the Ginzburg–Landau free energy functional. The results of computer modeling describe the regular change of transformation scenario under cooling from ferritic (nucleation and diffusion-controlled growth of the α phase) to martensitic (the shear lattice instability γ → α). It has been shown that the increase in short-range magnetic order with decreasing the temperature plays a key role in the change of transformation scenarios. Phase-field modeling in the framework of a discussed approach demonstrates the typical transformation patterns.

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Published in Russian in Fizika Metallov i Metallovedenie, 2017, Vol. 118, No. 4, pp. 380–408.

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Razumov, I.K., Gornostyrev, Y.N. & Katsnelson, M.I. Towards the ab initio based theory of phase transformations in iron and steel. Phys. Metals Metallogr. 118, 362–388 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031918X16130032

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