Publications

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  1. Abraham Mathews, J., Sietsma, J., Petrov, R. H., & Santofimia, M. J. (2022). Influence of chemical segregation on bainitic microstructures in a carburized bearing steel. Materials and Design, 223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.111232
  1. Abraham Mathews, J., Sietsma, J., Petrov, R. H., & Santofimia, M. J. (2023). Austenite formation from a steel microstructure containing martensite/austenite and bainite bands. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 25, 5325–5339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2023.06.270
  1. Akbary, F. H., Kwakernaak, C., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2015). Effect of Mn segregation on the microstructure development of quenching and partitioning (Q&P) steel. PTM 2015 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Solid-Solid Phase Transformations in Inorganic Materials 2015, 1155–1156. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84962718300&partnerID=40&md5=4e1bfcc9363267d0dd2d2ce3e937ebd6
  1. Arribas, M., del Molino, E., Gutiérrez, T., Arlazarov, A., Martin, D., de Caro, D., Ayenampudi, S., & Santofimia, M. J. (2022). Characterization of a Medium Mn-Ni Steel Q&P Treated by a High Partitioning Temperature Cycle. Metals, 12(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/met12030483
  1. Arribas, M., Gutiérrez, T., Molino, E. D., Arlazarov, A., de Diego-Calderón, I., Martin, D., de Caro, D., Ayenampudi, S., & Santofimia, M. J. (2020). Austenite reverse transformation in a q&p route of Mn and Ni added steels. Metals, 10(7), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10070862
  1. Atreya, V., Bos, C., & Santofimia, M. J. (2019). Cellular automata modeling of plastic deformation in ferrite during martensite formation in dual-phase steels. Proceedings for the 8th International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Metallurgical Processes in Steelmaking, STEELSIM 2019, 740–749. https://doi.org/10.33313/503/078
  1. Atreya, V., Bos, C., & Santofimia, M. J. (2021). Understanding ferrite deformation caused by austenite to martensite transformation in dual phase steels. Scripta Materialia, 202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2021.114032
  1. Atreya, V., van Dokkum, J. S., Bos, C., & Santofimia, M. J. (2022). Effect of the anisotropy of martensitic transformation on ferrite deformation in Dual-Phase steels. Materials and Design, 219. doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.110805
  1. Avila, D. D. S., Offerman, S. E., & Santofimia, M. J. (2024). Modeling the effect of prior austenite grain size on bainite formation kinetics. Acta Materialia, 266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2024.119656
  1. Ayenampudi, S., Celada-Casero, C., Arechabaleta, Z., Arribas, M., Arlazarov, A., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2021). Microstructural Impact of Si and Ni During High Temperature Quenching and Partitioning Process in Medium-Mn Steels. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 52(4), 1321–1335. doi.org/10.1007/s11661-021-06144-5
  1. Ayenampudi, S., Celada-Casero, C., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2019). Microstructure evolution during high-temperature partitioning of a medium-Mn quenching and partitioning steel. Materialia, 8. doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2019.100492
  1. Breukelman, H. J., Hermans, M. J. M., Santofimia, M. J., & Hidalgo, J. (2023). Engineering austenite/martensite mesostructured materials by controlled localised laser treatments in a Fe–Ni–C alloy. Materials and Design, 227. doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2023.111772
  1. Breukelman, H. J., Santofimia, M. J., & Hidalgo, J. (2022). Hierarchically patterned multiphase steels created by localised laser treatments. Materials and Design, 221. doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.110984
  1. Breukelman, H. J., Santofimia, M. J., & Hidalgo, J. (2023). Dataset of a thermal model for the prediction of temperature fields during the creation of austenite/martensite mesostructured materials by localized laser treatments in a Fe-Ni-C alloy. Data in Brief, 48. doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109110
  1. Caballero, F. G., Chao, J., Cornide, J., García-Mateo, C., Santofimia, M. J., & Capdevila, C. (2009). Toughness deterioration in advanced high strength bainitic steels. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 525(1–2), 87–95. doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2009.06.034
  1. Caballero, F. G., Chao, J., Cornide, J., García-Mateo, C., Santofimia, M. J., & Capdevila, C. (2010). Toughness of advanced high strength bainitic steels. Materials Science Forum, 638–642, 118–123. doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.638-642.118
