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The effect of pre-strain on tensile behaviour of 316L austenitic stainless steel was investigated, focusing on strain rate sensitivity, temperature sensitivity and strain hardening. Experimental data showed that strain rate sensitivity, temperature sensitivity and strain hardening were weakening with pre-strain. Meanwhile, the variation of microstructure with pre-strain was observed by optical microscopy, scanning electronic microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Then, the mechanical properties of pre-strained material were correlated with the increase in dislocation density and mechanical twinning with pre-strain. Finally, an improved Arrhenius-PS model considering the effect of pre-strain was developed. This paper is part of a thematic issue on Nuclear Materials.

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Abstract. The effects of strain hardening on the mechanical behavior of 316L stainless steel were studied in the paper. The original and different strain hardening materials were compared to investigate the mechanical behavior. The results demonstrate that the yield strengths increase with the magnitude of strain hardening significantly, but the ultimate strengths of the original and different strain hardening materials are closed. In addition, the plastic parameters of 316L stainless steel including fracture elongation and fracture surface shrinkage decrease with the magnitude of strain hardening. Finally, the Ramberg-Osgood equation is used to predict the stress-strain curves after strain hardening, and the results indicate that the predicted values agree with the experimental values.