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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 February 2011
Recent studies carried out on weld metal have called attention to the role of oxygen-rich inclusions on austenite decomposition. This investigation describes some evidences of the catalytic effect of dislocations upon the γ → α transformation. These defects are generated at the matrix inclusion interface and its presence has been ascertained by TEM. Estimates of the stresses arising from differences in thermal contraction between inclusion and matrix on cooling confirm microstructural observations.