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The formation of martensite in iron (0.03% C) occurs at high temperatures (700–650°) and obeys well-known [5] rules established for the formation of martensite in steels—in particular, the initial martensitic transformation temperature is independent of the austenite grain size and the cooling rate.
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The growth rate of martensite crystals is low (∼3 μ/sec for iron and 2 μ/sec for low-carbon steel) and does not depend on the temperature.
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Martensite formation is not a thermally activated process—the low rate at which martensite is formed at high temperatures is due to the fact that the growth of martensite platelets occurs in a narrow range in which relaxation processes occur rapidly. Evidently the occurrence and relaxation of stresses is the principal factor determining the mechanism and rate of the martensitic transformation.
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I. P. Bardin Central Scientific-Research Institute of Ferrous Metallurgy. Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 6, pp. 2–5, June, 1977.
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Gulyaev, A.P., Guzovskaya, M.A. Martensitic transformation in iron. Met Sci Heat Treat 19, 425–428 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00713074
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