Understanding the roles of deformation-induced martensite of 304 stainless steel in different stages of cavitation erosion

In this work, the effect of plastic deformation-induced martensite on the CE behavior of 304 SS was investigated by micro-area XRD, nano indentation and EBSD. Results indicated that the martensitic content initially displayed an increased trend and then decreased in the later stage. The formation of martensite was beneficial to the CE resistance of 304 SS in incubation and rising periods since the impact energy dissipation through martensitic...