Modeling the effect of austenite deformation on the bainite structure parameters in low carbon microalloyed steels

Abstract

Abstract A modeling approach to calculate the kinetics of non-isothermal bainite formation in low carbon microalloyed steels is presented. The model development is based on experimental data obtained by means of deformation dilatometry and electron back scattering diffraction. It is suggested that the misorientations inherited from the plastically deformed austenite make a significant contribution to the misorientation distribution in the final microstructure. Taking the inheritance phenomenon into consideration, the model allows prediction of the transformation kinetics and the effective grain size of bainitic microstructure as a function of the austenite deformation level and the cooling rate.