Grain size altering yielding mechanisms in ultrafine grained high-Mn austenitic steel: Advanced TEM investigations

2021 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 192-203
Author(s):  
Chang-Yu Hung ◽  
Yu Bai ◽  
Nobuhiro Tsuji ◽  
Mitsuhiro Murayama
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Austenitic Steel ◽  
Ultrafine Grained

Grain Size Altering Yielding Mechanisms in Ultrafine Grained High-Mn Austenitic Steel: Advanced TEM Investigations

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang-Yu Hung ◽  
Yu Bai ◽  
Nobuhiro Tsuji ◽  
Mitsuhiro Murayama
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Austenitic Steel ◽  
Ultrafine Grained

scholarly journals Structural Transformations and Mechanical Properties of Metastable Austenitic Steel under High Temperature Thermomechanical Treatment

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 645
Author(s):  
Igor Litovchenko ◽  
Sergey Akkuzin ◽  
Nadezhda Polekhina ◽  
Kseniya Almaeva ◽  
Evgeny Moskvichev
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Austenitic Steel ◽  
Structural Transformations ◽  
Initial State ◽  
Twin Boundaries ◽  
Metastable Austenitic Steel ◽  
Average Grain Size ◽  
Heating Up

The effect of high-temperature thermomechanical treatment on the structural transformations and mechanical properties of metastable austenitic steel of the AISI 321 type is investigated. The features of the grain and defect microstructure of steel were studied by scanning electron microscopy with electron back-scatter diffraction (SEM EBSD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It is shown that in the initial state after solution treatment the average grain size is 18 μm. A high (≈50%) fraction of twin boundaries (annealing twins) was found. In the course of hot (with heating up to 1100 °C) plastic deformation by rolling to moderate strain (e = 1.6, where e is true strain) the grain structure undergoes fragmentation, which gives rise to grain refining (the average grain size is 8 μm). Partial recovery and recrystallization also occur. The fraction of low-angle misorientation boundaries increases up to ≈46%, and that of twin boundaries decreases to ≈25%, compared to the initial state. The yield strength after this treatment reaches up to 477 MPa with elongation-to-failure of 26%. The combination of plastic deformation with heating up to 1100 °C (e = 0.8) and subsequent deformation with heating up to 600 °C (e = 0.7) reduces the average grain size to 1.4 μm and forms submicrocrystalline fragments. The fraction of low-angle misorientation boundaries is ≈60%, and that of twin boundaries is ≈3%. The structural states formed after this treatment provide an increase in the strength properties of steel (yield strength reaches up to 677 MPa) with ductility values of 12%. The mechanisms of plastic deformation and strengthening of metastable austenitic steel under the above high-temperature thermomechanical treatments are discussed.

Pertinence of the Grain Size on the Mechanical Strength of Polycrystalline Metals

2017 ◽  
Vol 139 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
N. A. Zontsika ◽  
A. Abdul-Latif ◽  
S. Ramtani
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Mechanical Strength ◽  
Kinematic Hardening ◽  
Uniaxial Stress ◽  
Isotropic Hardening ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Consistent Model ◽  
Micromechanical Approach ◽  
Interaction Law ◽  
Small Deformations

Motivated by the already developed micromechanical approach (Abdul-Latif et al., 2002, “Elasto-Inelastic Self-Consistent Model for Polycrystals,” ASME J. Appl. Mech., 69(3), pp. 309–316.), a new extension is proposed for describing the mechanical strength of ultrafine-grained (ufg) materials whose grain sizes, d, lie in the approximate range of 100 nm < d < 1000 nm as well as for the nanocrystalline (nc) materials characterized by d≤100 nm. In fact, the dislocation kinematics approach is considered for characterizing these materials where grain boundary is taken into account by a thermal diffusion concept. The used model deals with a soft nonincremental inclusion/matrix interaction law. The overall kinematic hardening effect is described naturally by the interaction law. Within the framework of small deformations hypothesis, the elastic part, assumed to be uniform and isotropic, is evaluated at the granular level. The heterogeneous inelastic part of deformation is locally determined. In addition, the intragranular isotropic hardening is modeled based on the interaction between the activated slip systems within the same grain. Affected by the grain size, the mechanical behavior of the ufg as well as the nc materials is fairly well described. This development is validated through several uniaxial stress–strain experimental results of copper and nickel.

