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Severe Plastic Deformation of Ferritic and Austenitic Steels

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Chapter II<br />

An increase in the deformation temperature leads to a decrease in these two<br />

parameters. It is obvious that the onset <strong>of</strong> steady state is shifted towards lower<br />

torques <strong>and</strong> smaller shear strains, respectively.<br />

The effect <strong>of</strong> deformation the temperature is also reflected in the microhardness<br />

measured near the edge <strong>of</strong> the discs <strong>and</strong> is shown in Fig 2.2. By increasing the HPT<br />

temperature lower microhardness values were determined. Due to the Hall-Petch<br />

relation high hardness values are measured in microstructures with smaller grain<br />

sizes. The interaction <strong>of</strong> dislocations at grain boundaries (pile-up) is considered to be<br />

the mechanistic process responsible for the resistance to plastic deformation from<br />

grain refinement. A further characteristic <strong>of</strong> the microhardness evolution is seen in<br />

the different materials. Alloying results in both an increase in hardness <strong>and</strong> an<br />

increase in the thermal stability <strong>of</strong> the HPT deformed microstructure.<br />

The above described features are based on results <strong>of</strong> bcc metals. Fig. 2.3 displays the<br />

TEM microstructures <strong>of</strong> fcc metals such as pure Ni <strong>and</strong> Ni- 24wt% Fe. The samples<br />

were deformed at 20°C to a strain <strong>of</strong> 45. By comparing both micrographs one can<br />

clearly see that alloying affects the microstructural sizes in the steady state. In both<br />

materials the grain boundaries become clearly visible <strong>and</strong> in the case <strong>of</strong> pure nickel<br />

the shape <strong>of</strong> the structural element is more polygonal.<br />

The influence <strong>of</strong> the processing temperature in pure nickel is illustrated in Fig. 2.4.<br />

The curves show the same behaviour as described above: a steep rise <strong>of</strong> the torque at<br />

low shear strains that decreases slightly with preceding deformation. At large strains<br />

the saturation strain εsat is reached again. It is clearly evident that independent on the<br />

crystal structure severe plastic deformation results in a significant grain refinement.<br />

The steady state microstructures are essentially dominates by the HPT temperature.<br />

Fig. 2.3: TEM micrographs <strong>of</strong> a) pure Ni <strong>and</strong> b) Ni- 24wt% Fe after HPT at 20°C to a<br />

strain <strong>of</strong> ε = 45 at a radius <strong>of</strong> 3 mm.<br />

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