Estimation of the Volume Percent of Normal and Nanostructured Bainite in Bainitic Steels

Estimation of the volume percent of bainite has been conducted using a powerful computational technique known as neural network. The model is proposed for ordinary bainitic steel in addition to the more recent class of super bainite steel which are attractive for many applications. The model has been checked for a wide range of steels, including super-bainite steels. The proposed model is based on chemical composition, heat treatment and hardness. The predicted results have shown good agreement with the experimental results.