TITLE:
Synthesis and Characterization of Ultrafine Grained 304 Stainless Steel through Machining
AUTHORS:
V. Senthilkumar, K. Lenin
KEYWORDS:
Plane strain machining; Nanocrystalline; strain rate.
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering,
Vol.10 No.5,
April
20,
2011
ABSTRACT: The microstructures of 304 stainless steel chips created by plane strain machining at ambient
temperature have been analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and the crystallite
size of the ultrafine chips were analyzed using X-Ray Diffraction Analysis. The strain imposed in
the chips was varied by changing the tool rake angle. An attempt is made in the present
investigation to correlate the plastic strain, strain rate with the grain size of the stainless steel.