Artículo
Evaluation of the role of emtallic matrix on environmentally assisted embrittlement of austempered ductile iron (ADI) using high Si steel
Fecha de publicación:
12/2018
Editorial:
Springer
Revista:
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
ISSN:
1059-9495
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
Clasificación temática:
Resumen
The objective of this work stems from the environmentally assisted embrittlement suffered by austempered ductile iron (ADI) when its surface is submerged in water. This phenomenon leads to a drop in elongation and ultimate tensile strength of about 75% and 10%, respectively, while the 0.2% offset strain stress remains unaffected. Heat-treating a high Si steel, an ausferritic matrix similar to that present in the ADI under study is obtained, yielding giving a very good combination of tensile strength and elongation. In this manner, it was possible to examine the influence of the metallic matrix such as that present in ADI, though without nodules and cell boundaries, also called last to freeze zones (LTF). Tensile test evaluations on ADI and steel samples under dry and wet conditions were carried out. Additionally, a very specific test, introducing surface cracks, was conducted with the purpose of expanding the current knowledge on this particular kind of fracture. Earlier investigations on ADI have suggested that the process of embrittlement starts in a surface crack generated at the early stages of plastic deformation in LTF zones, which results from the solidification process, where pores, inclusions and unreacted austenite are present. In this manner, water penetrates and weakens the material strength, making the crack grow very fast and leading to an instantaneous samples failure. The main results obtained in this work include the confirmation of the deleterious effect of the LTF zones in the embrittlement process and the fracture surface analysis showing characteristic features of this kind of failure.
Palabras clave:
ADI
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EMBRITTLEMENT
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STEEL
,
WATER
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Articulos(INTEMA)
Articulos de INST.DE INV.EN CIENCIA Y TECNOL.MATERIALES (I)
Articulos de INST.DE INV.EN CIENCIA Y TECNOL.MATERIALES (I)
Citación
Martinez, Ricardo Antonio; Evaluation of the role of emtallic matrix on environmentally assisted embrittlement of austempered ductile iron (ADI) using high Si steel; Springer; Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance; 27; 12; 12-2018; 6597-6605
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