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Peet, Mathew James. "Transformation and tempering of low-temperature bainite." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.609018.
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Lu, Yu 1977. "Effect of boron on microstructure and mechanical properties of low carbon microalloyed steels." Thesis, McGill University, 2007. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=112575.
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Low carbon bainitic steels microalloyed with Nb, Ti and V are widely used for the pipeline, construction and automobile industries because of their excellent combination of strength, toughness and weldability. Boron as another major alloying element has been also frequently used in this type of steels since the 1970s. The purpose of adding boron is to improve the hardenability of the steel by promoting bainite formation.It has been realized that Boron can only be effective as a strengthening element when it is prevented from forming BN and/or Fe23(C, B) 6 precipitates. Therefore, Boron is always added together with other alloying elements which are stronger Nitride or Carbide formers, such as Ti and Nb. However, the formation of complex bainitic structures and the interaction with precipitates at industrial coiling temperature are not adequately understood.
In this study, the effect of boron on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a low carbon Nb-B steel was studied by a hot compression test (50% reduction at 850°C) followed by quenching samples into a salt bath. The microstructures of the tested samples were examined through optical microscopy and SEM; and the mechanical properties of these samples were investigated by micro-hardness and shear punch tests.
The results indicate that during thermo-mechanical controlled rolling (TCR), the final properties of the products not only depend on the applied deformation but also depend on the coiling temperature where phase transformation takes place. According to the investigation, two strengthening mechanisms are responsible for the strength of the steel at the coiling temperature: phase transformation and precipitation. Under optical microscopy, the microstructures of all specimens appear to be bainite in a temperature range from 350°C to 600°C without distinct differences. However, the SEM micrographs revealed that the microstructures at 550°C are very different from the microstructures transformed at the other holding temperatures.
Two strength peaks were observed at 350°C and 550°C in the temperature range studied. It is believed that the NbC precipitates are the main contributor to the peak strength observed at 550°C because the kinetics of NbC is quite rapid at this temperature. The strength peak at 350°C is mainly due to the harder bainitic phase, which formed at relatively lower temperature.
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Garnham, John Ernest. "The wear of bainitic and pearlitic steels." Thesis, University of Leicester, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/9148.
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The rolling-sliding dry-wear behaviour of a series of bainitic steels and a standard pearlitic rail steel have been compared over a range of contact stress and creepage conditions applicable to the British Rail network. A rolling-sliding wear machine has been constructed - LEROS - which allows very high contact stresses to be combined with high creepages under well controlled conditions. Materials were tested on LEROS and on an Amsler machine. Limited vibration analyses were carried out on both machines and compared with the frequencies of disc surface periodic undulations. No direct linkage was determined. Despite better standard mechanical properties, the wear resistance of lower carbon bainitic steels was inferior to that of the pearlitic steel. A bainitic steel with the same carbon content as the pearlitic steel wore a little less, but at considerable expense to the pearlitic wheel steel counter-material in the wear couple. The wear resistance of bainitic steels depends upon the volume fraction of hard phase, such as carbide and martensite-austenite phase, for rolling-sliding as well as other types of dry wear loading. Pearlitic steel performs exceptionally well under certain rolling-sliding conditions, such as the majority seen in these tests, since the lamellar microstructure is modified so as to present a greater area fraction of carbide hard phase at the wear surface, a fraction in excess of bulk volume fraction. Recommendations are made for the dry wear applicability of the steels.
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Linares, Arregui Irene. "Mechanical behaviour of a bainitic high strength roller bearing steel." Licentiate thesis, KTH, Hållfasthetslära (Avd.), 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-25423.
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Dias, Joachim Octave Valentin. "The first high-strength bainitic steel designed for hydrogen embrittlement resistance." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2018. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/273831.
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The phenomenon of hydrogen embrittlement in steel has been known for over 150 years. Hydrogen-resistant alloys have been developed to mitigate this effect and three types of alloys with optimised structures have been enhanced over the years: nickel alloys, stainless steels, and quenched and tempered martensitic low alloy steels. Nevertheless, those alloys are limited in terms of strength and ductility. The aim of the work presented in this thesis was to design bainitic alloys with hydrogen embrittlement resistance, and with a better combination of strength and ductility than conventional alloys. In the novel alloys, two microstructural features were produced to mitigate the damaging effects of hydrogen: 1. A percolating austenite structure, in which hydrogen diffusion is orders of magnitude lower than in bainitic ferrite. This feature was introduced to impede the ingress of hydrogen through the structure. 2. Iron carbide traps, which can form at the bainite transformation temperature. This feature was introduced to trap diffusible hydrogen and prevent it from causing damage. The alloys, designed with the aid of computer models and phase transformation theory, contained a volume fraction of retained austenite above its percolation threshold, theorised as 0.1, which was proven to form an effcient barrier to hydrogen ingress. The effective diffusivity of hydrogen, measured using an electrochemical permeation technique, was shown to decrease with increasing austenite fraction up to the percolation threshold. It was seen to plateau for austenite fractions comprised between 0.1 and 0.18, and to decrease further for fractions above 0.18. The compositions of the alloys were precisely selected to allow for iron carbides to precipitate during the bainitic transformation reaction. Until the present work, only alloy carbides V4C3, TiC and NbC had been reported to strongly trap hydrogen. The literature was very inconsistent regarding the trapping ability of cementite, with reported trap binding energies ranging from 11 to 66 kJ mol−1. The carbides produced in the alloys were identified as cementite. The cementite fraction was measured to be 0.001 ± 0.0001 for one of the designed alloys, which is the lowest ever reported carbide fraction in steel measured using a simple X-ray diffraction technique. Experimental thermal desorption spectroscopy data were used to determine the binding energy of hydrogen to cementite to be 37.5 kJ mol−1, suggesting that cementite is not a strong hydrogen trap. Further tests performed after room temperature hydrogen degassing displayed insignifcant amount of trapped hydrogen, thus confrming the reversible nature of cementite traps. The comparison of two successive transients using the electrochemical permeation technique confirmed that result. The influence of the heat treatments on the microstructures and on the mechanical properties of the designed alloys was extensively studied. The novel alloys met all the set requirements, and successfully outperformed conventional alloys in terms of strength and ductility. They did not meet the NACE TM0316-2016 standard requirement for operation in hydrogen-rich environments, likely owing to the inadequate trapping ability of cementite. Future work should focus on exploring the possible use of alternative carbides for hydrogen trapping in bainitic structures.
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Reck, Victor. "Mechanical and microstructural properties of ultra-low carbon bainitic steel weld metal." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1995. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA302955.
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Du, Jinlong. "Development of high strength hot rolled strip steel products with bainitic microstructures." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2016. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6881/.
