Abstract

Cyclic stress-strain tests at different temperatures for a given constant strain range on a single reference heat (9T2796) of Type 304 austenitic stainless steel showed many unexpected features. The metallographic investigations of the fatigued specimens showed existence of heterogeneous duplex grain structure of ASTM grain size numbers ranging from 1.6 to 3.2. Since it was not feasible economically to cut even a small portion, for the metallographic examination, of the machined and heat treated specimen ready for the test, a non-destructive technique was needed to sort out specimens according to their grain structures prior to testing. Results of using ultrasonic spectroscopy for this purpose are described in this work.

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