Inhomogeneity of the hot deformation of austenitic steel

By high-temperature metallography, the nonuniformity of deformation is studied for 08X18H10T steel with 28% δ ferrite. The mean strain of the ferrite is greater than for the austenite; this difference increases with rise in temperature. Correspondingly, the slip along phase boundaries increases. The hot-microhardness ratio of δ ferrite and austenite declines with increase in test temperature.     

A study of stacking faults in deformed austenitic stainless steel by X-ray diffraction

Making use of the data obtained already in our laboratory on elongated, quenched samples of austenitic steel lCrl8Ni9, such as the effective domain size D_eff, the average dislocation density-ρ, the average dislocation configuration parameter, -M, the range of strain field -R_e, the elastic energy density 〈E/V〉,etc., some exact and clear expressions for the relation of intrinsic stack-ing fault (SF) density α′, extrinsic SF density α″, twin fault density β, SF energy γ, true particle size D₀, minimum value of the fault width T_min, and maximum particle size D_max are given.     

抗晶间腐蚀奥氏体不锈钢的晶界工程

Sensitization by chromium depletion due to chromium carbide precipitation at grain boundaries in austenitic stainless steels can not be prevented perfectly only by previous conventional techniques, such as reduction of carbon content, stabilization-treatment, local solution-heat-treatment, etc. Recent studies on grain boundary structure have revealed that the sensitization depends strongly on grain boundary character and atomic structure, and that low energy grain boundaries such a~ coincidence-site-lattice (CSL) boundaries have strong resistance to intergranular corrosion. The concept of grain boundary design and control has been developed as grain boundary engineering (GBE). GBEed materials are characterized by high frequencies of CSL boundaries which are resistant to intergranular deterioration of materials, such as intergranular corrosion. A thermomechanical treatment was tried to improve the resistance to the sensitization by GBE. A type 304 austenitic stainless steel was cold-rolled and solution-heat-treated, and then sensitization-heat-treated. The grain boundary character distribution was examined by orientation imaging microscopy (OIM). The intergranular corrosion resistance was evaluated by electrochemical potentiokinetic reactivation (EPR) and ferric sulfate-sulfuric acid tests. The sensitivity to intergranular corrosion was reduced by the thermomechanical treatment and indicated a minimum at a small roll-reduction The frequency of CSL boundaries indicated a maximum at the small reduction. The ferric sulfate-sulfuric acid test showed much smaller corrosion rate in the thermomechanical-treated specimen than in the base material. A high density of annealing twins were observed in the thermomechanical-treated specimen. The results suggdst that the therrmomechanical treatment can introduce low energy segments in the grain boundary network by annealing twins and can arrest the percolation of intergranular corrosion from the surface. The effects of carbon content and other minor elements on optimization in grain boundary character distribution (GBCD) and thermomechanical parameters were also examined during GBE.     

Grain coarsening in Ti-5Al-2.5Sn

Grain coarsening in a Ti-5 Al-2.5 Sn titanium alloy, deformed in tension to 13 pct uniform elongation and then heated to 1144 K (1600°F) for one h, was investigated. The influence of deformation temperature (77 to 598 K), grain size (10.7, 11.8, and 22.5 μm), and strain rate (2.67 × 10^-2, 6.67 × 10^-4, 2.67 × 10^-5 s^-1) was also studied. Critical elongation and work input values for maximum grain coarsening varied with deformation temperature. The critical elongation value increased from 9 to 12 pct as the temperature decreased from 598 to 367 K and decreased from 12 to 9 pct as temperature decreased from 367 to 77 K. The critical work energy input increased linearly with decreasing temperature.     

含氮高锰奥氏体热作模具钢析出相的研究

利用Thermo-Calc软件对含氮高锰奥氏体热作模具钢凝固过程进行了计算,利用扫描电子显微镜观察分析了退火态组织和析出相,对碳氮化钒沉淀析出行为进行定量理论计算,研究碳氮化钒在奥氏体中析出规律和碳氮化钒中C与N元素互相置换行为.结果表明:电渣锭经过830℃退火后的组织为γ-Fe+MC+M_2C,MC相几乎与奥氏体同时析出,通过扫描电镜和能谱分析可知MC为富钒的V(C,N),M_2C为富钼的合金碳化物,MC相形貌为不规则多边条状或片状,M_2C相形貌呈鱼骨状或螺旋状.在凝固过程中先析出VN,因此高温下平衡析出的碳氮化钒明显富氮;随着温度降低,C、N、V元素固溶量均逐渐降低,由于C从奥氏体中析出相对含量比N多并且C置换VN中的N元素,因此低温下平衡析出的碳氮化钒明显富碳.     