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High strength, low alloy, hot rolled strip steels with yield stresses in the range 700 to 1300MPa are required for the Lifting and Excavating product sector. Improved combination of strength and toughness in these high strength steels is desired, requiring a detailed understanding of the relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties. In this work 12mm thick 700MPa yield stress strip steels with fully bainitic microstructures, with different compositions and/or processing conditions, have been studied. The microstructures of the steels were investigated with both optical microscopy and SEM. Micro-hardness and Charpy impact tests (at different temperatures) were carried out to investigate the mechanical properties, followed up with fracture surface analysis and unit crack path (UCP) analysis. Three types of bainitic microstructures were identified and quantified, including upper bainite, lower bainite and granular bainite. The fracture surface and UCP analysis indicating that granular bainite is detrimental to toughness, but cannot necessarily be avoided in the steels investigated; while the presence of a small amount of lower bainite (above 5%) was found to improve the impact toughness significantly. Continuous cooling transformation (CCT) diagrams for steels with different compositions were produced, which allowed investigation of the phase transformation behaviour and selection of optimum chemical composition/coiling temperature for improved properties. The effects of alloying elements (B, Mo and V) on the transformation behaviour have been confirmed through the experiments. An optimised combination of alloying and coiling temperature has been proposed and validated via investigating plant trial products with similar alloying and processing parameters.
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Su, Xiaoyan. "Surface initiated rolling/sliding contact fatigue in pearlitic and low/medium carbon bainitic steels /." Full text open access at:, 1996. http://content.ohsu.edu/u?/etd,253.
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Joenoes, Ahmad T. "Quantitative analysis of fatigue behavior, fatigue damage and fatigue fracture surfaces of low carbon bainitic steel (SAE 15B13)." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/19671.
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Butler, Daniel E. "The quantitative microstructural characterization of multipass TIG ultra low carbon bainitic steel weldments and correlation with mechanical properties." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1993. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA275169.
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Chang, Liou Chun. "Bainite transformation and novel bainitic rail steels." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.360612.
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Sierra, Robinson. "Investigation of the mechanical behaviour of TRIP steels using FEM." Thesis, McGill University, 2006. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=99793.
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The need to develop light-weight and high strength materials for car frames which improve fuel efficiency and provide increased passenger safety during dynamic events such as automobile crashes has been the focus of the steel and automobile industries for the past 30 years. In recent years, the development of high strength steels such as multi-phase TRIP (Transformation-Induced Plasticity)-aided steels have shown great promise due to their excellent combination of high strength and ductility. The savings in automobile weight is provided by the inherent strength of TRIP steels which allows for the use of thinner sections. The TRIP effect is characterized by the phenomenon known as strain-induced martensitic transformation (SIMT) which enhances the work hardenability of such steels as the austenite phase transforms to the much harder martensite phase during plastic straining. This results in a resistance to local necking which subsequently enhances the strength, ductility, and formability of such steels. However, various factors exist which affect the mechanical behaviour of TRIP steels. This study will aim, through the use of finite element models, to investigate the role and influence of each of these factors on the TRIP effect in type 304 austenitic and multi-phase TRIP steels. These factors include the rate at which the martensitic transformation proceeds, the state of stress to which the material is subjected to, the interaction between the surrounding matrix and embedded retained austenite islands in multi-phase TRIP steels, and the volume fraction and morphology of the retained austenite islands. Investigation of these factors will provide further insight on each of their contributions to the TRIP effect in order to exploit the potential benefits offered by these steels.
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Liu, Jikai. "Influence of metallurgical phase transformation on crack propagation of 15-5PH stainless steel and 16MND5 low carbon steel." Phd thesis, INSA de Lyon, 2012. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00833206.
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Ou study focuses on the effects of phase transformations on crack propagation. We want to understand the changes of fracture toughness during welding. In this work, fracture toughness is expressed by J-integral. There are many experimental methods to obtain the critical toughness JIC but they are impractical for our investigation during phase transformation. That is the reason why we have proposed a method coupling mechanical tests, digital image correlation and finite element simulation. The fracture tests are implemented on pre-cracked single edge notched plate sample which is easy for machining and heat conduct during phase transformation. The tests are conducted at different temperatures until rupture. Digital image correlation gives us the displacement information on every sample. Each test is then simulated by finite element where the fracture toughness is evaluated by the method G-Theta at the crack propagation starting moment found by potential drop method and digital image correlation technical. Two materials have been studied, 15Cr-5Ni martensitic precipitation hardening stainless steel and 16MND5 ferritic low carbon steel. For these two materials, different test temperatures were chosen before, during and after phase transformation for testing and failure characterization of the mechanical behavior. Investigation result shows that metallurgical phase transformation has an influence on fracture toughness and further crack propagation. For 15-5PH, the result of J1C shows that the as received 15-5PH has higher fracture toughness than the one at 200°C. The toughness is also higher than the original material after one cycle heat treatment probably due to some residual austenite. Meanwhile, pure austenite 15-5PH at 200°C has higher fracture toughness than pure martensitic 15-5PH at 200°C. For 16MND5, the result also proves that the phase transformation affects fracture toughness. The as received material has bigger J1C than the situation where it was heated to 600°C. On the other hand, the material at 600°C just before isothermal bainite transformation after the austenitization during cooling process also has higher fracture toughness than the one at 600°C before austenitization. These two conclusions are consistent well with the result of 15-5PH. But the final situation of 16MND5 after one cycle heat treatment has a slightly smaller J1C than the receiving situation. It means that one cycle heat treatment hasn't an significant influence on 16MND5fracture toughness. Conclusions show that one should pay attention to the heating period before austenitization of the substrate material when people do the welding as the higher temperature will bring the lower fracture toughness during this process. While during cooling period, the fracture toughness doesn't change a lot during, before or after the cooling induced phase transformation. Even for 15-5PH, it has a better fracture toughness after the martensite transformation than before.
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Coll, Ferrari María Teresa. "Effect of austenitising temperature and cooling rate on microstructures of hot-work tool steels." Licentiate thesis, Högskolan Väst, Avd för tillverkningsprocesser, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-8614.
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The average size of hot-work tools has gradually increased over the past years.This affects the effective temperature cycle tools experience during hardening,as large dimensions prevent uniform and rapid cooling, and thereby the resulting microstructures and properties. In order to avoid the formation of coarse structures or cracking during heat treatment it has become common practise to lower the austenitising temperature below that recommended by the steel manufacturer.In this work, therefore, the effects of austenitising at temperatures lower thancommonly recommended are investigated. Three 5% Cr hot-work tool steelsalloyed with Mo and V were heat treated, resulting microstructures andtempering carbides were studied and transformation characteristics determined for different austenitising temperatures and different cooling rates. The temperatures and cooling rates have been chosen to be representative for heat treatments of different sizes of tools. Bainite rather than martensite formed during slow cooling regardless of austenitising temperature. A lowered austenitising temperature produced largeramounts of both bainite and retained austenite while a higher caused graingrowth. Carbon partitioning during the bainitic transformation resulted in anincrease of the carbon content in the retained austenite of at least 0.3 wt.%. The austenitising temperature influences also the type and amount of tempering carbides that precipitate, which affects the properties of the steel. Higher austenitising temperatures favour the precipitation of MC carbides during tempering. The Mo rich M2C type carbides were proven to be more prone to coarsening during service at 560°C-600°C, while V rich MC carbides preserve their fine distribution. A best practice heat treatment needs to balance the increase of grain size with increasing austenitising temperatures, with the possibility to form more tempering carbides. Higher austenitising temperatures also give less retained austenite, which can affect dimensional stability and toughness negatively after tempering
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Souto-Lebel, Aurélien. "Rôle de l’intégrité de surface dans la tenue en fatigue d’un acier bainitique après fraisage de finition." Thesis, Cachan, Ecole normale supérieure, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014DENS0028/document.
