Effect of vanadium on dynamic continuous cooling transformation behavior of medium-carbon forging steels

Effect of vanadium on dynamic continuous cooling transformation behavior of medium-carbon forging steels

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Ef f e c to fvanad i umondynami cc on t i nuousc oo l i ngt r ans f o rma t i on behav i o ro fmed i umG c a r bonf o r i ngs t e e l s g We i G un Hu i1 ∗ ,  NaXi ao1 ,  Xi ao G l iZhao1 ,  Yong G i anZhang1 ,  Yu G f eng Wu2 j j ,





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Keywo rds: Dynami cCCTd i ag r am Vanad i um Mi c r oa l l oyeds t e e l Mi c r o s t r uc t ur e Ha r dne s s

Dynami cc on t i nuousc oo l i ngt r ans f o rma t i on ( CCT) behav i o ro f med i umG c a r bonf o r i ng g s t e e l s mi c r oa l l oyed wi t hd i f f e r en tVc on t en t supt o0 􀆰29% wa si nve s t i t edby me anso f ga d i l a t ome t r i cme a sur emen t, mi c r o s t r uc t ur a lobs e r va t i onandha r dne s sme a sur emen t.Ther e G su l t sshowedt ha tt hedynami cCCTd i ag r amswe r es imi l a randt hema i nd i f f e r enc ewa st ha t t hef i e l dso ft het r ans f o rma t i onp r oduc t swe r esh i f t edt ot her i ts i deo ft hed i ag r amswi t h gh t hei nc r e a s eo fVc on t en t, andt h i se f f e c twa smo r eno t i c e ab l ewi t hanadd i t i ono f0 􀆰29% V. TheAc1andAc3t empe r a t ur e sshowedi nc r e a s i ngt r endswi t hi nc r e a s i ng Vc on t en t, wh i l e t hec r i t i c a lc oo l i ngr a t e sde c r e a s edwi t hi nc r e a s i ngVc on t en t.Thei nc r e a s eo fVc on t en tr e G su l t edi ns i i f i c an ti nc r e a s eo fha r dne s sandt h i st endenc senhanc ed wi t hi nc r e a s i ng gn y wa c oo l i ngr a t eun t i lt hef o rma t i ono fa c i cu l a rf e r r i t e (AF) .Ap r omi s i ngapp r oa cho fr ema rk G ab l r ov i ngt het oughne s so ff e r r i t i c G a r l i t i c med i umG c a r bonf o r i ngs t e e l swi t hsu i t G yimp pe g ab l eVadd i t i onandt hei n t r oduc t i ono fAF wi t hou tno t ab l epena l t t ss t r eng t hl eve l yoni wa ssugge s t ed.

1. I n t r odu c t i on  Re c en t l he r ehavebe eni nc r e a s i ngapp l i c a t i ons y, t o fmi c r oa l l oyed ( MA) med i umG c a rbonf o r i ngs t e e l s g a ssubs t i t u t e sf o rt r ad i t i ona lquenchedandt empe r ed (Q&T) f o r i ngs t e e l st o manu f a c t u r eava r i e t f g yo au t omob i l ec omponen t s.El imi na t i ng t he c o s to f t G f o r i ng he a tt r e a tmen t (quench i ng and h i pos g gh t empe r a t u r et empe r i ng) i st he ma i nt a r tf o rt he ge [ , ] i n t r oduc t i on o ft h i sk i nd o fs t e e l1 2 .Thede s i r ed me chan i c a lpr ope r t i e so ff o r omponen t sc ou l d gedc beob t a i nedt hr oughc on t r o l l edc oo l i ngf r omf o r i ng g t empe r a t u r e.The r e f o r e, f a c t o r ssuch a schemi c a l c ompos i t i ons, c oo l i ngs t r a t eg i e sandf o r i ngpa r amG g e t e r shaves t r ongi n f l uenc e sont he mi c r o s t ruc t u r a l cha r a c t e r i s t i c s, and t hus on t hef i na l me chan i c a l [ ] r ope r t i e so ff o r i ngsmadeo ft h i sk i ndo fs t e e l3G8 . p g  I ti swe l lknownt ha tc on t i nuousc oo l i ngt r ans f o r G ma t i on (CCT) d i ag r ami sanexc e l l en tt oo lt os t udy t hei n f l uenc eo fchemi c a lc ompo s i t i on andc oo l i ng r a t eonpha s et r ans f o rma t i onp r oduc t s, wh i chu l t i G ma t e l n f l uenc et heme chan i c a lp r ope r t i e s, a si ta l G yi , Ph. ∗ Co r r e spond i ngau t ho r.Pr o f. D. EGma i laddr e s s: wjhu i@b t ue .duc . n (W􀆰J.Hu i) . j

