Abstract
The effect of C fraction (C/N) on stacking fault energy (SFE) of austenitic Fe-18Cr-10Mn steels with a fixed amount of C+N (0.6 wt pct) was investigated by means of neutron diffraction and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The SFE were evaluated by the Rietveld whole-profile fitting combined with the double-Voigt size-strain analysis for neutron diffraction profiles using neutron diffraction. The measured SFE showed distinguishable difference and were well correlated with the change in deformation microstructure. Threedimensional linear regression analyses yielded the relation reflecting the contribution of both C+N and C/ N: SFE (mJ/m2) = -5.97+39.94(wt pct C+N)+ 3.81(C/N). As C fraction increased, the strain-induced γ→ε martensitic transformation was suppressed, and deformation twinning became the primary mode of plastic deformation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4455-4459 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2012 |