Investigations on Microstructure Evolution and Deformation Behavior of Aged and Ultrafine Grained Al-Zn-Mg Alloy Subjected to Severe Plastic Deformation

2010 ◽  
Vol 667-669 ◽  
pp. 253-258
Author(s):  
Wei Ping Hu ◽  
Si Yuan Zhang ◽  
Xiao Yu He ◽  
Zhen Yang Liu ◽  
Rolf Berghammer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Microstructure Evolution ◽  
Deformation Behavior ◽  
Deformation Mechanisms ◽  
Mg Alloy ◽  
Ultrafine Grained

An aged Al-5Zn-1.6Mg alloy with fine η' precipitates was grain refined to ~100 nm grain size by severe plastic deformation (SPD). Microstructure evolution during SPD and mechanical behaviour after SPD of the alloy were characterized by electron microscopy and tensile, compression as well as nanoindentation tests. The influence of η' precipitates on microstructure and mechanical properties of ultrafine grained Al-Zn-Mg alloy is discussed with respect to their effect on dislocation configurations and deformation mechanisms during processing of the alloy.

The Processing of Ultrafine-Grained Materials Using High-Pressure Torsion

2007 ◽  
Vol 558-559 ◽  
pp. 1283-1294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Xu ◽  
Z. Horita ◽  
Terence G. Langdon
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
High Pressure Torsion ◽  
Metallic Materials ◽  
Grain Sizes ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Ultrafine Grained Materials ◽  
Thin Disks

It is now well-established that processing through the application of severe plastic deformation (SPD) leads to a significant reduction in the grain size of a wide range of metallic materials. This paper examines the fabrication of ultrafine-grained materials using high-pressure torsion (HPT) where this process is attractive because it leads to exceptional grain refinement with grain sizes that often lie in the nanometer or submicrometer ranges. Two aspects of HPT are examined. First, processing by HPT is usually confined to samples in the form of very thin disks but recent experiments demonstrate the potential for extending HPT also to bulk samples. Second, since the strains imposed in HPT vary with the distance from the center of the disk, it is important to examine the development of inhomogeneities in disk samples processed by HPT.

Critical grain size to limit the hydrogen-induced ductility drop in a metastable austenitic steel

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (33) ◽  
pp. 10697-10703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnaud Macadre ◽  
Nobuo Nakada ◽  
Toshihiro Tsuchiyama ◽  
Setsuo Takaki
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Austenitic Steel ◽  
Metastable Austenitic Steel ◽  
Critical Grain Size

Microstructure and Aging Behavior of Al-0.2wt%Zr Alloy Heavily Deformed by ARB Process

2008 ◽  
Vol 584-586 ◽  
pp. 728-733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takatoshi Sato ◽  
Daisuke Terada ◽  
Nobuhiro Tsuji
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Microstructural Evolution ◽  
Coarse Grain ◽  
Aging Behavior ◽  
Roll Bonding ◽  
Solution Treated ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Mean Grain Size ◽  
Treated State ◽  
Zr Alloy

An Al-0.2wt%Zr alloy was severely deformed up to a strain of 8.0 by accumulative roll bonding (ARB) process, started from the solution-treated state. The microstructural evolution during ARB and its aging behavior were investigated. With increasing the number of ARB cycles, Vickers hardness of the specimens increased and reached to a constant value. The microstructural evolution during the ARB could be understood in terms of grain subdivision. The ultrafine grained (UFG) materials whose mean grain size was 0.4 -m were obtained by 10-cycle ARB process. In aging of the ARB processed specimens at high temperatures above 673K, the UFG microstructures quickly coarsened. On the other hand, it was suggested that the precipitation behaviors of the ARB specimen at 623K were quite unique and completely different from those of the conventionally solution-treated material with coarse grain size.

scholarly journals Dependence of Grain Size on Mechanical Properties and Microstructures of High Manganese Austenitic Steel

2014 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. 143-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoyun Yuan ◽  
Liqing Chen ◽  
Yang Zhao ◽  
Hongshuang Di ◽  
Fuxian Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Austenitic Steel ◽  
High Manganese ◽  
High Manganese Austenitic Steel
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