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Influence of Deformation and Post-Annealing Treatment on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Austenitic Stainless Steel

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In this research, the influence of post-annealing treatment on the microstructure, hardness, and tensile properties of cold-rolled austenitic stainless steel was investigated. The AISI 304 steel was asymmetrically rolled and then annealed in the temperature range of 700–900 °C for 10–60 min. By increasing the time and temperature of annealing treatment, the number of twins and strain-induced martensite (M) decreased. The reversion of martensite to austenite at 700 ℃ occurred through both shear and diffusional mechanisms. However, at higher temperatures, the shear reversion was the dominant mechanism. The microstructure of the annealed sample at 700 ℃ for 60 min showed a combination of continuous and discontinuous recrystallization grains, which was due to the simultaneous occurrence of shear and diffusional reversion transformation in this sample. After 10 min of annealing at 800 °C, the hardness dropped sharply to 293.6 HV, followed by a slight decrease with increasing time, which was a characteristic of continuous recrystallization. The results showed that with increasing annealing time at 700 °C, the yield strength (YS) and ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of steel decreased, while the total elongation (TE) value increased. As the time of annealing treatment increased, the depth and diameter of the dimples increased and the fracture surface became more ductile.

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Amininejad, A., Jamaati, R. & Hosseinipour, S.J. Influence of Deformation and Post-Annealing Treatment on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Austenitic Stainless Steel. Trans Indian Inst Met 74, 1799–1807 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-021-02277-8

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