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Effect of martensite volume fraction on work hardening behavior of triple phase (TP) steels

Zare, A ; Sharif University of Technology | 2011

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2011.02.021
  3. Publisher: 2011
  4. Abstract:
  5. The strain hardening behavior of AISI 4340 steel with dual phase (DP) and triple phase (TP) microstructures with constant ferrite volume fractions of 34% was investigated. The microstructures of specimens were analyzed using an optical microscope. The tensile flow behavior of all the samples was explained using Holloman equation. Results showed that in both DP and TP steels, work hardening takes place in two stages. The onset strain of second stage of work hardening and Holloman equation parameters (work hardening exponent and strength coefficient) in both stages were increased with the increase of martensite volume fraction in TP steels. At first stage of work hardening, ferrite phase deforms plastically and at the second stage, co-deformation of all phases happens. Variations of work hardening behavior with martensite volume fraction were related to internal martensitic transformational stresses and their effects on adjacent ferrite grains. The difference between UTS and YS, and strength ratio as a criterion for work hardening were confirmed Holloman equation parameters' changes with martensite volume fraction
  6. Keywords:
  7. Dual phase steels ; AISI 4340 steel ; Dual phase ; Dual-phase steel ; Equation parameter ; Ferrite grains ; Ferrite phase ; Martensite volume fraction ; Optical microscopes ; Strain hardening behavior ; Strength ratios ; Tensile flow ; Triple phase steels ; Two stage ; Work hardening ; Work hardening exponent ; Bainite ; Ferrite ; Ferrites ; Martensite ; Microstructure ; Strain hardening ; Titration ; Volume fraction ; Martensitic steel
  8. Source: Materials Science and Engineering A ; Volume 528, Issue 13-14 , 2011 , Pages 4422-4426 ; 09215093 (ISSN)
  9. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921509311001729