Development of Ni-free Mn-stabilised maraging steels using Fe2SiTi precipitates
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Computational alloy design has been used to develop a new maraging steel system with low cost, using Mn for austenite reversion and Heusler Fe2SiTi nm-scale precipitates to strengthen the martensite, avoiding high cost alloying elements such as Ni and Co. A pronounced ageing response was obtained, of over 100 HV, associated with the formation of 2–30 nm Fe2SiTi precipitates alongside the development of 10% Mn rich austenite, at the martensite boundaries with the Kurdjumov-Sachs orientation relationship. The precipitates took on different orientation relationships, depending on the size scale and ageing time, with fine precipitates possessing an <100>L21//<100>α orientation relationship, compared to larger precipitates with <110>L21//<100>α. Computational alloy design has been used for the development and demonstration of an alloy design concept having multiple constraints. Whilst in this case computational design lacked the fidelity to completely replace experimental optimisation, it identifies the importance of embedding Thermodynamic and kinetic modelling within each experimental iteration, and vice versa, training the model between experimental iterations. In this approach, the model would guide targeted experiments, the experimental results would then be taken into future modelling to greatly accelerate the rate of alloy development.
Date Issued
2019-08-01
Date Acceptance
2019-05-16
Citation
Acta Materialia, 2019, 174, pp.260-270
ISSN
1359-6454
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
260
End Page
270
Journal / Book Title
Acta Materialia
Volume
174
Copyright Statement
© 2019 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Grant Number
138874
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Subjects
Materials
0912 Materials Engineering
0913 Mechanical Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2019-05-21