  1. Caballero, F. G., García-Mateo, C., Chao, J., Santofimia, M. J., Capdevila, C., & de Andrés, C. G. (2008). Effects of morphology and stability of retained austenite on the ductility of TRIP-aided bainitic steels. ISIJ International, 48(9), 1256–1262. doi.org/10.2355/isijinternational.48.1256
  1. Caballero, F. G., Garcia-Mateo, C., Santofimia, M. J., Miller, M. K., & García de Andrés, C. (2009). New experimental evidence on the incomplete transformation phenomenon in steel. Acta Materialia, 57(1), 8–17. doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2008.08.041
  1. Caballero, F. G., Miller, M. K., Garcia-Mateo, C., Cornide, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2012). Temperature dependence of carbon supersaturation of ferrite in bainitic steels. Scripta Materialia, 67(10), 846–849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2012.08.007
  1. Caballero, F. G., Santofimia, M. J., Capdevila, C., García-Mateo, C., & de García Andrés, C. (2006). Design of advanced bainitic steels by optimisation of TTT diagrams and T0 curves. ISIJ International, 46(10), 1479–1488. https://doi.org/10.2355/isijinternational.46.1479
  1. Caballero, F. G., Santofimia, M. J., García-Mateo, C., Chao, J., & de Andrés, C. G. (2009). Theoretical design and advanced microstructure in super high strength steels. Materials and Design, 30(6), 2077–2083. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2008.08.042
  1. Caballero, F. G., Santofimia, M. J., García-Mateo, C., & de Andrés, C. G. (2004). Time-temperature-transformation diagram within the bainitic temperature range in a medium carbon steel. Materials Transactions, 45(12), 3272–3281. https://doi.org/10.2320/matertrans.45.3272
  1. Capdevila, C., Caballero, F. G., San Martín, D., Santofimia, M. J., & de Andrés, C. G. (2003). The influence of titanium and vanadium on isothermal growth kinetics of allotriomorphic ferrite in medium carbon microalloyed steels. Materials Transactions, 44(2), 220–225. https://doi.org/10.2320/matertrans.44.220
  1. Celada-Casero, C., Kwakernaak, C., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2019). The influence of the austenite grain size on the microstructural development during quenching and partitioning processing of a low-carbon steel. Materials and Design, 178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2019.107847
  1. Celada-Casero, C., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2019). The role of the austenite grain size in the martensitic transformation in low carbon steels. Materials and Design, 167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2019.107625
  1. Celada-Casero, C., Vercruysse, F., Linke, B., Smith, A., Kok, P., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2022). Analysis of work hardening mechanisms in Quenching and Partitioning steels combining experiments with a 3D micro-mechanical model. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 846. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2022.143301
  1. Clarke, A. J., Speer, J. G., Matlock, D. K., Rizzo, F. C., Edmonds, D. v, & Santofimia, M. J. (2009). Influence of carbon partitioning kinetics on final austenite fraction during quenching and partitioning. Scripta Materialia, 61(2), 149–152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2009.03.021
  1. de Diego-Calderón, I., Santofimia, M. J., Molina-Aldareguia, J. M., Monclús, M. A., & Sabirov, I. (2014). Deformation behavior of a high strength multiphase steel at macro- and micro-scales. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 611, 201–211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2014.05.068
  1. de Knijf, D., Santofimia, M. J., Shi, H., Bliznuk, V., Föjer, C., Petrov, R., & Xu, W. (2015). In situ austenite-martensite interface mobility study during annealing. Acta Materialia, 90, 161–168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2015.02.040
  1. Dhara, S., van Bohemen, S. M. C., & Santofimia, M. J. (2022). Isothermal decomposition of austenite in presence of martensite in advanced high strength steels: A review. Materials Today Communications, 33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.104567
  1. Findley, K. O., Hidalgo, J., Huizenga, R. M., & Santofimia, M. J. (2017). Controlling the work hardening of martensite to increase the strength/ductility balance in quenched and partitioned steels. Materials and Design, 117, 248–256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2016.12.065
  1. García-Junceda, A., & Santofimia, M. J. (2016). Foreword: Symposium on New Steels for Applications Under Extreme Conditions. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 47(11), 5271. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-016-3766-2
  1. Hajy Akbary, F., Santofimia, M. J., & Sietsma, J. (2014). Elastic Strain Measurement of Miniature Tensile Specimens. Experimental Mechanics, 54(2), 165–173. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11340-013-9785-7
  1. Hajyakbary, F., Santofimia, M. J., & Sietsma, J. (2014). Influence of the partitioning treatment on the mechanical properties of a 0.3c-1.5si-3.5mn Q&P steel. Advanced Materials Research, 922, 224–229. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.922.224
