Crystallographic Texture of Stress-Affected Bainite

S. Kundu, K. Hase and H. K. D. H. Bhadeshia

Abstract

A method is presented for calculating both the macroscopic strains and crystallographic bias which develop when a polycrystalline sample of austenitic steel is transformed into bainite or martensite under the influence of an applied stress or a system of stresses. Any texture present in the austenite prior to transformation is taken into account, as is the detailed crystallography of the transformation. Comparisons with experimental data are encouraging. A strong correlation has been observed between the proportion of the driving force for transformation that is attributed to stress, and the extent of variant selection.

Proceedings of The Royal Society A, 463 (2007) 2309-2328.

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