Automatic assessment of a two-phase structure in the duplex stainless-steel SAF 2205
- Swedish Institute for Metals Research, Stockholm (Sweden)
- Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (Sweden)
Automatic image analysis was used to study the effect of deformation on the size and distribution of the austenite and ferrite phases in the duplex stainless steel SAF 2205 (22Cr-5Ni-3Mo-15N). The main parameters used were the chord size to characterize the ferrite phase and Feret's diameter for the austenite phase. As the deformation increased, ferrite bands became more elongated and thinner, contributing to a pronounced banding. The amount of banding can be quantified by using a ratio between the slopes of the chord size distributions in the longitudinal and short transverse directions. According to a proposed model of the influence of deformation on the two-phase structure, the process of austenite elongation and subdivision of austenite islands (crushing) is described. The effect of deformation on the yield and tensile strength was expressed using a Hall-Petch type relationship where the grain size was represented by the average width of the ferrite bands. The observed anisotropy in strength properties is believed to be due to texture hardening. Because elongation at a given strength level is the same in both the longitudinal and transverse directions, the banding itself does not influence the ductility. Nor can the strength anisotropy be due to banding, because the strength is greater in the longitudinal than in the transverse direction.
- OSTI ID:
- 5730297
- Journal Information:
- Materials Characterization; (United States), Vol. 31:3; ISSN 1044-5803
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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