l owst oi den t i f hedoma i nandbounda r fe a ch yt yo / ( , , s eand o rcons t i t uen t f e r r i t e pe a r l i t e ba i n i t e pha [ ] andma r t ens i t e) a saf unc t i ono fcoo l i ngr a t e9 .The cons t ruc t i ono fa CCT d i ag r am i sba s edf i r s t l y on d i l a t ome t r i cana l i scomp l emen t edbybo t h mi c r o G ys s t ruc t ur eandha rdne s ss t ud i e s.Theshapeo faCCT d i ag r ami sve r ens i t i vet ot hechemi c a lcompos i G ys t i onso ft het e s t eds t e e landt hecoo l i ngr a t e sus ed [ , ] dur i ngp r oc e s s i ng10 11 . I nt hec a s eo fMA med i umG c a rbonf o r i ng s t e e l s, Mn and mi c r oa l l oy i ng e l e G g men t sa r e gene r a l l r e s en t.Theadd i t i on o f Mn yp sh i f t st heeu t e c t o i dpo i n tt owa rdsl owe rc a rboncon G c en t r a t i on, l owe r st he pha s et r ans f o rma t i ont emG r a t ur e s, andt husp r omo t e spe a r l i t ef o rma t i onand pe de c r e a s e st het r ans f o rma t i onspe edo faus t en i t et o [ ] a r l i t e12 .Mna l so make st hep r oeu t e c t o i df e r r i t e pe cur veo f CCT d i ag r ams movet ot he r i t, and gh r e a t l r omo t e st he f o rma t i on o fi n t e rmed i a t e g yp [ ] t r ans f o rma t i onp r oduc t ssucha sba i n i t e13 . Fur t he r G mo r e,i ti swe l lknownt ha tt heMnadd i t i oni nc r e a G s e st heso l ub i l i t fVCand VNi naus t en i t e, and yo [ ] t hu se nhan c e sp r e c i i t a t i onha r d e n i nge f f e c t12 .The r e G p

