Acoustic Emission Characteristics of s30408 Steel During Tensile Test
摘要
This study investigates the influence of strain rate on the tensile behavior and acoustic emission (AE) characteristics of s30408 austenitic stainless steel, a material critical for cryogenic and corrosive environments. Uniaxial tensile tests were conducted at strain rates of 4.8 × 10− 4, 9.5 × 10− 4, and 1.9 × 10− 3 s-1, with synchronized AE monitoring using a broadband transducer system. AE parameters, including amplitude, duration, ring-down counts, and energy, were analyzed to correlate microstructural damage mechanisms with deformation stages. Results demonstrated that increasing strain rates significantly elevated the occurrence of medium-high amplitude AE events (> 60 dB) and total AE activity, attributed to accelerated dislocation dynamics, microcrack propagation, and phase transformations. Notably, specimens tested at 1.9 × 10− 3 s-1 exhibited distinct continuous-type AE signals during necking, corresponding to dislocation avalanches and energy superposition due to suppressed annihilation mechanisms at high strain rates. A power-law relationship was established between AE energy and signal duration, with deviations observed at high strain rates.