Fe-6.5wt%Si alloy has excellent soft magnetic properties,but it is hard to be cold-rolled due to appearance of ordered phases in this alloy.In this paper we report that ultra thin Fe-6.5wt%Si sheet of 0.05 mm thick wa...Fe-6.5wt%Si alloy has excellent soft magnetic properties,but it is hard to be cold-rolled due to appearance of ordered phases in this alloy.In this paper we report that ultra thin Fe-6.5wt%Si sheet of 0.05 mm thick was obtained by heavily cold rolling.By means of optical microscope,micro-hardness indenter,instron,SEM and X-ray diffraction,the effect of heat treatment on mechanical properties of this alloy sheet was investigated.The heavily cold-rolled sheet exhibits some extent of ductility.The ultimate tensile strength reaches 1.93 GPa.After heat treatment,micro-hardness is decreased and the ductility is lost,especially at temperature above 650℃ when recrystallization takes place.The reason for decreasing the ductility lies in the ordered DO3 phase transformation.展开更多
Fe-6.5wt%Si composite compact was fabricated by spark plasma sintering(SPS).Mec hanical alloying(MA)was used to prepare Fe-Si composite powders.The composite p owders were sintered by SPS at elevsated temperature from...Fe-6.5wt%Si composite compact was fabricated by spark plasma sintering(SPS).Mec hanical alloying(MA)was used to prepare Fe-Si composite powders.The composite p owders were sintered by SPS at elevsated temperature from 500℃ to 700℃.The exp erimental results indicate that the non-equilibrium state of composite Fe-Si i s preserved in the compact.The density of the bulk rises with the increasing tem perature and there is no diffusion of silicon and iron in the interface.展开更多
Based on Langmuir equation and thermodynamic properties of iron-silicon binary alloy, a mathematical model about the process of electron-beam evaporated binary alloy Fe-6.5%Si was established. Variation of the composi...Based on Langmuir equation and thermodynamic properties of iron-silicon binary alloy, a mathematical model about the process of electron-beam evaporated binary alloy Fe-6.5%Si was established. Variation of the composition of molten pool, vapor and deposit with time, length of transient time and the composition of molten pool, deposit under the steady condition were presented according to the numerical model. The experimental results on the composition of deposit were compared to the data calculated through the model. The results show that the model is applicable, after evaporating for about 50min, the compositions of the deposit are equal to those of the ingot.展开更多
3D microstructures of Fe–6.5%Si(mass fraction) alloys prepared under different cooling conditions were simulated via finite element-cellular automaton(CAFE) method. The simulated results were compared to experimental...3D microstructures of Fe–6.5%Si(mass fraction) alloys prepared under different cooling conditions were simulated via finite element-cellular automaton(CAFE) method. The simulated results were compared to experimental results and found to be in accordance. Variations in the temperature field and solid-liquid region, which plays important roles in determining solidification structures, were also examined under various cooling conditions. The proposed model was utilized to determine the effects of Gaussian distribution parameters to find that the lower the mean undercooling, the higher the equiaxed crystal zone ratio; also, the larger the maximum nucleation density, the smaller the grain size. The influence of superheat on solidification structure and columnar to equiaxed transition(CET) in the cast ingot was also investigated to find that decrease in superheat from 52 K to 20 K causes the equiaxed crystal zone ratio to increase from 58.13% to 65.6%, the mean gain radius to decrease from 2.102 mm to 1.871 mm, and the CET to occur ahead of schedule. To this effect, low superheat casting is beneficial to obtain finer equiaxed gains and higher equiaxed dendrite zone ratio in Fe–6.5%Si alloy cast ingots.展开更多
Fe-Si ribbons and thin sheets with 6.5%Si content were prepared by means of the single roller rapid solidification and chemical vapor deposition (CVD), respectively. The initial textures of rapidly solidified Fe-6.5%S...Fe-Si ribbons and thin sheets with 6.5%Si content were prepared by means of the single roller rapid solidification and chemical vapor deposition (CVD), respectively. The initial textures of rapidly solidified Fe-6.5%Si ribbons were characteristic of the {100} fiber-type, which became weakened during primary recrystallization in various atmospheres. At the stage of secondary recrystallization, the {100} texture formed in Ar and the {110} texture in hydrogen, while there occurred a texture transformation from the {100} type to the {110} type in vacuum with the increase of annealing temperature. For Fe-6.5%Si sheets prepared by Si deposition in cold-rolled Fe-3%Si matrix sheets, their textures were dominated by the η-fiber (<001>//RD) with the maximum density at the {120}<001> orientations. After homogenization annealing, the η-fiber could evolve into the {130}<001> type or become more concentrated on the {120}<001> orientations, depending on the cold rolling modes of Fe-3%Si matrix sheets.展开更多
