| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500417 | Scripta Materialia | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The quenching and partitioning (Q&P) process is a two-stage heat-treatment procedure proposed for producing steel microstructures that contain carbon-enriched retained austenite. In Q&P processing, austenite stabilization is accomplished by carbon partitioning from supersaturated martensite. A quench temperature selection methodology was developed to predict an optimum process quench temperature; extension of this methodology to include carbon partitioning kinetics is developed here. The final austenite fraction is less sensitive to quench temperature than previously predicted, in agreement with experimental results.
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Authors
A.J. Clarke, J.G. Speer, D.K. Matlock, F.C. Rizzo, D.V. Edmonds, M.J. Santofimia,