Effect of Temperature on the Tensile Deformation and Fracture Behavior of Powder Metallurgy FeCrAl Alloy after Isostatic Pressure Treatment
摘要
FeCrAl alloy is an excellent candidate material for Generation IV nuclear reactors. To investigate the difference in tensile properties of a powder metallurgy (PM)-fabricated FeCrAl alloy after isostatic pressure treatment at different temperatures, in situ tensile tests were conducted at room temperature, 500 and 700 °C. Attempt was made to clarify the correlation between microstructural evolution and tensile behavior. Then, tensile properties and fracture behavior of the PM-alloy at different temperatures were compared. Results shows that, compared to the case at room temperature, strain hardening of the alloy at 500 °C decreased markedly, while it disappeared at 700 °C. It is revealed that this is probably due to the transition in deformation mechanism from dynamic recovery to dynamic recrystallization. Moreover, the fracture mechanism of the material undergoes a significant transition with increasing temperature. Specifically, a mixed fracture was observed at room temperature and 500 °C, that is quasi-cleavage on the periphery, while transgranular ductile at the center. In contrast, intergranular and ductile fracture appeared at 700 °C. In situ defect characterization suggests that the formation of a small number of dimples within the specimen at 500 °C induced ductile fracture and peripheral quasi-cleavage fracture. With the occurrence of plastic deformation in the necking stage at 700 °C, a large number of dimples in the intergranular gradually coalescence to cause localized intergranular fracture.