Study of isothermal decomposition of austenite using methods of mathematical modeling
https://doi.org/10.26896/1028-6861-2021-87-6-25-32
Abstract
The capabilities of the numerical simulation of technological processes are limited by the accuracy and efficiency of determining the properties of materials which continuously change with repeated heating and cooling. The parameters of structural transformations are the principal factors affecting the properties of alloyed steels. We present a method for determining the parameters of formulas describing C-shaped curves of experimental diagrams of isothermal decomposition of austenite. The proposed approach makes it possible to reconstruct the entire C-shaped curve using a relatively small fragment near the «nose» (by three points). Joint processing of a series of curves provided determination of the parameters of ferritic, pearlitic and bainitic transformation kinetics. However, it is important to take into account the features of the diffusion decomposition of austenite. For example, ferrite and pearlite are formed in overlapping temperature ranges and have similar mechanical properties, but their combining into a single ferrite-pearlite structure complicates the construction of a mathematical model of transformation. The bainitic transformation has a transient character from diffusion to diffusionless one. As for the transformation temperature range, the limiting degree is a function of temperature (as in the case of martensitic transformation). It was shown that for ferrite-pearlite transformation the best results are obtained by the Kolmogorov – Avrami equation, and for the bainitic one — by the Austin – Rickett equation modified with allowance for an incomplete transformation.
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A. S. KurkinRussian Federation
Alexey S. Kurkin
5, 2-ya Baumanskaya ul., Moscow, 105005
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Kurkin A.S. Study of isothermal decomposition of austenite using methods of mathematical modeling. Industrial laboratory. Diagnostics of materials. 2021;87(6):25-32. https://doi.org/10.26896/1028-6861-2021-87-6-25-32
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