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Schematic transformation diagrams for steel

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This paper examines the diffusional transformations of austenite and concludes that separateC-curves are required for pearlite, upper bainite, lower bainite and isothermal martensite. A schematic isothermal transformation diagram incorporating the four curves is presented for a plain carbon eutectoid steel and used to develop a schematic continuous cooling transformation diagram. These diagrams are shown to be more compatible with the available experimental information than are the usual diagrams based on a single transformation curve.

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Kennon, N.F. Schematic transformation diagrams for steel. Metall Trans A 9, 57–66 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02647171

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