Superplasticidad de aceros de baja aleación con grano ultrafino
Superplasticity of ultrafine grained low-alloy steels
Keywords:
Superplasticity, Ultrafine grained, Strain rate m coefficient, Boundary sliding, Highstrength low alloy steels (HSLA steels)Abstract
Write Steels with ultrafine grained structure may present superplastic behavior at specific temperatures and strain rates that allow the grain boundary sliding mechanisms to be activated. The superplastic behavior implies deformation to large strains by grain-boundary sliding with diffusional accommodation, as described by the Ashby-Verrall model. The work presents high temperature tension tests in a low carbon, low alloy steel obtained by advanced thermomechanical controlled rolling processes, showing at 800°C elongations as high as 200%.
The microstructure of the steel was analyzed in order to identify ferrite and pearlite grain boundaries, and their interaction after the specimens were deformed. Microanalytical techniques (Optical and SEM) show evidence of: damage growth that prevents the development of higher elongations to failure, non-uniform flow (relative movement-rotation of grains in close proximity to each other) and intergranular non-superplastic deformation (quasi-uniform flow); thus leading to premature failure.
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