Effect of Residual Stress and Strain-Induced [alpha]'-Martensite on Delayed Cracking of Metastable Austenitic Stainless Steels

• Published in: Metallurgical and materials transactions. A, Physical metallurgy and materials science Vol. 45; no. 3; p. 1238
• Main Authors: Papula, Suvi, Talonen, Juho, Hänninen, Hannu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer Nature B.V 01.03.2014
• Subjects: Austenitic stainless steel; Martensitic stainless steel; Metallurgy; Residual stress

The role of residual stresses and strain-induced [alpha]'-martensite in delayed cracking of metastable austenitic stainless steels was studied by means of Swift cup tests, measurement of residual stresses by X-ray diffraction and ring slitting, and [alpha]'-martensite content determination...