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AFS/FEF Student Technology Contest: Understanding the Role of Mo on К-Carbide Precipitation and Fracture of Lightweight Advanced High-Strength Steels
International Journal of Metalcasting
  • Trevor Constance
  • Laura Bartlett, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Rairu Vaz Penna
Abstract

Fe-Mn-Al-C lightweight steels have great potential to replace Cr-Mo quenched and tempered steels where weight reduction is an important design variable. Previous research has centered around a fully austenitic cast composition of Fe-30Mn-9Al-0.9C-1Si-0.5Mo that achieves high strength through homogenous precipitation of κ-carbide during age hardening. However, the effect of varying Mo content and the corresponding effects on age hardening kinetics and resulting mechanical properties are not well documented. The current study investigates Mo additions in the range of 0-0.7% Mo on the microstructure, age hardening response, and toughness of a Fe-30Mn-9A-0.8C-1Si steel. Molybdenum was shown to decrease the age hardening response at 530 °C. Higher concentrations of Mo resulted in an increase in the Charpy V-notch impact toughness of aged specimens. Optical microscopy revealed that alloys with Mo additions had much less κ-carbide along grain boundaries in the aged condition and this decreased the propensity of intergranular fracture and increased toughness.

Department(s)
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
  • Charpy V-notch toughness,
  • FeMnAlC steel,
  • kappa carbide,
  • lightweight steel,
  • molybdenum
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2019 American Foundry Society, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2019
Publication Date
01 Jan 2019
Disciplines
Citation Information
Trevor Constance, Laura Bartlett and Rairu Vaz Penna. "AFS/FEF Student Technology Contest: Understanding the Role of Mo on К-Carbide Precipitation and Fracture of Lightweight Advanced High-Strength Steels" International Journal of Metalcasting Vol. 13 Iss. 1 (2019) p. 216 - 218 ISSN: 1939-5981
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/laura-bartlett/25/