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Local conditions at moving α/γ boundaries of proeutectoid ferrite transformation in iron alloys

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The local conditions at moving α/γ boundaries in iron alloys are examined from the data on growth kinetics, solute partitioning, and critical limit of transformation. In Fe-C alloys, local equilibrium of carbon is likely to be sustained at the majority of α/γ boundaries during the growth of allotriomorphic ferrite except at some boundaries containing immobile low-energy facets. In Fe-C-X alloys, there is experimental evidence that local equilibrium of the substitutional alloying element is established at higher temperatures. However, growth under near paraequilibrium conditions may be prevalent at lower temperatures and at early growth stages. The diffusion of alloying elements in ferrite and along the austenite grain boundary may have a significant influence on the growth of ferrite near the boundary between fast and slow growth. The growth of Widmanstätten and bainitic ferrite is likely controlled by carbon diffusion, that is, without a supersaturation of carbon, while the chemical condition of carbon near the plate edge may not be identical to that of a planar disordered α/γ boundary.

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This article is based on a presentation made in the “Hillert Symposium on Thermodynamics & Kinetics of Migrating Interfaces in Steels and Other Complex Alloys,” December 2–3, 2004, organized by The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Enomoto, M. Local conditions at moving α/γ boundaries of proeutectoid ferrite transformation in iron alloys. Metall Mater Trans A 37, 1703–1710 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-006-0113-z

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