Effects of Alloying Elements on the Concentration Profile of Equilibrium Phases in Transformation Induced Plasticity Steel

With the two sublattices model, equilibrium compositions of ferrite (α) and austenite (γ) phases, as well as thevolume percent of austenite (γ) in different TRIP steels are calculated. Concentration profiles of carbon, manganese,aluminum and silicon in these steels are also estimated under the lattice fixed frame of reference so as to identifyif the equilibrium state is obtained. Through the comparison between the profiles after different time diffusion, thedistribution of elements in phases is exhibited and the complex effect due to the mutual interaction of the elementson diffusion is discussed.