Abstract
This study evaluates the role of thermomechanical processing and heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a hot rolled, annealed, and aged Fe-18Mn-10Al-0.9C-5Ni (wt%) steel. The steel exhibited rapid age hardening kinetics when aged in the temperature range of 500-600 ⁰C for up to 50 h, which has been shown in other work to be the result of B2 ordering in the ferrite and K-carbide precipitation within the austenite matrix. The ultimate tensile strength increased from 1120 MPa in the annealed condition to 1230 MPa after 2 h of aging at 570 ⁰C. Charpy V-notch toughness was evaluated at -40 ⁰C in sub-sized specimens with a maximum in the annealed and quenched condition of 28.5 J in the L-T orientation.
Recommended Citation
M. Piston et al., "Microstructural Influence on Mechanical Properties of a Lightweight Ultrahigh Strength Fe-18Mn-10Al-0.9C-5Ni (wt%) Steel," Metals, vol. 10, no. 10, pp. 1 - 14, MDPI, Oct 2020.
Department(s)
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Age Hardening; B2; Fe-Mn-Al-C; Kappa Carbide; Lightweight Steel; NiAl
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
2075-4701
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2020 The Authors, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Publication Date
01 Oct 2020
Comments
This research was sponsored in part by the DLA-Troop Support, Philadelphia, PA and the Defense Logistics Agency Logistics Operations, J68, Research & Development, Ft. Belvoir, VA under a subcontract from Steel Founders’ Society of America, contract number SP4701-17-D-1161. Funding for this project was also received from the Army Research Office under contract number W911NF-19-2-0044.