Mechanical properties and austenite stability in hot-rolled 0.2C–1.6/3.2Al–6Mn–Fe TRIP steel

In this investigation, the microstructures and mechanical properties of hot-rolled Fe–0.2C–6.1Mn–1.6Al (wt%) (1.6Al steel) and Fe–0.2C–5.9Mn–3.2Al (wt%) (3.2Al steel) transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) steels were studied. An optimized quenching and tempering (Q&T) adopted on 1.6Al steel l...

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Published in:Materials science & engineering. A, Structural materials : properties, microstructure and processing Structural materials : properties, microstructure and processing, 2015-07, Vol.639, p.559-566
Main Authors: Li, Z.C., Ding, H., Cai, Z.H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Austenite
Austenite stability
Elongation
Ferrite
Hot rolling
Hot-rolled
Mechanical properties
Microstructure
Structural steels
Tensile strength
TRIP steels
Work-hardening behavior
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Summary:In this investigation, the microstructures and mechanical properties of hot-rolled Fe–0.2C–6.1Mn–1.6Al (wt%) (1.6Al steel) and Fe–0.2C–5.9Mn–3.2Al (wt%) (3.2Al steel) transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) steels were studied. An optimized quenching and tempering (Q&T) adopted on 1.6Al steel led to ferrite–austenite microstructure characterized by 57% austenite and excellent combination of tensile strength of 1040MPa and total elongation of 40.8% has been attained. The superior mechanical properties are mainly attributed to the discontinuous TRIP effect and the cooperative deformation of ferrite, where the discontinuous TRIP effect which is a consequence of the non-uniform distribution of manganese and carbon in austenite laths with various lengths. In contrast, 3.2Al steel with 34% austenite demonstrated lower tensile strength of 942MPa and elongation of 35.4%, which is resulted from the TRIP effect and softening effect of ferrite.
ISSN:0921-5093
1873-4936
DOI:10.1016/j.msea.2015.05.061