Microstructure and mechanical properties of a 2000 MPa Co-free maraging steel after aging at 753 K

The precipitation kinetics at the aging temperature of 753 K in a 2000 MPa grade Co-free maraging steel (Fe-18.9Ni-4.1Mo-1.9Ti, wt pct) has been studied. Under the peak-aged condition at 753 K, Ni₃Ti precipitates of moderate size were uniformly distributed in the martensite matrix, leading to optimal combination of strength (2000 MPa of yield strength) and fracture toughness (70 MPa ). The ultra-high strength of the maraging steel subjected to long time aging at 753 K is attributed to the high resistance to coarsening of precipitates. The orientation relationship between martensite and Ni₃Ti was observed as and . The Orowan mechanism is the dominant strengthening mechanism.     

Age hardening and mechanical properties of a 2400 MPa grade cobalt-free maraging steel

The age hardening kinetics in the temperature range of 713 to 813 K of a 2400 MPa grade cobalt-free maraging steel (Fe-(18.8 ∼ 19.1) pct Ni-(4.4 ∼ 5.4) pct Mo-2.6 pct Ti, wt pct) has been studied. Study of microstructure and mechanical properties showed that a high number of Ni₃Ti and Fe₂(Mo,Ti) precipitates were formed during the ageing process, which resulted in high strength and relatively low fracture toughness. Ni₃Ti was the main precipitation phase. Fractography has shown ductile failure of tensile and fracture toughness specimens. Thermodynamic calculations showed that the equilibrium phases are Ni₃Ti, Fe₂(Mo,Ti), ferrite, and austenite.     

1 500 MPa级高伸长率双相钢的组织性能分析

为了进一步提高双相钢的性能,通过合理的化学成分设计,在实验室研发了 1 500 MPa级Nb-Ti微合金化的高伸长率冷轧双相钢,并且利用连退模拟试验机、扫描电镜等设备,系统研究了退火温度和过时效温度对双相钢组织性能的影响.结果表明,抗拉强度随着退火温度的升高而增大,在840℃时可达到1 650 MPa.当温度继续升高时...     

回火温度对1500MPa级直接淬火钢组织与性能的影响

设计了一种新型1500MPa级Si-Mn-Cr-Ni-Mo多组元系低合金、超高强度工程结构钢,研究了回火温度对直接淬火钢组织与力学性能的影响.结果表明,抗拉强度随回火温度的升高而不断降低,屈服强度随回火温度升高先升高后下降,延伸率和冲击功均随回火温度升高呈现先升高、后降低、再升高的变化趋势.分析认为,回火过程组织演变的物理机制一方面包括板条马氏体和位错亚结构的回复、再结晶软化过程,另一方面包括残余奥氏体的分解与马氏体中过饱和碳的脱溶及析出第2相的强化机制综合作用.250℃回火后,板条马氏体内析出ε碳化物;400℃回火后ε碳化物明显粗化,产生回火脆性;600℃回火后部分析出相在奥氏体中形核,在马氏体基体内长大和粗化,最终形态为近似球形,另一部分析出相在马氏体内形核、生长,呈现椭球形或矩形.     

冷却速度对 900 MPa 级冷轧马氏体钢组织性能的影响

以高氢冷却工艺连退生产线为基础,以 900 MPa 级冷轧马氏体超高强钢为研究对象,研究了连续冷却相变区转变规律和连退快速冷却工艺对钢的力学性能和显微组织的影响。结果表明,连续冷却相变区由先共析铁素体转变区、贝氏体转变区和马氏体转变区组成,随着冷却速度的增加,先共析铁素体含量逐渐下降,贝氏体和马氏体含量逐渐上升,当冷却速度大于 40 ℃/s 时,不再有先共析铁素体生成;当冷却速度大于 80 ℃/s 时,则完全进入马氏体转变区。随着连退快冷工艺中冷却速度的增加,钢的屈服强度、抗拉强度和屈强比逐渐增加,断后伸长率逐渐下降。当冷却速度为 50 ℃/s 时,钢的屈服强度、抗拉强度和断后伸长率就已经达到了 900 MPa 级冷轧马氏体超高强钢的力学性能要求。     

Precipitation hardening in 350 grade maraging steel

Evolution of microstructure in a 350 grade commercial maraging steel has been examined. In the earlier stages of aging, the strengthening phases are formed by the heterogeneous precipitation, and these phases have been identified as intermetallic compounds of the Ni₃ (Ti, Mo) and Fe₂Mo types. The kinetics of precipitation are studied in terms of the activation energy by carrying out isothermal hardness measurements of aged material. The mechanical properties in the peak-aged and overaged conditions were evaluated and the flow behavior examined. The overaging behavior of the steel has been studied and the formation of austenite of different morphologies identified. The crystallography of the austenite has been examined in detail. From the microstructural examination of peak-aged and deformed samples, it could be inferred that the dislocation-precipitate interaction is by precipitate shearing. Increased work hardening of the material in the overaged condition was suggestive of looping of precipitates by dislocations.     

