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The Influence of Boron on the Ductile-Brittle Transition in Femn Steels

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

M.J. Strum ,
S.K. Hwang  and
J.W. Morris Jr.
M.J. Strum
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550
S.K. Hwang
Affiliation:
Inha University, Inchon, Korea
J.W. Morris Jr.
Affiliation:
Center for Advanced Materials, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720
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Abstract

Given the recent interest in the element boron as an intergranular “glue” in intermetallics it is important to recognize that it also has a strong effect on intergranular fracture in more conventional structural alloys. The best documented examples are Fe-Mn alloys. It was shown some years ago that the introduction of a minor alloying addition of boron can reduce the ductile-brittle transition of Fe-12Mn ferritic steel by nearly 200 degrees centrigrade; more recent work has shown similar results in austenitic Fe-Mn steels. The effect is due to the suppression of intergranular fracture. The basic mechanism has been worked out in some detail and will be described.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 122: Symposium I – Interfacial Structure, Properties, and Design , 1988 , 467
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1988

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