Abstract

Lotus-type porous carbon steel (lotus carbon steel) AISI1018 rods with long cylindrical pores aligned in one direction were fabricated using the continuous zone melting technique under nitrogen gas pressure of 2.5 MPa. The porosity decreased with increasing transference velocities of 40–160 μm s −1. Tensile tests of the fabricated lotus-type carbon steel rods were performed. The elongation of lotus carbon steel increased after normalizing at 1200 K. The tensile strength and the Young's modulus decreased with increasing porosity. In contrast, the yield strength of lotus carbon steel did not decrease, even with a porosity of 20%, compared with that of non-porous carbon steel. This superior characteristic is attributed to solid-solution strengthening by solute nitrogen.

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