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2.5.1. Fe-30Mn Steel .......................................................................................... 19<br />

2.5.2. Fe-24Mn TRIP Steel ................................................................................. 20<br />

2.5.3. Fe-22Mn-0.6C TWIP Steel ....................................................................... 23<br />

2.5.4. Fe-22Mn-0.376C TWIP / TRIP Steel ........................................................ 29<br />

2.6 TWIP Model & <strong>the</strong> Effect <strong>of</strong> Chemical Composition ....................................... 30<br />

2.7 Iso-work Model ............................................................................................... 32<br />

3. Objectives .............................................................................................................. 33<br />

4. Experimental method ............................................................................................. 34<br />

4.1 Starting Material .............................................................................................. 34<br />

4.2 Heat Treatment & Decarburization .................................................................. 35<br />

4.3 Mechanical Tensile Testing ............................................................................. 36<br />

4.3.1. Monotonic Tensile Tests ........................................................................... 37<br />

4.3.2. Interrupted Tensile Tests .......................................................................... 37<br />

4.3.3. Load-unload Tensile Tests ........................................................................ 38<br />

4.4 Fracture Analysis ............................................................................................. 40<br />

4.5 Metallographic Sample Preparation ................................................................. 41<br />

4.5.1. Cutting and Mounting ............................................................................... 41<br />

4.5.2. Polishing .................................................................................................. 42<br />

4.5.3. Etching ..................................................................................................... 42<br />

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