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The influence of niobium supersaturation in austenite on the static recrystallization behavior of low carbon microalloyed steels

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This work describes the effect of Nb supersaturation in austenite, as it applies to the strain-induced precipitation potential of Nb(CN), on the suppression of the static recrystallization of austenite during an isothermal holding period following deformation. Four low carbon steels, microalloyed with Nb, were used in this investigation. Three of the steels had variations in Nb levels at constant C and N concentrations. Two steels had different N levels at constant C and Nb concentrations. The results from the isothermal deformation experiments and the subsequent measurement of the solution behavior of Nb in austenite show that the recrystallization-stop temperature (T RXN) increases with increasing Nb supersaturation in austenite. Quantitative transmission electron microscopy analysis revealed that the volume fraction of Nb(CN) at austenite grain boundaries or subgrain boundaries was 1.5 to 2 times larger than Nb(CN) volume fractions found within the grain interiors. This high, localized volume fraction of Nb(CN) subsequently led to high values for the precipitate pinning force (F PIN). These values forF PIN were much higher than what would have been predicted from equilibrium thermodynamics describing the solution behavior of Nb in austenite.

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Palmiere, E.J., Garcia, C.I. & DeArdo, A.J. The influence of niobium supersaturation in austenite on the static recrystallization behavior of low carbon microalloyed steels. Metall Mater Trans A 27, 951–960 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02649763

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