The effects of boron addition on the heating processes of martensite in 0.1C-9Cr-3W-3Co steels have been studied. The steels with and without 100 ppm boron were prepared. The specimens were austenitized at 1200°C for 1.2 ks, and quenched into iced brine, resulting in formation of α' martensite laths. They were heated up to 1000°C at a rate of 10°C/min. Temperature derivative of electric resistivity,
dρ/dT, decreased gradually around 500°C, increased slightly around 750°C, decreased around 810°C and largely decreased around 870°C in both steels. Observations by transmission electron microscopy revealed that the reactions were related to the formation of M
7C
3, dissolution of both cementite and M
7C
3, the precipitation of M
23C
6 and the austenite formation, respectively. The boron addition promotes M
23C
6 formation and retards the α→γ transformation.
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