  1. HajyAkbary, F., Santofimia, M. J., & Sietsma, J. (2014). Optimizing mechanical properties of a 0.3C-1.5Si-3.5MnQuenched and partitioned steel. Advanced Materials Research, 829, 100–104. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.829.100
  1. HajyAkbary, F., Sietsma, J., Böttger, A. J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2015). An improved X-ray diffraction analysis method to characterize dislocation density in lath martensitic structures. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 639, 208–218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2015.05.003
  1. HajyAkbary, F., Sietsma, J., Miyamoto, G., Furuhara, T., & Santofimia, M. J. (2016). Interaction of carbon partitioning, carbide precipitation and bainite formation during the Q&P process in a low C steel. Acta Materialia, 104, 72–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2015.11.032
  1. HajyAkbary, F., Sietsma, J., Miyamoto, G., Kamikawa, N., Petrov, R. H., Furuhara, T., & Santofimia, M. J. (2016). Analysis of the mechanical behavior of a 0.3C-1.6Si-3.5Mn (wt%) quenching and partitioning steel. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 677, 505–514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2016.09.087
  1. HajyAkbary, F., Sietsma, J., Petrov, R. H., Miyamoto, G., Furuhara, T., & Santofimia, M. J. (2017). A quantitative investigation of the effect of Mn segregation on microstructural properties of quenching and partitioning steels. Scripta Materialia, 137, 27–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.04.040
  1. Hidalgo, J., Celada-Casero, C., & Santofimia, M. J. (2019). Fracture mechanisms and microstructure in a medium Mn quenching and partitioning steel exhibiting macrosegregation. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 754, 766–777. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2019.03.055
  1. Hidalgo, J., Findley, K. O., & Santofimia, M. J. (2017). Thermal and mechanical stability of retained austenite surrounded by martensite with different degrees of tempering. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 690, 337–347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2017.03.017
  1. Hidalgo, J., Huizenga, R. M., Findley, K. O., & Santofimia, M. J. (2019). Interplay between metastable phases controls strength and ductility in steels. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 745, 185–194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2018.12.096
  1. Hidalgo, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2016). Effect of Prior Austenite Grain Size Refinement by Thermal Cycling on the Microstructural Features of As-Quenched Lath Martensite. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 47(11), 5288–5301. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-016-3525-4
  1. Karewar, S., Hidalgo, J., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2022). Role of planar faults in martensite formation in nano-polycrystalline iron by molecular dynamics simulation. Journal of Materials Science, 57(37), 17678–17699. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07668-w
  1. Karewar, S., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2018). Effect of pre-existing defects in the parent fcc phase on atomistic mechanisms during the martensitic transformation in pure Fe: A molecular dynamics study. Acta Materialia, 142, 71–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2017.09.049
  1. Karewar, S., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2019). Effect of C on the martensitic transformation in fe-c alloys in the presence of pre-existing defects: A molecular dynamics study. Crystals, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst9020099
  1. Kim, B., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2016). Thermodynamic aspects of carbon redistribution during ageing and tempering of Fe–Ni–C alloys. Philosophical Magazine, 96(25), 2632–2648. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786435.2016.1211790
  1. Kim, B., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2017). The role of silicon in carbon partitioning processes in martensite/austenite microstructures. Materials and Design, 127, 336–345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2017.04.080
  1. Kim, B., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2019). Theoretical Aspects of Spinodal Decomposition in Fe-C. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 50(3), 1175–1184. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-018-5094-1
  1. Kim, B.-N., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2015). Spinodal decomposition and the carbon solubility in BCC Fe-C. PTM 2015 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Solid-Solid Phase Transformations in Inorganic Materials 2015, 301–302. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84962730029&partnerID=40&md5=83d319832425940ddc0b91e9ca6c9c29
