Microstructure Evolution of Laser Welded 301LN and AISI 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A - Cold-rolled plates of metastable austenitic stainless steel (SS) 301LN are the main materials for manufacturing lightweight railway passenger cars,...     

Evaluation of the Kinetics of Dynamic Recovery in AISI 321 Austenitic Stainless Steel Using Hot Flow Curves

The trend in the variations of the flow stress, obtained in the hot flow curves of materials, reflects the type of microstructural changes that occur during hot deformation. It is also possible to evaluate the kinetics of the relevant microstructural events directly from flow stress data. In the present study, a method for obtaining the kinetics of dynamic recovery from hot deformation flow curves has been proposed and carried out to evaluate the fraction of dynamic recovery in AISI 321 austenitic stainless steel during hot compression deformation in the temperature range of 800–950 °C. Results show that the rate of dynamic recovery is considerably increased by increasing strain rate. It has also been concluded, that the effect of deformation temperature on the kinetics of dynamic recovery is insignificant compared to the effect of strain rate. The flow behavior in a high temperature deformation reflects the type of microstructural changes that occur during deformation and is also possible to evaluate the kinetics of the relevant microstructural events directly from flow curve data. In the present study, a method to evaluate the fraction of dynamic recovery in AISI 321 austenitic stainless steel during hot compression in the temperature range of 800–950 °C has been proposed and carried out. Results indicate that the dynamic recovery process is considerably increased by increasing the strain rate and temperature.     

EBSD Characterization of Cryogenically Rolled Type 321 Austenitic Stainless Steel

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A - Electron backscatter diffraction was applied to investigate microstructure evolution during cryogenic rolling of type 321 metastable austenitic...     

Finite Element Simulation of Laser Welding of 904L Super Austenitic Stainless Steel

Experiments on Laser butt welding of 904L super austenitic stainless steel was conducted using diffusion cooled 3.5 kW slab CO₂ laser welding system. The weld geometries such as bead width and depth of penetration were measured. The laser welding process has also been simulated using ANSYS a Finite Element Analysis tool. The effect of laser power, welding speed and focal point position on the bead geometry was investigated. The experimental plan was developed based on the Taguchi technique. The comparison of the results of the simulation indicates that Finite Element Method (FEM) can predict the responses adequately within the limits of welding parameters being used. It is suggested that FEM can be used as a tool for predicting the bead geometry at low values of heat input on laser welding.     

焊接速度对奥氏体不锈钢接头性能的影响

对3 mm厚304奥氏体不锈钢板进行了熔化极气体保护焊接(MIG)试验.在焊接中发现,在适当范围内提高焊接速度有利于减小焊缝和热影响区宽度,增加接头强度的稳定性;但是焊接速度过快会导致焊缝区气孔的产生,从而降低接头强度的稳定性和耐蚀性.通过控制焊接速度可以保证304奥氏体不锈钢焊接接头具有良好的力学性能和良好的耐腐蚀性能.     

Effect of Welding Current and Time on the Microstructure,Mechanical Characterizations,and Fracture Studies of Resistance Spot Welding Joints of AISI 316L Austenitic Stainless Steel

This article aims at investigating the effect of welding parameters, namely, welding current and welding time, on resistance spot welding (RSW) of the AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel sheets. The influence of welding current and welding time on the weld properties including the weld nugget diameter or fusion zone, tensile-shear load-bearing capacity of welded materials, failure modes, energy absorption, and microstructure of welded nuggets was precisely considered. Microstructural studies and mechanical properties showed that the region between interfacial to pullout mode transition and expulsion limit is defined as the optimum welding condition. Electron microscopic studies indicated different types of delta ferrite in welded nuggets including skeletal, acicular, and lathy delta ferrite morphologies as a result of nonequilibrium phases, which can be attributed to a fast cooling rate in the RSW process. These morphologies were explained based on Shaeffler, WRC-1992, and pseudo-binary phase diagrams. The optimum microstructure and mechanical properties were achieved with 8-kA welding current and 4-cycle welding time in which maximum tensile-shear load-bearing capacity or peak load of the welded materials was obtained at 8070 N, and the failure mode took place as button pullout with tearing from the base metal. Finally, fracture surface studies indicated that elongated dimples appeared on the surface as a result of ductile fracture in the sample welded in the optimum welding condition.     