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L’objet de cette thèse est la prise en compte des effets du fraisage de finition dans un modèle d’endommagement en fatigue. Les procédés d’usinage tels que le fraisage sont connus pour imposer de fortes sollicitations thermomécaniques, pouvant altérer les propriétés géométriques (rugosité, arrachements) et mécaniques (contraintes résiduelles, écrouissages) en surface et sous-surface des pièces produites. Ces propriétés, regroupées sous le terme d’intégrité de surface, sont susceptibles d’affecter significativement la tenue en fatigue des pièces fabriquées. Cette problématique a été traitée pour le cas particulier du fraisage de finition à l’outil hémisphérique d’aciers à microstructure bainitique. Plusieurs axes d’étude ont été suivis, à commencer par la mesure et la caractérisation de l’intégrité de surface, et en particulier de son caractère anisotrope. Dans un deuxième temps, le rôle joué par l’intégrité de surface lors de sollicitations en fatigue a été mis en évidence au travers d’une campagne d’essais de flexion portant sur différents types de surface. Ces travaux à dominante empirique ont été complétés par l’étude et l’amélioration d’une approche hybride visant à mêler données expérimentales et modélisation pour prévoir rapidement et efficacement les profils de contraintes résiduelles induits par le procédé. Enfin, la dernière partie de l’étude a porté sur la prise en compte des résultats ainsi obtenus dans un modèle d’endommagement dit à deux échelles, dans le but de représenter, et dans la mesure du possible de prévoir, l’effet de l’intégrité de surface sur le comportement en fatigue du matériauThis thesis focuses on the effects of finishing milling on fatigue damage. Machining processes such as milling are known to incur high thermomechanical loadings, which alter the geometrical (roughness) and mechanical (residual stresses, strain hardening) properties of the surface and sub-surface of produced parts. These properties, designated as surface integrity, are likely to affect significantly the fatigue strength of machined parts. The problem has been studied here in the case of the ball-end tool finishing milling of bainitic steels. Several approaches were followed, starting with the measurement and characterization of surface integrity, and especially of its anisotropic nature. Secondly, the role played by surface integrity during fatigue behaviour was highlighted through a bending test campaign including different surface types. These mainly empirical works were completed with the study and improvement of a hybrid approach aiming at combining experimental data and modelling in order to predict quickly and efficiently the residual stress profiles induced by the process. Finally, the last part of the study has dealt with taking account of the results thus obtained in a so-called two-scale damage model, in order to describe, and insofar as possible, to predict the fatigue behaviour of the machined material
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Hausmann, Katharina [Verfasser], Ewald [Akademischer Betreuer] Werner, and Wolfgang [Akademischer Betreuer] Bleck. "TRIP-assisted Thin Sheet Steel with a Bainitic and/or Martensitic Matrix : Effects of Alloying Elements and Heat Treatment on Phase Transformations, Microstructures, and Mechanical Properties / Katharina Hausmann. Gutachter: Wolfgang Bleck ; Ewald Werner. Betreuer: Ewald Werner." München : Universitätsbibliothek der TU München, 2015. http://d-nb.info/107165148X/34.
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Hausmann, Katharina Verfasser], Ewald [Akademischer Betreuer] [Werner, and Wolfgang [Akademischer Betreuer] Bleck. "TRIP-assisted Thin Sheet Steel with a Bainitic and/or Martensitic Matrix : Effects of Alloying Elements and Heat Treatment on Phase Transformations, Microstructures, and Mechanical Properties / Katharina Hausmann. Gutachter: Wolfgang Bleck ; Ewald Werner. Betreuer: Ewald Werner." München : Universitätsbibliothek der TU München, 2015. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:91-diss-20150430-1232002-1-0.
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Yin, Jiaqing. "Formation of Bainite in Steels." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Metallografi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-207596.
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A systematic survey of morphology of bainite and proeutectoid ferrite was carried out in order to validate some old thoughts of bainite transformation mechanism. It is confirmed that there is no morphological evidence supporting a sharp change neither between Widmanstätten ferrite and the ferritic component of upper bainite, nor between upper and lower bainite. Both Widmanstätten ferrite and upper bainite start with precipitation of ferrite plates at a grain boundary while lower bainite starts with intragranular nucleation. In case of grain boundary nucleation, a group of parallel plates with same crystallographic orientation to the parent austenite grain forms. This process is followed by a second stage of decomposition of the austenitic interspace, which remained in between the primary ferrite plates. At high temperature, the austenitic interspace would either retain as thin slabs or transform into pearlite through a nodule originated from a grain boundary. At lower temperature, cementite precipitation starts to be possible and initiates simultaneous growth of ferrite. Generally, there are two modes of such eutectoid reactions operating in the second stage, i.e. a degenerate and a cooperative mode, which would lead to typical upper and lower bainite, respectively, in definition of carbides morphology. Both upper and lower bainite according to this definition are observed in a wide temperature range. A sharp temperature between the upper and lower bainite structures thus exists only when the definition is based on their nucleation sites, i.e. grain boundary nucleation for upper bainite and intragranular nucleation for lower bainite. Supposing that the first stage is a diffusionless process it should have a high growth rate to prevent carbon diffusion. This is not supported by lengthening rate obtained in current study as well as data from literature for Fe-C alloys. Finally, it is shown that the “subunits” play no role in the lengthening process of bainite.QC 20170523
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Kolmskog, Peter. "Does Bainite form with or without diffusion? : The experimental and theoretical evidence." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Metallografi, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-121344.
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With the increased interest in bainitic steels, fundamental understanding of the bainite transformationis of major importance. Unfortunately, the research on bainite has been hampered by an oldcontroversy on its formation mechanism. Over the years two quite different theories have developedclaiming to describe the bainite transformation i.e. the diffusionless and the diffusion controlledtheory. In this thesis, attention is directed towards fundamental understanding of the bainitetransformation and both experimental and theoretical approaches are used in order to reveal its truenatureIn the first part of this thesis the symmetry in the Fe-C phase diagram is studied. It is based on ametallographic mapping of microstructures using light optical microscopy and scanning electronmicroscopy in a high carbon steel. The mapping revealed symmetries both with respect to temperatureand carbon content and an acicular eutectoid with cementite as the leading phase was found andidentified as inverse bainite. By accepting that all the eutectoid microstructures forms by diffusion ofcarbon, one may explain the existence of symmetries in the Fe-C phase diagram. Additional supportof its existence is obtained from an observation of symmetries in an alloyed steel. From the performedwork it was concluded that the existence of symmetries among the eutectoid microstructures fromaustenite supports the idea that bainite forms by a diffusion controlled transformation.In the second part the growth of bainite is considered. An experimental study using laser scanningconfocal microscopy was performed and growth rates of the transformation products from austenite ina high carbon, high chromium steel was analysed. The growth rate measurements reveals the kineticrelation between Widmanstätten cementite and the acicular eutectoid previously identified as inversebainite which confirms its existence and the conclusions drawn in the first part. In addition, in-situobservations of bainite formation below Ms provide additional support for the diffusion controlledtheory for bainite formation.The final part of the work is a study of the critical conditions for the formation of acicular ferrite.Based on experimental information found in the literature a thermodynamic analysis is performed inview of the two theories. The results demonstrate that the governing process for Fe-C alloys cannot bediffusionless but both kinds of processes can formally be used for predicting Bs temperatures for Fe-Calloys.QC 20130503
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Suikkanen, P. (Pasi). "Development and processing of low carbon bainitic steels." Doctoral thesis, University of Oulu, 2009. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514292576.
