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The room temperature plastic deformation behaviour of two different batches (with differences in chemical composition) of 316L austenitic stainless steel has been studied. By thermomechanical treatments, a wide range of grain sizes varying from 2 . 7 to 64 . 0 m m was obtained in this study. The different microstructural parameters, such as grain size, distribution of grain size and shape, dihedral angle distribution, and grain aspect ratio were measured for annealed and deformed specimens of the two batches. The Hall ± Petch behaviour of batch 1 showed two distinctly different linear regions, one in the ® ne grain size range (d< 6 m m) and the other in the coarse grain size range (dù 6 m m). The Hall ± Petch parameter K H (e) was signi® cantly higher in the ® ne grain regime than coarse grain regime at all strains. Hardness measurements were also performed across the grain at different strain levels. The applicability of the Hall ± Petch relationship was assessed in batch 1 and batch 2. It was observed that the Hall ± Petch relationship was applicable in the coarse grain regime and Kocks composite relationship in the ® ne grain regime of batch 1. In batch 2 of 316L austenitic stainless steel, a single linear Hall ± Petch relationship could describe the deformation behaviour over the entire range of grain size (from 2 . 9 to 46 m m) studied. The variation of the Hall ± Petch and Kocks composite parameters with strain was discussed in terms of changes in the microstructural parameters.MST/5014

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