Abstract
The structure of corrosion-resistant austenitic 08Kh18N10T steel is studied after equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP), heating, and subsequent cyclic tests. After ECAP, an oriented mainly subgrain structure with a structural element size of 100–250 nm and a high fraction of deformation twins forms in the austenite of the steel, and 42 vol % of lath martensite appears. Dynamic twinning, martensitic transformation, dynamic recovery, and even recrystallization take place in the 08Kh18N10T steel during cyclic deformation in the course of fatigue tests according to the scheme of repeated tension. The fatigue strength increases after ECAP due to the refinement and twinning of an austenite structure and the appearance of martensite. The fatigue limit is maximal after ECAP and heating at 550°C for 20 h due to a high annealing twin density in a predominantly austenitic recrystallized matrix, intense dynamic twinning, and martensitic transformation during cyclic deformation.
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