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The aim of this work was to study systematically the effects of composition and processing on austenite grain growth and static recrystallization (SRX) kinetics, austenite decomposition under controlled cooling as well as microstructures, mechanical properties and weldability of hot rolled low carbon bainitic (LCB) steels. The results showed that the coarsening of austenite grain structure is influenced by the chemical composition. Steels with Nb-Ti alloying exhibited fine and uniform austenite grain size up to 1125 °C, whereas higher temperatures led to formation of the bimodal grain structures. However, with Nb-Ti-B microalloying, the abnormal grain growth was already observed at 1050 °C. SRX rate at roughing temperatures, determined by the stress relaxation method, was found to be retarded markedly by Mo, Nb and B alloying. For the test conditions investigated, the decomposition of austenite started in the temperature range from 780 °C to below 550 °C. All alloying elements with the exception of Nb (0.04–0.10 wt-%) decreased the phase transformation temperatures and increased the hardness of dilatometric specimens. Detailed microstructural examinations enabled the identification of 4 different ferrite morphologies: polygonal ferrite, quasi-polygonal ferrite (QF), granular bainitic ferrite (GB) and bainitic ferrite (BF), generally as a mixed microstructure consisting of 2–3 types morphologies. Consistent with the microstructures detected in dilatometric experiments, the microstructures of rolled plates comprise various combinations of low C ferrite morphologies. These microstructure types provided the yield strengths from 500 MPa up to 850 MPa in hot rolled condition and from 500 MPa to 950 MPa in heat-treated condition (600 °C/1h). The yield strengths from 500 MPa to 570 MPa were mainly related to QF microstructures in as-rolled condition, while the steels with the yield strength from 570 to 700 MPa had GB-QF microstructures. Steels with the yield strengths above 700 MPa consisted of BF. The most effective alloying element regarding the strength properties is B. Also C, Mn, Cr, Mo and Ni have strong influences, but Nb in the range of 0.05–0.10 wt-% is ineffective. Strengthening with B and Mo was detrimental to toughness. Alloying with Ni and Mn is beneficial to good strength and toughness combination. Mn, Mo, Nb and B contents mainly dictate CGHAZ toughness.
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Hammond, Ruth Imogen. "Shock and ballistic properties of bainitic steels and tungsten alloys." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2004. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/251931.
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This dissertation reports the shock and ballistic properties of a selection of bainitic steels. In order to attain these data a number of experimental techniques were developed and the dynamic properties of two sintered tungsten alloys were measured. The shock properties of the two bainitic steels considered in this research were found to be similar, there were however some important differences. Whilst the upper bainitic samples were recovered either whole or in a few fragments, the lower temperature bainite exhibited a great deal of brittle fracture. A very interesting difference was that while the ferrite in the lower temperature bainite underwent a pressure induced phase transition at 13 GPa as would be expected in a low alloy steel, the upper bainite did not appear to. Whether the phase transition has in fact been suppressed or so fast as to be non-observable is discussed in this dissertation. Given the only difference between these two alloys is microstructural, this must be the overriding factor in whether this characteristic transition is observed. Using both classic and symmetric Taylor tests, two sintered tungsten alloys were characterised, remarkably, tensile surface strains of almost 5% were recorded. These materials are under consideration as an environmentally friendly penetrator material, a replacement for the depleted uranium currently used, making them ideal projectile material for this study of the ballistic properties of potential and current armour steels, Ballistics experiments were performed in order to compare one of the bainitic steels with both an existing armour steel and also to mild steel using tungsten penetrators. The existing armour steel exhibited a ‘plugging’ behaviour. The bainitic steel failed by a combination of the ‘plugging’ mechanism and fragmentation.
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Pitt, Catherine Erica. "Wear and microstructure relationships in carbide-free bainitic rail steels." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.621914.
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Mazraeh, Amin. "Sliding Wear Behavior of Self-Mated Carbide-free Bainitic Steels." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för teknikvetenskap och matematik, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-70743.
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Sherif, Mohamed. "Characterisation and development of nanostructured, ultrahigh strength, and ductile bainitic steels." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2006. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/218388.
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The purpose of the present work was to characterise and further develop a novel nanostructured type of bainitic steel. Three chemical compositions were considered with different concentrations of Al and Co. The addition of Al and Co is believed to be necessary to produce the desired nanostructure at very low temperatures within a reasonable transformation time. An overview of the mechanical performance of fully bainitic steels vs other steel systems is presented in Chapter 1. An introduction to metallurgical concepts regarding the design and performance of bainite steels is presented in Chapters 1 and 2.Chapter 2 focuses on the design concepts by which the steel chemical composition was optimised, primarily on the basis of cost and the avoidance of carbide precipitation. Chapter 3 deals with the evolution of the microstructure during uniaxial tension, studied using X-ray diffraction. The effect of tempering deformed and undeformed structures, and heating to high temperatures, have also been investigated. In this context, data on bainite-containing steels in the literature are found to be rather limited. Chapter 4 is a comprehensive assessment of the mechanical behaviour of the steels subjected to a variety of processing routes. It is demonstrated that it is possible to outperform current commercially available steels. The microstructural behaviour of strain-aged and as-transformed steels during uniaxial tension studied using in situ neutron diffraction is described in Chapter 5. The evolution of texture with plastic deformation was confirmed as previously observed using conventional X-ray analysis. Evidence regarding the presence of two populations of carbon-depleted and carbon-rich austenite and their response to strain, grain rotation, anisotropy, stress partitioning between phases and the lack of work-hardening to overcome the onset of necking are presented.
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Guo, Lei. "Modelling of microstructure development in silicon-containing bainitic free-machining steels." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2017. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/264766.
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This research aims to model the microstructure development of Si-containing bainitic free-machining steel, including allotriomorphic ferrite, idiomorphic ferrite, pearlite, Widmanstatten ferrite, bainite and martensite. The effect of recalescence has been included to give a better estimation of the cooling curve under natural cooling conditions. A model for estimating retained austenite size distribution in the carbide-free bainitic microstructure has been developed. Manganese sulphide particles are used in the free-machining steel to break chips during machining; its effect on the prior austenite grain size has been investigated, taking account of the sulphide shape. The theories of all the major solid state phase transformations involved in steel are reviewed in chapter 2. The theory of the simultaneous transformation model is presented in chapter 3.uu A recalescence model dealing with the heat of reaction has been developed in chapter 5 for bar-shaped products. The model is based on the integration of a heat transfer model, considering latent heat generation, into the simultaneous transformation framework. It has been found that latent heat can greatly affect the transformation, especially in the case of pearlite and Widmanstatten ferrite. Chapter 6 presents the model for estimating the size distribution of retained austenite regions. The model builds on the random division of an austenite grain by bainite sheaves, which means the sizes of the two new compartments generated by the division of an austenite grain by a bainite sheaf are allocated randomly. The next compartment to be divided is also chosen at random. Good agreement between prediction and experiment has been achieved for high carbon carbide-free bainitic microstructures. The transition temperature from upper to lower bainite is modelled in chapter 7. The model compares the time required for decarburising a supersaturated bainitic ferrite platelet and that for cementite precipitation within the ferrite platelet. Manganese, silicon and chromium are considered in the model. It is suggested that carbon and manganese favour lower bainite, whereas silicon promotes upper bainite. The effect of manganese sulphide particles on austenite grain boundary motion has been studied in chapter 8. These rod-shaped particles span many austenite grains; the result shows that the long rod-shaped particles are more effective in pinning the austenite grain boundary than spheres of the same volume, or even strings of identical spheres with the same total volume. Experimental work is presented in chapters 9 and 10. In situ synchrotron X-ray study of the bainite transformation reveals that the distribution of carbon in the residual austenite becomes heterogeneous as transformation progresses. Low carbon regions transform preferentially into martensite during cooling after isothermal bainite transformation. The partitioning of carbon was found to lag behind the bainite transformation; more time is needed as the transformation temperature is reduced. Tetragonality was not observed in either the bainitic ferrite or martensite, because the carbon content of the alloy is relatively low, and the Zener ordering temperature is below the bainite and martensite transformation temperature. No significant difference was observed in the kinetics of bainite transformation between the high sulphur and low sulphur steel.
