Effect of Titanium Addition on High Temperature Workability of High Manganese Austenitic Steel

Abstract

In the present study, the high temperature workability of high manganese austenitic steel has been examined to prevent the grain boundary embrittlement cracking problems in the continuous casting process. As-cast Fe-22Mn-0.4C steel exhibited poor hot ductility behaviors at 900 degrees C tensile test. Phosphorus segregation and BN precipitation at grain boundaries were mainly responsible for this deterioration. In order to enhance the hot ductility, titanium was added to this steel, and high temperature workability was compared in view of reduction of area in tensile test at 900 degrees C. BN precipitation at grain boundaries was effectively suppressed by the formation of interior Ti(C,N) precipitates. Furthermore, phosphorus atoms, a grain boundary embrittlement element, were observed to segregate at Ti(C,N) interfaces in Auger electron spectroscopy and atom probe tomography. These results show that titanium addition in Fe-22Mn-0.4C steel can effectively improve the high temperature workability by decreasing the segregation of phosphorus at grain boundary.