The effects of warm-rolling process on the microstructure, ordering, mechanical properties and cold- rolling workability of Fe-6.Swt%Si alloy were investigated, where three processes of warm-rolling with the same tota...The effects of warm-rolling process on the microstructure, ordering, mechanical properties and cold- rolling workability of Fe-6.Swt%Si alloy were investigated, where three processes of warm-rolling with the same total reduction of 93% were used, including （1） 500 ℃/12 passes/total reduction of 93%, （2） 500 ℃13 passes/total reduction of 50% ＋ 400 ℃19 passes/total reduction of 86%, and （3） 500 ℃13 passes/total reduction of 50% ＋ 400 ℃15 passes/total reduction of 60% ＋ 300 ℃14 passes/total reduction of 64%. The results show that compared with process （1） warm-rolling with constant temperature of 500 ℃, process （2） and process （3） warm-rolling with gradually decreasing temperature can significantly improve the room temperature plasticity and cold-rolling workability of the Fe-6.5wt%Si alloy. For example, the three point bending fracture deflections are increased by 54.5% and 81.8% for processes （2） and （3）, respectively, and the maximum reductions of single pass cold-rolling without edge crack are increased from 50% of process （1） to 55% of process （2） and 62% of process （3）, respectively. The plasticity improvement of the Fe- 6.5wt%Si alloy can be attributed to both reductions of surface oxidation degree and order degree of the alloy by warm-rolling with gradually decreasing temperature.展开更多
Warm deformation behavior of the Fe-6.5wt.%Si alloy was studied by isothermal compression in the temperature range of 300-700℃.The results show that the influence of the ordered phases on the flow stress gradually we...Warm deformation behavior of the Fe-6.5wt.%Si alloy was studied by isothermal compression in the temperature range of 300-700℃.The results show that the influence of the ordered phases on the flow stress gradually weakens with increasing deformation temperature.The flow stress of the furnace-cooled sample with the high degree of order at 300℃is higher than that of the quenched sample with the low degree of order,and the flow stresses of both samples are nearly the same at 500-700℃.The hardness difference between two samples deformed at 500℃gradually decreases with increasing strain,accompanying with a reduction in hardness of the furnace-cooled sample,which indicates a work-softening behavior.The analyses of dislocation configurations and ordered structure suggest that the dynamic recovery and deformation-induced disorder result in the work-softening behavior.An appropriate deformation temperature window for improving the formability of the Fe-6.5wt.%Si alloy is about 500-600℃.展开更多
The effect of adding 0.5mass% Cu on ductility and magnetic properties of Fe-6.5Si（mass%）alloy was investigated.The alloys with and without 0.5mass% Cu addition were warm rolled into thin sheets of thickness no more ...The effect of adding 0.5mass% Cu on ductility and magnetic properties of Fe-6.5Si（mass%）alloy was investigated.The alloys with and without 0.5mass% Cu addition were warm rolled into thin sheets of thickness no more than 0.3mm at temperature below 600 ℃.It was found that the alloy with 0.5mass% Cu addition was more easily warm rolled than Cu-free alloy.Tensile tests were carried out to further investigate this phenomenon,which confirmed that the ductility of the alloy with 0.5mass% Cu addition was significantly higher than that of Cu-free alloy at 550 ℃.Based on the results of transmission electron microscopy analysis,the ductility increase of the alloy with 0.5mass% Cu addition was attributed to the effect of Cu on the promotion of dynamic recovery and suppression of long-range order in the alloy during warm rolling process.It was also observed that the iron loss was lower and inductance was higher for the alloy with 0.5 mass% Cu addition.Thus,it can be concluded that adding a suitably small amount of Cu would not only increase the ductility of Fe-6.5Si alloy at warm rolling temperatures but also improve its magnetic properties.展开更多
