ODS ferritic steel engineered with bimodal grain size for high strength and ductility

An attractive way to enhance the ductility of ODS ferritic steels is to develop an alloy with a bimodal grain size distribution, in which the micron-sized coarse grains provide high ductility. The nanometer-sized fine grains enhance the tensile strength. The microstructures were obtained by blending...

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Published in:Materials letters 2011-06, Vol.65 (11), p.1672-1674
Main Authors: Dapeng, Zhao, Yong, Liu, Feng, Liu, Yuren, Wen, Liujie, Zhang, Yuhai, Dou
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alloy development
Alloy powders
Alloy steels
annealing
Bimodal grain size distribution
Dispersion hardening alloys
Ductility
Ferritic stainless steels
High strength
Mechanical properties
Microstructure
mixing
Nanoparticles
ODS ferritic steel
powders
steel
Steels
temperature
tensile strength
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Summary:An attractive way to enhance the ductility of ODS ferritic steels is to develop an alloy with a bimodal grain size distribution, in which the micron-sized coarse grains provide high ductility. The nanometer-sized fine grains enhance the tensile strength. The microstructures were obtained by blending the gas-atomized powders and mechanical alloyed powders, followed by hot forging and annealing. The homogeneously distributed nanometer-sized oxide nanoparticles can also be detected. Mechanical properties tests revealed a great improvement in ductility in comparison with other ODS ferritic steels, and high strength over the whole range of test temperatures, owing to the fine grains and oxide nanoparticles. The combination of high ductility and high strength makes this ODS ferritic steel much promising in high-temperature application.
ISSN:0167-577X
1873-4979
DOI:10.1016/j.matlet.2011.02.064