On deformation twinning in a 17.5%Mn-TWIP steel: A physically-based phenomenological model
TWinning Induced Plasticity (TWIP) steel is a typical representative of the 2nd generation of advanced high strength steel (AHSS) which exhibits a combination of high strength and excellent ductility due to the twinning mechanisms. This paper discusses the principal features of deformation twinning in faced-centered cubic austenitic steels and shows how a physiscally-based macroscopic model can be derived from microscopic considerations. In fact, a dislocation-based phenomenological model, with internal state variables such as dislocation density and micro-twins volume fraction representing the microstructure evolution during deformation process, is proposed to describe the deformation behavior of TWIP steels. The contribution of this work is the incorporation of a physically-based twin’s nucleation and volume fraction evolution model in a conventional dislocation-based approach. Microstructural level investigations, using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) techniques, for the TWIP steel Fe–17.5 wt.% Mn–1.4 wt.% Al- 0.56 wt.% C, are used to validate and verify modeling assumptions. The model could be regarded as a semi-phenomenological approach with sufficient links between microstructure and overall properties and therefore offers good predictive capabilities. Its simplicity also allows a modular implementation in finite element-based metal forming simulations.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 1005131
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-74208; 32712; VT0505000; TRN: US201105%%196
- Journal Information:
- Materials Science and Engineering. A. Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing, 528(3):1402-1408, Vol. 528, Issue 3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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