Large-scale Fe-6.5 wt.%Si ingot with excellent formability is required for a pilot line producing sheets through hot/cold rolling.The variation of the as-cast microstructure,ordered structures and the formability of t...Large-scale Fe-6.5 wt.%Si ingot with excellent formability is required for a pilot line producing sheets through hot/cold rolling.The variation of the as-cast microstructure,ordered structures and the formability of the Fe-6.5 wt.%Si alloy ingots with the cooling rate during casting was investigated.Under air-cooling condition,inhomogeneous microstructures with a low proportion of equiaxed grains were formed,but the formation of ordered structures was partially inhibited,especially DO3.Homogeneous microstructures with a high proportion of equiaxed grains were observed under the condition of furnace cooling,but the ordered structures were fully generated,and the degree of order is high.It is generally believed that high degree of order is the main factor of brittleness,but the homogeneous microstructure(including grain morphology and size)of the furnace-cooled sample helps to improve the formability.The influence of these two aspects on formability is contradictory.Therefore,the formability is tested through the flow stress during the compression and the microstructure after the compression.The results show that the furnace-cooled sample has better formability.For large-scale ingots,the control of as-cast microstructure becomes more significant than the control of degree of order.Slow cooling during casting is important for the large-scale ingots to have good formability meeting the requirements of direct hot rolling.展开更多
Micro-deformation behavior and mechanical properties of columnar-grained Fe-6.5 mass%Si alloy before and after warm rolling were investigated by means of micro-indentation and three-point bending tests.The results sho...Micro-deformation behavior and mechanical properties of columnar-grained Fe-6.5 mass%Si alloy before and after warm rolling were investigated by means of micro-indentation and three-point bending tests.The results show that the columnar-grained Fe-6.5mass%Si alloy before warm rolling presents sink-in mode of micro-indentation,while pile-up mode with a number of arc-shaped deformation bands exists in the warm-rolled alloy.Compared with that of the alloy before warm rolling,the maximum bending fracture stress and maximum bending fracture deflection of the warm-rolled alloy are increased by 96% and 50%,respectively.The different micro-deformation behavior and mechanical properties of the columnar-grained Fe-6.5mass%Si alloy are ascribed to the changes of dislocation density,dislocation configuration and long-range order degree,which significantly improve the room temperature plasticity of the alloy after warm rolling.展开更多
Deformation behaviors and mechanisms under different temperatures for columnar-grained Fe 6.5Si （mass%） alloys fabricated by directional solidification and equiaxed grained Fe-6.5Si alloy fabricated by forging were ...Deformation behaviors and mechanisms under different temperatures for columnar-grained Fe 6.5Si （mass%） alloys fabricated by directional solidification and equiaxed grained Fe-6.5Si alloy fabricated by forging were comparatively investigated. The results showed that, with increasing the deformation temperature from 300℃ to 500℃, the elongation increased from 2.9% to 30.1% for the equiaxed-grained Fe-6.5Si alloy, while from 6.6% to about 51% for the columnar-grained Fe-6.5Si alloy. The deformation mode of equiaxed-grained Fe 6.5Si alloy trans ferred from nearly negligible plastic deformation to large plastic deformation dominated by dislocation slipping. Comparatively, the deformation mode of the columnar grained alloy transferred from nearly negligible plastic deformation to plastic deformation dominated by the twining, and finally to plastic deformation dominated by dislocation slipping. Meanwhile, compared with the alloy with equiaxed grains, it was found that ultimate tensile strength and elongation could be increased simultaneously, which was ascribed for the twinning deformation in columnar-grained Fe-6.5Si al loy. This work would assist us to further understand the plastic deformation mechanism of Fe-6.5Si alloy and pro vide more clues for high-efficiency production of the alloy.展开更多
Tensile behavior of an equiaxed-grained Fe-6.5 wt.%Si alloy,which was deformed intoφ6 mm bar by hot rotary swaging,was investigated at various temperatures(300–400℃)and stretching rates(0.42–1 mm/min).The results ...Tensile behavior of an equiaxed-grained Fe-6.5 wt.%Si alloy,which was deformed intoφ6 mm bar by hot rotary swaging,was investigated at various temperatures(300–400℃)and stretching rates(0.42–1 mm/min).The results revealed an enhancement in the intermediate-temperature tensile ductility after heat treatments.Deformation twinning was found in the equiaxed-grained Fe-6.5 wt.%Si bars during the tensile test,and heat treatments can enhance the deformation twinning.More twins can be observed in the necking areas than other regions.The high Schmid factor values above 0.4 after heat treatments demonstrated that deformation twinning can easily occur in the equiaxed-grained Fe-6.5 wt.%Si alloy.Higher deformation temperatures,higher strain rates,and larger degree of order suppressed the formation of deformation twinning,while the grain sizes had little effect on the deformation twinning.The twinning stress of the Fe-6.5 wt.%Si alloy increased with the increasing grain size,which did not agree with the Hall–Petch type relationship.The deformation twinning resulted in the improved ductility of the Fe-6.5 wt.%Si alloy.展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China ("973" Project)(Grant No 2006CB605205-2)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 50771018)
