Mechanical Properties of Ultra Fine Particle Dispersion Strengthened Ferritic Steel

Abstract:

The influence of carbides diameter on the mechanical properties of the ferritic steel that was strengthened by the interface precipitated carbides in rows was investigated. Low carbon steel containing titanium as much as carbon in atomic concentration was induction-melt and hot-rolled, followed by the soaking at some temperatures to obtain completely transformed ferrite in which fine carbides precipitated. Lowering holding temperature resulted in fine carbide generation and reduction of the row spacing. Yield strength significantly increased with the decrease in the carbide diameter. The amount of the particle dispersion strengthening was close to the calculation result according to Ashby-Orowan Mechanism. On the other hand, elongation slowly decreased. The decrease in elongation is caused by the reduction of the uniform-elongation. Local elongation did not change by the change of the diameter of the fine carbides in the matrix since voids in the specimen were generated not besides fine carbides but beside large TiN during tensile test.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volumes 706-709)
• Pages: 2096-2100
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.706-709.2096
• Online since: January 2012
• Authors: Yoshimasa Funakawa
• Keywords: Elongation, Hot-Rolled Steel, Interface-Precipitation, Nanometer-Sized Carbide, Strength

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