Cryogenic toughness in a low-cost austenitic steel

Yuhui Wang; Yubin Zhang; Andrew Godfrey; Jianmei Kang; Yan Peng; Tiansheng Wang; Niels Hansen; Xiaoxu Huang

doi:10.1038/s43246-021-00149-8

Communications Materials (Apr 2021)

Cryogenic toughness in a low-cost austenitic steel

Yuhui Wang,
Yubin Zhang,
Andrew Godfrey,
Jianmei Kang,
Yan Peng,
Tiansheng Wang,
Niels Hansen,
Xiaoxu Huang

Affiliations

Yuhui Wang: National Engineering Research Center for Equipment and Technology of Cold Rolled Strip, Yanshan University
Yubin Zhang: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
Andrew Godfrey: Laboratory of Advanced Materials (MoE), School of Material Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University
Jianmei Kang: National Engineering Research Center for Equipment and Technology of Cold Rolled Strip, Yanshan University
Yan Peng: National Engineering Research Center for Equipment and Technology of Cold Rolled Strip, Yanshan University
Tiansheng Wang: National Engineering Research Center for Equipment and Technology of Cold Rolled Strip, Yanshan University
Niels Hansen: Risø Campus, Technical University of Denmark
Xiaoxu Huang: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-021-00149-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Most alloys become mechanically brittle at very low temperatures. Here, an austenitic Fe-30Mn-0.11C steel exhibits high toughness, strength and elongation at liquid nitrogen temperatures, reaching a Charpy impact toughness of 453 J.

Published in Communications Materials

ISSN: 2662-4443 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsmat/

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