Analysis of the Deformation and Damage Mechanisms of Pearlitic Steel by EBSD and “in-situ” SEM Tensile Tests

The processes governing the deformation and damage of C70 pearlitic steel were investigated in nanometer and micrometer scales using electron backscatter diffraction technique and “in-situ” scanning electron microscope tensile testing. The ferrite behavior was identified by “in-situ” x-ray tensile tests. Investigations were carried out on annealed microstructure with two interlamellar spacings of Sp = 170 and Sp = 230 nm. It is shown that pearlite yielding is controlled by the deformation mechanisms occurring in ferrite. Deformation and damage mechanisms were proposed. At low strain, pearlite deforms homogeneously with low misorientation (