Effects of loading direction on the anisotropic tensile properties of duplex stainless steels based on phase strains obtained by in situ neutron diffraction experiments

Matsushita, Akira*; Tsuchida, Noriyuki*; Ishimaru, Eiichiro*; Hirakawa, Naoki*; Gong, W.   ; Harjo, S.   

This study investigated the anisotropy of the tensile properties in a duplex stainless steel of 24Cr-5Ni-0.18N based on in situ neutron diffraction experiments. The 24Cr-5Ni-0.18N steel showed a better balance of tensile strength (TS) and uniform elongation (U.El) compared with 329J4L and 329J1 steels. The Lankford value (-value) of the 24Cr-5Ni-0.18N steel was comparable to other duplex stainless steels while showing a larger TS. Regarding the anisotropy of the mechanical properties, the results for a test specimen oriented at 45 showed a low yield strength (YS) and TS, but a better U.El and -value. The neutron diffraction results are discussed to explain the mechanical properties.