Abstracts High-strength steels support the rapid development of modern automobile
industry. Especially quenching-partitioning (QP) steels have presented the considerable …

Exploring the micromechanical behavior of lath-martensitic quenching and tempering (Q&T),
as well as quenching and partitioning (Q&P) steels presents a significant challenge due to …

Carbon partitioning is the core design of quenching and partitioning (Q&P) process, which
significantly improves the stability of retained austenite (RA). However, the inevitable …

Phase-field finite element (PFFE) modeling of the quenching-partitioning-tempering (QPT)
process is proposed, and the two-dimensional PFFE-QPT model considering carbide …

Tuning thermal treatment schedule has been confirmed as an effective technical route for
achieving optimum properties of steels. In the present work, the role of a unique duplex …

The strength-ductility trade-off in steel, especially high-carbon steel, has been a long-
standing and troubling issue; steel with increased mechanical properties has attracted much …

The low alloy bainitic steel used in reactor pressure vessels deteriorates during thermal
service while the macroscopic thermodynamic parameters that cause thermal aging remains …

We carried out a quenching and partitioning (Q&P) process to some samples of AISI 430
ferritic stainless steel and applied intercritical annealing treatment to others as a …

Zackay et al proposed the transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) effect in the study of
austenitic steels in 1967, and they emphasized that the TRIP effect is caused by an increase …

By means of microstructure observation and mechanical property tests, the effect of
austempering temperature on the bainite transformation, carbide precipitation, and the …