OmarSiddiqi (MM-004) Saad Arif (MM-026)
Daniyal Ahmed (MM-033) Moiz Ullah Baig (MM-036 )
Materials Engineering Department
Homogeneous Nucleation & Energy Effects
SI-Solid Surface
SL-Solid Liquid
IL- Liquid Surface
Salt bath I for austenitisation of
eutectoid steel
Austenitisation temp. of eutectoid
is 723 deg. C
Bath II at low-temperature salt-
bath for isothermal heat
treatment.
For Pearlite between 705-540
deg. C
For Bainite between 540-230
deg. C
t1 t3t2 t4 t5
MF, Martensite finish temperature
M50,50% Martensite
MS, Martensite start temperature
Metastable austenite +martensite
Martensite
%ofPhase
0
100
Temperature
Log time
Hardness
Ae1
T2
T1
50%
T2T1
Pearlite
Fine pearlite
Upper bainite
Lower bainite
50% very fine pearlite + 50% upper bainite
At T1, incubation
period for pearlite=t2,
Pearlite finish time
=t4
Minimum incubation
period t0 at the nose
of the TTT diagram,
t0
MS=Martensite
start temperature
M50=temperature
for 50%
martensite
formation
MF= martensite
finish temperature
Ferrite + Cementite in lamellae AA
MF
M50
MS
Metastable γ + M
M
Temperature
Log time
Hardness
Ae1
α+CP
α+P
FP
UB
LB
FP + UB
γ=austenite
α=ferrite
CP=coarse pearlite
P=pearlite
FP=fine pearlite
UB=upper Bainite
LB=lower Bainite
M=martensite
MS=Martensite start
temperature
M50=temperature for
50% martensite
formation
MF= martensite finish
temperature
Ae3
t0
Metastable γ
17
M50
MS
Metastable γ
Metastable γ + M
Temperature
Log time
Hardness
Ae1
Fe3C+CP
Fe3C+P
Fe3C+FP
UB
LB
very FP +UB
Aecm
t0
γ=austenite
CP=coarse pearlite
P=pearlite
FP=fine pearlite
UB=upper Bainite
LB=lower Bainite
M=martensite
MS=Martensite start
temperature
M50=temperature for
50% martensite
formation
18
21
4340 Steel with alloying elements Ni, Cr and Mo
MF
M50
MS
Metastable γ + M
M
Temperature,T
Log(time, t)
Hardness
Ae1
α+CP
α+P
FP
UB
LB
50% FP + 50% UB
γ=austenite
α=ferrite
CP=coarse pearlite
P=pearlite
FP=fine pearlite
UB=upper Bainite
LB=lower Bainite
M=martensite
MS=Martensite start
temperature
M50=temperature at
which 50% martensite
is obtained
MF= martensite finish
temperature
Ae3
Metastable γ
For finer austenite
22
• IT heat treatment are not the most
practically feasible to perform
• IT Curves are shifted to longer times
and lower temperatures
• Bainite will not form through CCT
CC1: Slow cooling (conventional annealing)
CC2: Isothermal annealing
CC3: Normalizing
CC4: Slow oil quenching
CC5: Fast oil quenching
CC6: Fast water quenching
CC7: Critical cooling Rate
CC8: Interrupted quenching

Temperature Time Transformation Diagram (TTT Diagram)

  • 1.
    OmarSiddiqi (MM-004) SaadArif (MM-026) Daniyal Ahmed (MM-033) Moiz Ullah Baig (MM-036 ) Materials Engineering Department
  • 5.
  • 6.
  • 9.
    Salt bath Ifor austenitisation of eutectoid steel Austenitisation temp. of eutectoid is 723 deg. C
  • 10.
    Bath II atlow-temperature salt- bath for isothermal heat treatment. For Pearlite between 705-540 deg. C For Bainite between 540-230 deg. C
  • 13.
    t1 t3t2 t4t5 MF, Martensite finish temperature M50,50% Martensite MS, Martensite start temperature Metastable austenite +martensite Martensite %ofPhase 0 100 Temperature Log time Hardness Ae1 T2 T1 50% T2T1 Pearlite Fine pearlite Upper bainite Lower bainite 50% very fine pearlite + 50% upper bainite At T1, incubation period for pearlite=t2, Pearlite finish time =t4 Minimum incubation period t0 at the nose of the TTT diagram, t0 MS=Martensite start temperature M50=temperature for 50% martensite formation MF= martensite finish temperature
  • 14.
    Ferrite + Cementitein lamellae AA
  • 17.
    MF M50 MS Metastable γ +M M Temperature Log time Hardness Ae1 α+CP α+P FP UB LB FP + UB γ=austenite α=ferrite CP=coarse pearlite P=pearlite FP=fine pearlite UB=upper Bainite LB=lower Bainite M=martensite MS=Martensite start temperature M50=temperature for 50% martensite formation MF= martensite finish temperature Ae3 t0 Metastable γ 17
  • 18.
    M50 MS Metastable γ Metastable γ+ M Temperature Log time Hardness Ae1 Fe3C+CP Fe3C+P Fe3C+FP UB LB very FP +UB Aecm t0 γ=austenite CP=coarse pearlite P=pearlite FP=fine pearlite UB=upper Bainite LB=lower Bainite M=martensite MS=Martensite start temperature M50=temperature for 50% martensite formation 18
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    21 4340 Steel withalloying elements Ni, Cr and Mo
  • 22.
    MF M50 MS Metastable γ +M M Temperature,T Log(time, t) Hardness Ae1 α+CP α+P FP UB LB 50% FP + 50% UB γ=austenite α=ferrite CP=coarse pearlite P=pearlite FP=fine pearlite UB=upper Bainite LB=lower Bainite M=martensite MS=Martensite start temperature M50=temperature at which 50% martensite is obtained MF= martensite finish temperature Ae3 Metastable γ For finer austenite 22
  • 23.
    • IT heattreatment are not the most practically feasible to perform • IT Curves are shifted to longer times and lower temperatures • Bainite will not form through CCT
  • 25.
    CC1: Slow cooling(conventional annealing) CC2: Isothermal annealing CC3: Normalizing CC4: Slow oil quenching CC5: Fast oil quenching CC6: Fast water quenching CC7: Critical cooling Rate CC8: Interrupted quenching