Volume 96, Issue 3 2400511
Research Article

Strain Rate Sensitivity of Low-Temperature Superplastic Heterogeneous Medium-Mn Steel Fabricated by a Novel High-Ratio Differential Speed Rolling

Haijun Pan

Haijun Pan

School of Mechanical Engineering and Rail Transit, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, 213164 China

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Zheng Wang

Zheng Wang

School of Mechanical Engineering and Rail Transit, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, 213164 China

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Shunhu Zhang

Corresponding Author

Shunhu Zhang

Shagang School of Iron and Steel, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215021 China

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Ze Sun

Ze Sun

School of Mechanical Engineering and Rail Transit, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, 213164 China

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Zhiqiang Wu

Zhiqiang Wu

Engineering Research Center of Mineral Resources Development Technology and Equipment for Deep Sea and Deep Earth, Ministry of Education, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan, 411201 China

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Wenhao Zhou

Wenhao Zhou

Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., Xiangtan, Hunan, 411101 China

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Lin Liu

Lin Liu

School of Mechanical Engineering and Rail Transit, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, 213164 China

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First published: 05 November 2024

Abstract

In the present article, insights into the high-temperature deformation behavior of medium-Mn steel (MMS), which is prepared via high-ratio differential speed rolling (HRDSR), are provided. Moreover, through innovative bidirectional jump experiments, variations in the strain rate sensitivity index m under various conditions are obtained. In the research findings, it is indicated that an increase in strain rate (SR) leads to a hardening of the alloy. During high-temperature deformation, the value of m decreases with the increase in SR, but the rate of decrease gradually slows down. Furthermore, the higher the temperature (T), the greater the impact of changes in SR on m. In addition, the change in deformation mechanism during deformation leads to microstructural changes, and under the main deformation mechanism of grain-boundary sliding, m generally increases with strain. Interestingly, at a T of 760 °C, the material exhibits a strong texture with high orientation, resulting in larger m values and superior superplasticity (≈691%). This study not only enriches the research content of HRDSR but also has significant implications for the superplasticity research of MMS. Moreover, a reference is provided for the research of other superplastic materials.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analyzed in this study.

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