Grain boundary effects in deformed bicrystals

In a previous paper, slip heterogeneities were reported in plastically compatible aluminium bicrystals as these were uniaxially tensile tested; in order to explain such phenomena, a new model was proposed which was based on the formation of plastically incompatible intragranular interfaces. The present work is concerned with the deformation of plastically incompatible copper bicrystals. It is shown that the introduction of some intergranular plastic incompatibility does not alter the process initiating the slip heterogeneities: the above mentioned model still allows to describe the actual slip inhomogeneities formation and localization inside each grain.The slip heterogeneities in copper bicrystals may be accurately described as genuine domains whose behaviour with increasing deformation depends upon the kinds of activated slip systems. Conditions of the latter activation are given by taking into account the internal stress (evaluated thanks to the continuous theory of dislocations) as well as the latent hardening properties of the material. It is also pointed out that the domains formation sets up an accommodation process of the different plastic incompatibilities leading to smooth hardening slopes.     

低合金高强钢形变奥氏体相变行为及其模型

 为了研究低合金高强钢的形变奥氏体连续冷却转变行为及组织变化规律,利用Gleeble-3800热力模拟试验机对试验钢进行了多道次轧制工艺模拟试验,并根据试验所得相变温度和各冷却速度下的室温组织相对量,回归出相变模型。结果表明,试验钢在变形后的连续冷却过程中发生铁素体、珠光体、贝氏体和马氏体转变,基于对各转变的温度和组织相对量得到的相变模型分析,证实了模型的可靠性。     

Relation between microstructure, composition, and hot cracking in Ti-stabilized austenitic stainless steel weldments

A stabilized, fully austenitic alloy D9, a 15Cr-15Ni-2Mo stainless steel with a titanium addition corresponding to UNS 38660, is a candidate material for the fuel-clad and wrapper applications of the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR). The fully austenitic microstructure and the presence of titanium in this alloy lead to high susceptibility to hot cracking during welding. The fusion-zone and the heat-affected zone (HAZ) cracking susceptibility of alloy D9 was studied at three titanium levels, 0.22, 0.32, and 0.42 pct, all other elements remaining constant. The longitudinal and transverse Varestraint (Transvarestraint) hot-cracking tests were used to evaluate fusion-zone and HAZ cracking. The results showed that titanium increases cracking in the fusion zone by 15 to 20 pct in the range of Ti levels studied. The microanalysis of fusion-zone hot cracks using electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) showed an enrichment of Ti, C, N, and S along cracks and in the interdendritic regions. The corresponding phases were identified as TiC, TiC_0.3N_0.7, and the carbosulfides Ti₂CS and Ti₄C₂S₂, which are believed to form eutectics with austenite to produce cracking. The amounts of these phases increased with increasing Ti content. In the HAZ, a similar relation between titanium level and cracking was found. The comparison of the weldability of the D9 with an FA mode type 321 revealed that Ti-bearing eutectics were responsible for a high degree of cracking irrespective of the solidification mode. The results show that in the D9, the ratio of Ti to C and N must be controlled to minimize cracking.     

Brittle fracture in austenitic steel

The fracture mode of austenitic steel may feature a ductile to brittle transition (DBT), depending on alloy composition and temperature. The DBT variation can be explained in terms of the actual deformation structure evolving during cold work and the correlated internal stresses. The crucial features of microstructure causing brittle fracture are found to be the intersections of deformation twins and the total density of free dislocations. To avoid brittle fracture, the stresses of intersecting twins must be screened by dislocations. Manganese and nitrogen promote brittle fracture since they lower the stacking fault energy and thus shift the onset of twinning to low strain levels where the total dislocation density is low. Nickel additions oppose this trend. The results of the microstructural fracture model agree well with experimental results and the model is confirmed by continuum-mechanical considerations.     

The role of hydrogen in stress-corrosion cracking of austenitic stainless steel in hot MgCl2 solution

The role of hydrogen in stress-corrosion cracking (SCC) of austenitic stainless steel was investigated in boiling chloride solution. The tests in the mixed melted salt verified that hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC) could occur at 160 °C if sufficient hydrogen could be supplied continuously. It was found that the threshold SCC intensity factors of both 321 and 310 steels were lower than those of HIC during dynamic charging at high fugacity at 40 °C and 160 °C. In addition, anodic polarization decreased hydrogen concentration and promoted SCC in hot LiCl solution, while cathodic polarization increased hydrogen concentration and restrained SCC. Hydrogen could be introduced into the specimen and be concentrated at the crack tip during SCC. It could promote anodic dissolution and SCC remarkably, although it was not enough to produce cracking.     

钛和钒对高锰钢高温热延性的影响

运用Gleeble-3500热力模拟试验机对700~1200℃温度范围内高锰钢Mn13单独加入钛(质量分数0.10%)、复合添加钛(质量分数0.11%)和钒(质量分数0.20%)后的高温热延性进行测试.采用扫描电镜和X射线能谱分析仪对不同温度下拉伸断裂后试样的断口形貌以及断口处的析出粒子进行了分析.温度-断面收缩率曲线表明在高锰钢中加入0.10%钛后,其断面收缩率出现了一定程度的下降,这表明钛的加入恶化了高锰钢的热延性;在此基础上加入0.20%钒,高锰钢的热延性出现了进一步的下降,即钛和钒的复合加入严重恶化了高锰钢的热延性.利用Thermo-Calc热力学计算软件对单独含钛以及复合含钛钒的高锰钢在700~1600℃存在的平衡析出相进行了计算,计算结果表明Ti (C,N)的平衡析出温度均约为1499℃,远大于其液相线温度,这说明Ti (C,N)在高锰钢的液相中就可以开始析出.扫描电镜-能谱分析结果表明在奥氏体晶界以及三叉晶界处存在大量的Ti (C,N)和(Ti,V) C粒子,这些粒子的出现抑制了动态再结晶的发生,并且加速了晶界附近裂纹的扩展.     

