Abstract
On the basis of well‐known thermodynamic equations, a model is proposed which allows the computation of both the solution behaviour and the composition of the carbonitride precipitates of the microalloying elements in steel. Apart from the concentration of the microalloying elements and the carbon and nitrogen content, the following aspects were taken into account: the non‐stoichiometric composition of carbonitrides, a regular solution behaviour of the mixture of carbide with nitride, the effect of third elements on the activity of carbon and nitrogen, the possible primary binding of nitrogen by aluminium. The calculation is based on the knowledge of the solubility products of pure carbides and nitrides. Comparison with experimental results of carbonitride precipitates in microalloyed niobium and vanadium steels support the model‐based predictions concerning the temperature‐dependent composition and solubility of carbonitrides under equilibrium conditions.
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