High-Temperature Deformability of a Fe-Cr-Mn-Ni Austenite Stainless Steel with High Nitrogen and High Carbon Contents
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Result and Discussion
3.1. Thermodynamic Prediction of Phases and Their Stability
3.2. Microstructural Analyses
3.3. High Temperature Stress-Strain Responses
3.4. High Temperature Deformability and Fracture
3.5. Ductility Enhancement
4. Conclusions
- The stability of various phases in high nitrogen high carbon Fe-Cr-Mn-Ni steel was examined by thermodynamic modelling. The stable carbide was found to be M23C6, which is stable up to 1190 °C.
- The effective elongation-to-fracture defined in this study was found to be a more accurate measure of the deformability than the reduction of area, because the premature fracture in some alloys is associated with the severe localization of deformation in the necked region.
- The temperature range with high enough deformability based on the effective elongation (>30% elongation) was 1030–1200 °C, which is smaller than the temperature range (850–1200 °C) estimated from the reduction of area (>60% RA). The effective fracture elongation defined in the present study is more reliable in predicting the deformation-processing temperature range with high hot deformability.
- The effective fracture elongation increased rapidly from 1000 °C and reached high values above 45% at 1100–1200 °C, accompanied by strain softening and stress serrations. Serrations are caused by the repetition of the strain energy build up by dislocation accumulation and strain energy release by recrystallization.
- Pre-deformation annealing at 1200 °C aggravated the high temperature deformability to above 1000 °C, while it enhanced the ductility below 950 °C. Massive slip lines with no DRX were observed in annealed specimen deformed below 950 °C, resulting in enhanced ductility. Pre-deformation annealing aggravated deformability above 1000 °C by reducing the driving force for DRX.
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Element | C | N | Mn | Cr | Ni | V | Si | B |
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Composition | 0.51 | 0.40 | 9.71 | 21.7 | 3.40 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.003 |
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Lee, B.J.; Song, J.S.; Hong, S.I. High-Temperature Deformability of a Fe-Cr-Mn-Ni Austenite Stainless Steel with High Nitrogen and High Carbon Contents. Metals 2018, 8, 608. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8080608
Lee BJ, Song JS, Hong SI. High-Temperature Deformability of a Fe-Cr-Mn-Ni Austenite Stainless Steel with High Nitrogen and High Carbon Contents. Metals. 2018; 8(8):608. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8080608
Chicago/Turabian StyleLee, Byung Ju, Jae Sook Song, and Sun Ig Hong. 2018. "High-Temperature Deformability of a Fe-Cr-Mn-Ni Austenite Stainless Steel with High Nitrogen and High Carbon Contents" Metals 8, no. 8: 608. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8080608