Effect of cryogenic rolling and annealing on the microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of 304 stainless steel

Jin-tao Shi; Long-gang Hou; Jin-rong Zuo; Lin-zhong Zhuang; Ji-shan Zhang

doi:10.1007/s12613-017-1446-x

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Jin-tao Shi, Long-gang Hou, Jin-rong Zuo, Lin-zhong Zhuang, and Ji-shan Zhang, Effect of cryogenic rolling and annealing on the microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of 304 stainless steel, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 24(2017), No. 6, pp. 638-645. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-017-1446-x

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Jin-tao Shi, Long-gang Hou, Jin-rong Zuo, Lin-zhong Zhuang, and Ji-shan Zhang, Effect of cryogenic rolling and annealing on the microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of 304 stainless steel, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 24(2017), No. 6, pp. 638-645. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-017-1446-x

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Effect of cryogenic rolling and annealing on the microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of 304 stainless steel

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Long-gang Hou E-mail: lghou@skl.ustb.edu.cn

Ji-shan Zhang E-mail: zhangjs@skl.ustb.edu.cn
Received: 23 November 2016; Revised: 22 February 2017; Accepted: 23 February 2017

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Metastable 304 austenitic stainless steel was subjected to rolling at cryogenic and room temperatures, followed by annealing at different temperatures from 500 to 950℃. Phase transition during annealing was studied using X-ray diffractometry. Transmission electron microscopy and electron backscattered diffraction were used to characterize the martensite transformation and the distribution of austenite grain size after annealing. The recrystallization mechanism during cryogenic rolling was a reversal of martensite into austenite and austenite growth. Cryogenic rolling followed by annealing refined grains to 4.7 μm compared with 8.7 μm achieved under room-temperature rolling, as shown by the electron backscattered diffraction images. Tensile tests showed significantly improved mechanical properties after cryogenic rolling as the yield strength was enhanced by 47% compared with room-temperature rolling.
- stainless steel;
- cryogenic rolling;
- annealing;
- microstructural evolution;
- mechanical properties;
- recrystallization

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