Effect of Magnetic state of Austenite on Martensitic transformation in Fe–Ni Alloys in High and Zero Magnetic Fields

Abstract

The effect of high pulsed magnetic fields on the martensitic γ → α transformation in Fe–Ni and Fe–Ni–Mn alloys characterized by dual kinetics has been analyzed. It has been shown that the higher the iron content and the lower the martensitic transformation temperature, the more substantial the effect of pulsed magnetic field on the athermal martensitic transformation (MT) in the Fe–Ni alloys. The possibility of athermal martensite nucleation at magnetic inhomogenities of austenite, which is characterized by disordered magnetic moments (antiferromagnetic contribution) within a local area that assumes coherent conjugation at the interface, has been discussed. It has been suggested that athermal MT in Invar Fe–Ni alloys characterized by dual kinetics occurs in a pulsed magnetic field via a first-order magnetic phase transformation.