Elastoplastic Phase-Field Study of Local Stress and Plastic Deformation Due to Carbide Precipitation in High- and Low-Carbon Quenching–Tempering Steels
摘要
A polycrystalline elastoplastic phase-field model simulated martensitic transformation and carbide precipitation during quenching–tempering. The focus was on investigating the variations in carbon content, local stress, and plastic strain during the carbide precipitation process. High-carbon steel retains more residual austenite and forms lenticular martensite, while low-carbon steel produces lath martensite. Low-temperature tempering generates higher carbide volume fractions in high-carbon steel. Carbide precipitation elevates local stress and plastic strain while raising interfacial carbon concentration.