文摘Fe-6.5wt%Si alloy has excellent soft magnetic properties,but it is hard to be cold-rolled due to appearance of ordered phases in this alloy.In this paper we report that ultra thin Fe-6.5wt%Si sheet of 0.05 mm thick was obtained by heavily cold rolling.By means of optical microscope,micro-hardness indenter,instron,SEM and X-ray diffraction,the effect of heat treatment on mechanical properties of this alloy sheet was investigated.The heavily cold-rolled sheet exhibits some extent of ductility.The ultimate tensile strength reaches 1.93 GPa.After heat treatment,micro-hardness is decreased and the ductility is lost,especially at temperature above 650℃ when recrystallization takes place.The reason for decreasing the ductility lies in the ordered DO3 phase transformation.
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50232020)and the State"863"H tech.Project(No.2002AA327080)
文摘Fe-6.5wt%Si composite compact was fabricated by spark plasma sintering(SPS).Mec hanical alloying(MA)was used to prepare Fe-Si composite powders.The composite p owders were sintered by SPS at elevsated temperature from 500℃ to 700℃.The exp erimental results indicate that the non-equilibrium state of composite Fe-Si i s preserved in the compact.The density of the bulk rises with the increasing tem perature and there is no diffusion of silicon and iron in the interface.
文摘Based on Langmuir equation and thermodynamic properties of iron-silicon binary alloy, a mathematical model about the process of electron-beam evaporated binary alloy Fe-6.5%Si was established. Variation of the composition of molten pool, vapor and deposit with time, length of transient time and the composition of molten pool, deposit under the steady condition were presented according to the numerical model. The experimental results on the composition of deposit were compared to the data calculated through the model. The results show that the model is applicable, after evaporating for about 50min, the compositions of the deposit are equal to those of the ingot.
基金Project(2012AA03A505)supported by the High-Tech Research and Development Program of ChinaProject(51474023)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘3D microstructures of Fe–6.5%Si(mass fraction) alloys prepared under different cooling conditions were simulated via finite element-cellular automaton(CAFE) method. The simulated results were compared to experimental results and found to be in accordance. Variations in the temperature field and solid-liquid region, which plays important roles in determining solidification structures, were also examined under various cooling conditions. The proposed model was utilized to determine the effects of Gaussian distribution parameters to find that the lower the mean undercooling, the higher the equiaxed crystal zone ratio; also, the larger the maximum nucleation density, the smaller the grain size. The influence of superheat on solidification structure and columnar to equiaxed transition(CET) in the cast ingot was also investigated to find that decrease in superheat from 52 K to 20 K causes the equiaxed crystal zone ratio to increase from 58.13% to 65.6%, the mean gain radius to decrease from 2.102 mm to 1.871 mm, and the CET to occur ahead of schedule. To this effect, low superheat casting is beneficial to obtain finer equiaxed gains and higher equiaxed dendrite zone ratio in Fe–6.5%Si alloy cast ingots.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.50130010, Pok Ying-Tung Education Foundation under Grant No. 71045 and the AFCRST under PRA MX 97-04.
文摘Fe-Si ribbons and thin sheets with 6.5%Si content were prepared by means of the single roller rapid solidification and chemical vapor deposition (CVD), respectively. The initial textures of rapidly solidified Fe-6.5%Si ribbons were characteristic of the {100} fiber-type, which became weakened during primary recrystallization in various atmospheres. At the stage of secondary recrystallization, the {100} texture formed in Ar and the {110} texture in hydrogen, while there occurred a texture transformation from the {100} type to the {110} type in vacuum with the increase of annealing temperature. For Fe-6.5%Si sheets prepared by Si deposition in cold-rolled Fe-3%Si matrix sheets, their textures were dominated by the η-fiber (<001>//RD) with the maximum density at the {120}<001> orientations. After homogenization annealing, the η-fiber could evolve into the {130}<001> type or become more concentrated on the {120}<001> orientations, depending on the cold rolling modes of Fe-3%Si matrix sheets.
