Effect of strain energy on the grain growth behaviour of ultrafine-grained iron-chromium alloy by equal channel angular pressing

The grain growth of an ultrafine-grained iron-chromium alloy has been investigated focusing on the early stage of restoration of strain. Ultrafine-grained (UFG) material has been prepared by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) up to eight passes via route Bc. The post-ECAP annealing process was co...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Rifai, Hiroyuki Miyamoto
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Pahang Publishing 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences
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Online Access:https://journal.ump.edu.my/jmes/article/view/2572
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description The grain growth of an ultrafine-grained iron-chromium alloy has been investigated focusing on the early stage of restoration of strain. Ultrafine-grained (UFG) material has been prepared by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) up to eight passes via route Bc. The post-ECAP annealing process was completed from 473 until 1373 K for one hour. The microstructure and hardness were then analyzed by electron back-scattering diffraction, transmission electron microscope, X-ray diffractometer and microhardness. The hardness after post-ECAP annealing exhibited the typical three-stages softening. Namely, the hardness remained stable after the annealing temperature up to 698 K and then declined significantly until the temperature of 973 K. Finally, hardness remained stable again at a higher temperature. In the second stage, grains grew uniformly, which differ from the typical nucleation-and-growth mode of discontinuous recrystallization. It was found by X-ray line broadening analysis that strain was released in the early stage prior to the significant softening stage. It was suggested that the homogeneous grain growth was led by the uniform grain distribution with a high angle grain boundaries fraction.
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spelling doaj.art-bae6ce8ad0684a2690bd32f5092937d52023-09-03T14:43:07ZengUniversiti Malaysia Pahang PublishingJournal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences2289-46592231-83802020-09-011437049705710.15282/jmes.14.3.2020.07.0552Effect of strain energy on the grain growth behaviour of ultrafine-grained iron-chromium alloy by equal channel angular pressingMuhammad Rifai0Hiroyuki Miyamoto1Center of Science and Technology for Advanced Material, National Nuclear Energy Agency, Kawasan Puspiptek, Serpong, Tangerang 15314, Indonesia. Phone: +6281331009991Department of Mechanical Engineering, Doshisha University, 1-3 Tatara Miyakodani, Kyotanabe, Kyoto 610-0394, JapanThe grain growth of an ultrafine-grained iron-chromium alloy has been investigated focusing on the early stage of restoration of strain. Ultrafine-grained (UFG) material has been prepared by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) up to eight passes via route Bc. The post-ECAP annealing process was completed from 473 until 1373 K for one hour. The microstructure and hardness were then analyzed by electron back-scattering diffraction, transmission electron microscope, X-ray diffractometer and microhardness. The hardness after post-ECAP annealing exhibited the typical three-stages softening. Namely, the hardness remained stable after the annealing temperature up to 698 K and then declined significantly until the temperature of 973 K. Finally, hardness remained stable again at a higher temperature. In the second stage, grains grew uniformly, which differ from the typical nucleation-and-growth mode of discontinuous recrystallization. It was found by X-ray line broadening analysis that strain was released in the early stage prior to the significant softening stage. It was suggested that the homogeneous grain growth was led by the uniform grain distribution with a high angle grain boundaries fraction.https://journal.ump.edu.my/jmes/article/view/2572ecaplow carbon steeannealing behaviourgrain growth
spellingShingle Muhammad Rifai
Hiroyuki Miyamoto
Effect of strain energy on the grain growth behaviour of ultrafine-grained iron-chromium alloy by equal channel angular pressing
Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences
ecap
low carbon stee
annealing behaviour
grain growth
title Effect of strain energy on the grain growth behaviour of ultrafine-grained iron-chromium alloy by equal channel angular pressing
title_full Effect of strain energy on the grain growth behaviour of ultrafine-grained iron-chromium alloy by equal channel angular pressing
title_fullStr Effect of strain energy on the grain growth behaviour of ultrafine-grained iron-chromium alloy by equal channel angular pressing
title_full_unstemmed Effect of strain energy on the grain growth behaviour of ultrafine-grained iron-chromium alloy by equal channel angular pressing
title_short Effect of strain energy on the grain growth behaviour of ultrafine-grained iron-chromium alloy by equal channel angular pressing
title_sort effect of strain energy on the grain growth behaviour of ultrafine grained iron chromium alloy by equal channel angular pressing
topic ecap
low carbon stee
annealing behaviour
grain growth
url https://journal.ump.edu.my/jmes/article/view/2572
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