Special Issue "Study on Phase Transformation and Deformation of Metallic Materials"

A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2023 | Viewed by 799

Special Issue Editor

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Honmachi, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
Interests: Ti alloys; steels; phase transformation; recrystallization

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Phase transformation is a very common phenomenon in metallic materials. It was activated in several circumstances, such as temperature variations or deformation. For instance, the well-known TRIP (transformation-induced plasticity) effect involves phase transformation during deformation and simultanesouly enhances plasticity. During high-temperature deformation of steels, the austenite phase transforms into the ferrite phase, a phenomenon known as dynamic transformation and used to produce ultrafine grained ferrite steels. 

The current Special Issue welcome articles that focus on phase transformation during thermomechanical processing of metallic materials (e.g., annealing or deformation). It will provide a comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals of phase transformation during thermomechanical processing.

Dr. Baoqi Guo
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • metallic materials
  • phase transformation
  • deformation
  • characterization
  • thermodynamics
  • kinetics
  • modeling

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Microscale Strain Localizations and Strain-Induced Martensitic Phase Transformation in Austenitic Steel 301LN at Different Strain Rates
Metals 2023, 13(2), 207; https://doi.org/10.3390/met13020207 - 20 Jan 2023
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Microscopic strain and strain-induced phase transformation during plastic deformation in metastable austenitic steel were investigated at different strain rates. Quasi in-situ tension tests were performed sequentially with well-defined elongation intervals at room temperature at strain rates of 10−3 s−1 and 10 [...] Read more.
Microscopic strain and strain-induced phase transformation during plastic deformation in metastable austenitic steel were investigated at different strain rates. Quasi in-situ tension tests were performed sequentially with well-defined elongation intervals at room temperature at strain rates of 10−3 s−1 and 10−1 s−1. The tests were monitored by high-resolution optical imaging with a microscopic lens at a resolution of 0.23 µm/pixel. The macroscopic temperature was also measured with an infrared (IR) camera. The microstructure-level strain localizations were observed on the surface of the etched specimens by means of microscale digital image correlation (µDIC). Additionally, the microstructure was characterized by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) at the same location before and after deformation. The results of the study indicated that microscopic strain localizations favored the formation of α′-martensite particles. At the lower strain rate, high local strain concentrations formed at several locations in the microstructure, correlating with the areas where the formation of large martensite islands occurred. Martensite particles of various sizes formed nearby each other at the lower strain rate, whereas at the higher strain rate, martensite islands remained small and isolated. Although the macroscopic increase in temperature at both the studied strain rates was very low, at the higher strain rate, local heating on the microscopic scale could take place at the newly nucleated martensite embryos. This inhibited the further growth of the martensite particles, and local strain distribution also remained more homogeneous than at the lower strain rate. Full article
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