Conclusions
ADI - complex microstructure
Broken down into separate steps - austenitisation and austempering
Used combination of equilibrium thermodynamics and kinetic models
Able to predict a ‘microstructural map’ usable in industrial development
Prediction of mechanical properties promising - yield strength and UTS can now be calculated from microstructural model
R.C.Thomson et al., Materials Science and Technology, 16, 1412-1419