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MATEC Web of Conferences
Volume 33, 2015
ESOMAT 2015 – 10th European Symposium on Martensitic Transformations
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| Article Number | 07003 | |
| Number of page(s) | 8 | |
| Section | Martensite in steel | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20153307003 | |
| Published online | 07 December 2015 | |
The morphology of lath martensite: a new perspective
1 Gran Sasso Science Institute, Viale Francesco Crispi 7, 67100, L’Aquila, Italy
2 Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, Andrew Wiles Building, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, OX2 6GG, Oxford, United Kingdom
a e-mail: konstantinos.koumatos@gssi.infn.it
b e-mail: muehlemann@maths.ox.ac.uk
A mathematical framework is proposed to predict the features of the (5 5 7) lath transformation in low-carbon steels based on energy minimisation. This theory generates a one-parameter family of possible habit plane normals and a selection mechanism then identifies the (5 5 7) normals as those arising from a deformation with small atomic movement and maximal compatibility. While the calculations bear some resemblance to those of double shear theories, the assumptions and conclusions are different. Interestingly, the predicted microstructure morphology resembles that of plate martensite, in the sense that a type of twinning mechanism is involved.
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