The Effect of Austenite Grain Size on the Microstructure of the Medium Carbon Nanobainitic Steel

Carbide free bainitic steel, so called supper bainitic or nano-structured bainitic steel has attracted considerable attentions due to its remarkable combination of strength and ductility. Unfortunately, the effect of prior austenite grain size has not been investigated for the low carbon nano-structured bainitic steels. In this research, attempts were made to understand the effect of prior austenite grain size effect on the microstructure of carbide free medium carbon bainitic steel. The steel was cast by using induction furnace under argon gas atmosphere. The ingot was electro-slag-remelted (ESR) to obtain clean steel followed by hot rolling.