Effect of hot working on structure and strength of type 304L austenitic stainless steel

The development of microstructure and strength during forging in a single-phase austenitic stainless steel, 304L, was investigated by means of forward extrusion of cylindrical specimens. The temperature, strain, and strain rate of deformation were varied. A low strain rate was imparted by press forging (PF), and a high strain rate by high-energy-rate forging (HERF). Low forging temperatures produced dynamically recovered microstructures and monotonic increases in strength with increasing strain for low and high strain rates. At higher forging temperatures, the high-energy-rate-forged material exhibited softening, after the application of a critical amount of strain, as a result of static recrystallization which occurred within a few seconds after cessation of deformation. Analysis of isothermal compression test data, specifically the strain-to-peak stress associated with the onset of dynamic recrystallization, confirmed that dynamic recrystallization would not be expected for the deformation conditions imposed during forward extrusion in this study. Recrystallized grain size was found to vary uniquely with strain, initial grain size, and the Zener-Hollomon parameter. Recrystallization was much less prevalent in press-forged material and may have been affected by die chilling as well as the predominance of dynamic recovery. The variation of strength, recrystallized grain size, and extent of recrystallization with the deformation parameters, temperature and strain, are presented as a set of processing-property maps for each forging technique (έ). The findings are discussed in the context of developing process design criteria for forging alloy 304L.     

Irradiation-produced defects in austenitic stainless steel

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B - The microstructure of annealed AISI Type 304 and type 316 stainless steels has been characterized by transmission electron microscopy as a function of...     

Surface segregation in austenitic stainless steel

We report in this paper a study of surface segregation in austenitic stainless steel. Auger electron spectroscopy was used to measure segregation as a function of time and temperature. We have found that P, N, S, Cr, and Ni will all segregate to the surface. However, their presence on the surface often depends on the competitive and attractive interactions between the various elements. We show that thermodynamic data on ternary liquid iron alloys are quite valuable in predicting these interactions. We also discuss possible applications of these studies.     

Carbon paraequilibrium in austenitic stainless steel

Carburization of austenitic stainless steels under paraequilibrium conditions—i.e., at (low) temperatures where there is essentially no substitutional diffusion—leads to a family of steels with remarkable properties: enhanced hardness, resulting in improved wear behavior, enhanced fatigue, and corrosion resistance, and with essentially no loss in ductility. These enhanced properties arise from an enormous carbon solubility, which, absent carbide formation, is orders of magnitude greater than the equilibrium solubility. Using interaction parameters from the latest CALPHAD assessment of the Fe-Cr-Ni-carbon system, the authors have calculated the equilibrium and paraequilibrium carbon solubility in a model Fe-18Cr-12 Ni (wt pct) austenitic steel (essentially a model 316L composition), as well as the carbon solubility in this austenite when paraequilibrium carbide formation occurs (i.e., when carbides form in a partitionless manner). For temperatures in the range 725 to 750 K, the calculations predict a paraequilibrium carbon solubility of ～5.5 at. pct. Carburization of 316L stainless steel at these temperatures, however, results in significantly higher concentrations of carbon in solid solution—up to 12 at. pct. Much better agreement with experimental data is obtained by calculating the paraequilibrium carbon solubility using Wagner interaction parameters, taken from the most comprehensive experimental study of this system. The discrepancy between the two predicted solubilities arises because the CALPHAD Cr-carbon interaction parameters are not sufficiently exothermic at the low temperatures used for paraequilibrium carburization. After multiple paraequilibrium carburization cycles, carbide formation can occur. The carbides that form under these conditions do so in a near-partitionless manner (there is modest Ni rejection to the austenite/carbide interface) and have an unusual stoichiometry: M₅C₂ (the Hägg or η carbide).     

高温渗碳齿轮钢的晶粒粗化行为

  为了开发适合980 ℃高温渗碳的齿轮钢，利用伪渗碳方法，研究了铌质量分数为0、0.036%、0.060%和0.100%的18Cr2Ni2Mo渗碳齿轮钢在930和980 ℃的晶粒粗化行为。结果表明，由于析出NbC钉扎晶界，铌微合金化可以显著细化试验钢在930和980 ℃奥氏体化后的晶粒尺寸，且随着铌质量分数增加，铌微合金化明显抑制试验钢在980 ℃长时间奥氏体化晶粒粗化倾向。添加0.100%Nb的18Cr2Ni2Mo齿轮钢在980 ℃奥氏体化20 h后，平均晶粒尺寸仍然在26 μm左右，适合于980 ℃高温长时间渗碳。