回火温度对600MPa级低碳贝氏体钢组织和力学性能的影响

利用扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)等实验方法,研究了不同回火温度对屈服强度600MPa级Fe-Mn-Nb-B系低碳贝氏体高强钢组织和性能的影响.结果表明:回火温度对屈服强度和抗拉强度均有较大影响.各回火温度下的低碳贝氏体钢性能与回火前相比,屈服强度均有不同程度的升高,而抗拉强度则均有不同程度的下降;600℃回火时屈服强度比回火前高出105MPa.随着回火温度的升高,屈服强度先上升后又略有下降并在600℃时达到最大值,抗拉强度下降明显,伸长率略有升高,屈强比升高.分析认为:回火前后力学性能的变化主要与回火后有更多弥散的尺寸在20nm以下的新的细小粒子析出以及马氏体占绝大多数的大块M/A岛的分解和发生位错多边形的回复有关.     

钛强化对700MPa高强耐候钢性能的影响及改进

针对10和14mm厚规格700MPa级高强度耐候钢屈服强度和抗拉强度偏低的情况,利用金相显微镜和扫描电镜进行了组织观察,调查了炼钢和热轧工艺过程控制情况,研究了碳化钛的固溶和析出强化对力学性能的影响。结果表明,加热制度执行不够导致碳化钛未完全固溶,冷却温度控制偏高导致钛析出物粗化是造成性能不合的主要原因。通过成分优化及工艺制度调整,实现了碳化钛的充分固溶,提高了钛析出强化效果,解决了力学性能不合的问题。     

合金元素对马氏体时效强化不锈钢力学性能的影响

探讨了合金元素对马氏体时效不锈钢各项力学性能的影响规律,结果表明：影响强度和硬度的最主要合金元素是Ti,Cu是最有效的改善马氏体时效强化不锈钢的断裂韧性的合金元素,合金元素Ni和Mo对强度、硬度以及韧性的影响不是很大。并在此基础上进一步优化了马氏体时效不锈钢的合金成分,该成分的合金钢具有超高强度（Rm=1610MPa）的同时保持了高韧性（KIC=94MPa·m1／2）,达到了超高强度高韧性合金钢的标准。     

1 800 MPa级微合金化热冲压钢的弯曲性能

通过力学性能3点弯曲试验和微观分析,研究了不同奥氏体化温度对1 800 MPa级微合金化热冲压钢弯曲性能的影响。结果表明,当奥氏体化温度为830～890 ℃时,试验钢的弯曲角度大于55°;当奥氏体化温度达到920 ℃时,试验钢的能量吸收能力和最大承载力明显降低。由于KAM升高引起的抗拉强度升高与由奥氏体晶粒尺寸增大和板条马氏体粗化引起的抗拉强度弱化相互作用,最终导致在不同奥氏体化温度和测试方向下试验钢的力学性能没有明显变化。     

Structure and properties of a microduplex maraging steel

A simple two-step thermal processing technique was devised to impart a microduplex structure in a high strength 250 grade commercial maraging steel. A martensite grain size of approximately 1μm was obtained with interspersed islands of retained austenite whose volume fraction and mechanical stability could be controlled by varying the thermal processing conditions. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the microduplex structure were compared to those of the alloy in the maraged, martensitic condition. Due to the presence of the austenite phase, the microduplex structure showed a much smaller temperature and strain rate dependence of deformation than the martensitic structure. A remarkable increase in uniform elongation was observed below theM _d temperature of retained austenite. The microduplex structure did not show any significant advantage in fracture toughness over the martensitic structure when compared at similar strength levels. By suitably adjusting austenitic stability a deformation-induced phase transformation (TRIP) of the retained austenite in the microduplex structure could be made to occur; however, the transformation did not lead to any evident increase in toughness. The microduplex structure exhibited a slight improvement in fracture toughness at high strain rate in contrast to the martensitic structure in which the rate effect significantly reduced the toughness.     

