Abstract
Abstract
In this study, systematic heat treatment routes including solution (980 °C to 1130 °C) and aging (675 °C to 775 °C) processes were used to tailor the microstructural evolution and mechanical performance of a Fe-Ni-Cr based austenitic alloy, strengthened by a γ′ phase (Ni3(Ti, Al)). Grain growth was observed with increasing solution treatment temperature from nearly 90 μm (980 °C) to nearly 200 μm (1130 °C). Grain refinement during solution heat processes was found to ascribe to the solute drag effect and the pinning effect of nickel-titanium-enriched segregates and precipitates. During aging, the precipitation behavior of γ′ is found to be almost independent of solution treatment temperatures. Interestingly, abnormal grain growth during aging was observed. The motion of grain boundaries was ascribed to the formation of nickel-titanium-enriched γ′ in the austenitic matrix, thereby contributing to the dissolution of the previously enriched segregates and precipitates from grain boundaries. The studied alloy shows a wide range of mechanical properties, from tensile strength of 1131 MPa with ductility at 36%, to tensile strength of 880 MPa with ductility at 50%. The current study demonstrates that grain refinement of the alloy at solution treatment may not benefit the final mechanical properties.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Subject
Metals and Alloys,Polymers and Plastics,Surfaces, Coatings and Films,Biomaterials,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
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