Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 2010, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (4): 248-254.DOI: 10.11890/1006-7191-104-248

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Effect of strong magnetic field on isothermal transformation of degenerate pearlite in an Fe-C-Mo alloy

Zhenni ZHOU, Guohong ZHANG, KaimingWU   

  1. Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Systems Science in Metallurgical Processing, Institute of Advanced Steels and Welding Technology, Wuhan University of Science and Technology,Wuhan 430081, China
  • Received:2009-12-10 Revised:2010-04-01 Online:2010-08-25 Published:2010-08-11
  • Contact: Kaiming WU

Abstract:

The pearlite transformation in a Mo-containing iron alloy was investigated under 12~T magnetic field. The pearlite transformation was accelerated owing to the application of a strong magnetic field. Pearlite was of degenerated morphology without the presence of a strong magnetic field; but the degeneracy of pearlite is reduced when a strong magnetic field was applied, which may be attributed to the effect of strong magnetic field on faster carbon diffusion and less molybdenum segregation caused by a strong magnetic field.

Key words: Steels, Pearlite, Phase transformation, Strong magnetic field