Anomalous Low-Temperature Toughening in 2 GPa Ultrahigh-Strength Steel by Synergistic Effect of Delamination and TRIP
摘要
A novel deformed and partitioned steel with a layered duplex microstructure demonstrates a simultaneous increase in both strength and toughness as temperature decreases, attaining an unprecedented combination of strength (2.1 GPa) and toughness (104 MPa m1/2) at − 78.5 °C. Synergistic effects of delamination-induced stress relaxation and transformation-induced plasticity-mediated crack closure promote anomalous toughening. This coupled intrinsic/extrinsic toughening mechanisms induced by hetero-structure address the low-temperature toughness challenge in ultrahigh-strength steels.