Carbon in Solution and the Charpy Impact Performance of Medium Mn Steels
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Kwok, T. W. J.
Worsnop, F. F.
Douglas, J. O.
Dye, D.
Date Issued
August 10, 2023
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Springer US
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Kwok, T. W. J., Worsnop, F. F., Douglas, J. O. and Dye, D. 2023. "Carbon in Solution and the Charpy Impact Performance of Medium Mn Steels."
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Abstract
Carbon is a well known austenite stabiliser and can be used to alter the stacking fault energy and stability against martensitic transformation in medium Mn steels, producing a range of deformation mechanisms such as the Transformation Induced Plasticity (TRIP) or combined Twinning and Transformation Induced Plasticity (TWIP + TRIP) effects. However, the effect of C beyond quasi-static tensile behaviour is less well known. Therefore, two medium Mn steels with 0.2 and 0.5 wt pct C were designed to produce similar austenite fractions and stability and therefore tensile behaviour. These were processed to form lamellar and mixed equiaxed + lamellar microstructures. The low C steel had a corrected Charpy impact energy (KV
$$_{10}$$
10
) of 320 J cm
$$^{-2}$$
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2
compared to 66 J cm
$$^{-2}$$
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2
in the high C steel despite both having a ductility of over 35 pct. Interface segregation, e.g., of tramp elements, was investigated as a potential cause and none was found. Only a small amount of Mn rejection from partitioning was observed at the interface. The fracture surfaces were investigated and the TRIP effect was found to occur more readily in the Low C Charpy specimen. Therefore it is concluded that the use of C to promote TWIP + TRIP behaviour should be avoided in alloy design but the Charpy impact performance can be understood purely in terms of C in solution.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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