690合金热变形行为特点研究

采用Gleeble-3500热模拟试验机进行了690合金等温恒应变速率热压缩实验,研究不同热变形条件下的流变行为和显微组织演变规律,并研究了原始晶粒尺寸对流变行为的影响。通过试验获得的峰值应力数据,建立了690合金高温热变形的本构方程。结果表明,减小原始晶粒尺寸可降低690合金在热变形过程中的变形抗力,增加动态再结晶体积分数,而原始晶粒尺寸对动态再结晶晶粒尺寸的影响则非常小。在较低温度区间,动态再结晶晶粒优先以原始晶界处产生的大量亚晶作为基础,通过亚晶界迁移形成再结晶核心;在较高热变形温度区间,再结晶晶粒主要以大角度晶界迁移的方式长大成粗晶粒。     

含稀土轧辊用高速钢淬回火过程微观组织转变

利用金相(OM)、扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)及能损谱(EELS)等手段,研究了含稀土轧辊用高速钢在1100℃淬火和550℃两次回火热处理过程的微观组织变化特征,重点探讨了碳化物行为。结果表明,淬火加热过程中热稳定性较高的MC和M6C型一次共晶碳化物难以溶解,亚稳态的M2C型一次共晶碳化物则发生分解反应得到MC和M6C两种碳化物,分解形成的M6C较MC量多且尺寸较大,小颗粒MC包含在M6C之中;淬火基体组织由马氏体和残留奥氏体组成,淬火马氏体既有板条马氏体也有孪晶型马氏体。经两次回火后,残留奥氏体得以有效消除,大量细小富V的MC型二次碳化物弥散析出产生二次硬化现象。     

Effect of rare earth addition on continuous heating transformation of a high speed steel for rolls

The effect of rare earth(RE) on continuous heating transformation of a high speed steel for rolls was investigated by using differ-ential scanning calorimetry(DSC) with combination of microstructure analysis.Determination of the Ac1 and Ac3,the starting temperature of carbide dissolution and melting upon heating,the enthalpy change for the α→γ transformation and overall carbide dissolution were also es-tablished.It was found that RE could reduce the volume fraction of large eutectic carbides and the chrysanthemum-like eutectic colonies but could not change the phase composition.RE made a little change to Ac1,but the variation in Ac3 and enthalpy for the α→γ followed an in-creasing pattern as the RE addition increased.The start temperatures of carbides dissolution increased with increase of RE addition,which may be associated with the influences of RE on the morphology of carbides,but the overall enthalpy change of carbides dissolution decreases as the RE addition increased.Moreover,the start temperature of melting also increased with increasing RE addition.     

Influence of rare earth elements on solidification behavior of a high speed steel for roll using differential scanning calorimetry

The influence of rare earths(RE) on solidification behavior of a high speed steel for roll was investigated by using differential scanning calorimetry(DSC) in combination of microstructure analysis.It was found that the sequence of solidification was L→γ,L→γ+MC,L→γ+M2C,L→γ+M6C,respectively.The start temperature and the latent heat liberated by unit mass of L→γ and L→γ+MC increased with increase of RE addition,indicating that RE could trigger the crystallization of the primary γ and the MC carbide more effectively.The promoting effect of RE on the heterogeneous nucleation was believed to be an important cause of this effect.Grain refinement,discontinuous network of eutectic carbides and disperse and finer MC were observed in the samples with RE addition,moreover,RES could act as the heterogeneous nucleus of the MC.RE addition was favorable for stable M6C at the expense of the metastable M2C.     

Effect of rare earth elements on the thermal cracking resistance of high speed steel rolls

The effect of rare earth elements on the thermal cracking resistance of high speed steel (HSS) rolls was investigated. Laser rapid heating was used for thermal fatigue experiments. Thermal cracks and microstructure were observed using metalloscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The results showed that thermal cracks initiated from the interface between the matrix and eutectic carbides (including M6C and M7C3 type carbides),and propagated along the interface between the two phases. MC type carbides enriched with vanadium could prevent the propagation of thermal cracks. The presence of rare earth elements decreased the quantity of big eutectic carbides,and proportionally increased spherical and rod-shaped MC type carbide content. HSS0 (0.00% RE) had approximately three times the thermal cracking density of HSS3 (0.12 wt.% RE). Rare earth elements were shown to significantly improve the microstructure and thermal cracking resistance of HSS rolls.