基金financially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(No.2011CB606300)the National HighTech Research and Development Program of China(No.2012AA03A505)
文摘The effects of warm-rolling process on the microstructure, ordering, mechanical properties and cold- rolling workability of Fe-6.Swt%Si alloy were investigated, where three processes of warm-rolling with the same total reduction of 93% were used, including （1） 500 ℃/12 passes/total reduction of 93%, （2） 500 ℃13 passes/total reduction of 50% ＋ 400 ℃19 passes/total reduction of 86%, and （3） 500 ℃13 passes/total reduction of 50% ＋ 400 ℃15 passes/total reduction of 60% ＋ 300 ℃14 passes/total reduction of 64%. The results show that compared with process （1） warm-rolling with constant temperature of 500 ℃, process （2） and process （3） warm-rolling with gradually decreasing temperature can significantly improve the room temperature plasticity and cold-rolling workability of the Fe-6.5wt%Si alloy. For example, the three point bending fracture deflections are increased by 54.5% and 81.8% for processes （2） and （3）, respectively, and the maximum reductions of single pass cold-rolling without edge crack are increased from 50% of process （1） to 55% of process （2） and 62% of process （3）, respectively. The plasticity improvement of the Fe- 6.5wt%Si alloy can be attributed to both reductions of surface oxidation degree and order degree of the alloy by warm-rolling with gradually decreasing temperature.
基金This work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51471031,U 1660115)the State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials(2016Z-17).
文摘Warm deformation behavior of the Fe-6.5wt.%Si alloy was studied by isothermal compression in the temperature range of 300-700℃.The results show that the influence of the ordered phases on the flow stress gradually weakens with increasing deformation temperature.The flow stress of the furnace-cooled sample with the high degree of order at 300℃is higher than that of the quenched sample with the low degree of order,and the flow stresses of both samples are nearly the same at 500-700℃.The hardness difference between two samples deformed at 500℃gradually decreases with increasing strain,accompanying with a reduction in hardness of the furnace-cooled sample,which indicates a work-softening behavior.The analyses of dislocation configurations and ordered structure suggest that the dynamic recovery and deformation-induced disorder result in the work-softening behavior.An appropriate deformation temperature window for improving the formability of the Fe-6.5wt.%Si alloy is about 500-600℃.
基金Item Sponsored by Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province of China(2008CDA040)
文摘The effect of adding 0.5mass% Cu on ductility and magnetic properties of Fe-6.5Si（mass%）alloy was investigated.The alloys with and without 0.5mass% Cu addition were warm rolled into thin sheets of thickness no more than 0.3mm at temperature below 600 ℃.It was found that the alloy with 0.5mass% Cu addition was more easily warm rolled than Cu-free alloy.Tensile tests were carried out to further investigate this phenomenon,which confirmed that the ductility of the alloy with 0.5mass% Cu addition was significantly higher than that of Cu-free alloy at 550 ℃.Based on the results of transmission electron microscopy analysis,the ductility increase of the alloy with 0.5mass% Cu addition was attributed to the effect of Cu on the promotion of dynamic recovery and suppression of long-range order in the alloy during warm rolling process.It was also observed that the iron loss was lower and inductance was higher for the alloy with 0.5 mass% Cu addition.Thus,it can be concluded that adding a suitably small amount of Cu would not only increase the ductility of Fe-6.5Si alloy at warm rolling temperatures but also improve its magnetic properties.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(51471031,U1660115)the State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials(2016Z-17)are gratefully acknowledged.
