Abstract
The microstructure and tensile behavior of low-density steels containing 5 mass% Al were investigated. An alloy obtained under a specific heat treatment condition showed deformation-induced martensitic transformation, which yielded excellent mechanical properties of a high tensile strength of >900 MPa and a high total elongation of >50%. The volume fraction and grain size of the austenite depended on the annealing temperature, which resulted in a transition from stable to metastable behavior of the austenite. The effects of solute content on grains and of austenite grain size on stability were discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 365-369 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Scripta Materialia |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2013 |
Keywords
- Austenite
- Deformation-induced martensitic transformation
- EBSD
- Low-density steel
- Microstructure