Toughening ultrastrong low-density steel by textured d-ferrite lamellas.

Autor: Bin Hu, Guosen Zhu, Guohui Shen, Zheng Wang, Qinghua Wen, Xiao Shen, Haiwen Luo
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Zdroj: Defence Technology; Feb2024, Vol. 32, p405-411, 7p
Abstrakt: By both the Charpy V-notched impact and the projectile tests, we here investigated the dynamic fracture behavior of a recently developed ultrastrong lightweight steel comprising a hierarchical martensitic matrix, dispersed ultra-fine-retained austenite grains and oriented d-ferrite lamellas, the latter being due to high Al and Si contents employed for low-density design. This steel shows a superior combination of specific ultimate tensile strength and impact toughness to other ultrastrong steels and has successfully arrested a real steel-cored bullet shot. These are attributed to the densely textured d-ferrite lamellas that can deflect the propagating cracks until they are trapped and enclosed besides austenite-to-martensite transformation crack closure, leading to more energy consumed before failure. These results suggest a new pathway for toughening ultrastrong lightweight steels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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