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Effect of 0.2 and 0.5% Ti on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 13Cr supermartensitic stainless steel

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The effect that a 0, 0.2, and 0.5 wt.% titanium content has on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 13Cr supermartensitic stainless steel was investigated using an optical microscope, transmission electron microscope, and X-ray diffraction. The resultant microstructures of the three steels were tempered martensite with a reversed austenite dispersed throughout the matrix. Additionally, the formation of Cr-rich carbides was suppressed by stable Ti(C, N), which improved the strength without severely decreasing in the Ti-microalloyed steel toughness. Nano-precipitation of Ni3Ti was found for the 0.5 wt.% Ti steel during tempering, which significantly increased the strength, but decreased the toughness. The reversed austenite volume fraction also significantly influenced the mechanical properties.

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The present work was financially supported by Beijing Key Laboratory for Corrosion-Erosion and Surface Technology, Beijing Municipal Education Commission Project (SYS100080419).

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    Yong Lian, Jin Zhang, Wen Gao & Chao Zhao

  2. State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China

    Jinfeng Huang & Cheng Zhang

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Lian, Y., Huang, J., Zhang, J. et al. Effect of 0.2 and 0.5% Ti on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 13Cr supermartensitic stainless steel. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 24, 4253–4259 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-015-1749-x

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