Abstract
In the present investigation, an austenitic AISI 304 stainless steel was subjected to high strain rate surface deformation by Pipe Inner-Surface Grinding (PISG) technique. The depth-dependent deformation parameters (strain, strain rate and strain gradient) were evaluated and the microstructures were systematically characterized. Microstructural evolution from millimeter- to nano-scale was explored, with special attention paid to the localized deformation. Microstructural evolution begins with the formation of planar dislocation arrays and the twin-matrix lamellae, which is followed by the localized deformation characterized by the initiation and the development of shear bands. A twinning-dominated process that was supplemented with dislocation slip-dominated one governed the microstructural evolution inside shear bands. The twin-matrix lamellae transform into extended/lamellar structure and finally the nano-sized grains. Austenitic grains were substantially refined and martensitic transformation was effectively suppressed, of which the underlying mechanisms were analyzed.
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