Real-time martensitic transformation kinetics in maraging steel under high magnetic fields

D. Martin, N. H. van Dijk*, E. Jiménez-Melero, E. Kampert, U. Zeitler, S. van der Zwaag

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Abstract

We have monitored the isothermal transformation kinetics of the austenite phase into the martensite phase in a metastable austenitic maraging steel by time-dependent magnetization measurements for temperatures from 4 to 298 K and continuous applied magnetic fields up to 30 T. The transformation kinetics is shown to be accelerated by several orders of magnitude when high magnetic fields are applied. Analyzing the transformation rate as a function of magnetic field and temperature provides direct insight into the martensite nucleation process.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5241-5245
Number of pages5
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering: A
Volume527
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2010

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was financially supported in part by the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM) of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) and the Netherlands Institute for Metals Research (NIMR) currently known as the Materials Innovation Institute (M2i).

Keywords

  • High magnetic field
  • Kinetics
  • Magnetization measurements
  • Maraging steel
  • Martensitic transformations
  • Nucleation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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