A nanocrystalline layer was synthesized on the surface of TWIP steel samples by surface mechanical attri- tion treatment （SMAT） under varying durations. Microhardness variation was examined along the depth of the de...A nanocrystalline layer was synthesized on the surface of TWIP steel samples by surface mechanical attri- tion treatment （SMAT） under varying durations. Microhardness variation was examined along the depth of the de- formation layer. Microstructural characteristics of the surface at the TWIP steel SMATed for 90 min were observed and analyzed by optical microscope, x-ray diffraction, transmission and high-resolution electron microscope. The re- sults show that the orientation of austenite grains weakens, and a-martensite transformation occurs during SMAT. During the process of SMAT, the deformation twins generate and divide the austenite grains firstly~ then a-martens- ite transformation occurs beside and between the twin bundles~ after that the martensite and austenite grains rotate to accommodate deformation, and the orientations of martensite and between martensite and residual austenite increase; lastly the randomly oriented and uniform-sized nanocrystallir^e layers are formed under continuous deformation.展开更多
基金Sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China(51044007,51001079)Scientific Research Plan of Shanxi Province of China(20090321072)National High-Tech Research and Development Program(863Program)of China(2007AA03Z555)
文摘A nanocrystalline layer was synthesized on the surface of TWIP steel samples by surface mechanical attri- tion treatment （SMAT） under varying durations. Microhardness variation was examined along the depth of the de- formation layer. Microstructural characteristics of the surface at the TWIP steel SMATed for 90 min were observed and analyzed by optical microscope, x-ray diffraction, transmission and high-resolution electron microscope. The re- sults show that the orientation of austenite grains weakens, and a-martensite transformation occurs during SMAT. During the process of SMAT, the deformation twins generate and divide the austenite grains firstly~ then a-martens- ite transformation occurs beside and between the twin bundles~ after that the martensite and austenite grains rotate to accommodate deformation, and the orientations of martensite and between martensite and residual austenite increase; lastly the randomly oriented and uniform-sized nanocrystallir^e layers are formed under continuous deformation.