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f o r e, f o r MA f e r r i t e G a r l i t et o r i ng s t e e l s, pe ypef g t he i r Mn c on t en t sa r e usua l l owe rt han 1 􀆰5% , yl whe r e a sf o r MA ba i n i t i cf o r i ng s t e e l s, t ho s ea r e g enhanc edt oh i rt han1 􀆰5%. ghe  Thema i n mi c r oa l l oy i nge l emen ti n MA med i umG c a rbonf o r i ngs t e e l si sVduet oi t ss t r ongande a s i G g , l c o n t r o l l a b l e r e c i i t a t i o nh a r d e n i n e f f e c t w h i c h y p p g i sp r ima r i l ot her e l a t i ve l a r o l ub i l i t f yduet yl ges yo i t sc a rbon i t r i deV(C,N) i naus t en i t ea tc onven i en t [ , , ] he a t i ngt empe r a t u r e1 11 12 .F i ne V(C, N) pa r t i c l e s c ou l dp r e c i i t a t ei n bo t hp r oeu t e c t o i df e r r i t e and p a r l i t i cf e r r i t eonc on t i nuousc oo l i ngdu r i ngand/o r pe [2,5] a f t e raus t en i t e G f e r r i t et r ans f o rma t i on .The r ei s s t i l lsomed i s ag r e emen ti nl i t e r a t u r er ega r d i ngt he e f f e c to fV ont het r ans f o rma t i onbehav i o ro f MA s t e e l s. I ti sgene r a l l l i evedt ha tV a t omss eg r e G ybe t et oaus t en i t eg r a i n bounda r i e sr ende r i ngt hem ga l e s se f f e c t i vea sf e r r i t e nuc l e a t i on s i t e s, t husi n G c r e a s i ngha r denab i l i t r e s s i ngf e r r i t e G a r l i t e ybysupp pe [ ] f o rma t i on5 .Howeve r,i ti sa l s obe l i evedt ha tVa c G t ua l l sno tsupp r e s sg r a i nbounda r e a c t i onand ydoe yr [1,14] even de c r e a s e s ha r denab i l i t .Re c en ts t udy o f y t heau t ho r sha sshownt ha tf e r r i t ef r a c t i oni nc r e a s e s wi t hi nc r e a s i ng V c on t en ti na s G f o r iVS ged37MnS [ ] s t e e l15 , andf u r t he ri nve s t i a t i o na l s or e v e a l e dt ha t g i nc r e a s i ng Vc on t en ts i n i f i c a n t l e n h a n c e st h ef o r G g y ma t i ono fa c i cu l a rf e r r i t e (AF) s t ruc t u r ea ta mod G [16] e r a t ecoo l i ngr a t e .Ther e su l t so ft hei n f l uenc eo f r ehe a t i ngt empe r a t u r eand V c on t en tont het r ans G f o rma t i onbehav i o ro fmed i umG c a rbonf o r i ngs t e e l s g sugge s tt ha tVi ns o l i ds o l u t i onp r omo t e st hef o rma G [ ] t i ono fba i n i t e5 .I tha sa l s of oundt ha t V (C, N) r t i c l e sc ana c ta sp r e f e r en t i a lnuc l e a t i ons i t e sf o r pa ba i n i t ei nVGMA me d i umG c a r bons t e e l s, wh i c ht hu sf a G Tab l e1 Chemi c a lc ompo s i t i onso ft e s t eds t e e l s (ma s s% ) S t e e l D1 D2 D3

C

0 􀆰41 0 􀆰40 0 􀆰40

S i

0 􀆰42 0 􀆰44 0 􀆰44

Mn

1 􀆰25 1 􀆰22 1 􀆰26

P

0 􀆰015 0 􀆰015 0 􀆰017

S

0 􀆰041 0 􀆰039 0 􀆰042

Cr

0 􀆰16 0 􀆰17 0 􀆰18

c i l i t a t e sba i n i t ef o rma t i ona tf a s t e rcoo l i ngr a t e s17 .  I tshou l dbeno t edt ha tde f o rma t i ona l soha sas i G g n i f i c an ti n f l uenc e on t he pha s et r ans f o rma t i on o f [ , ] s t e e l s13 18 .The r e f o r e, i ti s no t enough on l o yt knowt hes t a t i cCCT d i ag r ams wh i chde s c r i bet he t r ans f o rma t i oni nnon G de f o rmedaus t en i t eo ff o r i ng g s t e e l s.Mo r eove r, ma i n l oi t se f f i c i en tp r e c i i G yduet p t a t i onha rden i nge f f e c tands i n i f i c a n t i m r o v e m e n t g p o ff a t i u e r o e r t i e s o f m e d i u m G c a r b o n f o r i n g p p g g [ ] s t e e l s15 , t he r eha sbe enat endenc of ur t he ri n G yt [ , ] c r e a s eV con t en tupt oabou t0 􀆰30% 19 20 .The r e G f o r e, t hea im o ft hep r e s en ts t udyi st os t ema t i G ys c a l l nve s t i t et hei n f l uenc eo f V con t en tup t o yi ga 0 􀆰30% ont hedynami cCCTcha r a c t e r i s t i c so fmed i G umG c a rbonf o r i ngs t e e l s.Theha rdne s schangeand g mi c r os t ruc t ur a levo l u t i onwi t hcoo l i ngr a t e shavea l G sobe enana l z ed.Ther e su l t s wi l lbebene f i c i a lt o y t he p r a c t i c a lapp l i c a t i on o fcon t r o l l edf o r i ng and g coo l i ngt ot hep r oduc t i ono fh i r f o rmanc ef o r G ghpe g i ngcomponen t smadeo fMA med i umG c a rbons t e e l s. [