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Takahashi, Manabu. "Reaustenitisation from bainite in steels." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1993. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/221917.
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Krvač, Matěj. "Opravy vysokopevnostních ocelí pomocí technologie studené kinetizace." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta strojního inženýrství, 2020. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-432550.
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This diploma thesis takes into account the possibility of repairing high-strength steels using coldspray method. The theoretical part is focused on the coldspray method, austenite transformation, bainitic steels and Rmat contact fatigue tests. In the experimental part evaluate the hardness, the structure of the supplied substrate. The hardness, adhesion and porosity of the test sprays are ranked. Furthermore, tests for contact fatigue are evaluated. Finally, the results of the experiments are summarized and measures are proposed to improve adhesion, or to continue this issue.
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Beno, Michael L. "Characterization of ultra-low carbon bainitic steels for use as weld wire consumables." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1994. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA288292.
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Carvalho, Felipe Moreno Siqueira Borges de. "Efeito do molibdênio, boro e nióbio na cinética de decomposição da austenita no resfriamento contínuo de aços bainíticos destinados ao forjamento." Universidade de São Paulo, 2018. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3133/tde-18092018-151920/.
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Foram realizados ensaios de dilatometria em ligas não comerciais que apresentam microestrutura bainítica após o resfriamento contínuo. As variações de composição química foram realizadas sobre o aço destinado para construção mecânica AISI 5120 com adições de molibdênio, boro e nióbio. Os ensaios foram conduzidos no dilatômetro com atmosfera e temperatura controlada. No dilatômetro, foram aplicados resfriamentos contínuos em diferentes velocidades a partir da temperatura em que normalmente peças forjadas são reaquecidas. Tradicionalmente, a classe dos aços apresentados neste trabalho é exposta ao tratamento térmico de têmpera e revenimento e apresentam microestrutura martensítica. Com o objetivo de eliminar o tratamento térmico realizado pós conformação, foi proposto como substituição os aços bainíticos. Aços bainíticos não exigem tratamento térmico pós conformação e, apenas com a aplicação de um resfriamento controlado, é possível obter uma microestrutura que apresenta propriedades (tensão de escoamento e tenacidade) iguais ou melhoradas em relação ao material temperado e revenido. As microestruturas obtidas nas diferentes ligas resfriadas de maneira contínua foram caracterizadas de modo a estabelecer relações entre a velocidade de resfriamento e produtos formados, morfologia e fração de microconstituíntes. A caracterização microestrutural foi realizada de maneira intensiva de modo a relacionar desde propriedades magnéticas com padrões de difração de raios X das amostras para medição da fração de austenita retida. O objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar qual é a influência do molibdênio, boro e nióbio no resfriamento contínuo de aços bainíticos, bem como estabelecer o intervalo de velocidades de resfriamento em que é possível obter de maneira homogênea a estrutura bainítica. Após o resfriamento, os corpos de prova foram caracterizados por metalografia (microscopia óptica e eletrônica de varredura), dureza, saturação magnética, difração de raios x e EBSD. De fato foi verificado o efeito do molibdênio, boro e nióbio na cinética de decomposição da austenita no resfriamento contínuo e estabelecido relações entre a microestrutura obtida, velocidade de resfriamento e composição química. Foi observado também o efeito do molibdênio, boro e nióbio em evitar a transformação ferrítica para baixas velocidades de resfriamento de modo a obter uma estrutura bainítica sob um maior intervalo de resfriamento.Dilatometry tests were carried out in a non commercial alloy that showed bainitic microstructure after continuous cooling from the austenitization temperature. The chemical composition variations were performed on a base chemical composition of a commercial steel (AISI 5120), additions were of molybdenum, boron and niobium. The tests were conducted on the dilatometer with atmosphere and temperature control. In the dilatometer, continuous cooling was carried out at different rates from the temperature in which the reheating of forged parts is usually performed. Traditionally, the steels used for this application are quenched and tempered and present a predominantly tempered martensite microstructure; bainitic steels were proposed as a substitution in order to eliminate further heat treatments after forging. The bainitic steels do not require post-conformation heat treatment: only with the application of a controlled continous cooling is possible to obtain a homogenous bainitic microstructure which has equal or improved properties (yield strength and toughness) comparing to quenched and tempered material. The microstructures obtained from the different alloys continuously cooled were characterized in order to establish relations between the cooling rate and formed products, morphology and volume fraction of phases. The microstructural characterization was carried out intensively and correlated with magnetic properties and X-ray diffraction patterns of the samples. The objectives of this work were to investigate the influence of molybdenum, boron and niobium on the continuous cooling of bainitic steels, as well as to establish the range of cooling rates needed in order to obtain an homogeneous bainitic structure. After cooling, the specimens were characterized by metallography (optical and scanning electron microscopy), hardness, magnetic saturation, x-ray diffraction and EBSD. The effect of molybdenum, boron and niobium on the kinetics of austenite decomposition in the continuous cooling was verified and relationships established between the microstructure, cooling rate and chemical composition. It was also observed the effect of molybdenum, boron and niobium in avoiding ferritic transformation at low cooling rates in order to obtain a bainitic structure under a longer cooling interval.
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Santos, Cláudio Eduardo Rocha dos. "Avaliação comparativa da resistência à fadiga de contato para um aço ferramenta com microestruturas martensíticas e bainíticas." Universidade de São Paulo, 2011. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3133/tde-05072012-172938/.
