The work presented in this paper focuses on the effect of the presence of non-equilibrium delta-ferrite on the impact properties of a supermartensitic stainless steel. To generate homogeneous delta-ferrite containing microstructures the material was subjected to a series of high temperature furnace heat treatments. Three microstructures possessing variable ferrite content and different grain sizes were generated. Charpy impact results indicate that the presence of 14% delta-ferrite in a martensitic matrix of 60 micron prior austenite grain size, raises the ductile to brittle transition temperature (DBTT) by about 50 C deg compared with a fully martensitic microstructure of 80 micron. For a similar grain size, reducing the amount of delta-ferrite from 14 to 2% restored the DBTT to a level comparable to that of the tempered parent material. A Gleeble simulator was used to create the range of microstructures found in a weld heat affected zone (HAZ). Testing of the simulated HAZ indicated that toughness was not significantly affected by the presence of delta-ferrite. The DBTT was comparable to that of the parent material and lower than that of the heat treated specimens containing 14% delta-ferrite.
Effect of delta-ferrite on impact properties of supermartensitic stainless steel heat affected zones
Science and Technology of Welding and Joining ; 9 , 5 ; 377-389
2004
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