Introduction The mechanical properties of austenitic stainless steels, including the low cyclic fatigue behavior have been a subject of numerous studies [1-8]. Nitrogen addition, in general, increases the fatigue strength by decreasing the stacking fault energy of austenitic stainless steels [6]. The stacking fault energy has a strong influence on the cross slip difficulty, thus it affects the ...

in the present study, the corrosion behavior of aisi 347 austenitic stainless steel to astm a335 low alloysteel dissimilar joint was investigated. for this purpose, two filler metals, er309l and ernicr-3, were selected to be used during the gas tungsten arc welding process. to investigate the corrosion behavior of the joints after welding, the specimens were tested in 3.5% sodium chloride solut...

effect of small al additions, from 0.14% to 0.31% ai, on the hot deformation behavior of low carbon steels containing 1%cu-1.2%mn was investigated in the temperature range of 750-800•c over the strain rate range of 1o.3.1o.1s•1 by a hot compression testing machine. the flow curves obtained, exhibited typical characteristics of dynamic recovery type of softening mechanism, and the critical strai...

In this work, dynamic mechanical properties of three high-manganese steels with TRIP/TWIP or fully TWIP characteristics are studied. High strain rate experiments in the range of true strain rates between ~500 and 1800 /s are conducted using a dynamic torsional testing setup. All the three steels show a positive strain rate sensitivity in the intermediate range of strain rates (up to 500 /s). Bu...

Ultra high strength steels are of enormous interest especially in the automotive industry due to their potential in realising light weight structures and improving the crash behaviour. However the poor formability of these steels limits their application for many parts in the car body. A solution to this limitation can be a local heat treatment using a laser beam to soften the material where a ...

Austenitic carbon steels that exhibit excellent mechanical properties due to the twinning-induced plasticity effect have been studied extensively. On the other hand, austenitic stainless steels usually achieve good strength and ductility via transformation-induced plasticity. However, relying on martensite transformation for strength may cause problems such as delayed cracking. Therefore, the t...

As a part of the Broader Approach activities from 2007 to 2016, research and development on blanket related materials and tritium technology have been initiated toward DEMO by the EU and Japan. According to the common interest of EU and Japan toward DEMO, R&D on reduced activation ferritic martensitic (RAFM) steels as a DEMO blanket structural material, silicon carbide composites (SiCf/SiC), ad...

Traditionally, JIS SKD11 tool steel is corresponding to the AISI D2. Since this material possesses high hardness and excellent wear resistance, it is usually used as a mold material and cutting tools.1,2) In order to improve the tool life, many studies have focused on surface treatment as a method of protecting the internal material.2) Nitriding is a thermo-chemical process with nitrogen diffus...

To produce the magnetic core of the electric motors, non-oriented electrical steels (NOES) are used. Recently much attention has been focused on optimizing the efficiency of electric motors and, as such, various materials aspects of NOES are being re-examined. Typically, NOES are used in the form of laminations (~200-1000 μm thick) with an electrically insulating coating applied to the surface....

The recently developed nanobainitic steels show high strength as well as high ductility. Although this combination seems to be promising for fatigue design, fatigue properties of nanostructured bainitic steels are often surprisingly low. To improve the fatigue behavior, an understanding of the correlation between the nanobainitic microstructure and the fatigue limit is fundamental. Therefore, o...