Title

ISOTHERMAL MARTENSITE FORMATION AT SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES

ISOTHERMAL MARTENSITE FORMATION AT SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES

Authorship

Stojko, Allan; Hansen, Mikkel F.; Slycke, Jan; Somers, Marcel A.J.

Stojko, Allan

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Hansen, Mikkel F.

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Slycke, Jan

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Somers, Marcel A.J.

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DOI

10.5151/2594-5327-16984

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Abstract

Sub-zero treatment of steels with an Mf below zero degrees Celsius relies (partly) on a continuation of the martensite formation. The present work reports on the observation of isothermal martensite formation in the sub-zero temperature regime for two steels: AISI 1070 and AISI 52100. Samples were austenitized and quenched in oil and thereafter investigated with vibrating sample magnetometry, which allows a quantitative assessment of the fraction of retained austenite as a function of the sub- zero temperature and time. Isothermal martensite formation was observed on interrupting the continuous cooling (5 K/min) with vibrating sample magnetometry at several temperatures in the range 80-233 K. The kinetics of isothermal martensite formation depends strongly on the temperature. Similar isothermal experiments with dilatometry indicated the occurrence of volume increase on isothermal holding, consistent with a continuation of the martensitic transformation. On prolonged isothermal holding a volume reduction was observed for AISI 52100, but not for AISI 1070. A mechanism is proposed that explains the occurrence of isothermal martensite formation.

Sub-zero treatment of steels with an Mf below zero degrees Celsius relies (partly) on a continuation of the martensite formation. The present work reports on the observation of isothermal martensite formation in the sub-zero temperature regime for two steels: AISI 1070 and AISI 52100. Samples were austenitized and quenched in oil and thereafter investigated with vibrating sample magnetometry, which allows a quantitative assessment of the fraction of retained austenite as a function of the sub- zero temperature and time. Isothermal martensite formation was observed on interrupting the continuous cooling (5 K/min) with vibrating sample magnetometry at several temperatures in the range 80-233 K. The kinetics of isothermal martensite formation depends strongly on the temperature. Similar isothermal experiments with dilatometry indicated the occurrence of volume increase on isothermal holding, consistent with a continuation of the martensitic transformation. On prolonged isothermal holding a volume reduction was observed for AISI 52100, but not for AISI 1070. A mechanism is proposed that explains the occurrence of isothermal martensite formation.

Keywords

Sub-zero treatment; Isothermal martensite; Magnetometry; Dilatometry.

Sub-zero treatment; Isothermal martensite; Magnetometry; Dilatometry.