Hybrid experimental–numerical study on nanoindentation response of dual-phase steels: From macroscale to atomic scale

In this study, the elastic and plastic behaviors of the ferrite and martensite phases of dual-phase (DP) steels were investigated using nanoindentation data and the related constitutive equations. First, hardness (H) and elastic modulus (E) were determined to derive the monotonic yield stress (σy) a...

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Main Authors: M. Fesahat, M. Javidani, M. Soltanieh, M. Mahmoudi, H. Vafaeenezhad
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author M. Fesahat
M. Javidani
M. Soltanieh
M. Mahmoudi
H. Vafaeenezhad
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M. Javidani
M. Soltanieh
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description In this study, the elastic and plastic behaviors of the ferrite and martensite phases of dual-phase (DP) steels were investigated using nanoindentation data and the related constitutive equations. First, hardness (H) and elastic modulus (E) were determined to derive the monotonic yield stress (σy) and Hollomon's parameter and then for work hardening exponent (K) and work hardening rate (n).Next, the results obtained by the nanomechanical approach implemented herein were validated using the semiquantitative data computed by numerical finite element analysis (FEA) and molecular dynamics (MD). The difference between plasticity of ferrite and martensite can be attributed ti the geometrically necessary dislocations (GNDs), which stimulate work hardening. The elastic and plastic data of both the phases were incorporated into FEA to simulate the load–displacement curves and the projected regions. In addition, the load–displacement curves of the ferrite and martensite phases and the hardness and Young's modulus determined by MD were in good agreement with the nanoindentation test and FEA results. The strain-rate sensitivity of ferrite, which exhibited a lower hardness and greater indentation depth, was 0.0985, whereas that of martensite was approximately 0.087. Furthermore, the TEM images proved the existence of GNDs at the ferrite–martensite interface and their role in cell formation in the ferrite zone and interphase region.
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spelling doaj-art-1c5cf2d3b0944318a3a2420b6535919b2025-08-20T03:58:11ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542025-09-013850351610.1016/j.jmrt.2025.07.133Hybrid experimental–numerical study on nanoindentation response of dual-phase steels: From macroscale to atomic scaleM. Fesahat0M. Javidani1M. Soltanieh2M. Mahmoudi3H. Vafaeenezhad4School of Materials Science & Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, IranDepartment of Applied Science, University of Québec at Chicoutimi, Saguenay, QC, G7H 2B1, CanadaSchool of Materials Science & Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, IranSchool of Materials Science & Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, IranDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Azadi Square, Mashhad, Iran; Corresponding author.In this study, the elastic and plastic behaviors of the ferrite and martensite phases of dual-phase (DP) steels were investigated using nanoindentation data and the related constitutive equations. First, hardness (H) and elastic modulus (E) were determined to derive the monotonic yield stress (σy) and Hollomon's parameter and then for work hardening exponent (K) and work hardening rate (n).Next, the results obtained by the nanomechanical approach implemented herein were validated using the semiquantitative data computed by numerical finite element analysis (FEA) and molecular dynamics (MD). The difference between plasticity of ferrite and martensite can be attributed ti the geometrically necessary dislocations (GNDs), which stimulate work hardening. The elastic and plastic data of both the phases were incorporated into FEA to simulate the load–displacement curves and the projected regions. In addition, the load–displacement curves of the ferrite and martensite phases and the hardness and Young's modulus determined by MD were in good agreement with the nanoindentation test and FEA results. The strain-rate sensitivity of ferrite, which exhibited a lower hardness and greater indentation depth, was 0.0985, whereas that of martensite was approximately 0.087. Furthermore, the TEM images proved the existence of GNDs at the ferrite–martensite interface and their role in cell formation in the ferrite zone and interphase region.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425017910Dual-phase steelNanoindentationHeat treatmentFinite element analysis (FEA)Molecular dynamics (MD)
spellingShingle M. Fesahat
M. Javidani
M. Soltanieh
M. Mahmoudi
H. Vafaeenezhad
Hybrid experimental–numerical study on nanoindentation response of dual-phase steels: From macroscale to atomic scale
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Dual-phase steel
Nanoindentation
Heat treatment
Finite element analysis (FEA)
Molecular dynamics (MD)
title Hybrid experimental–numerical study on nanoindentation response of dual-phase steels: From macroscale to atomic scale
title_full Hybrid experimental–numerical study on nanoindentation response of dual-phase steels: From macroscale to atomic scale
title_fullStr Hybrid experimental–numerical study on nanoindentation response of dual-phase steels: From macroscale to atomic scale
title_full_unstemmed Hybrid experimental–numerical study on nanoindentation response of dual-phase steels: From macroscale to atomic scale
title_short Hybrid experimental–numerical study on nanoindentation response of dual-phase steels: From macroscale to atomic scale
title_sort hybrid experimental numerical study on nanoindentation response of dual phase steels from macroscale to atomic scale
topic Dual-phase steel
Nanoindentation
Heat treatment
Finite element analysis (FEA)
Molecular dynamics (MD)
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425017910
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