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The AISI type 304L stainless steel (SS) was solution annealed at 1050 °C and cryo-rolled at liquid nitrogen (L-N2) temperature (77 K) under severe plastic deformation (SPD). The thickness reduction through cryo-rolling plastic deformation was carried out up to 90% (designated as CR-90) of initial thickness. The cryo-rolling during rolling at liquid N2 temperature (77 K), resulted in transformation induced plastic deformation of the austenite γ-phase into α’- martensite phase. The phase transformation was characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD) and saturation magnetization (Ms) measurement. The microstructure was measured by using optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The XRD peak positions confirmed the martensite (α’) phase formation. Saturation magnetization (Ms) value of the cryo-rolled specimens shows increasing linearity with cryo-rolling, and transformed to bct martensite (α’). The measured corrosion rate of the cryo-rolled specimens as per ASTM A-262 practice-C test (Huey test) ranges from 6.6 mpy or 0.167 mm/yr (CR 0) to 12.9 mpy or 0.328 mm/yr (CR 90), indicating the effects of severe deformation of strain-induced martensite with the cryo-rolling. Further, the role of severe deformation of strain-induced martensite with the cryo-rolling on AISI type 304L SS and also influence on the corrosion resistance are investigated in detail. The deformation microstructure roles, i.e., the phases and volume percentage induced by the different percentage of the cryo-rolling that influences the corrosion resistance properties and corresponding corrosion resistance in nitric acid have been investigated.
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The authors would like to thank Mr.K.Mariyappan, MMG, IGCAR for recording SEM and EDS spectra, Dr. Awadesh Mani Tiwari, MSG, IGCAR for providing VSM facility; Dr. Arup Dasgupta, PMD, IGCAR for fruitful discussion and also for the TEM analysis. The author sincerely thanks to IGCAR management for their constant support and encouragement during this work.
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Shit, G., Ningshen, S. The Effect of Severe Plastic Deformation on the Corrosion Resistance of AISI Type 304L Stainless Steel. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 29, 5696–5709 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-020-05063-7
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