Deformation-induced austenite to martensite transformation is an important phenomenon during the deformation of metastable fully austenitic transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) steels. The kinetics of austenite to martensite transformation influence the deformation behaviour of austenitic stainless steels but is often neglected by the materials community. In this paper, after an initial discussion on thermodynamics and mechanism, the importance of deformation-induced transformation kinetics is briefly outlined and the influence of various parameters like grain size, deformation temperature, strain rate, stress state and prior austenite deformation on the transformation kinetics is critically assessed. Variation of transformation kinetics with various parameters has been identified and justified. These variations could act as a ready reference for designing austenitic stainless steels with the desired set of mechanical properties and deformation behaviour. Further in this paper, selected models that can predict the transformation kinetics are reviewed and compared. In the end, research fronts related to transformation kinetics that can be further explored have been identified.
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