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Interaction Between Recovery, Recrystallization, and NbC Strain-Induced Precipitation in High-Mn Steels

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The interaction between recovery, recrystallization, and strain-induced precipitation in two high-Mn steels, one of them microalloyed with Nb (0.1 pct) was investigated using mechanical testing and advanced microscopy techniques. Double-hit torsion tests were carried out in the 1373 K to 1173 K (1100 °C to 900 °C) temperature range in order to characterize the fractional softening behavior. Quenched specimens were analyzed using electron backscatter diffraction and transmission electron microscopy to determine the recrystallized fraction, the precipitation state, and the austenite microstructure evolution. At the highest temperature, 1373 K (1100 °C), similar softening kinetics were found in both steels. However, at temperatures lower than 1273 K (1000 °C) for the Nb steel, strain-induced precipitation was observed to take place resulting in significant softening retardation. For the base steel at all the temperatures investigated, and for the Nb steel in the absence of strain-induced precipitation, the mechanical softening corresponded well with the recrystallized fraction. However, when strain-induced precipitation took place, a major deviation was observed denoting a significant contribution of recovery to the fractional softening. Within the deformed grains, a substructure consisting of “subgrain bands” or microbands was developed. The precipitates were found mainly on the elongated subgrain boundaries, or at dislocations within the subgrains. This configuration was maintained after the migration of the recrystallization front.

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The authors acknowledge financial support from the European Union, Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFSR-CT-2010-00018).

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    Laura Llanos (Ph.D. Student), Beatriz Pereda (Doctor) & Beatriz López (Professor)

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Llanos, L., Pereda, B. & López, B. Interaction Between Recovery, Recrystallization, and NbC Strain-Induced Precipitation in High-Mn Steels. Metall Mater Trans A 46, 5248–5265 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-015-3066-2

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