Structure and properties of a microduplex maraging steel

A simple two-step thermal processing technique was devised to impart a microduplex structure in a high strength 250 grade commercial maraging steel. A martensite grain size of approximately 1 μm was obtained with interspersed islands of retained austenite whose volume fraction and mechanical stability could be controlled by varying the thermal processing conditions. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the microduplex structure were compared to those of the alloy in the maraged, martensitic condition. Due to the presence of the austenite phase, the microduplex structure showed a much smaller temperature and strain rate dependence of deformation than the martensitic structure. A remarkable increase in uniform elongation was observed below theM _d temperature of retained austenite. The microduplex structure did not show any significant advantage in fracture toughness over the martensitic structure when compared at similar strength levels. By suitably adjusting austenitic stability a deformation-induced phase transformation (TRIP) of the retained austenite in the microduplex structure could be made to occur; however, the transformation did not lead to any evident increase in toughness. The micro-duplex structure exhibited a slight improvement in fracture toughness at high strain rate in contrast to the martensitic structure in which the rate effect significantly reduced the toughness.     

屈服强度785 MPa低碳含铜船板钢的组织和性能

 研究了一种屈服强度大于785 MPa的船板钢,测试了其动态连续冷却相变曲线（CCT）,研究了试验钢经控制轧制+直接淬火+回火（DQ- T）工艺处理后的组织性能。结果表明,直接淬火（DQ）钢板组织为板条马氏体（LM）,回火后铜、铌元素呈弥散析出。经500 ℃回火钢板的强度最高,冲击韧性（KV2）最低。钢板经710 ℃回火,其组织为二次马氏体（SLM）+铁素体,屈服强度（Re）为810 MPa,抗拉强度（Rm）为 1 066 MPa,伸长率（A）为17%,在-80 ℃下KV2为97 J,达到最佳强韧性匹配。     

热处理对1000MPa级工程机械结构用钢组织和性能的影响

设计了一种低碳Mn-Mo-Nb-Cu-B系超高强度工程机械结构用钢,研究了在同种成分条件下TMCP(thermo-mechan-ical control-process)+回火与控轧+直接淬火+回火两种工艺对钢组织和性能的影响.对比分析了热处理前后钢板各项力学性能和组织的变化.结果表明,两种工艺条件下钢的屈服强度和冲击性能的变化趋势相似,经500～620℃回火1h后钢的屈服强度均有大幅度提高.控轧+直接淬火+回火得到的钢板综合性能明显优于TMCP+回火,前者在600℃回火后屈服强度仍达到1000MPa以上,同时延伸率达到18%,-40℃冲击功大于30J,而后者塑性较好但强度稍低;随回火温度的升高,控轧+直接淬火+回火工艺条件下的组织演化速度要快于TMCP+回火工艺.     

600 MPa级热轧双相钢组织与性能优化分析

 通过热轧厂实际生产试制,研究了钛、铌微合金元素对600 MPa级低成本低温卷取型铁素体/马氏体双相钢组织和性能的影响,并与同强度级别中温卷取双相钢进行对比。研究结果表明,沿晶界分布的纳米级（Nb,Ti）C第二相显著细化了铁素体/马氏体两相组织,由此解决了不含钛、铌元素的低温卷取双相钢马氏体岛粗大的问题,提高其强度和塑性。此外,试制生产对比发现,中温卷取双相钢存在晶粒尺寸较粗,马氏体体积分数较少,强度相对略低等特征,并提出了相应的热轧工艺改进思路。     

Microstructure and mechanical properties of a 3Cr-1.5Mo steel

Tensile and impact properties were determined for a steel (3 wt pct Cr-1.5 wt pct Mo-0.1 wt pct V-0.1 wt pct C) considered a candidate for elevated-temperature pressure-vessel applications. The steel was tested in two heat-treated conditions: normalized and tempered and quenched and tempered for various tempering conditions. Similar tempering treatments for the quenched and the normalized steels led to similar strengths. However, for the lowest tempering parameter used, the impact properties for the quenched-and-tempered steel exceeded those for the normalized-and-tempered steel, resulting in an excellent ductile-brittle transition temperature (-70 °C) and upper-shelf energy (225 J) for the quenched-and-tempered steel at a high strength (770 MPa ultimate tensile strength). Further tempering reduced the strength for the steel in both heat-treated conditions. The impact properties of the quenched steel were only slightly changed by further tempering, but those for the normalized steel improved, eventually equaling those for the quenched-and-tempered steel. The difference in impact properties after the two heat treatments was attributed to a difference in bainite microstructures.     

