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MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING
Volume 663, Issue -, Pages 193-203Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2016.03.103
Keywords
EBSD; Mechanical characterisation; Nano-indentation; Bainite; Acicular ferrite; Fracture
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- Energy Pipelines CRC
- Australian Government's Cooperative Research Centres Program
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Acicular ferrite and bainite are microstructural constituents commonly found in ferritic weld metal and many other ferrous alloys. These often highly localised microstructural volumes are known to have a significant impact on the mechanical properties of the bulk material they constitute. It is well established that acicular ferrite and bainite have substantially different morphologies and features that can be directly linked to their intrinsic mechanical properties. However, in the bulk material they usually co-exist and interact with other microstructural constituents and features. Therefore, the individual contributions of acicular ferrite and bainite still remain unclear. This work utilises micro-testing techniques to evaluate and compare the mechanical properties of these two micro-constituents with an ultimate objective to understand their impact on bulk properties of ferrous alloys. Microscopic regions consisting of either acicular ferrite or upper bainite were first selected and then characterised using a high resolution Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Electron Backscattered Diffraction (EBSD). Conventional nano indentation and an advanced characterisation procedure were implemented to evaluate elastic modulus, yield strength, hardness and strain hardening exponent of both micro-constituents. The fracture resistance was estimated from micro-fracture tests that were conducted within the selected regions. The experimental studies have indicated that, at the micro-scale, despite their different microstructures, acicular ferrite and upper bainite have very similar mechanical properties. Nevertheless, the fracture resistance of upper bainite was more dominated by the contribution of plastic deformations. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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