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Experimental study of the gamma-surface of austenitic stainless steels
Dalarna University, School of Technology and Business Studies, Materials Technology. KTH.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7355-1941
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2019 (English)In: Acta Materialia, ISSN 1359-6454, E-ISSN 1873-2453, Vol. 173, p. 34-43Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

We introduce a theory-guided experimental approach to study the γ-surface of austenitic stainless steels. The γ-surface includes a series of intrinsic energy barriers (IEBs), which are connected to the unstable stacking fault (USF), the intrinsic stacking fault (ISF), the unstable twinning fault (UTF) and the extrinsic stacking fault (ESF) energies. The approach uses the relationship between the Schmid factors and the effective energy barriers for twinning and slip. The deformation modes are identified as a function of grain orientation using in situ electron backscatter diffraction measurements. The observed critical grain orientation separating the twinning and slip regimes yields the USF energy, which combined with the universal scaling law provides access to all IEBs. The measured IEBs and the critical twinning stress are verified by direct first-principles calculations. The present advance opens new opportunities for modelling the plastic deformation mechanisms in multi-component alloys.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2019. Vol. 173, p. 34-43
Keywords [en]
stacking fault energy, twinning, electron backscatter diffraction, plasticity, first-principles
National Category
Metallurgy and Metallic Materials
Research subject
Research Profiles 2009-2020, Steel Forming and Surface Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-29982DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2019.04.057ISI: 000472812300005Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85065259834OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-29982DiVA, id: diva2:1314026
Available from: 2019-05-07 Created: 2019-05-07 Last updated: 2021-11-12Bibliographically approved
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1. Stacking fault energy and deformation behaviour of austenitic stainless steels: a joint theoretical-experimental study
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Stacking fault energy and deformation behaviour of austenitic stainless steels: a joint theoretical-experimental study
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Abstract [sv]

Austenitiska rostfria stål är främst kända för sin exceptionella korrosionsbeständighet. De har en ytcentrerad kubisk (FCC) struktur som stabiliseras genom att nickel, mangan eller kväve tillsätts till Fe-Cr legeringen. Fe-Cr-Ni-systemet kan utökas ytterligare genom tillsats av andra element såsom Mo, Cu, Ti, C, etc. för att förbättra egenskaperna. Eftersom austenitiska rostfria stål ofta används som konstruktionsmaterial är det viktigt att kunna förutsäga deras mekaniska egenskaper baserat på deras sammansättning, mikrostruktur, magnetiska tillstånd, etc. 

I denna avhandling är det plastiska deformationsbeteendet hos austenitiska rostfria stål undersökt med teoretiskt och experimentellt. I FCC material spelar staplingsfelsenergin (SFE) en viktig roll vid förutsägelsen och beskrivning av deformationsmekanism. Baserat på storleken av SFE kan olika deformationsmekanismer observeras, såsom martensitbildning, tvillingbildning, eller dislokationsglidning. Alla dessa funktioner påverkar beteendet, därför är det önskvärt att förutsäga och kontrollera deras förekomst. Legering och temperatur har stark inverkan på SFE och därmed legeringarnas mekaniska egenskaper. Flera modeller, baserade på SFE och mer nyligen på den så kallade generaliserade staplingsfelenergin (GSFE eller γ-surface), är tillgängliga för att förutsäga legeringens affinitet till tvillingbildning och den kritiska spänning som representerar den minsta upplösta skjuvspänningen som krävs för att initiera tvillingbildning. Man kan använda ab initio beräkningar baserade på täthetsfunktionalteori (DFT) för att beräkna GSFE för austenitiska stål och härleda parametrar som twinnability och kritisk tvillingsspänning.

