Relationship between the microstructure and properties of thermomechanically processed Fe-17Mn and Fe-17Mn-3Al steels

Renuprava Dalai; Siddhartha Das; Karabi Das

doi:10.1007/s12613-019-1710-3

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Renuprava Dalai, Siddhartha Das, and Karabi Das, Relationship between the microstructure and properties of thermomechanically processed Fe-17Mn and Fe-17Mn-3Al steels, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 26(2019), No. 1, pp. 64-75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-019-1710-3

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Renuprava Dalai, Siddhartha Das, and Karabi Das, Relationship between the microstructure and properties of thermomechanically processed Fe-17Mn and Fe-17Mn-3Al steels, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 26(2019), No. 1, pp. 64-75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-019-1710-3

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Relationship between the microstructure and properties of thermomechanically processed Fe-17Mn and Fe-17Mn-3Al steels

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Karabi Das E-mail: karabi@metal.iitkgp.ernet.in
Received: 15 March 2018; Revised: 19 May 2018; Accepted: 26 June 2018

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Two austenitic Mn steels (Fe-17Mn and Fe-17Mn-3Al (wt%, so as the follows)) were subjected to thermomechanical processing (TMP) consisting of forging followed by solutionization and hot rolling. The rolled samples were annealed at 650 and 800℃ to relieve the internal stress and to induce recrystallization. The application of TMP and heat treatment to the Fe-17Mn/Fe-17Mn-3Al steels refined the austenite grain size from 169 μm in the as-solutionized state to 9-13 μm, resulting in a substantial increase in hardness from HV 213 to HV 410 for the Fe-17Mn steel and from HV 210 to HV 387 for the Fe-17Mn-3Al steel. The elastic modulus values, as evaluated by the nanoindentation technique, increased from (175±11) to (220±12) GPa and from (163±15) to (205±13) GPa for the Fe-17Mn and Fe-17Mn-3Al steels, respectively. The impact energy of the thermomechanically processed austenitic Mn steels was lower than that of the steels in their as-solutionized state. The addition of Al to the Fe-17Mn steel decreased the hardness and elastic modulus but increased the impact energy.
- austenitic manganese steel (AMS);
- thermomechanical processing (TMP);
- microstructure;
- property;
- hardness;
- elastic modulus

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