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Diversos componentes mecânicos como engrenagens, rolamentos, cilindros de laminação, trilhos e rodas de trem sofrem uma determinada solicitação conhecida por fadiga de contato, que consiste em uma solicitação causada pela tensão gerada entre o contato de dois corpos sob a ação de uma carga cíclica. Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a resistência a esta solicitação para um aço ferramenta com microestruturas martensíticas e bainíticas. Para isto, foi utilizado um equipamento na configuração esfera contra plano, onde as esferas foram confeccionadas em material comercial ABNT 52100 e os discos em aço ferramenta tratados termicamente para obtenção de microestruturas martensíticas e bainíticas. Os ensaios foram realizados com a aplicação de uma pressão máxima de contato de 4,8 GPa até que ocorresse a falha por microlascamento da superfície do disco. Os resultados de vida em fadiga destes materiais foram apresentados por uma distribuição de Weibull que demonstraram uma maior resistência do material bainítico. Os resultados apresentados para ambas as microestruturas demonstraram que as falhas se iniciaram predominantemente na sub-superfície, atendendo as premissas iniciais do trabalho que buscava uma baixa ocorrência de falhas superficiais prematuras ocasionadas por possíveis inclusões, defeitos ou poros superficiais que agiriam como um concentrador de tensões, levando a uma falha antes que efetivamente as características físicas e metalúrgicas das microestruturas sejam testadas.Several mechanical components such as gears, bearings, rolling mill rolls, rails and train wheels suffer a particular request known to contact fatigue, which consists of a request caused by the tension generated between the contact of two bodies subjected to a cyclic loading. This study aimed to evaluate the resistance to this request for tool steel with bainitic and martensitic microstructures. For this, was used a machine in the configuration ball against flat washer, where balls were made of commercial material ABNT 52100 and flat washer in tool steel heat-treated to obtain martensitic and bainitic microstructures. The tests were performed by applying a maximum contact pressure of 4.8 GPa until the failure by micro-spalling on the disk surface or subsurface. The results of the fatigue life of those materials were presented by a Weibull distribution that showed a better resistance to the bainitic material to this request. The results presented for both microstructures showed that the failures were initiated predominantly sub-surface, given the initial goals of the work, as evidenced by the low occurrence of premature superficial failures possibly caused by inclusions, pores or surface defects that would act as a stress concentrator leading to a premature failure before the physical and metallurgical microstructures characteristics were really tested.
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Vijayakumar, Sujaya Jairam. "Mapping and analysis of the steel matrix across the Steel/WC- Composite." Thesis, KTH, Tillämpad processmetallurgi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-157349.
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Korpala, Grzegorz. "Gefügeausbildung und mechanische Eigenschaften von unlegiertem bainitischem Warmband mit Restaustenit." Doctoral thesis, Technische Universitaet Bergakademie Freiberg Universitaetsbibliothek "Georgius Agricola", 2017. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:105-qucosa-229501.
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Seit vielen Jahren wächst die Nachfrage bezüglich sparsamer Fahrzeuge; die Autohersteller konkurrieren miteinander und werben mit neuen Fahrzeugkonzepten, in denen hochmoderne Werkstoffe ihre Anwendung finden. In dieser Arbeit werden Legierungskonzepte und entsprechende Warmwalztechnologien einer ultrahochfesten bainitischen Stahlsorte mit Restaustenit vorgestellt, die der genannten Anwendung angepasst werden können. Der gewählte Werkstoff gehört zu den Stählen mit mittleren Kohlenstoffgehalten, die sich nach der - im Rahmen dieser Arbeit entwickelten - Behandlung durch hohe Zugfestigkeit bei vergleichsweise hoher Bruchdehnung auszeichnen. Es werden erweiterte Modelle zur Beschreibung der Phasenumwandlung von Stählen im Bainitgebiet vorgestellt. Die Ergebnisse aus den Experimenten wurden genutzt, um die Modelle zu ergänzen und zu evaluieren. Dabei wird nicht nur der Warmwalzprozess, sondern auch die chemische Zusammensetzung der Stähle selbst optimiert. Die hier präsentierte Arbeit erstreckt sich über die gesamte Produktionskette und zeigt geeignete Herstellungsbedingungen, die in Betriebsanlagen leicht realisierbar sind und umgesetzt wurden.
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Gerdemann, Florian L. [Verfasser]. "Bainite in medium carbon steels / Florian L Gerdemann." Aachen : Shaker, 2010. http://d-nb.info/1081884649/34.
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Gerami, Sepehr. "Characterization and microstructural evolution model of a Nb ferrite-bainite steel." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28753.
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Complete microstructural evolution models for dual phase ferrite-bainite micro-alloy steels do not yet exist despite their widespread use. An attempt is made here to make a contribution towards development of a unified model. Transformation behaviour in a niobium bearing line-pipe steel is investigated. Grain growth and recrystallization studies are performed, and the results used to design continuous cooling transformation tests to study the effects of prior austenite grain size, cooling rate, retained strain, and niobium dissolution on transformation behaviour in the steel. Existing modelling techniques are then applied to the experimental data in order to predict ferrite and bainite transformation start temperatures and transformation kinetics.
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Green, Michael Richard. "The design of microstructure and processing route for the manufacture of bainitic back up roll steels." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.412707.
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Ali, Ashraf. "Widmanstätten ferrite and bainite in ultra high strength steels." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1991. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/221885.
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Ackermann, Marc Antoni Verfasser], Wolfgang [Akademischer Betreuer] [Bleck, Ulrich [Akademischer Betreuer] Krupp, and Werner [Akademischer Betreuer] Theisen. "Bainitic TRIP steels for controlled cooled wire rod / Marc Antoni Ackermann ; Wolfgang Bleck, Ulrich Krupp, Werner Theisen." Aachen : Universitätsbibliothek der RWTH Aachen, 2020. http://d-nb.info/1227447507/34.
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Zhang, Feng. "Effects of austenite condition on bainite transformations in microalloyed bar steels." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/nq22504.pdf.
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Soliman, Mohamed A. "Phase transformations and mechanical properties of new austenite-stabilised bainite steels." Clausthal-Zellerfeld Pieper, 2007. http://d-nb.info/989405060/04.
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Cowley, S. A. "Aspects of the bainite and proeutectoid cementite transformations in alloy steels." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.375221.
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Song, Wenwen [Verfasser]. "Characterization and simulation of bainite transformation in high carbon bearing steel 100Cr6 / Wenwen Song." Aachen : Shaker, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1060622785/34.
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Martin, Pauline. "Plasticity and damage mechanisms in specific multiphased steels with bainitic matrix under various mechanical loading paths : influence of temperature." Thesis, Normandie, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019NORMC227.
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Ce travail de thèse porte sur les mécanismes de plasticité et d'endommagement des aciers complexe-phase (CP). La microstructure bainitique de ces aciers, permets d’acquérir de bonnes propriétés de formabilité, qui intéressent les constructeurs automobiles. Cependant, la complexité de ces microstructures, qui se caractérisent par une grande quantité de joints de grains et une densité élevée de dislocations, influence la plasticité et les mécanismes d'endommagement. Afin d'estimer l'impact de la microstructure, une étude des caractéristiques métallurgiques des aciers à phases complexes est réalisée. Les mécanismes de plasticité sont ensuite étudiés par des tests de tension-compression afin d’étudier les mécanismes d’écrouissage du matériau. Ensuite, l’évolution de l’endommagement au sein de la microstructure est analysée à différente taux de triaxialité des contraintes afin d’obtenir la fraction de surface volumique ainsi que le nombre et le diamètre moyen des vides en fonction de la déformation plastique. Enfin, pour examiner la stabilité thermique de ces paramètres (microstructure, plasticité et endommagement), des expériences sont effectuées dans une plage de températures allant de 20 ° C à 600 ° CThis PhD work investigates plasticity and damage mechanisms of complex phase steels. The bainitic microstructures of such steels, which feature retained austenite islands, result in these steels exhibiting good formability properties, which are of interest to automotive companies. However, the complexity of these microstructures, which are characterised by a high amount of grain boundaries and a high density of dislocations, influences plasticity and damage mechanisms. In order to estimate the impact of a steel's microstructure on these properties, the investigation of metallurgical features of complex phase steels provided by the company Faurecia is performed. Plasticity mechanisms are then investigated by tension-compression tests to determine the influence of long- and short-range interactions on the motion dislocation. Thereafter, the evolution of damage within microstructures is analysed at different stress triaxialities in order to obtain the volume area fraction and the number and average diameter of voids as functions of plastic strain. Finally, to examine the thermal stability of these parameters (microstructure, plasticity, and damage), experiments are performed at a range of temperatures between 20°C and 600°C
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Debray, Bruno. "Microstructure and mechanical properties of an as-hot rolled carbon manganese ferrite-bainite sheet steel." Thesis, McGill University, 1993. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=69713.
