Deformation of polycrystalline TRIP stainless steel micropillars

The deformation mechanisms of the metastable austenite phase of a transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) stainless steel, AISI 301LN, have been investigated by compression of multicrystalline micropillars of different crystallographic orientations, with particular attention on the strain-induced p...

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Authors: Roa Rovira, Joan Josep|||0000-0002-7440-0766, Wheeler, J.M., Trifonov, T., Fargas Ribas, Gemma|||0000-0002-5106-1220, Mateo García, Antonio Manuel|||0000-0001-8336-6128, Michler, J, Jiménez Piqué, Emilio|||0000-0002-6950-611X
Format: article
Publication Date:2015
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repository:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/80309
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/80309
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2015.08.082
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Stainless steel
Transformation induced plasticity
microcompression
micro-pillar
in-situ deformation
shear events
mechanical twinning.
Acer inoxidable austenític -- Propietats mecàniques
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria dels materials
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Summary:The deformation mechanisms of the metastable austenite phase of a transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) stainless steel, AISI 301LN, have been investigated by compression of multicrystalline micropillars of different crystallographic orientations, with particular attention on the strain-induced phase transformation from austenite to martensite. Intergranular shearing and twinning were observed to be the primary deformation mechanisms, with a predominant <122> orientation developed in the austenitic phase, combined with limited planar slip within single grains of austenite. The phase transformation from austenite to ¿ and ¿’-martensite was clearly observed adjacent to the sheared regions using TEM-EBSD techniques. The ¿-martensite phase was found to be preferentially located in the regions near the grain boundaries which experienced higher shear stresses during compression.