Table 1 Annealing conditions, constituent phases, and room-temperature tensile properties of ultra-high-strength steels.

From: Novel 1.5 GPa-strength with 50%-ductility by transformation-induced plasticity of non-recrystallized austenite in duplex steels

Steel Group

Annealing Condition

Constituent Phase

Yield Strength (MPa)

Tensile Strength (MPa)

Elongation (%)

Present 1

650 °C/10 min

γ + α

1436

1521

49.5

Present 2

700 °C/10 min

γ + α

987

1404

54.1

HPF 14

950 °C/15 min

α′

987

1493

8.1

HPF 24

900 °C/20 min

α′

1097

1611

4.0

TWIP 128

550 °C/30 min

γ

1075

1150

22.5

TWIP 240

500 °C/15 min

γ

1450

1600

25.0

Q&P 141

880 °C/45 min + 360 °C/10~20 min 

α′ + αB + γret

1084

1541

28.6

Q&P 241

Quenching + 360 °C/45 min

α′ + αB + γret

1165

1614

25.6