scholarly journals Analysis of Plastic Deformation Instabilities at Elevated Temperatures in Hot-Rolled Medium-Mn Steel

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 4184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Kozłowska ◽  
Barbara Grzegorczyk ◽  
Marcin Staszuk ◽  
Paweł M. Nuckowski ◽  
Adam Grajcar
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Deformation Temperature ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Thermomechanical Processing ◽  
Uniform Elongation ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Manganese Steel ◽  
Serrated Flow ◽  
Hot Rolled

The study addressed the microstructure and mechanical properties of hot-rolled advanced high-strength medium manganese steel. Some of the curves that were obtained in static tensile tests at deformation temperatures of 20–200 °C showed the occurrence of the heterogeneous plastic deformation phenomenon, called the Portevin-Le Chatelier (PLC) effect. The deformation temperature significantly influenced a serration character. The correlations between the deformation temperature, serration range, microstructural features, and fracture behavior were investigated. The curves showed no Lüders elongation as a result of the thermomechanical processing applied. The serrated flow phenomenon was observed at 60 and 140 °C. The serration type was different and the most enhanced at 140 °C, where the PLC effect was present in both uniform and post-uniform elongation ranges. The disappearance of serrations at 200 °C was related to the increased diffusion intensity.

Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties of 67GPa•% Grade Medium Manganese Steel

2021 ◽  
Vol 1035 ◽  
pp. 404-409
Author(s):  
Zhe Rui Zhang ◽  
Ren Bo Song ◽  
Nai Peng Zhou ◽  
Wei Feng Huo
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Microstructure Evolution ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Total Elongation ◽  
Manganese Steel ◽  
Experimental Steel ◽  
Medium Manganese Steel ◽  
Hot Rolled ◽  
Hot Rolled Steel

In this study, a new Fe-6Mn-4Al-0.4C high strength medium manganese hot rolled steel sheet was designed. The influence mechanism of the intercritical annealing (IA) temperature on microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of experimental steel were studied by SEM and XRD. The experimental steel was held for 30 minutes at 640°C, 680°C, 720°C, 760°C, 800°C, respectively. When the annealing temperature was 640°C, cementite particles precipitated between the austenite and ferrite phase boundary. As the annealing temperature increased, the cementite gradually dissolved and disappeared, the fraction of lamellar austenite increased significantly. When the annealing temperature is 800°C, the coarse equiaxed austenite and ferrite appeared. The yield strength (YS) decreased, the product of strength and elongation (PSE) and total elongation (TE) both increased first and then decreased, while the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) showed the opposite trend. The experimental steel exhibited excellent comprehensive mechanical properties after held at 760°C for 30 min. The UTS was 870 MPa, the YS was 703 MPa, and the TE was 77 %, the PSE was 67 GPa·%.

scholarly journals Effect of Intercritical Annealing and Austempering on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a High Silicon Manganese Steel

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mattia Franceschi ◽  
Luca Pezzato ◽  
Claudio Gennari ◽  
Alberto Fabrizi ◽  
Marina Polyakova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Intercritical Annealing ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Manganese Steel ◽  
Microstructure And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Martensitic Microstructure ◽  
Steel Grades ◽  
High Silicon

High Silicon Austempered steels (AHSS) are materials of great interest due to their excellent combination of high strength, ductility, toughness, and limited costs. These steel grades are characterized by a microstructure consisting of ferrite and bainite, accompanied by a high quantity retained austenite (RA). The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of an innovative heat treatment, consisting of intercritical annealing at 780 °C and austempering at 400 °C for 30 min, on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a novel high silicon steel (0.43C-3.26Si-2.72Mn wt.%). The microstructure was characterized by optical and electron microscopy and XRD analysis. Hardness and tensile tests were performed. A multiphase ferritic-martensitic microstructure was obtained. A hardness of 426 HV and a tensile strength of 1650 MPa were measured, with an elongation of 4.5%. The results were compared with those ones obtained with annealing and Q&T treatments.

Evolution of Microstructure during Hot Deformation of the PM Molybdenum Alloy TZM

2007 ◽  
Vol 539-543 ◽  
pp. 2725-2730 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Mrotzek ◽  
Andreas Hoffmann ◽  
U. Martin ◽  
H. Oettel
Keyword(s):  
Yield Strength ◽  
Hot Deformation ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Primary Recrystallization ◽  
Molybdenum Alloy ◽  
Texture Formation ◽  
Evolution Of Microstructure

