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Title: Effect of Post-deformation Annealing Treatment on the Microstructural Evolution of a Cold-Worked Corrosion-Resistant Superalloy (CRSA) Steel

Journal Article · · Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
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  1. University of Tehran, The Complex Laboratory of Hot Deformation and Thermomechanical Processing of High Performance Engineering Materials, School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
  2. Central South University, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (China)

The post-deformation annealing treatments of a commercial cold-worked corrosion-resistant superalloy steel (Sanicro 28 steel) were carried out at different temperatures in the range of 900-1100 °C for different holding durations of 5, 10, and 15 min. The effects of post-deformation annealing time and temperature on the microstructural evolution and subsequent mechanical properties of the processed Sanicro 28 steel were investigated. The observations indicated that twin–twin hardening in cold deformation condition mainly correlates with abundant nucleation of mechanical twins in multiple directions resulting in considerable strain hardening behavior. Microstructural investigations showed that the static recrystallization takes place after isothermal holding at 900 °C for 5 min. Increasing the annealing temperature from 900 to 1050 °C leads to recrystallization development and grain refinement in the as-recrystallized state. In addition, an increase in annealing duration from 5 to 15 min leads to subgrain coarsening and subsequently larger recrystallized grains size. The occurrence of large proportion of the grain refinement, which is achieved in the first annealing stage at 1050 °C after 5 min, is considered as the main factor for the maximum elongation at this stage.

OSTI ID:
22858063
Journal Information:
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 27, Issue 3; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2018 ASM International; http://www.springer-ny.com; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1059-9495
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English