The influence of low-strain thermo-mechanical processing on grain boundary network characteristics in type 304 austenitic stainless steel

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 230, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 435-444

  Engelberg, D L ^a   Humphreys, F J ^a   Marrow, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Austenitic stainless steel; Electron backscatter diffraction; Grain boundary engineering; Microstructure; Thermo mechanical processing

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL; CRACKS; DUCTILE FRACTURE; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; THERMAL ENGINEERING;

304 AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEELS; ANNEALING TREATMENTS; ELECTRON BACK SCATTER DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON BACKSCATTER DIFFRACTION; GRAIN BOUNDARY ENGINEERING; GRAIN BOUNDARY NETWORK; LOW STRAINS; NETWORK CHARACTERISTICS; STRAIN ANNEALING; THERMOMECHANICAL PROCESSING;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

CARBON; CHROMIUM; IRON; MANGANESE; NICKEL; NITROGEN; SILICON; STAINLESS STEEL; SULFUR;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORROSION; DEGRADATION; ENGINEERING; MECHANICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASTICITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 44349095357     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2008.02003.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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