Constitutive Models for the Strain Strengthening of Austenitic Stainless Steels at Cryogenic Temperatures with a Literature Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Effect of Strain Conditions on Mechanical Properties
2.1. Effects on the Mechanical Properties of 316 Steel
2.2. Effect on the Mechanical Properties of 304 Steel
3. Effect of Strain Conditions on Microstructure
4. Constitutive Models for Simulation of Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties at Cryogenic Temperatures
- is the second invariant of partial stress.
- is the failure parameter.
- is the initial yield stress.
- is the martensitic volume fraction.
- is the initial pure austenitic hardening coefficient.
- is the additional coefficient of .
- is the hardening variable.
- : the material’s ability to resist damage growth.
- is the failure parameter.
- is the energy release rate.
- is the Von Mises stress.
- is the plastic multiplier.
- is the step function.
- is the initial strain of plastic deformation.
- is the effect of damage-nucleation strain.
- represents the flow direction.
- represents the yield stress.
- represents the plastic dissipation potential.
- represents the flow stress depending on the temperature .
- represents the isotropic hardening parameter.
- represents the hardening modulus, which is limited by Equation (10).
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Amount of Pre-Strain/% | Test Temperature /°C | Yield Strength /MPa | Tensile Strength /MPa | Elongation/% | Yield Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 20 | 270 | 598 | 68 | 0.452 |
15 | 20 | 513 | 799 | 25 | 0.642 |
25 | 20 | 636 | 947 | 9 | 0.672 |
35 | 20 | 809 | 1106 | 4 | 0.731 |
0 | −196 | 672 | 1311 | 70 | 0.513 |
15 | −196 | 933 | 1493 | 55 | 0.625 |
25 | −196 | 1030 | 1615 | 44 | 0.638 |
35 | −196 | 1159 | 1754 | 33 | 0.661 |
0 | −268.8 | 832 | 1536 | 55 | 0.542 |
15 | −268.8 | 1063 | 1740 | 36 | 0.611 |
25 | −268.8 | 1301 | 1883 | 29 | 0.691 |
35 | −268.8 | 1593 | 2066 | 19 | 0.771 |
Multi-Pass Cold Rolling/% | Test Temperature /°C | Yield Strength /MPa | Tensile Strength /MPa | Elongation /% | Yield Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
/ | 20 | 259 | 675 | 90 | 0.384 |
10 | 0 | 703 | 930 | 20 | 0.756 |
20 | 0 | 742 | 981 | 30 | 0.756 |
30 | 0 | 834 | 1098 | 40 | 0.760 |
40 | 0 | 936 | 1225 | 10 | 0.764 |
10 | −196 | 1061 | 1306 | 20 | 0.812 |
20 | −196 | 1463 | 1589 | 20 | 0.921 |
Strain Conditions | Material Type | Strain Rate /s−1 | Test Temperature /°C | Yield Strength /MPa | Tensile Strength /MPa | Elongation /% | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Static strain | 316L | 0.00025 | −196 | 751 | 1403 | 41 | [29] |
316L | — | −196 | 730 | 1080 | 56 | [22] | |
316L | — | −130 | 470 | 1160.5 | 40 | [23] | |
316L | — | −268.8 | 805 | 1200 | 28 | [22] | |
Cyclic strain | 304 | 0.005 | −196 | 850 | 1800 | 25 | [19] |
316L | 0.001 | −40 | 681 | 871 | 51.5 | [29] | |
316L | 0.001 | −80 | 700 | 920 | 72.7 | [29] | |
Torsional | 304 | — | −196 | 1745 | — | 23 | [25] |
strain | 304 | — | −196 | 1147 | 1357 | — | [30] |
Rolling | 304 | — | −196 | 1463 | 1598 | 20 | [17] |
strain | 304 | 0.0002 | −196 | 2308.4 | 2165.9 | 23 | [31] |
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He, B.; Wang, J.; Xu, W. Constitutive Models for the Strain Strengthening of Austenitic Stainless Steels at Cryogenic Temperatures with a Literature Review. Metals 2023, 13, 1894. https://doi.org/10.3390/met13111894
He B, Wang J, Xu W. Constitutive Models for the Strain Strengthening of Austenitic Stainless Steels at Cryogenic Temperatures with a Literature Review. Metals. 2023; 13(11):1894. https://doi.org/10.3390/met13111894
Chicago/Turabian StyleHe, Bingyang, Juan Wang, and Weipu Xu. 2023. "Constitutive Models for the Strain Strengthening of Austenitic Stainless Steels at Cryogenic Temperatures with a Literature Review" Metals 13, no. 11: 1894. https://doi.org/10.3390/met13111894