Effect of thermo-mechanical treatments on the microstructure and mechanical properties of an ODS ferritic steel

The Fe-14Cr-2W-0.3Ti-0.3Y(2)O(3) oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) reduced activation ferritic (RAF) steel was fabricated by mechanical alloying of a pre-alloyed, gas atomised powder with yttria nano-particles, followed by hot isostatic pressing and thermo-mechanical treatments (TMTs). Two kinds of TMT were applied: (i) hot pressing, or (ii) hot rolling, both followed by annealing in vacuum at 850 degrees C.