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By means of torsion testing, the microstructures and mechanical properties produced in a 0.14%C-1.18%Mn steel were investigated over a wide range of hot rolling conditions, cooling rates and coiling temperatures. The reheating temperature was varied between 800$ sp circ$C and 1050$ sp circ$C, and strains between 0 and 0.8 were applied. This led to austenite grain sizes ranging from 10 to 150$ mu$m. Two cooling rates, 55$ sp circ$C/s and 90$ sp circ$C/s, were applied and cooling was interrupted at coiling temperatures ranging from 550$ sp circ$C to 300$ sp circ$C.Optical microscopy and TEM were used to study the microstructures. The mechanical properties were studied by means of tensile testing. A method developed by IRSID for deducing the transformation kinetics from the cooling data was adapted to the present context and used successfully to interpret the observed influence of the process parameters. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
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Tournoud, Zélie. "Caractérisation multi-échelle d'un acier bainitique microallié à effet TRIP." Thesis, Université Grenoble Alpes (ComUE), 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019GREAI039/document.
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Les aciers avancés à haute résistance (AHSS) de 3ème génération ont l’avantage de combiner résistance et ductilité. Ces aciers multi-phasés sont appréciés pour les applications dans l’industrie automobile pour leurs propriétés mécaniques, dues notamment à la présence d’austénite métastable permettant une transformation induite par la plasticité (effet TRIP- Transformation Induced Plasticity).L’objectif de ce travail a été d’étudier l’effet du microalliage sur les transformations de phases et la précipitation dans de tels aciers. Trois nuances ont été étudiées : une référence sans microalliage, une avec ajout de niobium et une avec ajout de vanadium. Elles ont été caractérisées au fil de la route métallurgique composée d’un recuit intermédiaire et d’un recuit final caractéristique des aciers bainitiques à effet TRIP.Des méthodes ex-situ et in-situ ont été mises en oeuvre. Les caractérisations in-situ pendant les traitements thermiques incluent une étude des transformations de phases par diffraction de rayons X à haute énergie (HEXRD) et une étude de la précipitation par diffusion de rayons X à petits angles (SAXS), utilisant le rayonnement synchrotron.La morphologie des grains a été observée par microscopie optique et diffraction d'électrons rétrodiffusés (EBSD) au Microscope Electronique à Balayage (MEB). L’imagerie des précipités a été effectuée par Microscopie Electronique en Transmission (MET) en imagerie en champ sombre, leur composition a été précisée par analyse dispersive en énergie (EDS) et leur localisation étudiée grâce à l’outil de nano-diffraction ACOM/ASTAR.L’ensemble de ces expériences a permis de mettre en évidence l’effet du traitement thermique et de la composition chimique sur la quantité d’austénite présente ainsi que sur sa teneur en carbone, qui sont les principaux paramètres contrôlant l’effet TRIP. La présence du microalliage se traduit par des variations de ces paramètres, liés à la fois à la présence de précipités contenant ces éléments et à leur présence en solution solide3rd generation Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS) have the advantage of combining strength and ductility. These multi-phase steels are appreciated for applications in the automotive industry for their mechanical properties, notably due to the presence of metastable austenite allowing Tranformation Induced Plasticity (TRIP effect).The objective of this work was to study the effect of microalloying on phase transformations and precipitation in such steels. Three grades have been studied: a reference without microalloying, one with niobium addition, and one with vanadium addition. They have been characterised through the metallurgical route composed of an intermediate annealing, following by a final annealing characteristic of TRIP-assisted bainitic steels.Both ex-situ and in-situ methods have been applied. In-situ characterisation during thermal treatments includes phase transformation study by High-Energy X-ray Diffraction (HEXRD) and precipitation study by Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS), both performed with synchrotron radiation.Grain morphology has been observed by optical microscopy and Electron Back-Scatter Diffraction (EBSD) in a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Imaging of precipitates has been made in Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) via dark-field imaging, their composition has been evauated by Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) and their localization studied thanks to the nano-diffraction tool ACOM/ASTAR.All these experiments made it possible to highlight the effect of heat treatment and chemical composition on the amount of austenite present and on its carbon content, which are the main parameters controlling the TRIP effect. The presence of the microalloying results in variations in these parameters, related both to the presence of precipitates containing these elements and to their presence in solid solution
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Soliman, Mohamed A. [Verfasser]. "Phase transformations and mechanical properties of new austenite stabilised bainite steels / Mohamed Soliman." Clausthal-Zellerfeld : Pieper, 2008. http://d-nb.info/989028798/34.
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Abaidullin, Ilgiz. "Vliv mikrostruktury na hodnoty KV mikrolegované oceli 694F60." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta strojního inženýrství, 2018. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-377871.
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The subject of this master’s thesis was to find the causes of impact toughness scattering of forgings of the test disk with dimension range of 540 – 170 mm. The experimental samples were developed from steel A694 F60. To reach the main aim light microscopy, electron microscopy, EBSD technique, fractographic analysis and hardness measurement HV10 were utilized.
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Aksu, Engin. "The Effect Of Austempering Parameters On Impact And Fracture Toughness Of Din 35nicrmov12.5 Gun Barrel Steel." Master's thesis, METU, 2005. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12606240/index.pdf.
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In this study the effects of different austempering times and temperatures on impact
toughness, hardness and fracture toughness properties of 35NiCrMoV12.5 gun barrel
steel are investigated. 300 °C, 325 °
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C were chosen as austempering temperatures. Isothermal holding times at these temperatures were chosen as 1 minute, 10 minutes, 1 hour and 10 hours. It was found that, 350 °
C being an exception, austempering temperature and impact toughness has an inverse relationship and impact toughness increases as isothermal holding time increases. However this behavior is valid until some point. Prolonged transformation times causes toughness to decrease. Hardness measurements revealed that, as isothermal holding time increases, hardness decreases. In order to compare the mechanical properties obtained by austempering with that of conventional cooling and tempering, 400 °
C was chosen as the tempering temperature and applied to both charpy impact and fracture toughness specimens. It was found that conventional cooling and tempering produced tougher structures. Size of the fracture toughness specimens might have caused an undesired situation such as incomplete transformation to bainite. Optical and scanning electron microscopy was used in order to analyze the microstructures obtained after each treatment. It was observed that the majority of the morphologies occurred is lower bainite. On the other hand, martensitic structures were observed almost at every temperature.
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Solano, Alvarez Wilberth. "Microstructural degradation of bearing steels." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2015. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/249201.
