Considerable progress has been achieved in friction stir welding (FSW) of steels in every
aspect of tool fabrication, microstructure control and properties evaluation in the past two …

In this article, the authors tried to establish a direct correlation between crystallographic
variants and impact toughness, and provided some novel insights into the mechanism of …

The crystallography and morphology of the intercritical austenite phase in two high-
aluminum steels annealed at 850° C were examined on the basis of electron backscattered …

Coarse austenite to bainite transformation in low carbon steel under simulated welding
thermal cycles was morphologically and crystallographically characterized by means of …

A high strength low alloy (HSLA) steel was subjected to uniaxial compression followed by
controlled cooling. These experiments, conducted in the austenite (γ) phase with a …

Transmitted Kikuchi diffraction (TKD) is an emerging SEM-based technique that enables
investigation of highly refined grain structures. It offers higher spatial resolution by utilizing …

Electron backscattered diffraction has provided a quantitative tool to study micro/nano-
structures in large scales. A recent application of electron backscattered diffraction is the …

The fine microstructure resulting from the martensitic transformation drives many of the
desired mechanical properties for quench-and-temper steels. The scale of martensite …

The simulation welding thermal cycle technique was employed to generate different sizes of
prior austenite grains. Dilatometry tests, in situ laser scanning confocal microscopy, and …

The forward transformation from face-centered cubic austenite to body-centered
cubic/tetragonal martensite in ferrous alloys can significantly influence the microstructure …