Development of a New Kind of High Strength Spring Steel

A new kind of high strength, high toughness and high plasticity spring steel has been developed. The strength, the reduction of area and the elongation of the steel are all higher than those of the steel 60Si2CrVA. The decarburization resistance and the sag resistance are also higher than those of the steel 60Si2CrVA. It has good hardenability, and is suitable for making springs with big cross section. The bogie springs made of this kind of steel have passed 2×106 cycles without broken under the conditions of maximum stress of 906 MPa and the minimum stress of 388 MPa.     

低碳微合金直接淬火钢的组织与力学性能

为了提高低碳直接淬火钢的强韧性能,对一种低碳Nb-V微合金钢进行了轧后直接淬火(DQ)和再加热淬火(RQ)热处理实验,分析了低碳直接淬火钢的的强韧化机理.采用光学显微镜、透射电子显微镜、硬度计、拉伸试验机以及冲击试验机研究了轧后热处理工艺对低碳Nb-V微合金钢组织和力学性能的影响.结果表明,DQ工艺钢马氏体板条间距细小,含有较多的位错亚结构,因此具有较高的强度和韧性.DQ工艺钢马氏体中的大量位错,促进了碳化物弥散析出,产生了显著的二次硬化效果.由于基体中固溶的Nb、V等元素推迟淬火马氏体在回火过程中的各种转变,以及回火时析出的细小弥散碳化物抑制马氏体铁素体回复、再结晶过程,DQ工艺钢表现出较高的回火稳定性.     

Microstructure and Performance of 2Y-PSZ／TRIP Steel Composites

2Y-PSZ/TRIP steel composites have been sintered by hot-pressing method. Their microstructure and mechanical properties were investigated by means of SEM, TEM, XRD and static tension, split Hopkinson pressure bar method. The results showed that the strength and elastic modulus of 2Y-PSZ/TRIP steel composites at room temperature decreased with the increase of 2Y-PSZ content. The main reason was that the combining strength was quite weak between the grains of ZrO2. Distortion induced martensite transformation and plasticity during the dynamic loading increased the strength and distortion capability of the composites. The transformation was carried out mainly through twins formation. The shape of martensite induced by distortion was lamellate with substructures of twins. The habit plane was near {259}γ with no mid-ridge and no explosion phenomena. The interface was straight between the austenite and martensite induced by distortion. The increase of 2Y-PSZ content, on the one hand, madethe composite dynamic flow stress improved. Thereby, the fracture strength was improved. On the other hand, it depressed both the distortion capability and the martensite transformation induced by distortion. This resulted in the decrease of dynamic fracture strength.     

钢中砷含量对力学性能影响的回归分析

利用线性回归法分析了60Si2MnA钢中砷含量对力学性能的影响。结果表明：砷含量与抗拉强度、屈服强度及断后伸长率存在一定的线性关系;随着砷含量的增加,抗拉强度和屈服强度上升,而断后伸长率下降;生产过程中为了保证断后伸长率在6．5％以上,砷含量需控制在0．0160％（质量分数）以下。     

高温后高强Q690钢材循环加载试验及本构模型研究

钢材经历火灾高温和冷却后其材料力学性能会发生不同程度退化,已有研究主要关注过火后钢材的残余静力性能。为研究经历火灾高温且不同方式冷却后高强钢的残余静力和滞回性能,对于历经500 ℃~1000 ℃高温后高强Q690在自然冷却和浸水冷却后的钢材进行了单调拉伸试验以及4种不同加载制度下的循环加载试验。结果表明,当过火极限温度不高于600 ℃时,在自然冷却和浸水冷却模式下,高温后Q690钢材单调拉伸和循环荷载下强度发展基本与常温未处理钢材类似。未过火高强Q690钢在循环荷载下表现出应变强化和循环软化效应。过火温度高于600 ℃且自然冷却下,过火后Q690钢随过火温度提高,其初始屈服强度下降。在浸水冷却下,过火冷却后高强钢初始屈服强度提升。且在循环荷载作用下,高温过火后Q690钢均表现出更为显著的应变强化效应,以及在等应变幅循环下均由未过火状态时的循环软化逐步转化为高温过火后的循环硬化效应。根据试验结果拟合了过火后Q690钢的Chaboche循环本构模型参数,可用于火灾后Q690钢结构的残余抗震性能评估。     