The molybdenum alloy TZM (Mo-0.5wt%Ti-0.08wt%Zr) is a commonly used structural material for high temperature applications. For these purposes a high strength at elevated temperatures and also a sufficient ductility at room temperature are being aimed. Preceding investigations revealed the existence of subgrains in hot deformed TZM. It was observed that with proceeding primary recrystallization and therefore with disappearance of subgrains the yield strength drops almost to a level of pure molybdenum. It is being assumed that the existence of a dislocation substructure has a pronounced effect on the yield strength of TZM. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the subgrain and texture formation and also to estimate the dislocation arrangement within subgrains during hot deformation. Hence, TZM rods were rolled to different degrees of deformation at a temperature above 0.5 Tm. The microstructure of the initial material was fully recrystallized. Texture formation, misorientation distributions and subgrain sizes were analyzed by electron backscattering diffraction (EBSD). Mechanical properties were characterized by tensile tests at room temperature and up to 1200°C. It was revealed, that with increasing degree of deformation a distinct substructure forms and therefore yield strength rises. Consequently, the misorientation between adjacent subgrains increases, their size decreases and a <110> fibre texture develops. To estimate the influence of texture on strength of TZM the Taylor factors are calculated from EBSD data.

scholarly journals Potential of High Compressive Ductility of Ultrafine Grained Copper Fabricated by Severe Plastic Deformation

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1503
Author(s):  
Mayu Asano ◽  
Motohiro Yuasa ◽  
Hiroyuki Miyamoto ◽  
Tatsuya Tanaka ◽  
Can Erdogan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Void Formation ◽  
Rate Sensitivity ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Local Strain ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Dislocation Slip ◽  
Shear Mode ◽  
Ultrafine Grained

Severe plastic deformation (SPD) can fabricate high-strength materials by forming an ultrafine grained (UFG) microstructure. Low elongation to failure of UFG materials in tensile tests, which has often been regarded as a measure of ductility of materials, has been attributed to low strain hardening of UFG structures where dislocation slip and its accumulation is very limited. In the present work, it is shown that the compressive extensibility of UFG materials can be comparable or potentially superior to that of annealed materials by using a parallel round-bar compression (PRBC) test which was designed for imposing an appropriate stress state preferable for high ductility using the shear mode. The high compressive extensibility of UFG materials can be a result of high accommodation of local strain incompatibility at non-equilibrium grain boundaries and a grain boundary-mediated deformation mechanism, which result in high damage tolerance against void formation and growth. Low strain rate sensitivity indicated that the superplastic viscous nature of deformation is not involved in the high compressive ductility of UFG materials using SPD.

scholarly journals Effect of Deformation Temperature on the Portevin-Le Chatelier Effect in Medium-Mn Steel

Metals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Grzegorczyk ◽  
Aleksandra Kozłowska ◽  
Mateusz Morawiec ◽  
Rafał Muszyński ◽  
Adam Grajcar
Keyword(s):  
Deformation Temperature ◽  
Tensile Deformation ◽  
Plastic Instability ◽  
Manganese Steel ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Medium Manganese Steel ◽  
Medium Mn Steel ◽  
Lower Strain ◽  
Chatelier Effect ◽  
Hot Rolled

Experimental investigations of the plastic instability phenomenon in a hot-rolled medium manganese steel were performed. The effects of tensile deformation in a temperature range of 20–140°C on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and flow stress serrations were analyzed. The Portevin–Le Chatelier (PLC) phenomenon was observed for the specimens deformed at 60 °C, 100 °C, and 140 °C. It was found that the deformation temperature substantially affects the type and intensity of serrations. The type of serration was changed at different deformation temperatures. The phenomenon was not observed at room temperature. The plastic instability occurring for the steel deformed at 60 °C was detected for lower strain levels than for the specimens deformed at 100 °C and 140 °C. The increase of the deformation temperature to 100 °C and 140 °C results in shifting the PLC effect to a post uniform deformation range. The complex issues related to the interaction of work hardening, the transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) effect, and the PLC effect stimulated by the deformation temperature were addressed.

Deformation Behavior of Polycrystalline AZ31 Alloy at Room and Elevated Temperatures

2005 ◽  
Vol 488-489 ◽  
pp. 775-778
Author(s):  
Tsing Zhou ◽  
Goroh Itoh ◽  
Yohei Iseno ◽  
Yoshinobu Motohashi
Keyword(s):  
Deformation Behavior ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Rate Sensitivity ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Az31 Alloy ◽  
Slip Systems ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Rolled Specimen ◽  
Hot Rolled

The hot-rolled and extruded AZ31 specimens are subjected to tensile tests at room and elevated temperatures. At room temperature, the yield stress of the hot-rolled specimen is significantly higher than that of the extruded, the reason for which is related to the different textures developed in the two type specimens, as well as the different slip systems activated. At elevated temperatures, the strain rate sensitivity and the activation energy are obtained to characterize the deformation mechanism of the alloy during the temperature range of 423~573K.

