Abstract
The effects of the addition of Nb and B on grain boundary precipitation, martensitic transformation and superelasticity were investigated in the Fe-Ni-Co-Al alloys. The addition of Nb increases the hardness and the martensitic transformation changes from non-thermoelastic to thermoelastic, while the addition of B is effective for suppressing the formation of brittle grain boundary precipitates. By the recrystallization texture developed by 98.5% cold-rolling and annealing, high ductility and superelasticity with 5% recoverable strain were realized in the Fe-28Ni-17Co-10.5Al-2.5Nb-0.05B polycrystalline alloy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 812-815 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Scripta Materialia |
Volume | 69 |
Issue number | 11-12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 Dec |
Keywords
- Iron alloys
- Martensitic phase transformations
- Precipitation
- Shape memory alloys (SMAs)
- Superelastic alloys