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The crystallography of ferrous martensites

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The applicability of the phenomenological crystallographic theory to martensitic transformations in ferrous alloys is discussed, and it is concluded that only for the {3, 15, 10} F and {252} F transformations are experimental data sufficiently complete for detailed comparisons with predictions of the theory. Since crystallographic measurements have proved more difficult to obtain in the {252}F case a detailed assessment of electron microscopy observations and of reported measurements of the shape strain and orientation relationship is given for this transformation. The basic theory introduced, in the 1950's accounts satisfactorily for the {3, 15, 10} F transformation but not for the {252} F , case. Recent modifications of the theory based on multiple lattice invariant shears are also reviewed and are examined in the light of the crystallographic measurements. The use of experimental information to infer possible inhomogeneous deformation modes is emphasized.

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  1. D. P. Dunne

    Present address: School of Metallurgy, Wollongong University College, Wollongong, N.S.W., Australia

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  1. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, USA

    C. M. Wayman (Professor of Metallurgy)

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Dunne, D.P., Wayman, C.M. The crystallography of ferrous martensites. Metall Trans 2, 2327–2341 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02814872

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