Rapid thermomechanical tempering of iron–carbon martensite

• Tempering of martensite under simultaneous compressive stress has been studied within thetemperature range of 20–400 deg C. Resistive heating was utilised to obtain rapid heating and coolingcycles of a few seconds. Material was obtained from a medium carbon pearlitic railway wheelsteel, quench hardened to obtain martensitic structure. Above approx 150 deg C dilatation effectswere observed below the global yielding point of the material. Microstraining around dislocationsin the body centred tetragonal crystallographic structure or viscous flow at higher temperatureswas a probable explanation to this material behaviour. Hence, external stress may have animportant influence on the tempering progression of martensitic steel. The trials also showed thattempering of martensite progresses fast, is near instantaneous and is independent of thepresence of external stress or not.

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Materialteknik -- Annan materialteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Materials Engineering -- Other Materials Engineering (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Den kondenserade materiens fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Condensed Matter Physics (hsv//eng)

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Tempering

Railway

Martensite

Resistive flash heating

Prestress

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