Enhancing the Robustness and Efficiency in the Production of Medium Mn Steels by Al Addition
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
- (1)
- The addition of Al can reduce the sensitivity of austenite volume fractions and tensile properties of medium Mn steels to the annealing temperature.
- (2)
- The ductility of medium Mn steels can also be improved by Al addition due to the increased mechanical stability of the austenite which results from the effective partitioning of Mn into austenite during intercritical annealing at high temperature.
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Steels | C | Mn | Al | Fe |
---|---|---|---|---|
0Al | 0.15 | 7.9 | - | Bal. |
2Al | 0.15 | 8.0 | 1.8 | Bal. |
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Bai, M.; Yang, D.; Wang, G.; Ryu, J.; Lee, K.; Yi, H. Enhancing the Robustness and Efficiency in the Production of Medium Mn Steels by Al Addition. Metals 2020, 10, 1432. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10111432
Bai M, Yang D, Wang G, Ryu J, Lee K, Yi H. Enhancing the Robustness and Efficiency in the Production of Medium Mn Steels by Al Addition. Metals. 2020; 10(11):1432. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10111432
Chicago/Turabian StyleBai, Maokun, Dapeng Yang, Guodong Wang, Joohyun Ryu, Kyooyoung Lee, and Hongliang Yi. 2020. "Enhancing the Robustness and Efficiency in the Production of Medium Mn Steels by Al Addition" Metals 10, no. 11: 1432. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10111432