THERMODYNAMIC STUDY OF BAINITIC TRANSFORMATION IN Fe-C ALLOYS

The growth of bainitic ferrite is a couple process of the shear transformation of Fe atoms withthe diffusion of C atoms.The diffusion growth of the ferrite is impossible when the tempera-ture is below 400℃,and the paraequilibrium shear growth may occur at the temperature be-low 550℃.This paraequilibrium shear growth model explains the overlap of the bainitescreated from two growth mechanisms at 400—550℃.