Korrelation mellan staplingsfelenergi och deformationsbeteendet för fyra olika austenitiska rostavstavning stål diskuteras i detta arbete. SFE för de valda legeringarna erhålls genom ab initio beräkningar och baserat på olika modeller, deras tendens till tvillingbildning och den kritiska tvillingsspänningen kan förutsägas. Deras mekaniska beteende och affinitet till tvilling och martensitisk transformation kartläggs över ett brett temperaturområde (−70°C to +500°C) för de fyra legeringarna. De teoretiska förutsägelserna jämförs med resultat från dragprov och bakåtspridd elektrondiffraktion (EBSD). Flera konventionella och in situ dragprov utfördes för att verifiera de teoretiska resultaten. Vi utförde EBSD-mätningar på dragprov som avbrutits vid olika töjningar och efter brott samt med in situ dragprov för att följa utvecklingen av mikrostrukturen noggrant. Vi tar hänsyn till de inre energibarriärernas roll i våra förutsägelser och presenterar ett nytt sätt att experimentellt få GSFE av austenitiska rostfria stål. Tidigare kunde endast SFE mätas tillförlitligt genom väl utformade experiment. I den aktuella avhandlingen går vi vidare och föreslår en teknik som kan ge noggranna värden för den instabila staplingsfelenergin för alla austenitiska legeringar som uppvisar tvillingbildning på låga spänningsnivåer. Betydelsen av temperatur och mellanliggande legering på mekaniskt beteende undersökt också i detta arbete.

Abstract [en]

Austenitic stainless steels are primarily known for their exceptional corrosion resistance. They have the face centred cubic (FCC) structure which is stabilised by adding nickel, manganese or nitrogen to the Fe-Cr alloy. The Fe-Cr-Ni system can be further extended by adding other elements such as Mo, Cu, Ti, C, etc. to improve the properties. Since austenitic stainless steels are often used as structural materials, it is important to be able to predict their mechanical behaviour based on their composition, microstructure, magnetic state, etc.

In this work, the plastic deformation behaviour of austenitic stainless steels is investigated by theoretical and experimental approaches. In FCC materials the stacking fault energy (SFE) plays an important role in the description and prediction of the deformation modes. Based on the magnitude of the SFE different deformation modes can be observed such as martensite formation, deformation twinning, or dislocation glide. All these deformation modes influence the material behaviour, therefore it is desired to predict and control their occurrence. Alloying elements and temperature have a strong effect on the SFE and thus on the mechanical properties of the alloys. Several models based on the SFE and more recently on the so-called generalised stacking fault energy (GSFE or γ-surface) are available to describe the alloy's affinity to twinning and the critical twinning stress representing the minimum resolved shear stress required to initiate the deformation twinning mechanism. One can employ well established experimental techniques to measure the SFE. On the other hand, one needs to resort to ab initio calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) to compute the GSFE of austenitic steels and derive parameters like the twinnability and the critical twinning stress.

The correlation between the stacking fault energy and the deformation behaviour for four different austenitic stainless steels is discussed in this work. The SFE of the selected alloys is obtained by ab initio calculations and based on different models, their tendency for twinning and their critical twinning stress is predicted. The mechanical behaviour and the affinity for twinning and martensitic transformation is mapped across a broad range of temperature (-70°C to +500°C) for the four alloys. The theoretical predictions are contrasted with tensile tests and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) measurements. Several conventional and in situ tensile test are performed to verify the theoretical results. EBSD measurements on interrupted and fractured specimens, and during in situ tensile tests were carried out to closely follow the development of the microstructure. In the present thesis, a technique is proposed that can provide accurate unstable stacking fault energy values for any austenitic alloy exhibiting twinning at low stress values. The importance of temperature and interstitial alloying on mechanical behaviour is also investigated.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2019. p. 80
Series
TRITA-ITM-AVL ; 2019:33
Keywords
austenitic stainless steel, deformation properties, stacking fault energy, electron backscatter diffraction, ab initio
National Category
Metallurgy and Metallic Materials
Research subject
Research Profiles 2009-2020, Steel Forming and Surface Engineering
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urn:nbn:se:du-31159 (URN)978-91-7873-316-3 (ISBN)
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2019-11-28, F3, Lindstedsvägen 26, Stockholm, 09:00 (English)
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Available from: 2019-12-05 Created: 2019-12-05 Last updated: 2021-11-12Bibliographically approved

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