Effect of Si addition on kinetics of martensitic hot-work die steel during tempering

摘要

Dilatometry measurement, transmission electron microscope (TEM), and a three-dimensional atom probe (3DAP) are utilized to study how adding Si affects the kinetics of martensitic steel during tempering. The results show that both the tempering transformation temperature and the activation energy of martensitic hot-work die steel increase remarkably when Si is added. Meanwhile, the film-type retained austenite and the Si-rich region adjacent to the carbides are each observed in tempered martensitic steels. The results suggest that coarsening of carbides is efficiently inhibited and softening of steels is sufficiently delayed.