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r a l l e lt ot heba rax i s.  Thedynami c ( wi t h ho tde f o rma t i on) CCT d i a G r amswe r ec onduc t edonaGl e eb l e G 3800t he rmome G g chan i c a ls imu l a t o r.Th e rmo c oup l e sw i t had i ame t e ro f 0 􀆰2mm we r espo twe l dedt ot hesu r f a c eo ft hespe c i G mensa tt he i r mi dd l el eng t ht or e c o r dt het empe r a G t u r e. Spe c imenswe r ef i r s t l ehe a t edt o1220° Ca ta yr c ons t an the a t i ngr a t eo f10° C/sandhe l df o r120s, / andt hent hey we r ec oo l eda t5° C st ode f o rma t i on t empe r a t u r e1100° C.To mi n imi z et empe r a t u r eg r a G d i en t, t hespe c imenswe r ekep ta t1100° Cf o r5s. Then, t he spe c imens we r ec omp r e s s ed t o at rue s t r a i no f0 􀆰36 (r educ t i oni n he i to f30% ) a ta gh nomi na ls t r a i nr a t eo f1 s-1 andf i na l l oo l edt o yc

Ti

0 􀆰017 0 􀆰022 0 􀆰027

Al

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N

0 􀆰022 0 􀆰016 0 􀆰017

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r oomt empe r a t ur ea td i f f e r en tl i n e a rc oo l i ngr a t e si n t her ang eo f0 􀆰03-41 􀆰50° C/s.The s ecoo l i ngr a t e s we r echos ena si nd i c a t edbyt hes t a t i cCCTd i ag r am o fmed i umG c a rbonf o r i ngs t e e lwi t hs imi l a rchemi G g [ ] c a lcompos i t i on12 , wh i ch we r et hencon t r o l l edby t hede s i l i ngpa t t e rno ft hes imu l a t o rs t em. gnedcoo ys Seve r a lspe c imens we r ed i r e c t l r om de G yquenchedf f o rma t i ont empe r a t ur ei no rde rt ode t e rmi net hei n i G t i a laus t en i t eg r a i ns i z e.Thedynami cCCTd i ag r ams we r ec on s t r u c t e da f t e rd e t e rmi n i ngt hec r i t i c a lt r an s f o r G ma t i ont emp e r a t u r e sc omp l eme n t e dby mi c r o s t r u c t u r a l ob s e r v a t i on sandVi cke r sha rdne s sme a sur emen t s.  Spe c imensf o rop t i c a lmi c r os copy (OM) we r eme G chan i c a l l r oundandpo l i shed, andt hene t chedwi t h yg

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(a) 0 􀆰83° C/s;   (b) 1 􀆰66° C/s;   (c) 4 􀆰15° C/s;   (d) 16 􀆰60° C/s.

F i 􀆰2. Op t i c a lmi c r o s t r uc t u r e so fho tde f o rmedspe c imenso fD1s t e e lc on t i nuous l oo l edt or oomt empe r a t u r ea td i f f e r en t yc g c oo l i ngr a t e s.

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F i 􀆰3. Op t i c a lmi c r o s t r uc t u r e so fho tde f o rmedspe c imenso fD2s t e e lc on t i nuous l oo l edt or oomt empe r a t u r ea td i f f e r en t yc g c oo l i ngr a t e s.

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(a) 0 􀆰83° C/s;   (b) 1 􀆰66° C/s;   (c) 4 􀆰15° C/s;   (d) 16 􀆰60° C/s.

F i 􀆰4. Op t i c a lmi c r os t ruc t ur e so fho tde f ormedspe c imenso fD3s t e e lcon t i nuous l l edt or oomt empe r a t ur ea td i f f e r en t ycoo g c oo l i ngr a t e s.

F i 􀆰5. TEM mi c r og r aphso fho tde f o rmedspe c imeno fD3s t e e lc oo l eda t0 􀆰83° C/s, s how i ngf i n eV(C,N) pa r t i c l e sd i s t r i bu t ed g wi t h i np r oeu t e c t o i df e r r i t e (a, c) andpe a r l i t i cf e r r i t e (b), andEDSo fpa r t i c l e si n (c) (d) .

