Creep and rupture properties of an austenitic Fe-30Mn-9Al-1C alloys
- City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon (Hong Kong). Dept. of Physics and Materials Science
The creep deformation behavior and rupture properties of as-quenched austenitic Fe-30Mn-9Al-1C alloy have been studied at 923, 948, and 973 K under applied stresses ranging from 50 to 350 MPa. The creep curves of the alloy exhibited an extended tertiary stage prior to failure. The stress and temperature dependencies of the minimum creep rate indicated two regimes of creep deformation as well as a transition from creep to power-law breakdown. These two regimes of creep deformation were identified as a low-stress creep regime having an activation energy of 140 kJ/mol and a stress exponent of about 1, and a power-law creep regime having an activation energy of 350 kJ/mol and a stress exponent of about 6. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) observations of the deformed specimens revealed that a low density of dislocations, coarse dislocation networks, and profuse slip bands were developed in the low stress, power law, and power-law breakdown regimes, respectively. Optical microscope and scanning electron microscope (SEM) observations of the ruptured specimens showed that creep cavitation shifted from round-type in the low-stress creep regime to wedge-type in the power-law breakdown regime. The observed creep and rupture characteristics of the alloy are interpreted in terms of creep mechanisms, which involve the Coble creep and dislocation climb creep.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 605831
- Journal Information:
- Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, Journal Name: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 29; ISSN 1073-5623; ISSN MMTAEB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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