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Title: An in-situ neutron diffraction study of a multi-phase transformation and twinning-induced plasticity steel during cyclic loading

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4919455· OSTI ID:22398959
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  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
  2. School of Mechanical, Materials and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522 (Australia)
  3. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800 (Australia)
  4. Electron Microscopy Centre, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2500 (Australia)

In-situ neutron diffraction during cyclic tension-compression loading (∼+3.5% to −2.8%) of a 17Mn-3Al-2Si-1Ni-0.06C steel that exhibits concurrent transformation and twinning -induced plasticity effects indicated a significant contribution of intragranular back stresses to the observed Bauschinger effect. Rietveld analysis revealed a higher rate of martensitic transformation during tension compared to compression. Throughout cycling, α′-martensite exhibited the highest phase strains such that it bears an increasing portion of the macroscopic load as its weight fraction evolves. On the other hand, the ε-martensite strain remained compressive as it accommodated most of the internal strains caused by the shape misfit associated with the γ→ε and/or ε→α′ transformations.

OSTI ID:
22398959
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 106, Issue 17; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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