Inhibition of the intergranular brittleness of HR3C heat-resistant steel by strain-aging induced nano-M23C6 dispersion precipitation

doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2024.04.087

J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2025, Vol. 213: 288-299.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2024.04.087

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Inhibition of the intergranular brittleness of HR3C heat-resistant steel by strain-aging induced nano-M₂₃C₆ dispersion precipitation

Xuehan Wang^a, Lining Xu^a,*, Lang Jiao^a, Wenyao Li^a, Jinna Mei^b, Yanfen Zhao^b, Lijie Qiao^a,*

^aBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Institute of Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China;
^bSuzhou Nuclear Power Research Institute, Suzhou 215004, PR China

Received:2024-02-27 Revised:2024-04-12 Accepted:2024-04-12 Published:2025-04-01 Online:2025-04-01
Contact: ^*E-mail address: xulining@ustb.edu.cn (L. Xu), lqiao@ustb.edu.cn (L. Qiao)

Abstract

Abstract: M₂₃C₆ chromium-rich carbides are common grain-boundary precipitations in Cr-containing steel. The presence of grain-boundary carbides often leads to intergranular brittleness and decreases mechanical properties. This study proposes a deformation and aging technique to obtain a high-volume-fraction dispersion distribution of the hard nano-M₂₃C₆ phase by changing the nucleation sites from grain boundaries to deformation coherent twin boundaries produced during cold deformation. The M₂₃C₆ precipitation-strengthened austenitic stainless steel has a strength of up to 1.4 GPa but maintains favorable plasticity (> 11 %). This study provides a novel approach for the control of intergranular brittleness in metallic materials.

Key words: HR3C steel, M₂₃C₆ chromium-rich carbides, Cold deformation, Intergranular brittleness, Deformation coherent twin boundary

Xuehan Wang, Lining Xu, Lang Jiao, Wenyao Li, Jinna Mei, Yanfen Zhao, Lijie Qiao. Inhibition of the intergranular brittleness of HR3C heat-resistant steel by strain-aging induced nano-M₂₃C₆ dispersion precipitation[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2025, 213: 288-299.

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