X-Ray Diffraction Analysis of Defects in Cold Worked Type 316 Stainless Steel

In the present study, the dislocation densities of the cold worked type 316 stainless steel were calculated on the basis of the crystallite size and strain present in the samples using Williamson - Smallman approach. The samples annealed at 1323K,, 30 minutes and then furnace cooled were cold rolled to various percentages in the range 5-40%. Dislocation density has been found to increase with increasing percentage of cold work. The dislocation density values were correlated with hardness values of the cold worked samples