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Effect of electropulsing on austenite to ferrite transformation in low-carbon steel

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We explore the application of electropulsing for the control of phase transformation in a low-carbon steel. The effect of electropulsing on the transformation from austenite to ferrite in continuous casting low-carbon steel slab has been studied through experimental and thermodynamic investigations. The results reveal that electropulsing promotes the precipitation of ferrite within austenite grain in the low-carbon steel. When the electropulsing intensity increases, the precipitation of ferrite increases within austenite grains, and ferrite omentum precipitates become thinner along the austenite grain boundary. The results provide a basis for controlling the austenite to ferrite transformation in low-carbon steel.

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This work was supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51974003 and 51304003) and the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2017YFB0305100).

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  1. School of Metallurgic Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan, 243002, Anhui, China

    Zheng-hai Zhu, Li Zhou, Fei He, Xiao-fang Shi, Li-zhong Chang & Hai-jun Wang

  2. School of Engineering, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK

    Zheng-hai Zhu & Hong-biao Dong

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Zhu, Zh., Zhou, L., He, F. et al. Effect of electropulsing on austenite to ferrite transformation in low-carbon steel. J. Iron Steel Res. Int. 28, 437–444 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42243-021-00557-7

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