Eurofer97 steel has been recognised in Europe as the reference steel for nuclear application under high radiation density. Following to this a detailed knowledge of microstructure evolution is required for such steel after thermo-mechanical processing. In this paper the effect of thermo-mechanical parameters on the mechanical behavior of Eurofer97 was investigated by hot rolling and heat treatment on pilot scale. Results show a strong effect was found of reheating temperature before rolling on the material hardness, due to an increase of hardenability following the austenite grain growth. A minor effect was found of the hot reduction and the tempering temperature in the total investigated deformation range. A loss of impact energy was found coupled with the hardness increase. © 2018 Andrea Di Schino et al., published by De Gruyter.
Titolo: | Effect of thermo-mechanical parameters on the mechanical properties of Eurofer97 steel for nuclear applications |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2018 |
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Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12079/4754 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |