Review Of Recent Developments In The Metallurgy Of High Strength Stainless Steels

Research and development in the field of high-strength stainless steels appears to be directed along two principal paths: (1) the development of alloys with improved strength properties and (2) the accumulation of information on the properties and physical metallurgy of existing alloys so that they may be used more effectively. By and large, the development of new alloys is being carried out by the stainless-steel producers, while the accumulation of property data for the most part is being undertaken on Government contracts. (Author).

A brief review is presented of techniques for special testing of materials, test results and sources of information on special testing procedures. Test data on tensile properties are presented for sheet Al and Ti alloys and for AISI 31O stainless steel to -423F. A paper on the compression testing of sheet at elevated temperatures with compression testing jigs and associated techniques is discussed briefly as well as a report on burst tests on deep-drawn pressure vessels.