Nature Communications (Sep 2017)

Superplasticity in a lean Fe-Mn-Al steel

  • Jeongho Han,
  • Seok-Hyeon Kang,
  • Seung-Joon Lee,
  • Megumi Kawasaki,
  • Han-Joo Lee,
  • Dirk Ponge,
  • Dierk Raabe,
  • Young-Kook Lee

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00814-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Research in new alloy compositions and treatments may allow the increased strength of mass-produced, intricately shaped parts. Here authors introduce a superplastic medium manganese steel which has an inexpensive lean chemical composition and which is suited for conventional manufacturing processes.