Structural characterization and nanoindentation studies on mechanical properties of spark plasma sintered duplex stainless steel nanocomposite
Date
2020-11
Authors
Oke, Samuel Ranti
Mphahlele, Mahlatse R.
Ige, Oladeji Oluremi
Falodun, Oluwasegun Eso
Okoro, Avwerosuoghene Moses
Olubambi, Peter Apata
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Elsevier BV
Abstract
Nano-sized titanium nitride (TiN) powders were used as reinforcements for the fabrication of duplex
stainless steel (SAF 2205) via spark plasma sintering (SPS) route. Optimized parameters of 1150 C
temperature, 100 C/min heating rate, 50 MPa pressure and 15 min holding time were utilized for sintering of the SAF 2205-TiN composite. SEM equipped with an EBSD and TKD detectors were used to gain
insight into sintered composite microstructures and grain boundary character. XRD was used to study
crystallinity and phase transformation. The discrete mechanical properties of ferrite/austenite grains and
grain boundaries were studied using nanoindentation technique. The addition of TiN nanoparticles
resulted in decrease of the a-Fe peaks with principal planes shifting from a-Fe (110) to g-Fe (111). The
EBSD confirmed that the addition of TiN nanoparticles to duplex stainless steel could initiate and
advance ferrite to austenite phase reverse transformation. The TKD confirmed that nanosized nitrides are
concentrated at the ferrite/austenite interface. The nanoindentation studies showed that the nanohardness (H), elastic modulus (E), plasticity index (J), and anti-wear properties were improved with
the TiN nanoparticle addition from 0 to 8 wt%.
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Keywords
Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Engineering, Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy, Materials, Spark plasma sintering (SPS), Duplex stainless steel (SAF 2205), Titanium nitride (TiN), Nanoindentation, Interfacial characterization
Citation
Oke, S.R., et al. 2020. Structural characterization and nanoindentation studies on mechanical properties of spark plasma sintered duplex stainless steel nanocomposite. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 840: 155648-155648. doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.155648
DOI
10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.155648