Measurement of steel phase transformation kinetics by dilatometry and in-situ neutron diffraction - A comparative study

Zhenzhen Yu, Zhili Feng, Ke An, Wei Zhang, Eliot D. Specht, Jian Chen, Xun Li Wang, Stan David

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Abstract

Solid-state phase transformation kinetics between ferrite (α) and austenite (γ) phases in a C-Mn steel were investigated by the dilatometry and in-situ neutron diffraction methods, respectively. Dilatometry is commonly used to study the phase transformation kinetics. It infers the allotropic phase transformation from the overall dimensional changes, e.g., the diameter changes of the specimen, during heating and/or cooling. In this regard, it is an indirect measurement technique. Alternatively, neutron diffraction directly detects and measures the individual phases as they present during different stages of phase transformation. A comparative study was made in this work between the dilatometry and the in-situ neutron diffraction methods. The comparison shows that dilatometry analysis would cause the under-estimation of austenite phase evolution as a function of temperature due to the drastic deviation of linear expansion assumption of austenite as function of temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTrends in Welding Research - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference
Pages510-513
Number of pages4
StatePublished - 2013
Event9th International Conference on Trends in Welding Research - Chicago, IL, United States
Duration: Jun 4 2012Jun 8 2012

Publication series

NameASM Proceedings of the International Conference: Trends in Welding Research

Conference

Conference9th International Conference on Trends in Welding Research
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago, IL
Period06/4/1206/8/12

Keywords

  • Dilatometry
  • Neutron diffraction
  • Phase transformation

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