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a t i ve AF nuc l e a t i on14 .The r e f o r e, t hef e r r i t eand AFt r ans f o rma t i onswou l dbef u r t he rp r omo t ed. [

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  Thee f f e c t so fVc on t en tand po s t G de f o rma t i on c oo l i ngr a t e sonha r dne s sa r eshowni nF i 􀆰6(a) . I t g i sc l e a rt ha tt he r ei sas t r ongdependenc eo fHVva l G ue sonVc on t en tandc oo l i ngr a t e.The r ei sane a r l y l i ne a rr e l a t i onsh i b e t w e e nt h eh a r d n e s so f t h et e s t G p eds t e e l sandc oo l i ngr a t ebe f o r et hef o rma t i on o f AF.Th i si s ma i n l ot hef o rma t i on o f mo r e y duet a r l i t e, t hede c r e a s eo fpe a r l i t el a t hst h i ckne s sand pe spa c i ng wi t ht hei nc r e a s eo fc oo l i ngr a t e.Asf o rt he VGMAs t e e l sD2and D3, t hep r e c i i t a t i ono f mo r e p f i ned i s e r s e dV(C,N) p a r t i c l e sw i t hi n c r e a s i ngc oo l i ng p [ ] r a t ea l sor ema rkab l edt he ha r dne s s16 .I t y enhanc

shou l dbeno t edt ha tt oos l owcoo l i ng mayc aus et he coa r s en i ngo ft hei n i t i a lf i ne V (C, N) p r e c i i t a t e s p t hr oughOs twa l dr i e n i ngme c han i sma th i emp e r a G p ght t u r e s, whe r e a st oof a s tc oo l i ng ma tg i v eenough y no t imef o rt hecomp l e t ep r e c i i t a t i ono f V (C, N) i n p f e r r i t ewh i chc aus e sl owe rf r a c t i ono fp r e c i i t a t e sa l G p t houghf i ne rp r e c i i t a t e sc o u l db eo b t a i n e d . T h a t i s p t os ay, anop t imumcoo l i ngr a t eex i s t st oob t a i nan app r op r i a t ef r a c t i on o ff i ne p r e c i i t a t e st o ge tt he p h i s tp r e c i i t a t i onha rden i nge f f e c tf o rt het e s t ed ghe p s t e e l swi t hf e r r i t e G a r l i t emi c r os t ruc t ur e.Fr omt he pe heop t imum coo l i ng r a t ei sabou t r e s en ts t udy, t p 3 􀆰0° C/sf o rD2s t e e l, wh i chi si na c co rdanc e wi t h [ ] conven t i ona lVGMA me d i umG c a r bonf o r i ngs t e e l s12 , g anda r ound1 􀆰5° C/sf o rD3s t e e l(F i 􀆰6(b)) . g ( ),  Ass e enf r omF i 􀆰6 a t heha rdne s so ft het e s t ed g

F i 􀆰6. Va r i a t i onso fha r dne s s (a) andha r dne s sd i f f e r enc e (b) wi t hc oo l i ngr a t ea f t e rho td e f o rma t i on (ΔHV5r e f e r st oh a r dn e s s g HV5 d i f f e r enc ebe twe ent heVGMAs t e e l s (D2, D3) andba s es t e e l(D1) a ts amec oo l i ngr a t e) .

s t e e l sshowsasha r nc r e a s eaboveac r i t i c a lc oo l i ng pi r a t e, wh i chc o r r e spondst ot hef o rma t i ono fAF.As t heD1s t e e lc on t a i nsnoV,i ti sr e a s onab l et or ega r d t h i ssha r nc r e a s ea st hef o rma t i ono fha r de rpha s e s pi o fba i n i t e, AFand ma r t ens i t e.Asa l s oi nd i c a t edi n F i 􀆰6(a), t hei nc r e a s eo fVc on t en tr e su l t si ns i i f G g gn i c an ti n c r e a s eo fh a r dn e s s, a ndt h i st e nd e n c e n h a n c e s y w i t hi n c r e a s i ngc oo l i ngr a t eun t i lt hef o rma t i ono fAF (F i 􀆰6(b)) .Th i sha r den i ngi sp r ima r i l ot he g yduet r e c i i t a t i onha r den i ngby mo r ef i ne V(C, N) p r e G p p c i i t a t e si nf e r r i t ewi t ht hei nc r e a s eo fVc on t en tand p [ , ] c oo l i ngr a t e3 5 , wh i l et hel e s se f f e c t i ve V (C, N) r e c i i t a t i on ha r den i ng o ff o rmi ng i n t e rmed i a t e p p t r ans f o rma t i onp r oduc t ssucha sAFandba i n i t ec au G s e st heha r dne s sd i f f e r enc eΔHV5 de c r e a s ewi t hf u r G [ , ] t he ri nc r e a s i ngc oo l i ngr a t e5 19 .Fo rt hef o rma t i on o f ma r t ens i t ea tac ons i de r ab l i oo l i ng r a t e, yh gh c ΔHV5i sne a r l e r obe c aus et heha r dne s so f ma r G yz t ens i t eba s i c a l l t sc a rbonc on t en to t he r ydependsoni t hanVcon t en t.

