Bauschinger Effect of Mn18Cr18N Austenitic Stainless Steel

The experimental study of Bauschinger effect in Mn18Cr18N austenitic stainless steel was presented by compression-tensile cyclic loading tests with the prestrains ranging from 0.005 to 0.1,which was illustrated utilizing stress-strain curves and analysed by TEM images from aspects of microstructural mechanisms.Moreover,the Bauschinger effect and its associated roundness phenomenon in reverse flow curve with respect to different cycles and cyclic strain amplitudes were evaluated in a quantitative manner.The experimental results indicate that Bauschinger effect is apparent during the test.At smaller cyclic strain amplitude,intergranular backstress is the main source of Bauschinger effect.With further increasing of cycles,dislocation density increases and dislocation movement is hindered in the reverse deformation.Therefore,Bauschinger effect is weakened to some extent.At large cyclic strain amplitude,backstress originating from the dislocation pile-up at grain boundaries and the continuous formation of deformation twins dominate the Bauschinger effect.In addition,the backstress results in the roundness of reverse curve during cyclic loading.The larger value ofΔεp*,the more obvious the roundness of the reverse curve,and the more significant the Bauschinger effect.

Micromechanics of substrate-supported thin films

The mechanical properties of metallic thin films deposited on a substrate play a crucial role in the performance of micro/nano-electromechanical systems(MEMS/NEMS)and flexible electronics. This article reviews ongoing study on the mechanics of substrate-supported thin films, with emphasis on the experimental characterization techniques,such as the rule of mixture and X-ray tensile testing. In particular, the determination of interfacial adhesion energy, film deformation, elastic properties and Bauschinger effect are discussed.

Mechanical behavior of electric resistance welded pipes in pipe-making process

The changes in the mechanical behavior of electric resistance welded（ERW） pipes before and after the cage roll forming process were investigated through tensile experiments. It is found that the Bauschinger effect does not exist in the pipe product, while the work hardening effect introduced by pipe-making is the direct cause of the mechanical changes. The prestrain introduced during different pipe-making processes are accumulative to the work hardening effect. And the increment of the yield strength for making Ф 244.48 × 8.94 pipe is approximately 45 MPa, higher than that of hot-rolled plates. It is verified that the strain ε=t/D-t is an efficient index representing the work hardening effect from the engineering viewpoint.

A STUDY OF DIRECTIONALITY OF LATENT HARDENING BEHAVIOR IN ALUMINIUM SINGLE CRYSTALS

By defining the yield stress in a latent hardening test as the first deviation from the elastic straight line, the yielding and hardening behavior on a latent system in the positive and negative slip direction was studied in aluminium single crystals. It is shown that the yield stresses on both the positive and negative latent systems are about equal to or a little lower than the maximum resolved shear stress in the primary test, but much higher than that of the active system. The Influence of relative orientation and prestrain on latent hardening and initial work-hardening in the secondary test was also investigated, and it was found that there is a considerable effect on initial work-hardening, but none on latent hardening. With reasonable approximation, a hardening rule for single crystal could be proposed from the experimental results, that is, except for the yield stress on the system negative to the active system that is very low, hardening on the other systems is nearly the same as self-hardening.

Influence of cold forming on the tensile behavior and properties of low-carbon microalloyed steel

The tensile behavior and properties of cold formed low-carbon microalloyed steel with its microstmcture of all ferrite and pearlite （F ＋ P） were investigated. Bending and flattening deformations were carried out in the laboratory on hot-rolled sheets in order to simulate the cold forming process of steel sheets during pipe fabrication and sampling of high frequency straight bead welding pipes. A comparison of the tensile behavior and properties of the material made before and after cold forming indicates that cold deformation alters the tensile behavior and properties of the material to a certain degree depending on the manner of the cold deformation and the degree. The research on the Bauschinger effect indicates that for the steels investigated, when the plastic strain is small, the back stress increases rapidly with the increase of the plastic strain and then rapidly tends to saturation. The finite element analysis indicates that the change in the properties of the steel sheets due to cold forming is a result of the Banschinger effect and work hardening. The mechanism of the change in the properties is also given in this study.

Strengthening and ductilization of laminate dual-phase steels with high martensite content

The steels with excellent strength and ductility are expected to be achieved by tailoring the microstructural features.In this work,laminate dual-phase(DP)steels with high martensite content(laminate HMDP steels)were produced by a combination of warm rolling and intercritical annealing.Influence of rolling strain and annealing temperature on the microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of laminate HMDP steels were systematically studied.The strength of HMDP steels was significantly improved to~1.6 GPa associated with a high uniform elongation of 7%,as long as the laminate structure is maintained.The strengthening and ductilizing mechanisms of laminate HMDP steels are discussed based on the influence of laminate structure and the high martensite content,which promote the development of internal stresses and can be correlated to the Bauschinger effect as measured by the cyclic loadingunloading-reloading experiments.Detailed transmission electron microscopy(TEM)observation was applied to characterize the dislocation structure in the deformed ferrite.

Modeling of Cyclic Bending of Thin Foils Using Higher-Order Strain Gradient Plasticity

The plastic behaviors of thin metallic foils,including size effect,Bauschinger effect,and passivation effect,are studied under cyclic bending condition using the strain gradient visco-plasticity theory.The finite element simulations are performed on the cyclic bending of the elasto-viscoplastic thin foils with passivated and unpassivated surfaces.The study is also conducted on the transition from a passivated surface to an unpassivated one.The roles of the dissipative and energetic gradient terms are emphasized.From the results,it is found that the dissipative gradient terms increase the yield strength,while the energetic gradient terms increase the strain hardening,resulting in an anomalous Bauschinger effect.Further,it is observed that the surface passivation effect increases both the normalized bending moment at initial yielding and strain hardening.The comparison between the numerical results of cases with and without passivation demonstrates that the switching of boundary conditions significantly affects the plastic behavior of the foils under cyclic bending.

PECULIARITIES OF IRREVERSIBLE STRAINING IN STEP-WISE LOADING, REVERSE AND INVERSE CREEP

The paper is concerned with the generalization of synthetic theory to the modeling of phenomena such as the Bauschinger negative effect, creep delay, reverse and inverse creep. Detailed calculations of plastic/creep strains are accompanied with the construction of loading surfaces that enhance the understanding of the processes studied. The calculated results show satisfactory agreement with experiments.