Abstract
The effect of three different austempering temperatures viz. 250°C (NB250), 300°C (NB300) and 350°C (NB350) on high cycle fatigue behaviour of carbide-free nanostructured bainite was investigated. There was an increase in yield strength with a decrease in austempering temperature due to finer bainitic ferrite (BF) and its higher volume fraction compared to retained austenite (RA). However, NB350 showed significant strain hardening compared to NB250 and NB300 due to transformation induced plasticity (TRIP). This also had implications in enhancing its fatigue life at almost all stress levels compared to NB250 and NB300 inspite of having a lower yield strength and tensile strength.
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