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r a t e s, t r an s f o rma t i onr ang e s, t hena t ur eo ft het r ans G f o rma t i onp r oduc t sandt heva l ue so fVi cke r sha rd G ne s s (HV5) a r es howni nt hed i a r ams.Ac1 andAc3 , g wh i ch we r eob t a i nedonaFo rma s t o r GFI Id i l a t ome G t e r, a r ea l sog i veni nt hed i ag r ams.Al lt hed i ag r ams show mu l t i G t r ans f o rma t i on cur ve s, r eve a l i ng t ha t comp l exmi c r os t ruc t ur e sex i s twhent hecoo l i ngr a t e i si nc r e a s edf r om0 􀆰03t o41 􀆰50° C/s. I nt het empe r G , a t ur er angeo ft hema o rt r ans f o rma t i oncur ve st he j f o rmed mi c r os t ruc t ur e s mayi nc l udef e r r i t e, pe a r l i G t e, AF, ba i n i t eandma r t ens i t e.  Fo rt heba s es t e e lD1, a sshowni nF i 􀆰7(a), g / coo l i ngr a t e sl owe rt hanabou t4° C swou l dp r omo t e t hef o rma t i ono fami x t ur eo ff u l lf e r r i t eandpe a r l i t e mi c r os t ruc t ur e, wh i chi st hede s i r ed mi c r os t ruc t ur e f o r conven t i ona lf e r r i t i c G a r l i t i c med i umG c a rbon pe f o r i ngs t e e l s. I ti sc l e a rt ha tf e r r i t eandpe a r l i t ee s G g c i a l l hef o rme rcou l d be ob t a i nedt hr oughou t pe yt wi decoo l i ngr a t er angef r om0 􀆰03t o17° C/s, wh i l e AFi spr oduc edunde rt hecoo l i ngr a t er angef r om4 t o17° C/s, andba i n i t ebeg i nst obepr oduc ed when t hecoo l i ngr a t ei si nc r e a s edt oh i rt han17° C/s. ghe Howeve r, ne i t he rt hef u l lAF mi c r os t ruc t ur eno rt he f u l lba i n i t i cmi c r os t ruc t ur ecou l dbeobt a i ned.Ma r G

