Abstract
J‐integral fracture toughness tests are conducted on welded high‐Mn steels at room and cryogenic temperatures. The specimens are categorized into weld metal (WM) and heat‐affected zone (HAZ) to consider the different microstructural effects. The microstructure of WM is composed of dendrites formed during solidification, while the microstructure of HAZ consists of coarsened grains from the welding process. Both specimens show twinning behavior after J‐integral fracture toughness tests at 298 K and the superior K JIc fracture toughness of WM (389 MPa√m) due to the formation of plentiful twins at the crack tip. At 77 K, K JIc fracture toughness of HAZ (221 MPa√m) is lower than that of WM (264 MPa√m) due to different stacking fault energies (SFEs). Twinning still prevails in WM at 77 K, while ε‐martensite is formed in HAZ by relatively low SFE. The interface between γ‐matrix and ε‐martensite can act as a crack initiation site during the fracture toughness test, leading to the deterioration of J‐integral fracture toughness in HAZ.
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