Influence of Temperature on Mechanical Properties, Fracture Morphology and Strain Hardening Behavior of a 304 Stainless Steel

The strain hardening behavior of an AISI 304 stainless steel at different temperatures was investigated in this work. Specimens were tensile tested up to rupture at temperatures of 25, 50, 75, 100, 125 and 150 ºC by using a universal testing machine with an attached environmental test chamber. The i...

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Autores: Guilherme Corrêa Soares, Mariana Carla Mendes Rodrigues, Leandro de Arruda Santos
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2017
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Repositório:Repositório Institucional da UFMG
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufmg.br:1843/57017
Acesso em linha:https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-5373-MR-2016-0932
http://hdl.handle.net/1843/57017
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9172-6429
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:AISI 304
Strain Hardening Behavior
Instantaneous strain hardening exponent
Crussard-Jaoul analysis
Fracture morphology
Engenharia de Materiais e Metalúrgica
Aço inoxidável
Metais - Superfícies
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Resumo:The strain hardening behavior of an AISI 304 stainless steel at different temperatures was investigated in this work. Specimens were tensile tested up to rupture at temperatures of 25, 50, 75, 100, 125 and 150 ºC by using a universal testing machine with an attached environmental test chamber. The induction of martensite by strain was assessed by X-ray diffraction and Rietveld refinement. The resultant fracture morphologies were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. The changes in the mechanical properties as a function of temperature were evaluated through the variations in the stress-strain curve and the strain hardening behavior was described in terms of strain hardening rate, instantaneous strain hardening exponent and Crussard-Jaoul analysis. Six strain hardening stages were detected at lower temperatures, transitioning into three strain hardening stages at higher temperatures. Fracture surface was ductile at all studied temperatures, although differences in terms of dimple and void morphology were observed.