Computation of Phase Transformation Paths in Steels by a Combination of the Partial- and Para-equilibrium Thermodynamic Approximations

Takao Koshikawa (1, 2) , Charles-André Gandin (2) , Michel Bellet (2) , Hideaki Yamamura (3) , Manuel Bobadilla (4)

1 Oita Works Equipment Division
2 CEMEF - Centre de Mise en Forme des Matériaux
3 Steelmaking R&D Division
4 Research and Development Industrial operations

A model combining the partial‑equilibrium and para‑equilibrium thermodynamic approximations is presented. It accounts for fast diffusion of interstitial elements, such as carbon, and low diffusion of substitutional elements in the solid phases, while complete mixing is assumed for all elements in the liquid phase. These considerations are turned into classical mathematical expressions for the chemical potentials and the u‑fractions, to which mass conservation equations are added. The combination of the two models permits application to steels, dealing with partial‑equilibrium for solidification and para‑equilibrium for both the δ‑BCC to γ‑FCC peritectic transformation and the γ‑FCC to α‑BCC solid state transformation. The numerical scheme makes use of calls to Thermo‑Calc and the TQ‑interface for calculating thermodynamic equilibrium and accessing data from the TCFE6 database. Applications are given for a commercial steel. The results are discussed based on comparison with classical microsegregation models and experimental data.

Mots clés: solidification; para-equilibrium; partial-equilibrium; microsegregation; peritectic transformation

Domaines: Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]; Matériaux

Takao Koshikawa, Charles-André Gandin, Michel Bellet, Hideaki Yamamura, Manuel Bobadilla. Computation of Phase Transformation Paths in Steels by a Combination of the Partial- and Para-equilibrium Thermodynamic Approximations. ISIJ international, 2014, 54 (6), pp.1274-1282. ⟨10.2355/isijinternational.54.1274⟩. ⟨hal-01025814⟩