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Microstructure modification of grain refinement for 304 stainless steel induced by pre-stress grinding and control

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The grain refinement behaviors of stainless steel materials subjecting to pre-stress grinding (PG) were investigated using a 3D FE-CA coupling method in conjunction with experimental comparisons. The qualitative agreement with experimental results was found to be good. The visual tracking of the evolution of recrystallized grains (R-grains) during pre-stress grinding revealed distinct stages, including nucleation, nucleus blooming, grain coarsening, and stable size stages. Notably, the incubation period and coarsening period of R-grains were observed to occur within two different time domains, owing to the time-varying temperature and plastic deformation induced by PG, which was different from the constant temperature-strain process (conventional hot deformation). By calculating the grinding temperature and plastic strain rate during PG, a derived Z parameter was used to determine the critical strain for dynamic recrystallization (DRX). The comparison of the critical DRX strain with the plastic strain in PG reveals the reasons for the difficulty changes for obtaining DRX transformation in deeper positions of ground surface layer. The results indicated that the acquisition of DRX on ground surface requires the utilization of aggressive grinding parameters, including larger depth of cut, slower feed speed, slightly higher wheel linear speed, and pre-stress in PG.

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    Zhuangzhuang Hou, Shichao Xiu, Cong Sun, Yuan Hong, Xiannan Zou & Yunlong Yao

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Zhuangzhuang Hou: writing the original draft, coding, and conducting the experiment. Shichao Xiu: writing guidance, editing, and acquiring funding. Cong Sun: writing guidance, reviewing, and editing. Yuan Hong, Xiannan Zou, and Yunlong Yao: writing guidance, reviewing, and editing.

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Hou, Z., Xiu, S., Sun, C. et al. Microstructure modification of grain refinement for 304 stainless steel induced by pre-stress grinding and control. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 131, 2569–2582 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-023-11954-5

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