Abstract
Energy dispersive synchrotron X-ray diffraction was applied to investigate in situ the evolution of lattice strains and stresses in austenite and martensite during quenching and tempering of a soft martensitic stainless steel. In one experiment, lattice strains in austenite and martensite were measured in situ in the direction perpendicular to the sample surface during an austenitization, quenching, and tempering cycle. In a second experiment, the sin2ψ method was applied in situ during the austenite-to-martensite transformation to distinguish between macro- and phase-specific micro-stresses and to follow the evolution of these stresses during transformation. Martensite formation evokes compressive stress in austenite that is balanced by tensile stress in martensite. Tempering to 748 K (475 °C) leads to partial relaxation of these stresses. Additionally, data reveal that (elastic) lattice strain in austenite is not hydrostatic but hkl dependent, which is ascribed to plastic deformation of this phase during martensite formation and is considered responsible for anomalous behavior of the 200γ reflection.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 28–40 |
| ISSN | 1073-5623 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- Martensite
- Synchrotron X -ray diffraction (XRD)
- Residual stresses
- Tempering
- Steel
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In Situ Investigation of the Evolution of Lattice Strain and Stresses in Austenite and Martensite During Quenching and Tempering of Steel. / Villa, M.; Niessen, F.; Somers, M. A. J.
In: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, Vol. 49, No. 1, 2018, p. 28–40.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - In Situ Investigation of the Evolution of Lattice Strain and Stresses in Austenite and Martensite During Quenching and Tempering of Steel
AU - Villa, M.
AU - Niessen, F.
AU - Somers, M. A. J.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Energy dispersive synchrotron X-ray diffraction was applied to investigate in situ the evolution of lattice strains and stresses in austenite and martensite during quenching and tempering of a soft martensitic stainless steel. In one experiment, lattice strains in austenite and martensite were measured in situ in the direction perpendicular to the sample surface during an austenitization, quenching, and tempering cycle. In a second experiment, the sin2ψ method was applied in situ during the austenite-to-martensite transformation to distinguish between macro- and phase-specific micro-stresses and to follow the evolution of these stresses during transformation. Martensite formation evokes compressive stress in austenite that is balanced by tensile stress in martensite. Tempering to 748 K (475 °C) leads to partial relaxation of these stresses. Additionally, data reveal that (elastic) lattice strain in austenite is not hydrostatic but hkl dependent, which is ascribed to plastic deformation of this phase during martensite formation and is considered responsible for anomalous behavior of the 200γ reflection.
AB - Energy dispersive synchrotron X-ray diffraction was applied to investigate in situ the evolution of lattice strains and stresses in austenite and martensite during quenching and tempering of a soft martensitic stainless steel. In one experiment, lattice strains in austenite and martensite were measured in situ in the direction perpendicular to the sample surface during an austenitization, quenching, and tempering cycle. In a second experiment, the sin2ψ method was applied in situ during the austenite-to-martensite transformation to distinguish between macro- and phase-specific micro-stresses and to follow the evolution of these stresses during transformation. Martensite formation evokes compressive stress in austenite that is balanced by tensile stress in martensite. Tempering to 748 K (475 °C) leads to partial relaxation of these stresses. Additionally, data reveal that (elastic) lattice strain in austenite is not hydrostatic but hkl dependent, which is ascribed to plastic deformation of this phase during martensite formation and is considered responsible for anomalous behavior of the 200γ reflection.
KW - Martensite
KW - Synchrotron X -ray diffraction (XRD)
KW - Residual stresses
KW - Tempering
KW - Steel
U2 - 10.1007/s11661-017-4387-0
DO - 10.1007/s11661-017-4387-0
M3 - Journal article
VL - 49
SP - 28
EP - 40
JO - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A - Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
JF - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A - Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
SN - 1073-5623
IS - 1
ER -