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Determining the Mechanical Strength of Ultra-Fine-Grained Metals
Published on: November 22, 2021
Strength and Fracture Mechanism of an Ultrafine-Grained Austenitic Steel for Medical Applications
Gennadiy V Klevtsov1, Ruslan Z Valiev2, Natal'ya A Klevtsova1
1Department of Nanotechnology, Materials Science, and Mechanics, Togliatti State University, 445020 Togliatti, Russia.
Abstract:
In this paper, we study the corrosion-resistant austenitic steel Fe-0.02C-18Cr-8Ni for medical applications. The microstructure and mechanical properties (tensile mechanical properties, torsional strength, impact toughness, and static and cyclic crack resistance) under different types of loading of the steel are investigated. The results are compared for the two states of the steel: the initial (coarse-grained) state and the ultrafine-grained state produced by severe plastic deformation processing via equal-channel angular pressing. It is demonstrated that the ultrafine-grained steel 0.08C-18Cr-9Ni has essentially better properties and is very promising for the manufacture of medical products for various applications that experience various static and cyclic loads during operation.
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