Processing of Aluminium Alloys by Severe Plastic Deformation

2006 ◽  
Vol 519-521 ◽  
pp. 45-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terence G. Langdon
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
High Pressure Torsion ◽  
Simple Procedure ◽  
Superplastic Forming ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Ultrafine Grain ◽  
Grain Sizes

Processing through the application of severe plastic deformation (SPD) has become important over the last decade because it is now recognized that it provides a simple procedure for producing fully-dense bulk metals with grain sizes lying typically in the submicrometer range. There are two major procedures for SPD processing. First, equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) refers to the repetitive pressing of a metal bar or rod through a die where the sample is constrained within a channel bent through an abrupt angle at, or close to, 90 degrees. Second, high-pressure torsion (HPT) refers to the procedure in which the sample, generally in the form of a thin disk, is subjected to a very high pressure and concurrent torsional straining. Both of these processes are capable of producing metallic alloys with ultrafine grain sizes and with a reasonable degree of homogeneity. Furthermore, the samples produced in this way may exhibit exceptional mechanical properties including high strength at ambient temperature through the Hall-Petch relationship and a potential superplastic forming capability at elevated temperatures. This paper reviews these two procedures and gives examples of the properties of aluminum alloys after SPD processing.

THE PROPERTIES OF BULK ULTRAFINE-GRAINED METALS PROCESSED THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF SEVERE PLASTIC DEFORMATION

2012 ◽  
Vol 05 ◽  
pp. 299-306
Author(s):  
TERENCE G. LANGDON
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
High Pressure Torsion ◽  
Superplastic Forming ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Processing Techniques

Processing through the application of severe plastic deformation (SPD) provides a very attractive tool for the production of bulk ultrafine-grained materials. These materials typically have grain sizes in the submicrometer or nanometer ranges and they exhibit high strength at ambient temperature and, if the ultrafine grains are reasonably stable at elevated temperatures, they have a potential for use in superplastic forming operations. Several procedures are now available for applying SPD to metal samples but the most promising are Equal-Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) and High-Pressure Torsion (HPT). This paper examines the basic principles of ECAP and HPT and describes some of the properties that may be achieved using these processing techniques.

Yield and Plastic Deformation of Mg-Alloy AZ31 at Elevated Temperatures

2005 ◽  
Vol 488-489 ◽  
pp. 623-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaofeng Qan
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Ultimate Strength ◽  
Thermal Activation ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Uniform Elongation ◽  
Deformation Behaviour ◽  
Mg Alloy ◽  
Thickness Strain ◽  
Alloy Az31 ◽  
Increasing Temperature

The yield and plastic deformation behaviour of wrought Mg-alloy AZ31 sheets were investigated at elevated temperatures from ambient to 300°C. It is found that the 0.2% proof stress and ultimate strength decrease linearly with increasing temperature, and the Young’s modulus goes down in the same way. Whereas the ductility, expressed by elongation, increases with temperature, in contrast to the decrease in uniform elongation. The plastic deformation anisotropy, represented by the ratio of transverse and thickness strain of the plate sample, decreases as the temperature increases, and at about 225°C, coincidentally, reaches to unity. The activation volumes for yield stress and ultimate strength are discussed with a thermal activation law-Arrhenius Equation.

Mechanical Properties of High-Manganese Austenitic TWIP-Type Steel

2014 ◽  
Vol 783-786 ◽  
pp. 27-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leszek Adam Dobrzański ◽  
Wojciech Borek ◽  
Janusz Mazurkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Deformation Energy ◽  
Mechanical Twinning ◽  
Austenitic Steels ◽  
Manganese Steel ◽  
Cold Plastic Deformation ◽  
High Plasticity ◽  
High Manganese

Taking into consideration increased quantity of accessories used in modern cars, decreasing car’s weight can be achieved solely by optimization of sections of sheets used for bearing and reinforcing elements as well as for body panelling parts of a car. Application of sheets with lower thickness requires using sheets with higher mechanical properties, however keeping adequate formability. The goal of structural elements such as frontal frame side members, bumpers and the others is to take over the energy of an impact. Therefore, steels that are used for these parts should be characterized by high value of UTS and UEl, proving the ability of energy absorption. Among the wide variety of recently developed steels, high-manganese austenitic steels with low stacking faulty energy are particularly promising, especially when mechanical twinning occurs. Beneficial combination of high strength and ductile properties of these steels depends on structural processes taking place during cold plastic deformation, which are a derivative of SFE of austenite, dependent, in turn on the chemical composition of steel and deformation temperature. High-manganese austenitic steels in effect of application of proper heat treatment or thermo-mechanical treatment can be characterized by different structure assuring the advantageous connection of strength and plasticity properties. Proper determinant of these properties can be plastic deformation energy supply determined by integral over surface of cold plastic deformation curve. Obtaining of high strength properties with retaining the high plasticity has significant influence for the development of high-manganese steel groups and their significance for the development of materials engineering.

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