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Revisiting Fisher’s Analysis of the Martensite Microstructure

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In this work, the Fisher’s formalism to describe the relationship between the volume fraction and the number per unit volume of martensite units is revisited and modified to take into consideration autocatalysis, the martensite morphology and the leading role of the midrib in the genesis of the microstructure. The modified model can predict the variation of the mean volume of martensite over a significant range of fraction transformed. Validation was accomplished using data available in the literature.

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Special thanks to Professor H. Goldenstein of the University of São Paulo for his assistance with the bibliography. P.R. Rios is grateful to Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, CNPq, and to Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, FAPERJ, for financial support.

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  1. Universidade Federal Fluminense, Escola de Engenharia Industrial Metalúrgica de Volta Redonda, Volta Redonda, RJ, 27255-125, Brazil

    J. R. C. Guimarães (Researcher at Large) & P. R. Rios (Professor)

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    J. R. C. Guimarães (Researcher at Large)

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Guimarães, J.R.C., Rios, P.R. Revisiting Fisher’s Analysis of the Martensite Microstructure. Metall Mater Trans A 42, 2937–2940 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-011-0840-7

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