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Effects of high magnetic field on austenite formation and grain size in a hypereutectoid carbon steel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 July 2014

Junjie Li  and
Wei Liu
Junjie Li*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Haidian District, Beijing 100084, China
Wei Liu*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Haidian District, Beijing 100084, China
*
a) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: liuw@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
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Abstract

The effects of magnetic field on the austenite formation and grain size were studied by applying high magnetic field during the different stages. Optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy were used to characterize the microstructure evolution for the samples treated without and with magnetic field. Magnetic field dramatically retards the austenite formation kinetics including pearlite to austenite transformation and cementite dissolution. The austenite grain size is enlarged by the magnetic field applied during austenite formation and not affected by the magnetic field applied only during austenite grain coarsening. The austenite treated with magnetic field during the whole austenitization process also has a larger grain size. The changes in austenite formation kinetics and grain size are related to lower nucleation rate of austenite caused by magnetic field.

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steelphase transformationgrain size
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 29 , Issue 13 , 14 July 2014 , pp. 1448 - 1455
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2014 

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