309Lisakindofausteniticstainlesssteel.Thispaperdiscusses309L,whichwassmeltedandrolledinalab.Itsmicrostructuralcharacteristicsinstatesofas-cast,hot-rolling,cold-rollingandsolidsolutionwereinvestigatedrespectivelybyopticalmicroscope(OM).Itisfoundthat309Liscomposedofausteniteandresidualδ-ferriteundertheseconditions,andtheδ-ferritecannotbeeliminatedeasilybyheat-treatment.Itshotplasticityanddeformationresistancewereinvestigatedinaseriesofheatsim...