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Alloy Design, Combinatorial Synthesis, and Microstructure–Property Relations for Low-Density Fe-Mn-Al-C Austenitic Steels

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We present recent developments in the field of austenitic steels with up to 18% reduced mass density. The alloys are based on the Fe-Mn-Al-C system. Here, two steel types are addressed. The first one is a class of low-density twinning-induced plasticity or single phase austenitic TWIP (SIMPLEX) steels with 25–30 wt.% Mn and <4–5 wt.% Al or even <8 wt.% Al when naturally aged. The second one is a class of κ-carbide strengthened austenitic steels with even higher Al content. Here, κ-carbides form either at 500–600°C or even during quenching for >10 wt.% Al. Three topics are addressed in more detail, namely, the combinatorial bulk high-throughput design of a wide range of corresponding alloy variants, the development of microstructure–property relations for such steels, and their susceptibility to hydrogen embrittlement.

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The authors are deeply indebted to the late Professor Georg Frommeyer for his guidance in designing low-density steels. Some of the data shown in Figs. 1 and 2 stem from his work.

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    D. Raabe, H. Springer, I. Gutierrez-Urrutia, F. Roters, M. Bausch, J. -B. Seol & P. -P. Choi

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan

    M. Koyama & K. Tsuzaki

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Raabe, D., Springer, H., Gutierrez-Urrutia, I. et al. Alloy Design, Combinatorial Synthesis, and Microstructure–Property Relations for Low-Density Fe-Mn-Al-C Austenitic Steels. JOM 66, 1845–1856 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-014-1032-x

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