There is, I think, something ethereal about i —the square root of minus one. I remember first hearing about it at school. It seemed an odd beast at that time—an intruder hovering on the edge of reality.

Usually familiarity dulls this sense of the bizarre, but in the case of i it was the reverse: over the years the sense of its surreal nature intensified. It seemed that it was impossible to write mathematics that described the real world in …

I and i

Effect of inclusions modified by rare earth elements (Ce, La) on localized marine corrosion in Q460NH weathering steel

Micromechanical finite element analysis of strain partitioning in multiphase medium manganese TWIP+TRIP steel

Microstructural evolution of a nickel-based superalloy during hot deformation

Third generation of AHSS with increased fraction of retained austenite for the automotive industry

The paper presents the results of thermomechanical treatment via forging on the microstructure and mechanical properties of newly obtained microalloyed steel containing 0.28% C, 1.41% Mn, 0.027% Nb, 0.028% Ti, and 0.019% V. The investigated steel is assigned to the production of forged elements for the automotive industry. Conditions of forging using the thermomechanical processing method were developed based on plastometric tests. Continuous and double-hit compression tests were conducted using the Gleeble 3800 thermomechanical simulator. The samples were investigated in a temperature range from 900 to 1100 °C and a strain rate of 1 and 10 s−1. To determine the recrystallization kinetics of plastically deformed austenite, discontinuous compression tests of samples using the applied deformation were conducted in a temperature range from 900 to 1100 °C with isothermal holding of the specimens between successive deformations for 2-100 s. Observations of the microstructures of thin foils were conducted using a TITAN80-300 FEI transmission electron microscope. The applied thermomechanical treatment allows to obtain a fine-grained microstructure of the austenite during hot-working and production of forged parts. These acquire advantageous mechanical properties and guaranteed crack resistance after controlled cooling from the end plastic deformation temperature and successive tempering. Forgings produced using the thermomechanical treatment method, consecutively subjected to tempering in a temperature range from 550 to 650 °C, reveal values of YS0.2 which equal from 994 to 892 MPa, UTS from 1084 to 958 MPa, KV from 69 to 109 J, KV−40 from 55 to 83 J, and a hardness ranging from 360 to 300 HBW.

Effect of Thermomechanical Processing on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Nb-Ti-V Microalloyed Steel

The influence of hot-working conditions on a structure of high-manganese steel

Influence of the thermo–mechanical treatment parameters on the inhomogeneity of the austenite structure and mechanical properties of the Cr–Mo steel with Nb, Ti, and B microadditions

Hot deformation behavior and softening kinetics of Ti–V–B microalloyed steels

Purpose: The aim of the paper is to investigate the corrosion behaviour of the new-developed high-manganese austenitic steel in 0.5n NaCl solution. Design/methodology/approach: The steel used for the investigation was thermomechanically rolled and solution heat-treated from a temperature of 850°C. Corrosion resistance of investigated steel was examined using weight and potentiodynamic methods. In the weight method, the specimens were immersed in the prepared solution for 24h. In the potentiodynamic method, anodic polarization curves with a rate of potential changes of 1 mV/s in the anodic direction were registered. After the current density being equal 1 mA/cm2 was achieved, the direction of polarization has been changed. Basing on the registered curves, the pitting potential, repassivation potential, polarization resistance and corrosion current were determined. Findings: It was found that the steel is characterized by a partially recrystallized austenitic microstructure with numerous annealing twins and slip bands. According to the results of potentiodynamic analyses it was found that the samples of examined steel show poor corrosion resistance in the NaCl solution. The observed corrosion pits are related to the chemical composition. It is connected with the high dissolution rate of Mn and Fe atoms in NaCl solution. Fractographic analyses of samples revealed corrosion products on their surface in a form of pits with diversified size. Research limitations/implications: To investigate in more detail the corrosion behaviour of high-manganese steel, the investigations should include steels with a wider Al concentration. Practical implications: The obtained results can be used for searching the appropriate way of improving the corrosion resistance of a modern group of high-manganese austenitic steels. Originality/value: The corrosion behaviour in chloride solution of a new-developed Fe-Mn-Si-Al steel was

Marek Opiela

Papers

Effect of Thermomechanical Processing on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Nb-Ti-V Microalloyed Steel

The influence of hot-working conditions on a structure of high-manganese steel

Influence of the thermo–mechanical treatment parameters on the inhomogeneity of the austenite structure and mechanical properties of the Cr–Mo steel with Nb, Ti, and B microadditions

Hot deformation behavior and softening kinetics of Ti–V–B microalloyed steels

Corrosion behaviour of Fe-Mn-Si-Al austenitic steel in chloride solution