Cr含量降低对H13钢组织与力学性能的影响

对比了Cr含量降低为3%的3Cr-H13钢与Cr含量为5%的传统H13钢性能的差异,利用SEM、TEM、XRD进行微观组织与相组成分析,研究了Cr对H13钢组织性能的影响。结果表明,Cr含量的降低明显提高了H13钢的回火稳定性与高温强度,其原因主要与回火组织中马氏体的回复程度及二次析出碳化物的种类有关。传统H13钢在650℃回火时,马氏体基本回复完全,基体强度明显下降,并在原马氏体板条界和晶界上析出了较多的尺寸为120nm左右的近球形Cr7C3和M6C型碳化物,第二相强化效果降低;而Cr含量降低为3%的3Cr-H13钢在650℃回火后,基体依然为板条马氏体,板条内保持较高的位错密度,同时板条内析出的大量细小弥散的短棒状VC,在起到弥散强化作用的同时还钉扎位错,推迟了马氏体的回复,从而提高了高温性能。     

Effect of Si on mechanical properties of low alloy steels

Abstract

The effect of Si content on mechanical properties in 0·6C–(1·0–2·5)Si–2Ni–0·2V (wt-%) steels was investigated using tensile tests, Charpy impact tests, and microstructural examination with transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that the tempering temperatures both for the maximum yield strength and for the softening of low alloy steel shifted to higher temperatures owing to the retardation of the conversion of ? carbide to cementite within martensite laths caused by Si addition. Additionally, it was found that increasing Si content shifted the tempered martensite embrittlement temperatures upwards, owing to the retardation of the formation and growth of cementite boundaries caused by the added Si.     

Influence of ferrite-martensite microstructural morphology on the low cycle fatigue of a dual-phase steel

A CMnSi dual-phase steel has been heat-treated to yield three different microstructures — a dispersion of martensite in fine-grained ferrite (Type I), a continuous network of martensite around ferrite grains (Type II) and martensite islands encapsulated in a ferrite matrix (Type III) — and low cycle fatigue tests have been conducted. All three conditions have been found to exhibit cyclic hardening. The lower hardening in the Type I microstructure and its cyclic softening at lower strains are attributed to a more uniform initial distribution of dislocations because of the dispersion of the martensite. The Type I microstructure displays the best fatigue performance and is shown to obey the Coffin-Manson law. The deviation of the other two microstructures from this law is shown to be due to a transition from a ductile mode of fracture at lower strains to a brittle type of fracture at higher strains.     

0Cr17Ni14Cu4Nb和60Si2MnA钢实际晶粒度的显示和评定方法

对不同热处理状态下的60Si2MnA钢和0Cr17Ni14Cu4Nb钢试样进行了试验和摸索,获得了这两种材料在常规热处理状态下的实际晶粒度的显示方法,即60Si2MnA钢用饱和苦味酸 3％～5％洗涤剂 新洁尔灭水溶液侵蚀;0Cr17Ni14CuNb钢用高锰酸钾(0．5～1g) 硫酸(8～12m1) 水(90-115m1)热蚀。晶粒显现清晰,解决了60Si2MnA钢和0Cr17Ni14Cu4Nb钢晶界显示和晶粒度评定的难题。     

Role of microstructure and testing conditions in sulphide stress cracking of X52 and X60 API steels

The resistance of X52 and X60 API steels to sulphide stress cracking (SSC) was tested by tensile tests at a constant load and also by slow strain rate tensile (SSRT) tests. Both steels were tested after hot-rolling, when they had a microstructure which consisted predominantly of ferrite and pearlite. They were then tested after laboratory quenching and tempering, when their microstructure was predominantly of tempered bainite or martensite. The results showed that the resistance of the steel to SSC depended strongly on the microstructure when it was tested under a constant load. In this case, the quenching and tempering considerably increased the resistance of the steel to SSC. The results of SSRT tests were similar regardless of the heat treatment used. Non-metallic inclusions seemed to play an important role as crack initiation sites during the SSRT tests; this may be due to the hydrogen–deformation interaction. The resistance to SSC varied as a function of the specimen's orientation during the SSRT tests. This may be related to the geometric characteristics of the non-metallic inclusions.     

