Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Influence of austenitizing temperature on apparent morphologies of as-quenched microstructures of steels

  • Published:
Journal of Central South University of Technology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The effects of austenitizing temperature on the morphologies and substructures of as-quenched microstructure were investigated by using 13 medium and high carbon steels. The formation reasons of various morphologies of martensite quenched at different austenitizing temperatures were also studied. The results show that the packet martensite in medium and high carbon steels quenched at higher austenitizing temperature is entirely different from that in as-quenched low carbon steels, which is still plate martensite, and not lath martensite. All the change laws of as-quenched microstructures in medium and high carbon steels are identical with an increase in austenitizing temperature, and the austenitizing temperature can merely change the combined morphology of martensitic platelets, but cannot alter the type of product of martensitic transformation in commercial steels.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Zackay V F, Parker E R. The changing role of metastable austenite in the design of alloys[J]. Annual Review of Materials Science, 1976, 6: 139–155.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Morito S, Tanaka H, Konishi R. The morphology and crystallography of lath martensite in Fe-C alloys[J]. Acta Materialia, 2003, 51(6): 1789–1799.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Serajzadeh S, Taheri A K, Zebarjad S M. The effect of carbon on the restoration phenomena during hot deformation of carbon steels [J]. Zeitschrift für Metallkunde, 2003, 94(8): 916–921.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Huang D H, Thomas G. Structure and mechanical properties of tempered martensite and lower bainite in Fe-Ni-Mn-C steels[J]. Metallurgical Transactions A, 1971, 2: 1587–1598.

    Google Scholar 

  5. Maki T, Tamura I. Dynamic recrystallization of austenite in 18:8 stainless steel and 18% nickel maraging steel and its related phenomena[J]. Journal of Iron and Steel Institute of Japan, 1980, 66(12): 1659–1668.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Speich G R, Leslie W C. Tempering of steel [J]. Metall Trans A, 1972, 3(5): 1043–1054.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Shtansdy D V, Nakai K, Ohmori Y. Crystallography and structural evolution during reverse transformation in an Fe-17Cr-0.5C tempered martensite[J]. Acta Materialia, 2000, 48(8): 1679–1689.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Ma Y P. Influence of carbon content of martensite steels on hardness RE-distribution near worn surface [J]. Acta Metallurgica Sinica, 2002, 15(4): 346–352.

    Google Scholar 

  9. Ohmori Y, Jung Y C, Nakai K, et al. Bainite transformation and the diffusional migration of bainite/austenite broad interfaces in Fe-9%Ni-C alloys[J]. Acta Materialia, 2001, 49(16): 3149–3162.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Furuhara T, Morito S, Mark T. Morphology, substructure and crystallography of lath martensite in Fe-C alloy[J]. J de Physique (IV), 2003, 112(1): 255–258.

    Google Scholar 

  11. Morito S, Nishikawa J, Make T. Dislocation density within lath martensite in Fe-C and Fe-N alloys[J]. ISIJ International, 2003, 43(9): 1475–1477.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. Marder A R, Krauss G. The morphology of martensite in iron-carbon alloys[J]. ASM Trans Quart, 1967, 60(4): 651–660.

    Google Scholar 

  13. Inokuti Y, Cantor B. Microstructure and kinetics of martensite transformations in splat-quenched Fe and Fe-Ni alloys. II: Fe-Ni alloys[J]. Acta Metallurgica, 1982, 30(2): 343–356.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Tan Y H, Zeng D C, Dong X C, et al. New observation of martensitic morphology and substructure using transmission electron microscopy[J]. Metall Trans A, 1992, 23(5): 1413–1421.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Zeng D C, Tan Y H, Qiao G W, et al. The nature of martensite morphologies in medium and high carbon steels[J]. Zeitschrift fur Metallkunde, 1994, 85(1): 203–206.

    Google Scholar 

  16. LIU Yue-jun, TAN Man-ling, FAN Shu-hong, et al. Apparent morphology of coarse plate martensite[J]. ISIJ Intenational, 2004, 44(4): 725–730.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. LIU Yue-jun, HUANG Bai-yun, TAN Yu-hua. New space morphology and habit plane of low carbon martensite[J]. J Iron and Steel Res Int, 2005, 12(3): 46–50.

    Google Scholar 

  18. Borgenstam A. Some remarks on the nucleation and growth of martensite[J]. Mater Sci Eng A, 1999, 273–275: 425–430.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  19. Thomas G, Rao B V N. Substructure examination of lath martensite in Fe-C alloys[C]// Proc Int Conf on Martensitic Transformation. Kiev, USSR, 1977.

    Google Scholar 

  20. Rao B V N. Observation of dislocation type lath martensite under transmission electron microscopy[J]. Metall Trans A, 1979, 10(5): 645–648.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. Speich G R, Swann P R. Crystallography and interfacial structure of lath martensite[J]. Journal of Iron and Steel Institute, 1965, 203: 480–485.

    Google Scholar 

  22. Krauss G. Martensite in steel: strength and structure [J]. Mater Sci Eng A, 1999, 273–275: 40–57.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. LIU Yue-jun, HUANG Bai-yun, TAN Yu-hua. Formation mechanism of packet martensite in medium and high carbon steels[J]. Transaction of Materials and Heat Treatment, 2005, 26(1): 48–52. (in Chinese)

    Google Scholar 

  24. Krauss G, Marder R. The morphology of martensite in iron alloys[J]. Metall Trans A, 1971, 2: 2343–2350.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Key Laboratory of New Materials and Technology for Package, Zhuzhou Institute of Technology, 412008, Zhuzhou, China

    Liu Yue-jun PhD (Professor)

  2. State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, 410083, Changsha, China

    Liu Yue-jun PhD (Professor), Li Yi-min & Huang Bai-yun

Authors
  1. Liu Yue-jun PhD
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Li Yi-min
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Huang Bai-yun
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Liu Yue-jun PhD.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Liu, Yj., Li, Ym. & Huang, By. Influence of austenitizing temperature on apparent morphologies of as-quenched microstructures of steels. J Cent. South Univ. Technol. 13, 122–129 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-006-0142-1

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-006-0142-1

Key words

CLC number

Search

Navigation