Relation between residual stress and Barkhausen noise in a duplex steel

The relation between residual stress and Barkhausen noise (BN) was evaluated in a duplex stainless steel. The residual stresses had been created to the test piece by local heating. Rms value, position of the maximum of the BN burst, its full width half maximum, power spectrum and pulse height distribution were characterised. All the parameters depended to some extent on the residual stresses and none of them was totally independent on the other parameters. The best parameter for the residual stress evaluation was the rms value of the BN amplitude. The rms value varied according to the total stress (macrostress+homogeneous microstress) in the ferrite phase. The stress component perpendicular to the direction of the magnetization had also some influence. Based on the results it is possible to evaluate the residual stresses of the ferrite phase of duplex stainless steels by the BN method.     

Cu-P-Cr钢及其焊接接头的周期腐蚀性能

通过中试轧制、电渣压力焊制备了Cu-P-Cr钢及其焊接接头,利用光学显微镜研究了电渣压力焊接接头的组织晶粒度,利用干湿交替实验机、SEM、EPMA、XRD研究了Cu-P-Cr钢及其焊接接头在1.0×10-2mol/L的Na HSO3溶液中的耐腐蚀性能、锈层元素分布及组成,分析了母材与焊接接头的耐腐蚀机理及其影响因素。研究结果表明:焊接接头与母材的腐蚀速率相比碳钢分别为64.6%与61.5%。焊接接头锈层中Cu、Cr元素的大量富集、α-Fe OOH相的转变是腐蚀性能优异的主要原因,而焊缝及熔合区形态各异的铁素体+珠光体+魏氏组织和晶粒尺寸不均等导致了锈层中Cu、Cr富集程度低于母材、腐蚀性能稍弱于母材。     

In-depth distribution of rusts on a plain carbon steel and weathering steels exposed to coastal-industrial atmosphere for 17 years

In-depth distribution of rusts on two weathering steels and a plain carbon steel exposed to atmosphere for 17 years under a bridge at a coastal + industrial region in Japan were studied. In the rust layer on all specimens, α-FeOOH, β-FeOOH, γ-FeOOH, Fe₃O₄ and so-called amorphous rust were found. Within rust layers, there were thick parts and thin parts, which were finely and complicatedly distributed on steels. Among these rust species, α-FeOOH was dominant on all specimens. α-FeOOH appeared almost homogeneously through the rust layer. Its concentration was higher on weathering steels than on plain carbon steel. β-FeOOH was found mainly at thick parts and was scarce at thin parts of rust layers. Concentration of α-FeOOH was higher and that of γ-FeOOH was lower on weathering steels than on plain carbon steel. Amorphous rust was located at the bottom of the rust layer irrespective of steel types. Concentration of magnetite was negatively correlated with concentration of β-FeOOH.     

Determination of adhesion between corrosion product film and carbon steel by a scratch test

A scratch test is used to measure the adhesion between corrosion product film (CPF) and carbon steel in deionized water under different pH and temperatures. The fuzzy feature model is modified to minimize errors between calculation and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results. Findings illustrate that the maximum error decreases to 11%. The adhesion between CPF and substrate increases with rising temperature and pH of deionized water. The Poisson's ratio and Young's modulus of CPF are in the ranges [0.34 and 0.45] and [0.08 and 0.11 GPa], respectively, as temperature and pH change.     

A quantitative alternative to the Vickers hardness test based on a correlation between thermal diffusivity and hardness—applications to laser-hardened carburized steel

A quantitative non-destructive test technique for characterizing heat treated steel based on a theoretical model was developed and verified by experiments using the optical beam deflection technique at metallic samples, heated by a Gaussian beam. The analytic solution of the heat equation with appropriate approximations provides a theoretical expression of the surface temperature, which is an important guide to optimize the experimental process. Measurements have been focused on determining both, mechanical parameters and thermal local properties, in order to find correlations. The theoretically described thermal diffusivity was experimentally measured by using the new developed photo-thermal deflexion inversion procedure. A simple correlation between the micro-hardness according to Vickers and the thermal diffusivity was found for laser-hardened specimens depending on their microstructure and individual chemical composition.