By identifying the relationship between the time required to obtain bainite and parameters such as the transformation temperature and carbon concentration, it has been possible to institute a design procedure which led to the desired mechanical properties and transformation characteristics. The work has also identified difficulties in the calculation of tensile elongation on the basis of a percolation model which suggests that fracture occurs when the fraction of austenite drops below the percolation threshold in the microstructure.
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions Vol. 41A, 2010, 922-928.
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