Modeling of the Kinetics of Carbonitrides Precipitation Process and Simulate the Image of Microstructure Using Cellular Automata Method in Microalloyed Steels

Abstract

Microalloying elements such as Ti, Nb, V, entered into steel they influence their microstructure and mechanical properties, because formation of carbonitrides, M(C,N). Influence of carbonitrides to the microstructure and mechanical properties depends on their basic stereological parameters: volume fraction, Vv, and their size, r. In this work the Cellular Automata model of the kinetics of the carbonitrides precipitation which enable to predict the image of the microstructure and calculate the size of carbonitrides formed during isothermal annealing of supersaturated steel is presented. In the high temperature the microalloying elements inhibit the austenite grains growth. Chemical composition of steel has influence to volume fraction and size of precipitations. The work is supplemented with examples of experimental comparison.

Keywords

• cellular automata
• precipitation
• carbonitrides
• microalloying elements
• microalloyed steel