Ductile-to-brittle transition behavior of high-nitrogen 18Cr-10Mn-0.35N austenitic steels containing Ni and Cu

Byoungchul Hwang, Tae Ho Lee, Seong Jun Park, Chang Seok Oh, Sung Joon Kim

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Abstract

Ductile-to-brittle transition behavior of high-nitrogen 18Cr-10Mn-0.35N austenitic steels containing Ni and Cu was investigated by means of Charpy impact test and fractographic analysis. The commonly observed fracture mode of the specimens tested at -196 °C was transgranular cleavage-like brittle with flat facets occurring along {111} crystallographic planes, thereby leading to the occurrence of ductile-to-brittle transition. For all the steels investigated in the present study, the ductile-to-brittle transition temperature (DBTT) measured from Charpy impact tests was much higher by 90 to 135 °C than that predicted by empirical equation strongly depending on N content. The combined addition of Ni and Cu enabled the 18Cr-10Mn-0.35N steels to have the lowest DBTT, which could be explained by relatively high austenite stability and favorable effect of Cu as well as the absence of delta-ferrite.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPRICM7
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages158-161
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)0878492550, 9780878492558
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event7th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing, PRICM-7 - Cairns, QLD, Australia
Duration: 2 Aug 20106 Aug 2010

Publication series

NameMaterials Science Forum
Volume654-656
ISSN (Print)0255-5476
ISSN (Electronic)1662-9752

Conference

Conference7th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing, PRICM-7
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityCairns, QLD
Period2/08/106/08/10

Keywords

  • Austenite stability
  • Cleavage-like brittle fracture
  • Copper
  • Ductile-to-brittle transition
  • High-nitrogen austenitic steels
  • Nickel

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