Development of a Flow Rule Based on a Unified Plasticity Model for 13Cr-4Ni Low-Carbon Martensitic Stainless Steel Subject to Post-Weld Heat Treatment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Microstructure
2.1. Microstructural Changes Occurring during the PWHT
2.2. Reformed Austenite Measurements in Tempered 13Cr-4Ni Steels
3. The Basis of the Constitutive Relation within the Unified Model
3.1. The Additivity of Strain Components
3.2. The Rule of Mixture in a Two-Phase Homogeneous Microstructure
3.3. The Unified Flow Rule
4. Equipment and Specimen Preparation
4.1. Equipment
4.2. Material and Specimen Preparation
5. Determination of the Constants for the Model
5.1. Determination of the Thermal Activation Energy for Creep
5.2. Determination of the Yield Stress
5.3. Determination of the Young’s Modulus
5.4. The Normalized Flow Rule
6. Numerical Simulation and Discussion
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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C | Mn | S | P | Si | Ni | Cr | Mo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.014 | 0.80 | 0.001 | 0.014 | 0.46 | 4.45 | 12.06 | 0.63 |
Austenite | Q (J/mol) | Stress (MPa) | (°C) | (°C) | (s−1) | (s−1) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 3.27 × 105 | 325 | 500 | 550 | 1.04 × 10−8 | 2.29 × 10−7 |
0.18 | 3.28 × 105 | 325 | 550 | 620 | 2.80 × 10−7 | 1.13 × 10−5 |
1.0 | 3.45 × 105 | 100 | 620 | 720 | 2.63 × 10−7 | 2.84 × 10−5 |
Austenite Fraction fγ | Reference Temperature T0 (°C) | A(T0) (s−1) | Ac (s−1) | K0 (MPa) | n1 | R2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 500 | 1.51 × 10−7 | 1.95 × 1015 | 332 | 8.50 | 0.896 |
0.18 | 620 | 3.43 × 10−6 | 5.27 × 1013 | 171 | 6.51 | 0.852 |
1.0 | 620 | 2.08 × 10−7 | 3.16 × 1013 | 54.0 | 13.6 | 0.814 |
Austenite Fraction fγ | a0 | a1 | a2 | a3 | R2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 199.09 | −0.13106 | 0.00030415 | −4.4241 × 10−7 | 0.986 |
0.18 | 196.22 | −0.11094 | 0.00037849 | −6.7419 × 10−7 | 0.992 |
1.0 | 182.01 | −0.024416 | −6.9947 × 10−5 | 0 | 0.989 |
Austenite Fraction fγ | Reference Temperature T0 (°C) | K0 (MPa) | E(T0) (GPa) | κ (MPa/GPa) |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 500 | 332 | 154.3 | 2.15 |
0.18 | 620 | 171 | 112.3 | 1.52 |
1.0 | 620 | 54.0 | 140.0 | 0.386 |
n2 | R2 | |
---|---|---|
0 | 7.19 | 0.705 |
0.18 | 4.91 | 0.933 |
1.0 | 22.6 | 0.442 |
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Hosseini, M.M.; Lanteigne, J.; Baillargeon, C.; Jahazi, M.; Champliaud, H. Development of a Flow Rule Based on a Unified Plasticity Model for 13Cr-4Ni Low-Carbon Martensitic Stainless Steel Subject to Post-Weld Heat Treatment. Metals 2024, 14, 834. https://doi.org/10.3390/met14070834
Hosseini MM, Lanteigne J, Baillargeon C, Jahazi M, Champliaud H. Development of a Flow Rule Based on a Unified Plasticity Model for 13Cr-4Ni Low-Carbon Martensitic Stainless Steel Subject to Post-Weld Heat Treatment. Metals. 2024; 14(7):834. https://doi.org/10.3390/met14070834
Chicago/Turabian StyleHosseini, Mir Mehrdad, Jacques Lanteigne, Carlo Baillargeon, Mohammad Jahazi, and Henri Champliaud. 2024. "Development of a Flow Rule Based on a Unified Plasticity Model for 13Cr-4Ni Low-Carbon Martensitic Stainless Steel Subject to Post-Weld Heat Treatment" Metals 14, no. 7: 834. https://doi.org/10.3390/met14070834