Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 1991, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (6): 467-470.

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EFFECT OF HETEROGENEOUS DISTRIBUTION OF C AND ALLOYING ELEMENTS ON γ/α′ TRANSFORMATION IN A Fe-Mn-Cr-C ALLOY

ZHENG Yangzeng ZHANG Fucheng Yanshan University,Qinhuangdao,China   

  • Received:1991-12-25 Revised:1991-12-25 Online:1991-12-25 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: The heterogeneous distribution of C and metallic alloying elements as well as the phase com- position changes before and after cold deformation of an Fe-Mn-Cr-C alloy have been stu- died by the use of Mssbauer spectroscopy.The austenites without and with C and metallic alloying elements are found in the alloy in as-solid solution state.While the martensites with- out and with C and alloying elements may be induced by cold deformation.The transforma- tion from austenite to martensite in the alloy is confirmed via theoretical computation and ex- periments to be controlled by the number of covalent electron pairs forming covalent bond in austenitic crystal cell of the alloy.The formation of strong covalent bond between C and me- tallic elements can vigorously retard the γ/α' transformation.

Key words: heterogeneity, solid solution, M(?)ssbauer spectroscopy, strain induced martensite, valence electron structure