Abstract
ABSTRACT Plastic deformation alters the microstructure of a material due to the formation of twins, high density of dislocations and strain-induced phases and grain refinement. Such microstructural modifications can affect thermal transport properties of a material. In this work, variation in thermal diffusivity (TD) was investigated in cold worked (CW) and cryo rolled (CR) alloy D9 (ASTM designation A771/UNS S38660), using laser flash analyser after 20–80% thickness reduction. Deformed samples were characterised using XRD and microscopy techniques for structure and microstructure modifications besides correlating with the change in hardness. Temperature dependence of thermal diffusivity was measured from room temperature up to 1273 K. Microstructural features confirmed the formation of deformation-induced martensite in CR specimen. This was accompanied by up to 172% increase in hardness in 80% CR compared to annealed specimen. The dislocation density estimated from XRD structural profile showed an increase with the percentage of deformation. For all specimens, thermal diffusivity showed an increasing trend with temperature but decreased with deformation. The reduction in thermal diffusivity was non-negligible beyond 40% thickness reduction for all deformed specimen and was substantial specifically for CR alloy D9.
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