Processing, microstructure, mechanical properties, and hydrogen embrittlement of medium-Mn steels: A review

Y Zhang, Q Ye, Y Yan - Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
As a representative of steels available in the market, medium-Mn steel shows vast
application prospects in lightweight automobile fields. This review details the research …

Enhancing ductility of the TRIP aided bainitic ferrite steel by Mn heterogeneity introduced via reversion: Towards the 3rd generation

J Yan, X Zhang, H Liu, G Miyamoto, Z Cao, Y Zhang… - Scripta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
A novel approach to enhance the ductility of the transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP)-
aided bainitic ferrite (TBF) steel was proposed in this work. Lamellar lath Mn-heterogeneity …

[HTML][HTML] Achieving superior strength-ductility balance via heterogeneous structure and successive TWIP+ TRIP effects in medium Mn steel

W Peng, F Wang, Y Wang, J Chen, J Sun, N Guo… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the present work, the medium Mn steel with a strength-ductility product of 49.5 GPa·% was
fabricated by a hot rolling, quenching and intercritical annealing process. The excellent …

Architectured heterogeneous microstructure of medium-Mn steel through cold rolling and intercritical annealing to improve deformation behavior

Z Yu, S Yan, T Liang, R Tang, Y Li, X Liu - Materials Characterization, 2025 - Elsevier
A bimodal heterogeneous structure was successfully obtained in Fe-11.9 Mn-1.68 Al-1.49 Si-
0.26 C steel through cold rolling and intercritical annealing. It achieved an excellent …

[HTML][HTML] Austenite formation and solute redistribution during double soaking of a 7Mn-steel

AG Glover, JJ Mueller, DK Matlock, JG Speer… - Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, the influence of secondary soaking parameters on microstructural evolution in
medium manganese steels is evaluated with a specific focus on the mechanisms driving …

Influence of Steel Recycling on Phase Transformation in Medium‐Manganese Third‐Generation Advanced High‐Strength Steels

A Chakraborty, R Rana, U Krupp… - steel research …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the ensuing shift toward adoption of increased levels of scrap during steel production
to reduce the carbon footprint, it is essential that the effects of tramp elements entering the …

Influence of morphological parameter on the mechanical properties in a heterostructured medium Mn steel

Y Zhang, H Li, X Zhou, Z Jiang, H Ding - Archives of Civil and Mechanical …, 2023 - Springer
The heterostructured medium Mn steels with different volume fractions of heterostructure are
fabricated via partially austenite reversed transformation (PART), and the influence of …

Architectured Heterogeneous Microstructure of Medium-Mn Steel Through Intercritical Annealing to Improve Deformation Behavior

Z Yu, S Yan, T Liang, R Tang, Y Li, X Liu - Available at SSRN 4995178 - papers.ssrn.com
A bimodal heterogeneous structure was successfully obtained in Fe-11.9 Mn-1.68 Al-1.49 Si-
0.26 C steel through intercritical annealing. It achieved an excellent combination of strength …

Enhancing Mechanical Properties of Medium Manganese Steels Via Heterogeneous Microstructure: A Study on the Synergistic Mechanism of Twip and Trip Effects

W Peng, F Wang, Y Wang, J Chen, J Sun… - Available at SSRN … - papers.ssrn.com
In this study, we developed a medium manganese steel (MMS) with a composition Fe-9.8
Mn-0.22 C-1.0 Si-3.1 Al-0.1 Nb-0.2 V (wt.%), which was processed to obtain a hetero …