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STEEL RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
Volume 93, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/srin.202100819
Keywords
boron; creep; crystal orientations; grain reference orientation deviation; kernel average misorientation; stiffness; Taylor factor
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This article investigates the microstructural differences and synergistic effects of boron in P91 and P91B steels using electron backscatter diffraction and impression creep measurements. The results show that P91B steel has a more homogeneous microstructure and higher threshold stress and activation energy compared to P91 steel.
This article induces proficient microstructure--creep reciprocity by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and impression creep measurements (ICM). The article has further contributed to understanding the synergistic effects of boron in extenuating microstructural degradation. Herein, 22 and 100 ppm boron alloyed P91 steels (P91 and P91B steels, respectively) are subjected to ICM, assessing stress exponent (n), threshold stress (sigma(Th)), effective activation volume (V-eff), and activation energy. Base metal and narrowed crept realm of each steel are measured by employing EBSD. ICM results are correlated with crystal orientations and 1) strain accumulation, 2) macroscopic and 3) microscopic deformation resistance, and 4) hardness of grain in polycrystals by calculating kernel average misorientation (KAM), elastic stiffness, grain reference orientation deviation (GROD), and Taylor factor (M) within microstructure before and after ICM. Measurements of P91B steel show a small value of n and V-eff and a high value of sigma(Th) and activation energy as regards P91 steel. Lower KAM and stiffness before and after creep, higher GROD in base metal, and lower GROD in the crept realm in P91B steel as regards P91 steel corroborate microstructural homogeneity. M indicates both steels are hard before creep, while ICM moderates hardness. Finally, this study reveals synergistic effects of crystal orientations, KAM, stiffness, GROD, M, and creep.
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