文摘Large-scale Fe-6.5 wt.%Si ingot with excellent formability is required for a pilot line producing sheets through hot/cold rolling.The variation of the as-cast microstructure,ordered structures and the formability of the Fe-6.5 wt.%Si alloy ingots with the cooling rate during casting was investigated.Under air-cooling condition,inhomogeneous microstructures with a low proportion of equiaxed grains were formed,but the formation of ordered structures was partially inhibited,especially DO3.Homogeneous microstructures with a high proportion of equiaxed grains were observed under the condition of furnace cooling,but the ordered structures were fully generated,and the degree of order is high.It is generally believed that high degree of order is the main factor of brittleness,but the homogeneous microstructure(including grain morphology and size)of the furnace-cooled sample helps to improve the formability.The influence of these two aspects on formability is contradictory.Therefore,the formability is tested through the flow stress during the compression and the microstructure after the compression.The results show that the furnace-cooled sample has better formability.For large-scale ingots,the control of as-cast microstructure becomes more significant than the control of degree of order.Slow cooling during casting is important for the large-scale ingots to have good formability meeting the requirements of direct hot rolling.
基金Item Sponsored by Major State Basic Research Development Program of China(2011CB606300)National Natural Science Foundation of China(51504023)+1 种基金Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(FRF-TP-15-051A2)State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metals and Materials Foundation of China(2014-Z06)
文摘Micro-deformation behavior and mechanical properties of columnar-grained Fe-6.5 mass%Si alloy before and after warm rolling were investigated by means of micro-indentation and three-point bending tests.The results show that the columnar-grained Fe-6.5mass%Si alloy before warm rolling presents sink-in mode of micro-indentation,while pile-up mode with a number of arc-shaped deformation bands exists in the warm-rolled alloy.Compared with that of the alloy before warm rolling,the maximum bending fracture stress and maximum bending fracture deflection of the warm-rolled alloy are increased by 96% and 50%,respectively.The different micro-deformation behavior and mechanical properties of the columnar-grained Fe-6.5mass%Si alloy are ascribed to the changes of dislocation density,dislocation configuration and long-range order degree,which significantly improve the room temperature plasticity of the alloy after warm rolling.
基金Item Sponsored by Major States Basic Research Development Program of China(2011CB606300)National Natural Science Foundation of China(51504023)+1 种基金Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(FRF-TP-15-051A2)State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metals and Materials Foundation of China(2014-Z06)
文摘Deformation behaviors and mechanisms under different temperatures for columnar-grained Fe 6.5Si （mass%） alloys fabricated by directional solidification and equiaxed grained Fe-6.5Si alloy fabricated by forging were comparatively investigated. The results showed that, with increasing the deformation temperature from 300℃ to 500℃, the elongation increased from 2.9% to 30.1% for the equiaxed-grained Fe-6.5Si alloy, while from 6.6% to about 51% for the columnar-grained Fe-6.5Si alloy. The deformation mode of equiaxed-grained Fe 6.5Si alloy trans ferred from nearly negligible plastic deformation to large plastic deformation dominated by dislocation slipping. Comparatively, the deformation mode of the columnar grained alloy transferred from nearly negligible plastic deformation to plastic deformation dominated by the twining, and finally to plastic deformation dominated by dislocation slipping. Meanwhile, compared with the alloy with equiaxed grains, it was found that ultimate tensile strength and elongation could be increased simultaneously, which was ascribed for the twinning deformation in columnar-grained Fe-6.5Si al loy. This work would assist us to further understand the plastic deformation mechanism of Fe-6.5Si alloy and pro vide more clues for high-efficiency production of the alloy.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51471031 and U1660115)the State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials(No.2016Z-17)。
文摘Tensile behavior of an equiaxed-grained Fe-6.5 wt.%Si alloy,which was deformed intoφ6 mm bar by hot rotary swaging,was investigated at various temperatures(300–400℃)and stretching rates(0.42–1 mm/min).The results revealed an enhancement in the intermediate-temperature tensile ductility after heat treatments.Deformation twinning was found in the equiaxed-grained Fe-6.5 wt.%Si bars during the tensile test,and heat treatments can enhance the deformation twinning.More twins can be observed in the necking areas than other regions.The high Schmid factor values above 0.4 after heat treatments demonstrated that deformation twinning can easily occur in the equiaxed-grained Fe-6.5 wt.%Si alloy.Higher deformation temperatures,higher strain rates,and larger degree of order suppressed the formation of deformation twinning,while the grain sizes had little effect on the deformation twinning.The twinning stress of the Fe-6.5 wt.%Si alloy increased with the increasing grain size,which did not agree with the Hall–Petch type relationship.The deformation twinning resulted in the improved ductility of the Fe-6.5 wt.%Si alloy.