60Si2MnA铁轨铺设用弹条疲劳试验断裂分析

某60Si2MnA铁轨铺设用弹条疲劳试验寿命未达到规定值,通过对断裂弹条进行断口宏观和微观形貌观察、显微组织检查、硬度测试和化学成分分析,找出了弹条的断裂性质和早期断裂原因.结果表明:该弹条为弯曲-扭转疲劳断裂;弹条早期断裂的主要原因是其原材料碳含量偏低,导致热处理后材料硬度偏低,降低了弹条的疲劳性能;弹条表层脱碳形成...     

Process control maps to design an ultra-high strength-ductile steel

Steel with 2.4–2.5 GPa tensile strength and elongation to fracture of 4.8–5.7%, is produced by designing a novel heat treatment identical to quenching and tempering, in less than a few minutes. Since addition of Si to Fe–Mn steel promotes the austenite stabilisation by carbon enrichment, the elongation to fracture of 0.6C–1.6Si–1.2Mn (wt-%) steel treated by different quenching and partitioning (Q&P) routes is improved. Results demonstrated by process control maps give a good overview of the final microconstituents. By using higher partitioning temperatures, the tempering of martensite, stabilisation of austenite and improvement of the mechanical properties, could effectively be accelerated. This approach results in significant time and cost reduction which makes this heat treatment attractive for industries.     

Fatigue of bonded steel interfaces under cyclic shear loading and static normal stress

Hybrid joints that combine mechanical fastening and bonding provide potential joining alternatives for high strength steel structures. An experimental and analytical research program has been initiated to assess the static and cyclic Mode II shear strength of epoxy bonded steel interfaces subjected to static normal (Mode I) pre-stress. During cyclic loading, shear stress vs. interface displacement could be divided into elastic and inelastic regions with a power law equation describing the inelastic curve. Hysteresis loop shape varied with normal stress, shear stress and accumulated fatigue cycles. A shear stress amplitude threshold equal to about 50% of the fracture shear stress was observed.     

Dauerschwingfestigkeit und zyklisches Werkstoffverhalten

Fatigue Limit and Cyclic Material Behaviour Fatigue tests to determine the fatigue limit are very timeconsuming. Therefore a lot of possibilities have been proposed to estimate the fatigue limit, especially the so-called correlation formulae. This paper shows for carbon and low alloy steel, that the correlation between fatigue limit σ_W (unnotched specimen, tension-compression, mean-stress equal zero) and cyclic yield strength R′_p0.2 is better than between fatigue limit and static tensile strength R_m or static yield strength R_p0,2. An additional improvement of this correlation is possible by fixing the fatigue limit on the level of the cyclic stress for a plastic strain amplitude ε_{a, p} = 0,026%. These results are based on 24 test series taken from the data collection [7].     

低焊接裂纹敏感性钢回火组织及力学性能研究

为优高强度低焊接裂纹敏感性钢的力学性能,对其热轧态钢板进行了不同温度的回火实验.通过光学显微镜、扫描电镜和透射电镜观察了回火显微组织的演变特征,并结合相应的力学性能检测手段分析了不同回火温度下显微组织与力学性能的关系.结果表明,550℃回火后屈服强度和抗拉强度较热轧态强度分别提高了115和30 MPa,平均冲击功提高了...     

