In situ observation of intergranular crack nucleation in a grain boundary controlled austenitic stainless steel.

Grain boundary engineering has been proposed to increase the lifetime performance of sensitized austenitic stainless steel in aggressive environments. Increased microstructure resistance is typically associated with higher fractions of twin (Sigma3) grain boundaries, but there is uncertainty about t...

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Main Authors: Rahimi, S, Engelberg, D, Duff, J, Marrow, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009
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author Rahimi, S
Engelberg, D
Duff, J
Marrow, T
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Duff, J
Marrow, T
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description Grain boundary engineering has been proposed to increase the lifetime performance of sensitized austenitic stainless steel in aggressive environments. Increased microstructure resistance is typically associated with higher fractions of twin (Sigma3) grain boundaries, but there is uncertainty about the properties and role of other boundaries. To develop predictive models for stress corrosion crack nucleation, more information is required about how grain boundary crystallography and the orientations of the grain boundary plane and its surrounding grains affect crack development. Digital image correlation combined with electron backscatter diffraction has been used to characterize the microstructure and to observe, in situ, the nucleation and propagation of short stress corrosion cracks in thermo-mechanically processed type 304 stainless steel. The crack path and its growth rate have been determined and are found to be influenced by the microstructure.
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spelling oxford-uuid:57e71b4c-05cd-4a54-a9f0-f57738600e622022-03-26T16:59:37ZIn situ observation of intergranular crack nucleation in a grain boundary controlled austenitic stainless steel.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:57e71b4c-05cd-4a54-a9f0-f57738600e62EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2009Rahimi, SEngelberg, DDuff, JMarrow, TGrain boundary engineering has been proposed to increase the lifetime performance of sensitized austenitic stainless steel in aggressive environments. Increased microstructure resistance is typically associated with higher fractions of twin (Sigma3) grain boundaries, but there is uncertainty about the properties and role of other boundaries. To develop predictive models for stress corrosion crack nucleation, more information is required about how grain boundary crystallography and the orientations of the grain boundary plane and its surrounding grains affect crack development. Digital image correlation combined with electron backscatter diffraction has been used to characterize the microstructure and to observe, in situ, the nucleation and propagation of short stress corrosion cracks in thermo-mechanically processed type 304 stainless steel. The crack path and its growth rate have been determined and are found to be influenced by the microstructure.
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In situ observation of intergranular crack nucleation in a grain boundary controlled austenitic stainless steel.
title In situ observation of intergranular crack nucleation in a grain boundary controlled austenitic stainless steel.
title_full In situ observation of intergranular crack nucleation in a grain boundary controlled austenitic stainless steel.
title_fullStr In situ observation of intergranular crack nucleation in a grain boundary controlled austenitic stainless steel.
title_full_unstemmed In situ observation of intergranular crack nucleation in a grain boundary controlled austenitic stainless steel.
title_short In situ observation of intergranular crack nucleation in a grain boundary controlled austenitic stainless steel.
title_sort in situ observation of intergranular crack nucleation in a grain boundary controlled austenitic stainless steel
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