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The effects of austenitizing conditions on the kinetics at the start of martensite formation in Fe-31Ni and Fe-31 Ni-0.28C alloys have been studied using electrical-resistance measurements during cooling of the specimens to follow the course of the transformation. The primary object of the study was to decide whether or not a change in austenitizing temperature, in the absence of a change in austenite grain size, has any effect on the Ms temperature or the burst characteristics of athermal martensite. It is concluded that it does not, suggesting that the potential nuclei (embryos) of martensite are mechanically stable crystal defects. Another interesting observation is that when the austenite grain size is small, the Mb temperature increases with increasing grain size and the burst is always small. When the austenite grains are coarse, the Mb temperature is independent of the grain size and the burst is large. It is suggested that this phenomenon is a result of the elastic shear stress concentration being related to the size of the first martensite plate and, in turn, to the size of the austenite grain.
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M. Umemoto, formerly a Graduate Student in the Department of Materials Science at Northwestern University
W. S. Owen, formerly at Northwestern University
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Umemoto, M., Owen, W.S. Effects of austenitizing temperature and austenite grain size on the formation of athermal martensite in an iron-nickel and an iron-nickel-carbon alloy. Metall Trans 5, 2041–2046 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02644497
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