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Microstructure evolution and microhardness of ultrafine-grained high carbon steel during multiple laser shock processing

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Surface microstructure and microhardness of (ferrite+cementite) microduplex structure of the ultrafine-grained high carbon steel after laser shock processing (LSP) with different impact times were investigated by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and microhardness measurements. Equiaxed ferrite grains were refined from 400 to 150 nm, and the cementite lamellae were fully spheroidized, with a decrease of the particle diameter from 150 to 100 nm as the impact times increased. The cementite dissolution was enhanced significantly. Correspondingly, the lattice parameter of α-Fe and microhardness increased with the impact times.

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  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, 471003, Luoyang, Henan, China

    Yi Xiong (Doctor, Associate Professor), Feng-zhang Ren, Peng-yan Li & Lu-fei Chen

  2. Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Non-ferrous Metal Generic Technology, 471003, Luoyang, Henan, China

    Yi Xiong (Doctor, Associate Professor) & Feng-zhang Ren

  3. Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 110016, Shenyang, Liaoning, China

    Tian-tian He

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida, 33620, Tampa FL, USA

    Alex A. Volinsky

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Xiong, Y., He, Tt., Ren, Fz. et al. Microstructure evolution and microhardness of ultrafine-grained high carbon steel during multiple laser shock processing. J. Iron Steel Res. Int. 22, 55–59 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1006-706X(15)60009-7

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