Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 2002, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (4): 339-345 .

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EFFECT OF CHEMICAL COMPOSITION ON RETAINED AUSTENITE IN TRIP STEEL

Y. Chen, X. Chen, Q.F. Wang   

  1. Technical Center of Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Wuhan 430080, China
  • Received:2001-09-11 Revised:2002-06-07 Online:2002-08-25 Published:2009-10-10
  • Contact: Y. Chen

Abstract: The systematic chemical compositions including common C, Si, Mn, Al, and micro- alloying elements of Ti and Nb were designed for high volume fraction of retained austenite as much as possible. The thermo-cycle experiments were conducted by using Gleeble 2000 thermo-dynamic test machine for finding the appropriate composition. The experimental results showed that chemical composition had a significant effect on retained austenite, and the appropriate compositions were determined for commercial production of TRIP steels.

Key words: carbon content, silicon content, manganese content, retainedaustenite, TRIP steel