  1. Koopmans, T., Sietsma, J., Zhao, L., & Santofimia, M. J. (2021). The Thermal Stability of Quenched and Partitioned Steel Microstructures. Steel Research International, 92(12). https://doi.org/10.1002/srin.202100290
  1. Mathews, J. A., Farahani, H., Sietsma, J., Petrov, R. H., Mecozzi, M. G., & Santofimia, M. J. (2023). Microstructures in a carburized steel after isothermal pearlitic treatment. Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 160, 66–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2023.03.017
  1. Mecozzi, M. G., Eiken, J., Santofimia, M. J., & Sietsma, J. (2016). Phase field modelling of microstructural evolution during the quenching and partitioning treatment in low-alloy steels. Computational Materials Science, 112, 245–256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2015.10.048
  1. Mecozzi, M. G., Santofimia, M. J., & Sietsma, J. (2012). Phase-field modelling of epitaxial ferrite formation during the production of advanced high-strength steels. TMP 2012 - 4th International Conference on Thermomechanical Processing of Steels. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84896853299&partnerID=40&md5=1ba13696ba044e801c579bda53ac1fe3
  1. Navarro-López, A., Hidalgo, J., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2017). Characterization of bainitic/martensitic structures formed in isothermal treatments below the Ms temperature. Materials Characterization, 128, 248–256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2017.04.007
  1. Navarro-López, A., Hidalgo, J., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2018). Influence of the prior athermal martensite on the mechanical response of advanced bainitic steel. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 735, 343–353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2018.08.047
  1. Navarro-López, A., Hidalgo, J., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2020). Unravelling the mechanical behaviour of advanced multiphase steels isothermally obtained below Ms. Materials and Design, 188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2020.108484
  1. Navarro-López, A., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2015). Effect of pre-existing martensite on the isothermal transformation kinetics below the Ms temperature in a low-chigh-Si steel. PTM 2015 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Solid-Solid Phase Transformations in Inorganic Materials 2015, 559–560. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84962701459&partnerID=40&md5=e5d4dcb8b7de7a9d3179a8105095caae
  1. Navarro-López, A., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2016). Effect of Prior Athermal Martensite on the Isothermal Transformation Kinetics Below M        s in a Low-C High-Si Steel. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 47(3), 1028–1039. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-015-3285-6
  1. Nishikawa, A. S., Santofimia, M. J., Sietsma, J., & Goldenstein, H. (2018). Influence of bainite reaction on the kinetics of carbon redistribution during the Quenching and Partitioning process. Acta Materialia, 142, 142–151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2017.09.048
  1. Ou, X., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2015). Molecular dynamics simulation of the effects of FCC/BCC interfaces on the nucleation and growth of martensite in iron. PTM 2015 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Solid-Solid Phase Transformations in Inorganic Materials 2015, 817–824. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84962635069&partnerID=40&md5=0fbb86b6d02745953781159b0bf9bfd0
  1. Ou, X., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2016). Molecular dynamics simulations of the mechanisms controlling the propagation of bcc/fcc semi-coherent interfaces in iron. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 24(5). https://doi.org/10.1088/0965-0393/24/5/055019
  1. Ou, X., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2020). Coalescence of martensite under uniaxial tension of iron crystallites by atomistic simulations. Materials Science and Technology (United Kingdom), 36(11), 1191–1199. https://doi.org/10.1080/02670836.2020.1762301
  1. Ou, X., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2022). Fundamental study of nonclassical nucleation mechanisms in iron. Acta Materialia, 226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2022.117655
  1. Paravicini Bagliani, E., Santofimia, M. J., Zhao, L., Sietsma, J., & Anelli, E. (2013). Microstructure, tensile and toughness properties after quenching and partitioning treatments of a medium-carbon steel. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 559, 486–495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2012.08.130
  1. Petrov, R., Hajyakbari, F., Saz, F. R., Sidor, J., Santofimia, M. J., Sietsma, J., & Kestens, L. (2013). Microstructure and properties of ultrafast annealed high strength steel. Materials Science Forum, 753, 554–558. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.753.554
