The quantitative determination of the mass fractions of precipitates in steels is very difficult using traditional materials characterization techniques. The Rietveld full-pattern fitting algorithm was introduced to s...The quantitative determination of the mass fractions of precipitates in steels is very difficult using traditional materials characterization techniques. The Rietveld full-pattern fitting algorithm was introduced to solve this problem. The precipitated multicomponents’ mass fraction of M3C, MC, M7C3 and M23C6 were evaluated precisely and relatively quickly. It is found evolution of carbides apparently occurs during tempering at high temperatures, and a two-step transformation mechanism is proposed for M7C3 during early tempering treatment. The method is an effective way on the investigation of precipitation kinetics, which may play a promising role in propertities’ enhancement and design of the heat-resistant steels.展开更多
基金Funded by the New Products Development Research Projects of Shang-hai Baoshan Iron & Steel Research Institute(X08ECEJ160)
文摘The quantitative determination of the mass fractions of precipitates in steels is very difficult using traditional materials characterization techniques. The Rietveld full-pattern fitting algorithm was introduced to solve this problem. The precipitated multicomponents’ mass fraction of M3C, MC, M7C3 and M23C6 were evaluated precisely and relatively quickly. It is found evolution of carbides apparently occurs during tempering at high temperatures, and a two-step transformation mechanism is proposed for M7C3 during early tempering treatment. The method is an effective way on the investigation of precipitation kinetics, which may play a promising role in propertities’ enhancement and design of the heat-resistant steels.