热处理对激光选区熔化成型高速钢组织和力学性能的影响EI北大核心CSCD

基于激光选区熔化(selective laser melting,SLM)技术,采用加热打印基板和低功率慢扫描的打印策略,制备了近全致密、低缺陷的高速钢样品;对比分析了固溶淬火及1~4次高温回火等热处理工艺对高速钢显微组织及力学性能的影响。结果表明:SLM极高的熔融/冷却速率产生了细晶奥氏体组织,解决了高速钢中常见的粗大莱氏体组织和网状碳化物问题。固溶淬火处理后高速钢组织由马氏体和残余奥氏体组成。随后在数次高温回火过程中,高速钢逐渐向回火马氏体转变,并析出大量微米级和纳米级MC型碳化物。在马氏体相变强化和MC型碳化物沉淀强化作用下,固溶淬火+3次回火的Tempered-Ⅲ样品硬度60HRC,抗弯强度3621 MPa,弯曲断裂应变为10.1%,获得硬度、强度和韧性匹配较佳的综合性能。继续增加回火次数则导致部分碳化物长大,使得高速钢弯曲断裂应变有所降低。通过SLM技术结合固溶淬火+高温回火,能够充分发挥细晶强化、相变强化和沉淀强化效果,为高强高韧复杂形状高速钢零件的快速制备提供了新途径。     

马氏体对C-Si-Mn冷轧双相钢屈服特性的影响

通过实验室退火与回火,采用力学测定与显微组织分析研究了马氏体体积分数与回火温度对双相钢屈服特性的影响.结果表明:随马氏体体积分数从0%增加到约15%,双相钢的屈服强度显著降低,降低值约为80～100MPa;而马氏体体积分数在15%～35%之间,双相钢的屈服强度维持在一个较低的水平.当马氏体体积分数大于35%,双相钢屈服...     

Mo元素对ZG04Cr13Ni4Mo不锈钢力学性能的影响

对12%Cr和13%Cr系列ZG04Cr13Ni4Mo不锈钢进行893 K一次回火和893 K+863 K二次回火处理,使用热膨胀仪、X射线衍射仪和室温单轴拉伸等手段研究了Mo含量对这两个系列不锈钢的相组成和力学性能的影响。结果表明,随着Mo和Cr含量的提高钢的奥氏体化开始点(A_s)温度逐渐降低。不同Mo含量的钢经过893 K两相区温区一次回火处理,在加热和保温过程中马氏体向逆变奥氏体的转变量,与回火冷却至室温得到的逆变奥氏体含量不同。这种不同,导致12%Cr系列ZG04Cr13Ni4Mo钢随着Mo含量从～0.3%提高到～0.6%其屈服强度略有降低而抗拉强度略有提高,而Cr含量提高到13%Cr随着Mo含量的提高ZG04Cr13Ni4Mo钢经893 K回火后其屈服强度和抗拉强度都小幅度提高。     

硅对烧结M3∶2高速钢回火相及力学性能的影响

为研究硅对烧结高速钢力学性能的影响,采用真空热处理炉在1230℃对含0.4%碳粉及硅添加量在0～3.0%的M3∶2高速钢进行烧结,在500～600℃对烧结后的试样进行二次回火.采用X射线衍射仪,扫描电镜及能谱分析等手段研究了不同硅添加量对回火态高速钢的物相特征及力学性能的影响规律.物相分析结果表明,添加硅后,硅主要分布在回火马氏体及M6C碳化物中,而在MC碳化物中含量较低.回火马氏体组织中硅的含量随硅添加量的增加而增加,同时,硅的添加还显著影响回火马氏体组织中铁素体相的晶格常数,在硅添加量为0.7%时,铁素体相达到最大的晶格常数.力学性能测试结果表明,适量硅的添加可提高二次硬化效果,添加0.7%硅的高速钢在550℃二次回火后获得了最佳的硬度和弯曲强度.     

Effect of Heat Treatment on Prior Grain Size and Mechanical Property of a Maraging Stainless Steel

Effect of the heat treatment, including solution treatment (ST) and aging treatment (AT), on the prior austenite grain (PAG) size, microstructure and mechanical properties of a precipitation hardening maraging stainless steel was investigated. The results indicate that the relations between PAG size and yield strength (σy) under both ST and AT conditions obey the Hall-Petch relationship. Furthermore, after ST at 1050℃for 1 h cryogenic treated (CT) at -70℃ for 8 h AT at 535℃ for 4 h, the tested steel showed its ultimate tensile strength (σb) and σy over 1900 MPa and 1750 MPa, respectively.