简介:Themicrostructureofthelasermelted1.0%Ctoolsteelhavebeeninvestigated.Theregionaffectedbythelasercanbesubdividedinto3zones,whichconsistofameltedregionatthesurface,azonewithsolidstatetransformationandtheareaadjacenttotheunaffectedsubstratewherecementiteisslightlydissolved.Themeltedzonepossessedacellulargrowthmorphologyconsistingofausteniteandmartensite.Thecarboncontentoftheaustenitewasmeasuredtobeover1wt-%.Agreatdealofretainedausteniteandtwinnedmartensitewerefoundinthefirsttwozones(themeltedandsolidtransformed).