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The aim of the work presented in this thesis is to clarify one of the most fundamental aspects of fatigue damage in bearings steels through critical experiments, in particular whether damage in the form of cracks precedes hard “white-etching matter" formation, which is carbon supersaturated nanoscaled ferrite. Heat treatments have been designed to create four different crack types and distributions: scarce martensite plate cracks, fine grain boundary cracks, abundant martensite plate cracks, and surface cracks. Subsequent rolling contact fatigue experiments showed that the amount of hard white-etching matter is higher in pre-cracked samples compared to those without prior damage and that its formation mechanism is the frictional contact of disconnected surfaces within the bulk that elevate the temperature and localise deformation. These key experiments indicate that hard white-etching matter is the consequence, not the cause, of damage. Therefore, one way to avoid white-etching matter is by increasing the toughness of the material. The macroscopically homogenous distribution of microcracks proved also to be a useful rolling contact fatigue life enhancer due to damage deflection via crack branching and a powerful trap for diffusible hydrogen. Successful trapping was corroborated by the inability of hydrogen to cause crack propagation via embrittlement or accelerate white-etching matter generation during rolling contact fatigue. By also studying the behaviour of a nanostructured bainitic steel under rolling contact fatigue, it was found that its degradation mechanism is ductile void formation at bainitic ferrite/stress-induced martensite interfaces, followed by growth and coalescence into larger voids that lead to fracture along the direction of the softer phase as opposed to the conventional damage mechanism in 52100 steel of crack initiation at inclusions and propagation. Given the relevance of phase quantification in nanobainite and the possible surface artefacts introduced by preparation, alternative methods to X-ray diffraction such as magnetic measurements were also investigated. The lack of hard white-etching matter obtained in the carbide-free nanostructured bainite led to conclude that an alternative route to mitigate hard white-etching matter could be by eliminating pre-eutectoid carbides from the microstructure, therefore restricting their dissolution and ultimate carbon supersaturation of the mechanically deformed and homogenised nanoferrite.
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Ranieri, Arus. "Efeitos das microestruturas bainíticas e multifásicas nas propriedades mecânicas de um aço AISI 4340 /." Guaratinguetá : [s.n.], 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/97120.
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Resumo: Os principais objetivos deste trabalho foram desenvolver estruturas bainíticas e multifásicas através de diversas rotas de tratamentos térmicos, visando as melhores combinações de propriedades mecânicas, fornecendo subsídios científicos/tecnológicos para as indústrias brasileiras. Em certos componentes de veículos aeroespaciais tem sido usado aço de baixa liga e ultra-alta resistência temperados e revenidos com elevada resistência devida a estrutura martensítica mas com baixa tenacidade. Uma melhoria na tenacidade é conseguida com redução controlada de resistência através do revenimento. O novo conceito, para aços avançados que combinam alta resistência com boa tenacidade, está simbolizado pelas microestruturas bainíticas e multifásicas. Neste projeto foi feito um estudo do efeito das microestruturas nas propriedades mecânicas de um aço AISI 4340. Foram analisadas diversas microestruturas, desde aquelas inteiramente bainíticas até microestruturas multifásicas com teores variados de ferrita, bainita, martensita e austenita retida. Os resultados foram comparados com aqueles obtidos por têmpera por resfriamento continuo e com as diversas rotas de transformação isotérmica. As combinações de propriedades mecânicas estão relacionadas com as frações volumétricas das fases e a bainita melhora significativamente a ductilidade do aço, mantendo a resistência elevada e melhorando a combinação resistência/ductilidade. O aço possui baixo coeficiente de encruamento e é possível conseguir resistências entre 1000 MPa e 1400 MPa com alongamento entre 13% e 25%, combinação esta superior aquelas encontradas para o mesmo aço quando temperado e revenido em óleo.Abstract: The main goals of this study were to develop bainitic and multiphasic structures through several routes of heat treatment, in order to reach the better combination of mechanical properties, providing scientific/technological subsidies to Brazilian industries. In some of aerospatial vehicles components have been used quenched and tempered ultra-high-strength low-alloy steel where the martensitic structure is responsible for the high-strength and low toughness levels. Toughness improvements can be achieved by strength reduction control during tempering. The new concept for advanced steels, that combine high-strength and good toughness, is correlated with the bainitic and multiphasic microstructures. In this work the effect of microstructures on the mechanical properties of AISI 4340 steel. Has been analysed several microstructures, from those totally bainitic until multiphasics microstructures with various ferrite, bainite, martensite and retained austenite content. The results were compared with those obtained by quenching through continuous cooling transformation and several routes of isothermal transformation. The combinations of mechanical properties are related with volume fraction of present phases and the bainite improved significantly the toughness steel., keeping the high strength and improving the strength/toughness combination. This steel has low coefficient of hardness and is possible to achieve strengths between 1000 MPa e 1400 MPa with percentual elongation between 13% e 25%, this combination is better than that found to the same steel when quenched and tempered in oil.
Orientador: Tomaz Manabu Hashimoto
Coorientador: Antonio Jorge Abdalla
Banca: Marcelo dos Santos Pereira
Banca: Jorge Otubo
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O'Meara, Nicholas. "Developing material models for use in finite element predictions of residual stresses in ferritic steel welds." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2016. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/developing-material-models-for-use-in-finite-element-predictions-of-residual-stresses-in-ferritic-steel-welds(0f2cfa95-1d35-42be-b224-665252950efc).html.
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Nuclear reactor pressure vessels are constructed by welding low alloy steel forgings together. Welding processes can leave residual stresses which affect the RPV's resistance to fracture. Welding also induces microstructural changes and these changes have a number of associated consequences, including inelastic strains and altering mechanical properties. The extent to which these microstructural changes influence residual stress evolution during welding is not fully understood. The aim of this project is to characterise the microstructural and mechanical response of SA-508 Gr.3 Cl.1 pressure vessel steel to thermal cycles and develop representative models that can be used to determine how these effects influence stress predictions. There is insufficient materials data to inform the models used to predict how phase transformations influence residual stresses. Using the recently developed Gleeble thermo-mechanical simulator, previously unmeasured data characterising the response of the material to weld-like thermal cycles was generated. Variations in the kinetics of austenite formation and decomposition were investigated using dilatometry. It was found that when the steel is subjected to multiple thermal cycles that exceed the austenisation temperature, the behaviour during the first thermal cycle is different to that of subsequent cycles. In the subsequent thermal cycles, two observations were made: 1) the austenite formation rate increases on heating, and 2) for a given cooling rate, the austenite will decompose at lower temperatures into harder phases. It is explained how these changes in behaviour can affect the residual stress distribution in this thesis. Bainitic, austenitic and martensitic samples were generated. The stress-strain behaviour of these phases is presented and has been used to inform mechanical constitutive models. Finite element simulations of autogenous edge welded beams have shown how microstructural changes can affect the residual stress predictions. The extent of the transformed region of the HAZ and the yield stress of the material surrounding this region influences the location and magnitude of the peak tensile residual stress after a weld pass. Changes in mechanical properties induced by tempering bainitic and martensitic samples were quantified experimentally. The reductions in yield stress in bainite and martensite during short tempering heat treatments were found to be significant. A new approach to integrate the observed tempering behaviour into existing models is presented. The data and models presented in this thesis can provide guidance to structural integrity engineers and help produce more accurate and less conservative residual stress predictions for use in structural integrity assessments.