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Study of the Microstructural Evolution of Tempered Martensite Ferritic Steel T91 upon Ultrasonic Nanocrystalline Surface Modification

  • He, Yinsheng (School of Nano and Advanced Materials Engineering, Changwon National University) ;
  • Yang, Cheol-Woong (School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Lee, Je-Hyun (School of Nano and Advanced Materials Engineering, Changwon National University) ;
  • Shin, Keesam (School of Nano and Advanced Materials Engineering, Changwon National University)
  • Received : 2015.07.28
  • Accepted : 2015.08.02
  • Published : 2015.09.30
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Abstract

In this work, various electron microscopy and analysis techniques were used to investigate the microstructural evolution of a 9% Cr tempered martensite ferritic (TMF) steel T91 upon ultrasonic nanocrystalline surface modification (UNSM) treatment. The micro-dimpled surface was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. The characteristics of plastic deformation and gradient microstructure of the UNSM treated specimens were clearly revealed by crystal orientation mapping of electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), with flexible use of the inverse pole figure, image quality, and grain boundary misorientation images. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) observation of the specimens at different depths showed the formation of dislocations, dense dislocation walls, subgrains, and grains in the lower, middle, upper, and top layers of the treated specimens. Refinement of the $M_{23}C_6$ precipitates was also observed, the size and the number density of which were found to decrease as depth from the top surface decreased. The complex microstructure and microstructural evolution of the TMF steel samples upon the UNSM treatment were well-characterized by combined use of EBSD and TEM techniques.

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