SUBSTRUCTURE ALTERATION OF STAINLESS STEEL DURING CONSTANT STRAIN FATIGUE

The alteration of substructure of an austenitic stainless steel has been investigated during con- stant strain fatigue.No plateau stage on the cyclic stress-strain curve was observed for the stainless steel in contrast with a monocrystalline pure copper specimen.This may relate to its low stacking fault energy.During strain fatigue under various amplitudes the substructure of dislocation in austenite alterates correspondingly.It revealed to associate with the appearance change of the cyclic stress-strain curve.