Interaction of Titanium Diboride with Iron and AISI 321H Stainless Steel

Powder Metallurgy and Metal Ceramics - The interaction of titanium diboride with iron and Kh18N10T iron alloy (equivalent to AISI 321H) in the temperature range 1200–1850°C was studied....     

Microstructural Evolution During Friction Surfacing of Austenitic Stainless Steel AISI 304 on Low Carbon Steel

Austenitic stainless steel AISI 304 coating was deposited over low carbon steel substrate by means of friction surfacing and the microstructural evolution was studied. The microstructural characterization of the coating was carried out by optical microscopy (OM), electron back scattered diffraction (EBSD), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The coating exhibited refined grains (average size of 5 ??m) as compared to the coarse grains (average size of 40 ??m) in as-received consumable rod. The results from the microstructural characterization studies show that discontinuous dynamic recrystallization (DDRX) is the responsible mechanism for grain evolution as a consequence of severe plastic deformation.     

In Situ Observation of Solidification Process of AISI 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel

The solidification process of AISI 304 stainless steel during cooling at a rate of 0.05 K/s has been observed in situ using a confocal scanning laser microscope （CSLM）. The results show that the 8 phase appeared first in liquid steel, as the temperature decreased, the γ phase precipitated prior at δ-grain boundary at 1452. 2 ℃, the liquid steel disappeared at 1 431.3 ℃, and then the γ phase precipitated on the δ ferrite. Based on the Scheil-Gulliver solidification model, the solidification processes of AISI 304 stainless steel are simulated using the Scheil model in Thermo Calc, and the simulation results agree well with the results observed in the experiment.     

Microstructural Evolutions During Reversion Annealing of Cold-Rolled AISI 316 Austenitic Stainless Steel

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A - Microstructural evolutions during reversion annealing of a plastically deformed AISI 316 stainless steel were investigated and three distinct stages...     

Surface Modification by Nitrogen Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation on Austenitic AISI 304 Stainless Steel

Surfaces of AISI 304 austenitic stainless steel plates nitrided by plasma immersion ion implantation (PIII) technology were studied by means of Auger electron spectroscopy (AES)and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)to determine the effect of the nitriding process on the surface and subjacent layers.Elemental compositions obtained by AES and XPS at varying depths indicate that the saturation of N is relatively constant as a function of depth,indicating the reliability of PIII technology for subsurface saturation.It is concluded that the concentrations of both Cr and O increase with depth,the subjacent oxide is driven by the Ar+ sputtering process used to access the lower layers,and then N is bound to Cr.     

The Investigation of Strain-Induced Martensite Reverse Transformation in AISI 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel

This paper presents a comprehensive study on the strain-induced martensitic transformation and reversion transformation of the strain-induced martensite in AISI 304 stainless steel using a number of complementary techniques such as dilatometry, calorimetry, magnetometry, and in-situ X-ray diffraction, coupled with high-resolution microstructural transmission Kikuchi diffraction analysis. Tensile deformation was applied at temperatures between room temperature and 213 K (−60 °C) in order to obtain a different volume fraction of strain-induced martensite (up to ~70 pct). The volume fraction of the strain-induced martensite, measured by the magnetometric method, was correlated with the total elongation, hardness, and linear thermal expansion coefficient. The thermal expansion coefficient, as well as the hardness of the strain-induced martensitic phase was evaluated. The in-situ thermal treatment experiments showed unusual changes in the kinetics of the reverse transformation (α′ → γ). The X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that the reverse transformation may be stress assisted—strains inherited from the martensitic transformation may increase its kinetics at the lower annealing temperature range. More importantly, the transmission Kikuchi diffraction measurements showed that the reverse transformation of the strain-induced martensite proceeds through a displacive, diffusionless mechanism, maintaining the Kurdjumov–Sachs crystallographic relationship between the martensite and the reverted austenite. This finding is in contradiction to the results reported by other researchers for a similar alloy composition.

     

Ultrasonic Characterization of Strain Hardening Behavior in AISI 316L Austenitic Stainless Steel

The present work is aimed at characterizing the strain hardening behavior of AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel using ultrasonic velocity measurements. For this purpose, microstructural studies and ultrasonic velocity measurements were carried out on the samples deformed to different levels of strain at room temperature. Strikingly, the ultrasonic velocity?Cstrain plot of the alloy exhibited a three-stage behavior that was similar to the strain hardening rate?Cstrain response of the alloy. At strains lower than about 0.06 (stage A), a falling regime of velocity was observed that was related to the increase of dislocations density. This stage was followed by a stage of a nearly constant velocity (stage B). The initiation of this stage was concurrent with the onset of deformation twinning in the microstructure. Beyond a strain of about 0.2, the second falling regime of velocity (stage C) was developed. The occurrence of this stage was attributed to the difficulty of new twins formation with an increasing strain.     

