Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 1992, Vol. 5 ›› Issue (1): 1-6.

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STABILIZATION OF MARTENSITE AND PARENT PHASE ORDERING IN A Cu-Zn-Al ALLOY

CHEN Shuchuan XU Zuyao (T.Y.Hsu) YANG Fan Shanghai Jiaotong University,Shanghai,ChinaZHANG Jihua Shanghai Institute of Metallurgy.Academia Sinica,Shanghai.China   

  • Received:1992-02-25 Revised:1992-02-25 Online:1992-02-25 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: The reverse transformation has never occurred in a quenched and aged specimen upon heating from room temperature to 320℃ at which the martensite disappears thoroughly.Both B2 9R and DO_318R coexist in step-quenched and short-time isothermally treated specimen. As prolonging the isothermal holding,the B29R disappears and DO_318R intensifies. B29R occurs only in specimen quenched and up-quenched immediately to 100—150℃. Rapid quenching from high temperatures will depress the B2→DO_3 ordering but not the A2 →B2 one.A plenty enough concentration of vacancy is a necessary condition of occurrence of B2→DO_3 ordering.The possible mechanism for the stabilization of martensite in a Cu-Zn-Al alloy was also discussed.

Key words: stabilization of martensite, ordering, vacancy concentration