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Tempering of Mn and Mn-Si-V Dual-Phase Steels

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Changes in the yield behavior, strength, and ductility of a Mn and a Mn-Si-V dual-phase (ferrite-martensite) steel were investigated after tempering one hour at 200 to 600 °C. The change in yield behavior was complex in both steels with the yield strength first increasing and then decreasing as the tempering temperature was increased. This complex behavior is attributed to a combination of factors including carbon segregation to dislocations, a return of discontinuous yielding, and the relief of residual stresses. In contrast, the tensile strength decreased continuously as the tempering temperature was increased in a manner that could be predicted from the change in hardness of the martensite phase using a simple composite strengthening model. The initial tensile ductility (total elongation) of the Mn-Si-V steel was much greater than that of the Mn steel. However, upon tempering up to 400 °C, the ductility of the Mn-Si-V decreased whereas that of the Mn steel increased. As a result, both steels had similar ductilities after tempering at 400 °C or higher temperatures. These results are attributed to the larger amounts of retained austenite in the Mn-Si-V steel (9 pct) compared to the Mn steel (3 pct) and its contribution to tensile ductility by transforming to martensite during plastic straining. Upon tempering at 400 °C, the retained austenite decomposes to bainite and its contribution to tensile ductility is eliminated.

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  1. U. S. Steel Research Laboratory, 15146, Monroeville, PA

    G. R. Speich (Research Consultant), A. J. Schwoeble (Research Technician) & G. P. Huffman (Associate Research Consultant)

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This paper is based on a presentation made at the “Peter G. Winchell Symposium on Tempering of Steel” held at the Louisville Meeting of The Metallurgical Society of AIME, October 12-13, 1981, under the sponsorship of the TMS-AIME Ferrous Metallurgy and Heat Treatment Committees.

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Speich, G.R., Schwoeble, A.J. & Huffman, G.P. Tempering of Mn and Mn-Si-V Dual-Phase Steels. Metall Trans A 14, 1079–1087 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02659856

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