The deformation mechanisms of high‐alloyed cast austenitic steels with 16% of chromium, 6% of manganese, and a nickel content of 3–9% were investigated by in situ and ex situ scanning electron microscopy. The austenite stability and the stacking fault energy were influenced by variation of the chemical composition as well as by changing deformation temperature (room temperature; RT and 100°C). The study shows that both an increase in austenite stability and stacking fault energy yield a significant change in the deformation mechanisms. Both increase of nickel content and increase in deformation temperature reduce the intensity of the martensitic phase transformation. Thus, the steel with low nickel content shows at RT pronounced formation of α′‐martensite. The steel with the highest nickel content, however, shows pronounced twinning.

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Carbon-bonded alumina with 33 wt% residual carbon was tested in compression at room temperature and at temperatures between 700°C and 1500°C in quasi-static tests, creep tests, and stress relaxation tests. Therefore, a new high-temperature test set up with inert gas chamber and inductive heating was used. The tests were accomplished by investigations of microstructure and Young's modulus. At room temperature, the results exhibit a pronounced hysteresis for the first loading cycle, which almost completely disappeared in subsequent cycles. The creep tests showed characteristic curves for compression whereas primary and secondary (stationary) creep occurred. Above 1000°C, a strong increase in creep rate was detected, whereas almost no creep was observed below this temperature. All creep curves were approximated with the models of logarithmic and Andrade creep. The activation energy for creep was found to be 263 kJ/mol above 1150°C. The resistance against stress relaxation showed an anomaly with a minimum between 1000°C to 1200°C and a maximum between 1300°C and 1400°C.M. Rigaud-contributing editor Manuscript No. 37046.

Open-cell ceramic foam filters are used for the casting process of molten metal to reduce the amount of non-metallic inclusions and turbulence of the metal flow. These filters are exposed to high temperatures and loadings. The present work investigates the creep behavior for an artificial and stochastical filter structure, based on high temperature tests of carbon-bonded alumina.