Structural evolution during nanostructuring of additive manufactured 316L stainless steel by high-pressure torsion

Jae Kyung Han, Xiaojing Liu, Isshu Lee, Yulia O. Kuzminova, Stanislav A. Evlashin, Klaus Dieter Liss, Megumi Kawasaki

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Abstract

This study investigates the structural evolution including crystallite size, micro-strain, and lattice parameters of an additive manufactured 316L stainless steel during post-printing nanostructuring by high-pressure torsion (HPT) at room temperature. Formation of a martensite phase was observed in the nanostructured austenitic steel having an average grain size of 60 nm after 8 HPT turns. Significant strain gradients exist between the close-packed planes and out-of-close-packed-planes in the nanocrystalline structure, while such strain gradient was not observed in the as-built material. Structural changes occur in a very early stage of nanostructuring through 1/2 HPT turn and are attributed to severe lattice distortion by the excess of dislocations and defects.

Original languageEnglish
Article number130364
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume302
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2021
Externally publishedYes

Funding

This study was supported by the National Science Foundation of the United States under Grant No. DMR-1810343.

FundersFunder number
National Science FoundationDMR-1810343

    Keywords

    • Defects
    • Microstructure
    • Nanocrystalline materials
    • Phase transformation
    • X-ray techniques

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