Journal article

On the compression behavior of an austenitic Fe-18Mn-0.6C-1.5Al twinning-induced plasticity steel

CT Peng, MD Callaghan, H Li, K Yan, KD Liss, TD Ngo, PA Mendis, CH Choi

Steel Research International | WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH | Published : 2013

Abstract

High manganese austenitic TWIP steels are of great potential in the field of transportation-related industries owing to their exceptional combination of strength and ductility. A series of compression experiments were conducted on a Fe-18Mn-0.6C-1.5Al alloy at various strain rates (from 1.0 × 10 -2 to 6.4 × 103 s-1) and total strains (≈15 and ≈20%) with a Gleeble 3500 thermo-mechanical simulator and a Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar system. Under compressive deformation, results showed this alloy possessed excellent strain-hardening behavior, attributed to the occurrence of mechanical twinning during deformation. The prevailing deformation mechanism was observed to be twinning, which was substa..

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Awarded by Australian Research Council


Funding Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge R. de Jong and G. Tillman at the University of Wollongong for assistance with Gleeble 3500 experiments and metallography. The SHPB experiments were supported by the Australian Research Council Grant DP0450212. The authors acknowledge the use of facilities within the UOW Electron Microscopy Centre. M. D. C., K.Y. and K.-D.L. acknowledge travel funding to the ESRF provided by the International Synchrotron Access Program (ISAP) managed by the Australian Synchrotron. The ISAP is funded by a National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy Grant provided by the Federal Government of Australia. We also thank the ESRF management, User Office and beamline staff and appreciate their access and support. Thanks are also given to D. Carr at ANSTO, for participation in high-energy X-ray diffraction experiments at the ESRF.