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简介：Themartensitic/ferriticsteelshavebeenusedasboilerandturbinematerialsinpowerplants,andalsobeenselectedaspotentialmaterialsforstructuralmaterialsinnuclearreactors.Inthispaper,thekineticanalysisofthemartensiteformationandmicrostructuralcontrolofhigh-Crmartensitic/ferriticsteelsarereviewed.Amodularapproach,incorporatingFisherpartitioningnucleationandanisotropicgrowthforimpingement,wasproposedtodescribethemartensiteformationkineticsunderdifferentcoolingrates.Thekineticanalysissuggestedathermal-activatedgrowthfeatureoccurringduringthemartensitictransformationofmartensiticsteels.Themicrostructurecanbetunedbycompositionoptimizationandvariouscombinationsofheattreatmentparameters(temperature,time,severeandminordeformation).Fortheapplicationinpowerplant,thepotentialofboundary-design,refinementoforiginalaustenitegrainsizeandthefinalmartensiticlath,pinningeffectofstablecarbides,inimprovingtheperformancesofmartensitic/ferriticsteelsatelevatedtemperaturesshouldbeinvestigatedmorethoroughly.Furthermore,effortsshouldbemadetoexploretheeffectsofretainedausteniteontheimprovementofhigh-temperaturecreepstrength.Fortheapplicationofnuclearplants,attemptsshouldalsobemadetoproduceFepowderswithuniformlydistributedoxideparticlesbychemicalreactions.