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding of 316L Austenitic Stainless Steel with UNS S32205 Duplex Stainless Steel

In the present work, dissimilar welding between UNS S32205 duplex stainless steel (DSS) and 316L austenitic stainless steel (ASS) was performed by using gas tungsten arc welding and ER2209 filler at two different heat inputs (0.52 and 0.98 kJ/mm). Microstructures were characterized using reflected light optical microscope and scanning electron microscope. Micro-hardness and tensile properties were measured across the weld for both the heat inputs. The microstructure of the welded region was primarily austenitic (for both heat inputs) with Widmanstätten morphology. The grain size of the heat affected zone on DSS side was very large (~200 µm) for the high heat input sample with the presence of partially transformed austenite and acicular austenite. The precipitation of intermetallic phases and carbides was not observed for both the heat inputs. The proportion of ferrite in the weld metal (as measured by feritscope) was higher for the high heat input sample than the low heat input sample. During the tensile test, fracture occurred in 316L ASS base metal (because of its lower strength) in ductile manner. For high heat input welds, the impact tested sample showed the presence of fine spherical precipitates rich in Cr, Mn and Fe in the fracture surface of weld metal.     

Characterization of Passive Film Formed on AISI 316L Stainless Steel after Magnetoelectropolishing in a Broad Range of Polarization Parameters

The aim of the paper is to present the changes in the surface film composition on AISI 316L stainless steel (SS) after electropolishing (EP) and magnetoelectropolishing (MEP) in a broad range of the process conditions. The X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy surface analyses were performed to reveal the effect of MEP. The EP process has been performed under natural convection (in a stagnant electrolyte), much above the polarization plateau. A series of experiments were carried out on AISI 316L SS samples in accordance with the five‐level composite rotary statistical plan with the variables being the magnetic field intensity B (mT), and the anodic current density i (A dm^?2). XP high resolution spectra have been obtained on AISI 316L SS surface concerning Fe 2p, Cr 2p, O 1s, S 2p, P 2p, and C 1s, respectively. The Cr:Fe ratio regarding both metallic M and compound X was also studied and calculated. At the end, the summary results of Cr/Fe = f(B, i) in relation to the corrosion potential, have been compared. The conclusions, concerning the selection of MEP process conditions, regarding the optimum Cr/Fe ratio and corrosion behavior, have been formulated. It was found the Cr:Fe ratio well correlates with the pitting corrosion potential. MEP process can modify not only the rate of dissolution to a determined extent, but also control the corrosion behavior and Cr:Fe ratio results.     

奥氏体耐热不锈钢309S高温抗氧化性能研究

采用不连续称重法测得了奥氏体耐热不锈钢309S在不同温度下的高温氧化动力学曲线,结果表明309S钢高温氧化动力学曲线遵循抛物线规律.利用扫描电镜、X射线衍射和XPS的方法对氧化膜表面的形貌及化学元素沿氧化膜纵深方向的分布情况进行了研究,发现各温度下的氧化膜均均匀覆盖于基体表面;500℃下氧化膜氧化产物表层主要为Cr2O3和Fe2O3,内层主要为Cr2O3和NiO;1 000℃下氧化膜表层主要成分为Cr2O3、NiO、Fe3O4或Fe2O3,氧化膜内层基本不含NiO,主要为Cr2O3、Fe3O4或Fe2O3.     

Grain Structure Development During Friction Stir Welding of Single-Crystal Austenitic Stainless Steel

The high-resolution electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) technique was used to study the grain boundary development and texture evolution during friction stir welding (FSW) in a single-crystal austenitic stainless steel. Strain-induced crystal rotations were found to be induced by simple shear deformation. With the crystal rotations, the single-crystal structure was broken up into a fine-grained polycrystalline aggregate in the stir zone. This process was deduced to be governed by continuous and discontinuous recrystallizations operating during the FSW process. The final texture which evolved in the stir zone was dominated by $ A/\bar{A}\left\{ {111} \right\} \, \langle 110 \rangle $ ideal simple shear orientations.