2 200 MPa级二次硬化型超高强度钢析出相及力学性能

 采用SEM、TEM、HRTEM、物理化学相分析法研究了回火温度对Fe-Co-Ni-Cr-Mo-W系2 200 MPa级二次硬化型超高强度钢的析出相及力学性能的影响。结果表明,试验钢在回火过程中具有明显二次硬化现象;抗拉强度、屈服强度在490、530 ℃达到峰值,峰值强度分别为2 243、1 859 MPa;试验钢在510 ℃具有较好的综合力学性能,抗拉强度为2 185 MPa,屈服强度为1 859 MPa,冲击功为35 J;在400～440 ℃回火时,马氏体板条内和板条界处析出大量粗大的层片状渗碳体;回火温度高于470 ℃时,板条内析出大量均匀弥散分布的细小M2C碳化物及少量的laves相Fe2W,这是产生二次硬化现象的原因;随着回火温度的升高,M2C型碳化物中的钼、钨元素质量分数增加,铁、铬质量分数降低。     

Effect of thermal cycling on the mechanical properties of 350-grade maraging steel

The effects of retained austenite produced by thermal cycling on the mechanical properties of a precipitation-hardened 350-grade commercial maraging steel were examined. The presence of retained austenite caused decreases in the yield strength (YS) and ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and effected a significant increase in the tensile ductility. Increased impact toughness was also produced by this treatment. The mechanical stability of retained austenite was evaluated by tension and impact tests at subambient temperatures. A deformation-induced transformation of the austenite was manifested as load drops on the load-elongation plots at subzero temperatures. This transformation imparts excellent low-temperature ductility to the material. A wide range of strength, ductility, and toughness can be obtained by subjecting the steel to thermal cycling before the precipitation-hardening treatment.     

钼微合金化低碳钢的显微组织与力学性能

借助物理模拟系统采用四种不同的多道次变形及控制冷却工艺,研究了成分为0.12C-0.78Si-1.42Mn-0.74Al-0.32Mo钢的显微组织和力学性能.结果显示：使用物理模拟系统进行高温区的多道次热连轧,并结合控制冷却处理,能够得到不同的复相组织（铁素体/贝氏体组织,贝氏体/马氏体组织）.依贝氏体含量和形态的不同,铁素体/贝氏体复相组织钢的屈服强度为388~558 MPa,抗拉强度为681~838 MPa,总延伸率为15%~27%;贝氏体/马氏体复相组织钢的屈服强度为746 MPa,抗拉强度为960 MPa,总延伸率为19%.     

1300 MPa级Nb微合金化DH钢的组织性能

设计了不同相构成的超高强DH钢,抗拉强度均大于1300 MPa,组织由铁素体、马氏体、残留奥氏体和极少量碳化物构成。对比了不同相构成对超高强DH钢力学性能和应变硬化行为等的影响,并深入研究了残留奥氏体在超高强度DH钢中的作用机制。结果表明:随着马氏体和残留奥氏体体积分数的增大,铁素体体积分数的减小,实验钢屈服和抗拉强度同时升高,而延伸率呈先增大后减小趋势。软韧相铁素体体积分数的减小和硬相马氏体体积分数的增大导致屈服强度和抗拉强度增加。相对于回火马氏体,淬火马氏体对强度的提升更显著,在拉伸过程中转变的残留奥氏体的量是引起延伸率变化的主要原因,组织中显著的带状组织会造成颈缩后延伸率的明显降低。通过对应变硬化行为的分析表明,随着真应变的增大,应变硬化率呈减小的趋势,在真应变大于2%后的大范围内,对于应变硬化率,DH1>DH2>DH3,主要与铁素体体积分数有关;在真应变大于5.73%后,DH2钢的应变硬化率高于DH1钢和DH3钢,主要与DH2钢中更显著的TRIP效应有关。除了残留奥氏体体积分数,残留奥氏体中的碳含量对TRIP效应同样有显著的影响。较高比例的硬相马氏体组织结合适当比例的软韧相铁素体和残留奥氏体有助于DH2钢获得最良好的强塑积13.17 GPa·%,其中屈服强度达880 MPa,抗拉强度达1497 MPa,均匀延伸率为6.71%,总伸长率为8.8%,颈缩后延伸率为2.09%,屈强比0.59。