Micromechanical Testing of Fracture Initiation Sites in Welded High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel

Autor: Christian Thaulow, Bjørn Rune Sørås Rogne, Afrooz Barnoush
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 45:1996-2003
ISSN: 1543-1940
1073-5623
DOI: 10.1007/s11661-013-2168-y
Popis: Micropillar compression tests were performed on martensite (M) and retained austenite (A) containing constituents formed in high-strength low-alloy steel after simulated thermal weld heat treatment. Due to the complicated fine microstructure of the constituent, the resulted stress–strain curves were further analyzed by considering the post-mortem scanning electron micrographs and the morphology of the deformation of the pillars. It was possible to obtain relevant data for the uniaxial stress–strain behavior of the M–A constituent in the studied steel. Microvickers measurements, which were converted to macroscopic yield stress by empirical relations, were compared with the micropillar compression test results. Comparison showed that these empirical relations are overestimating the obtained mechanical properties of the M–A constituents.
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