Study of Mechanical Behaviour of Austempered Ductile Iron using Self-consistent Model

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Serban, F. | Baczmanski, A. | Labbe, E. | Wierzbanowski, K. | Lodini, A.

Affiliations: LACM, University of Reims Champagne Ardennes, 7 Bd. Jean Delautre 08000, Charleville Mézières, France | Faculty of Physics and Nuclear Techniques, AGH-University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland | LLB, CEA Saclay 91191, Gif sur Yvette, France

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Abstract: In this paper, the mechanical properties of austempered ductile iron (ADI) are studied using neutron diffraction and mechanical tensile test. The elasto-plastic model was applied for interpretation of the experimental results. This model treats a given number of polycrystalline grains having different lattice orientations. The calculations are based on the modelling of the processes occurring inside and between grains. As a result, the mechanical behaviour of the polycrystalline material can be studied at various scales.

Keywords: Neutron diffraction, Self-consistent model, Austempered ductile iron, Elasto-plastic model

DOI: 10.1080/10238160410001726701

Journal: Journal of Neutron Research, vol. 12, no. 1-3, pp. 181-187, 2004