Shot peening of TRIP780 steel: Experimental analysis and numerical simulation

This study aims at the experimental and numerical analysis of TRIP780 steel after conventional shot peening. TRIP steels exhibit a multiphase microstructure with martensitic transformation of the retained austenite during shot peening. In-depth experimental analysis are carried out with microhardness and X-ray diffraction. Residual stresses profiles are determined in the pseudo-ferritic phases (alpha + alpha') and in the retained austenite gamma. A representative finite element model of shot peening with a material behavior law describing the multiphase microstructure and the martensitic phase transformation during loading is proposed. The results are compared to experimental data and the effect of martensitic transformation is numerically investigated.