Investigation of Uneven Properties of Stainless Steel 12Kh18N10T Depending on the Thickness of the Sheet

The authors conduct the research of the properties of a cold-rolled sheet made of corrosion-resistant steel 12Kh18N10T of a variable thickness. Further, they build hardening curves and defined their coefficients. The research identifies the patterns of the thickness impact on the nature of hardening of the sheet material 12Kh18N10T. The authors conduct the measurements of micro-hardness along the sheet thickness. The article confirms the suggestion that hardness in the sheet center decreases for various thicknesses. The authors further present a comparative analysis of hardness values distribution for the corrosion-resistant steel 12Kh18N10T and steel containing 0.08% of carbon. It is revealed that lower material thickness alters the strength parameters of the process and increases the mean material hardness. The authors provide the hardening curves for various sheet thicknesses and the dependence of hardness distribution on the thickness of these sheets.