  1. Ravi, A. M., Kumar, A., Herbig, M., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2020). Impact of austenite grain boundaries and ferrite nucleation on bainite formation in steels. Acta Materialia, 188, 424–434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2020.01.065
  1. Ravi, A. M., Navarro-López, A., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2020). Influence of martensite/austenite interfaces on bainite formation in low-alloy steels below Ms. Acta Materialia, 188, 394–405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2020.02.003
  1. Ravi, A. M., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2015). Understanding the role of prior austenite grain size in isothermal bainite formation kinetics. PTM 2015 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Solid-Solid Phase Transformations in Inorganic Materials 2015, 643–644. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84962768661&partnerID=40&md5=394d62b6c986734e20f62910dcaeb11e
  1. Ravi, A. M., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2016). Exploring bainite formation kinetics distinguishing grain-boundary and autocatalytic nucleation in high and low-Si steels. Acta Materialia, 105, 155–164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2015.11.044
  1. Ravi, A. M., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2017). Bainite formation kinetics in steels and the dynamic nature of the autocatalytic nucleation process. Scripta Materialia, 140, 82–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.06.051
  1. Ravi, A. M., Sietsma, J., & Santofimia, M. J. (2020). The role of grain-boundary cementite in bainite formation in high-carbon steels. Scripta Materialia, 185, 7–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.03.042
  1. Sabirov, I., Santofimia, M. J., & Petrov, R. H. (2021). Advanced high-strength steels by quenching and partitioning. Metals, 11(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/met11091419
  1. Santofimia, M. J., Caballero, F. G., Capdevila, C., García-Mateo, C., & de Andrés, C. G. (2006). New model for the overall transformation kinetics of bainite. Part 1: The model. Materials Transactions, 47(10), 2465–2472. https://doi.org/10.2320/matertrans.47.2465
  1. Santofimia, M. J., Caballero, F. G., Capdevila, C., García-Mateo, C., & Garcia De Andrés, C. (2006). Evaluation of displacive models for bainite transformation kinetics in steels. Materials Transactions, 47(6), 1492–1500. https://doi.org/10.2320/matertrans.47.1492
  1. Santofimia, M. J., Caballero, F. G., Capdevila, C., García-Mateo, C., & García De Andrés, C. (2006). New model for the overall transformation kinetics of bainite. Part 2: Validation. Materials Transactions, 47(10), 2473–2479. https://doi.org/10.2320/matertrans.47.2473
  1. Santofimia, M. J., Kwakernaak, C., Sloof, W. G., Zhao, L., & Sietsma, J. (2010). Experimental study of the distribution of alloying elements after the formation of epitaxial ferrite upon cooling in a low-carbon steel. Materials Characterization, 61(10), 937–942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2010.06.006
  1. Santofimia, M. J., Nguyen-Minh, T., Zhao, L., Petrov, R., Sabirov, I., & Sietsma, J. (2010). New low carbon Q&P steels containing film-like intercritical ferrite. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 527(23), 6429–6439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2010.06.083
  1. Santofimia, M. J., Petrov, R. H., Zhao, L., & Sietsma, J. (2014). Microstructural analysis of martensite constituents in quenching and partitioning steels. Materials Characterization, 92, 91–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2014.03.003
  1. Santofimia, M. J., Speer, J. G., Clarke, A. J., Zhao, L., & Sietsma, J. (2009). Influence of interface mobility on the evolution of austenite-martensite grain assemblies during annealing. Acta Materialia, 57(15), 4548–4557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2009.06.024
  1. Santofimia, M. J., Speer, J. G., Zhao, L., & Sietsma, J. (2011). Model for the annealing of partial martensite-austenite microstructures in steels. Solid State Phenomena, 172–174, 567–572. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.172-174.567
  1. Santofimia, M. J., van Bohemen, S. M. C., & Sietsma, J. (2013). Combining bainite and martensite in steel microstructures for light weight applications. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 113(2), 143–148. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84876385737&partnerID=40&md5=4764e66db21745ca78bdf6c3960fa2e1
  1. Santofimia, M. J., Zhao, L., Petrov, R., Kwakernaak, C., Sloof, W. G., & Sietsma, J. (2011). Microstructural development during the quenching and partitioning process in a newly designed low-carbon steel. Acta Materialia, 59(15), 6059–6068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2011.06.014
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