CARBON REDISTRIBUTION UNDER DEFORMATION OF STEELS WITH BAINITE AND MARTENSITE STRUCTURES

In recent years, application of high duration steels, first of all, martensitic and bainitic steels used in manufacturing of parts and structures of crucial function has increased significantly. It is possible to achieve a high duration state by means of effective deformation hardening of steels of various classes at rational use. Understanding of quantitative laws and mechanisms of deformation hardening of steels of different structural classes under active plastic deformation is necessary in terms of targeted formation of structure-phase states and mechanical properties of material. In this work, comparative analysis of structure evolution, phase composition and state of defective substructure of steel with martensitic and bainitic structures under active plastic deformation prior to fracture was performed using transmission electron diffraction microscopy. It was shown that after austenitization at temperature of 950  °C (1.5 hours) and subsequent quenching in oil of 38CrNi3MoV steel and normalization of 30Cr2Ni2MoV steel, a multiphase structure (α phase, γ phase, cementite) is formed, based on martensite of packet morphology (38CrNi3MoV steel) and lower bainite (30Cr2Ni2MoV steel). Obtained quantitative regularities of changes in parameters of steel structure in process of plastic deformation made it possible to carry out studies aimed at analyzing the distribution of carbon atoms in structure of deformed steel. Localization of carbon atoms in martensite structure (38CrNi3MoV hardened steel) and bainite (30Cr2Ni2MoV normalized steel) are revealed. It was established that steels deformation is accompanied by destruction of cementite particles. For hardened martensitic steel, with an increase in degree of deformation, the total number of carbon atoms located in solid solution based on α- and γ-iron decreases, and on structural defects – increases. Redistribution of carbon atoms in steel with bainitic structure with increase in deformation degree consists in growth of number carbon atoms located in α-iron, in defects of the crystal structure, and in intraphase boundaries cementite and its’ subsequent decrease in cementite particles within bainite plates and in γ-iron.

steel, structure, carbon localization, deformation, defects

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