Kinetics of static recrystallization in Sn-added Fe-Si alloys

Abstract

Segregated solute atoms play an important role in grain boundary migration phenomena, which are critical for understanding the microstructure evolution in metals. Recrystallization kinetics of Fe-Si-Sn alloys were experimentally studied during static recrystallization. An established physical model that couples recovery and recrystallization was implemented to describe the experimental observations. The model was extended to include microstructural input, while taking into account the solute drag effect. The model is able to predict both the evolution of the recrystallized fraction and hardness after annealing in the temperature range [773K;1023K] for binary (Fe-5.8at. %Si) and ternary (Fe-5.8at. %Si-0.045at. % Sn) alloys.