Deformation behavior of reduced activation ferritic steel during tensile test

Deformation behavior of reduced activation martensitic steel F82H during tensile tests were studied. True stress–true strain diagrams were calculated with minimum diameter determined from the specimen profile obtained by laser micro-gauge scanning the diameter along the longitudinal direction during tensile test. Cylindrical specimens of F82H were used for the measurement and test temperatures were room temperature (RT), 300, 400, 500 and 600 °C. Tensile tests were carried out with 1 × 10−4 s−1 of strain rate. Other strain rates (1 × 10−3 and 1 × 10−5 s−1) were applied for the tests at RT. Although uniform elongation of F82H is relatively small at elevated temperature, true stress increases to fracture after necking starts. True stress decreases temporarily after yielding at 600 °C, but it increases again to fracture like the specimens tested at lower temperatures. Influence of strain rate to true stress–true strain relationship at room temperature was small, but unstable deformation occurred in narrower area at higher strain rate.