Table 1 Chemical compositions of the conventional lightweight steels and the lightweight stainless steels developed in this investigation.

From: A new class of lightweight, stainless steels with ultra-high strength and large ductility

Alloys

Chemical composition, wt%

C

Mn

Al

Ni

Cr

Fe

Conventional austenitic lightweight steels (LWS)

LWS1 (Fe–20Mn–12Al–1.5C)

1.45

19.10

11.90

Bal

LWS2 (Fe–30Mn–8Al–0.8C)

0.81

28.51

7.95

Bal

LWS3 (Fe–20Mn–8Al–1.1C)

1.12

19.57

8.17

Bal

LWS4 (Fe–25Mn–9.5Al–0.85C)

0.84

24.80

9.45

5.07

Bal

Lightweight stainless steels (LWSS)

LWSS1 (Fe–20Mn–11.5Al–1.5C–5Cr)

1.43

19.99

11.47

4.88

Bal

LWSS2 (Fe–30Mn–12Al–1.5C–5Cr)

1.48

29.05

12.01

5.13

Bal