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Microstructure, Properties, and Reversed Austenite Transformation Behavior of 04Cr13Ni5Mo Maraging Stainless Steel at
Hongru Lyu1, Shoutai Rui2, Yamin Peng2
1State Key Laboratory of Clean and Efficient Turbomachinery Power Equipment, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Abstract:
The influence of tempering temperature within the range of 520 °C to 640 °C on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 04Cr13Ni5Mo maraging stainless steel was systematically studied. The evolution of crystallographic orientation information, such as phase ratio and grain boundary ratio of the studied steel at different tempering temperatures, was studied by utilizing the electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) technique. Furthermore, the element distribution at typical tempering temperatures was quantitatively analyzed by utilizing the electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) technique. Results indicated that the microstructure of the studied steel at different tempering temperatures is mainly composed of tempered sorbite. As the tempering temperature increased from 520 °C to 640 °C, the proportion of low-angle grain boundaries gradually increased while the proportion of large-angle grain boundaries decreased. The content of reversed austenite showed a sharp increase with the elevation of tempering temperature and peaked at approximately 9.0% at a tempering temperature of 640 °C. With the tempering temperature increasing from 520 °C to 640 °C, the strength of the studied steel showed a trend of first decreasing, then stabilizing, and then decreasing again, while the plasticity showed a stable upward trend. When the tempering temperature was 610 °C, the strength, plasticity, and toughness of the studied steel achieved the optimal match. The enrichment of the Ni element during the austenite reverse phase transformation process was confirmed as the predominant factor ensuring the stability of the reverse austenite to room temperature.
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