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the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

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the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

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  • pISSN : 1738-8228
  • eISSN : 2288-8241

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Title Effect of Reverse Transformation on the Mechanical Properties of High Manganease Austenitic Stainless Steel
Authors 강창룡(C. Y. Kang); 허태영(T. Y. Hur)
DOI https://doi.org/10.3365/KJMM.2012.50.6.413
Page pp.413-418
ISSN 1738-8228(ISSN), 2288-8241(eISSN)
Keywords high manganese austenite stainless steel; reverse transformation; reversed austenite; stability of austenite; deformation induced martensite
Abstract This study was carried out to investigate the effect of reverse transformation on the mechanical properties in high manganese austenitic stainless steel. Over 95% of the austenite was transformed to deformation-induced martensite by 70% cold rolling. Reverse transformation became rapid above an annealing temperature of 550℃, but there was no significant transformation above 700℃. In addition, with an increasing annealing time at 700℃, reverse transformation was induced rapidly, but the transformation was almost completed at 10 min. There was a rapid decrese in strength and hardness with annealing at temperature above 550℃, while elongation increased rapidly above 600℃. At 700℃, hardness and strength decreased rapidly, and elongation increased steeply with an increasing reverse treatment time up to 10 min, whereas there were no significant change with a treatment time after 10 min. The reverse-transformed austenite showed an ultra-fine grain size less than 0.2 ㎛, which made it possible to strengthen the high manganese austenitic stainless steel.