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t ens i t ewa sobs e r veda tt hec oo l i ngr a t eh i rt han ghe a r ound15° C/s, wh i l ef u l lma r t ens i t emi c r o s t ruc t u r e c ou l dbeob t a i neda te v e nh i e rc o o l i ngr a t eo fa r ound gh 20° C/s.  Theshape so ft hedynami cCCTd i ag r amsf o rt he VGMAs t e e l sD2and D3a r es imi l a rt ot ha tf o rt he ba s es t e e l D1, a sshowni nF i 􀆰7 (b, c), wh i ch g me anst ha tt he i rt r ans f o rma t i onbehav i o ri ss imi l a r. The ma i nd i f f e r enc ei st ha tt hef e r r i t e, pe a r l i t e, AF, ba i n i t eand ma r t ens i t et r ans f o rma t i onf i e l dsi n t heD2andD3s t e e l sa r esh i f t edt ol onge rt imes i de (t ot her i ts i de) a sc ompa r edwi t ht ho s eo ft heD1 gh s t e e l, andt hed i f f e r enc ei smo r es i i f i c an ti nt heD3 gn s t e e l.Tha ti st os ay, t he s e pha s et r ans f o rma t i on sh i f t si nc r e a s ewi t ht hei nc r e a s eo fVc on t en t.Mo r e G ove r, t he AFt r ans f o rma t i onf i e l di sa l s oexpanded wi t hi nc r e a s i ng Vc on t en t.  The me a su r ed Ac1 and Ac3 t empe r a t u r e sf o rt he t e s t eds t e e l sa r eg i veni nTab l e2. I ti sc l e a rt ha tt he add i t i ono fVi nduc e si nc r e a s edAc1andAc3t empe r a G , t u r e s.Asas t r ongf e r r i t ef o rme r Ve f f e c t i ve l t a G ys b i l i z e sf e r r i t ebyr a i s i ngt hef e r r i t e→aus t en i t et emG r a t ur e s.Thef e r r i t ef i e l dwi l lbeexpandeda sVi s pe added.The r e f o r e,t heAc1andAc3t empe r a t u r e sdu r G i nghe a t i ngshowi nc r e a s i ngt r endswi t hi nc r e a s i ngV c on t en t.The va l ue so f ma r t ens i t et r ans f o rma t i on s t a r tt empe r a t u r e (Ms) f o rt het e s t eds t e e l sa r ea l s o i veni nTab l e2. I ti sobv i oust ha tVshowsapo s i G g t i vee f f e c ton de c r e a s i ng Ms.Thec r i t i c a lc oo l i ng r a t e sf o rt hes t a r t i ngo fAFandma r t ens i t et r ans f o r G ma t i ons, a ndf o rob t a i n i ngc omp l e t ef e r r i t ea ndpe a r l i t e mi c r os t ruc t u r ea r ea l s osumma r i z edi nTab l e2. I ti s c l e a rt os e et ha tt headd i t i ono fVi nduc e sde c r e a s ed c r i t i c a lcoo l i ngr a t e s, andt h i sde c r e a s ei smo r es i G g n i f i c an twhent heVc on t en ti si nc r e a s edt o0 􀆰29%. Thec r i t i c a lc oo l i ngr a t ef o rob t a i n i ngc omp l e t ef e r G r i t eandpe a r l i t e mi c r o s t r u c t u r ed e c r e a s e sf r oma r ound 4° C/sf o rt heba s es t e e lD1t oa r ound1 􀆰5° C/sf o r , t he0 􀆰29%Vs t e e lD3.Tha ti st os ay t headd i t i ono f V pr omo t e st hef o rma t i on o fha r d pha s e ssucha s AF, ba i n i t e and ma r t ens i t e, t husi nc r e a s i ng t he [ ] ha rdenab i l i t ft het e s t eds t e e l s5 . yo

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r am wi t ht hei nc r e a s eo fV c on t en t.Thec r i t i c a l g c oo l i ngr a t ef o rpha s et r ans f o rma t i onsandf o rob t a i G n i ngcomp l e t ef e r r i t eandpe a r l i t emi c r o s t ruc t u r ede G c r e a s e swi t ht hei nc r e a s eo fVc on t en t.TheAc1 and Ac3t empe r a t u r e sdu r i nghe a t i ngshowani nc r e a s i ng t r endwi t hi nc r e a s i ng Vc on t en t.   (3) Th ei n c r e a s eo fVc on t e n tr e s u l t si ns i i f i c a n t gn i nc r e a s eo fha r dne s sandt h i st endenc e n h a n c e sw i t h y i n c r e a s i ngc o o l i ngr a t eun t i lt h ef o rma t i ono fAF.An op t imumc oo l i ngr a t eex i s t st oob t a i nanapp r op r i a t e f r a c t i ono ff i nepr e c i i t a t e st oge tt heh i s tp r e c i G p ghe p i t a t i onha r den i nge f f e c tf o rt het e s t eds t e e l swi t hf e r G r i t e G a r l i t emi c r o s t ruc t u r e.F r omt h ep r e s e n ts t udy, pe t heop t imumc oo l i ngr a t ei sa r ound3 􀆰0° C/sf o rt he , 0 􀆰10% VGMA s t e e l anda r ound1 􀆰5° C/sf o rt he 0 􀆰29% VGMAs t e e l.

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