Effect of Ti Additions on Micro‐Alloyed Nb TRIP Steel

In the present study, the influence of Ti‐additions on the mechanical properties of Nb‐microalloyed TRIP steel is investigated. Ti micro‐alloying additions to multi‐phase Nb TRIP steel result in a substantial increase of the yield strength and a reduction of strain hardening. The increase of the yield strength can be attributed mainly to grain refinement with a relatively small contribution of precipitation hardening. Based on general principles and well‐known models of alloying strengthening, metallurgical reasons for the observed mechanical behavior of the steel can be formulated. The contribution of precipitation hardening is relatively small as Ti‐addition result in the formation of coarse (Nb,Ti)(C,N) particles. The addition of Ti to a Nb‐microalloyed TRIP steel leads to a pronounced enhancement of precipitation kinetics of (Nb,Ti)(C,N), thereby increasing their phase fraction. The precipitates coarsen and tend to form groups of aggregates of particles rather than single isolated particles with increasing intercritical annealing time. In addition, Ti‐addition to Nb‐microalloyed TRIP steel has a direct influence on the chemical composition of the precipitates, which become Ti‐rich.     

SPV490Q钢调质热处理工艺研究

采用直接淬火+回火和离线淬火+回火两种调质工艺试制了SPV490Q大型石油储罐用高强钢。研究了淬火工艺对其力学性能和显微组织的影响,分析了经640℃回火后,钢的组织与性能的特征。结果表明,采用直接淬火加回火工艺,钢板具有更好的强韧匹配及耐回火性能。     

Control of Non‐metallic Inclusions by Slag‐metal Reactions for High Strength Alloying Steels

A laboratory study was carried out to investigate non‐metallic inclusions in high strength alloying steel refined by high basicity slag. The results indicated that the inclusions were mainly of the CaO? MgO? Al₂O₃ system, Al₂O₃? MgO and MgO‐based inclusions. The steel/slag reaction time and Al₂O₃ content in slag had a great effect on inclusions characteristics. With the reaction time increasing from 30 to 180 minutes, inclusions experienced a transformation process: from mainly Al₂O₃? MgO system and MgO‐based inclusions to spherical CaO? MgO? Al₂O₃ system inclusions surrounded by a lower melting temperature surface layer of CaO? Al₂O₃. Formation and transformation mechanisms of the inclusions were given based on the results. It was also found that with Al₂O₃ content in slag reduced from 40% to 30%, [Mg] contents in steel melts were increased and MgO in slag reached saturation, which contributed to the formation of more MgO‐based inclusions and a more scattered inclusion composition distribution after 90 min reaction.     

V2O5直接合金化的热力学分析

运用HSC软件对V2O5直接合金化过程中V2O5和还原剂构成的多元、多相复杂反应体系进行还原成分的计算和分析.热力学计算结果表明,2O5碳热还原产物是V的碳化物;硅热还原体系中需配加CaO;铝热还原可以得到99%的还原率,l的还原能力比C和Si都要强.V2O5的硅铝热复合还原用少量的Al可得到高的还原率.计算结果与工业实践中电硅热法冶炼钒铁反映的热力学规律一致.     

直接淬火石油储罐用钢N610E的回火组织与力学性能

 N610E级石油储备罐用钢(12MnNiVR)常用加热调质处理工艺生产。利用OM、TEM等试验方法,研究了石油储罐用钢N610E直接淬火后,不同回火温度对组织和力学性能的影响。结果表明：直接淬火钢经655℃回火,钢板具有最佳综合力学性能,其抗拉强度640MPa,屈服强度570MPa,伸长率22%,－20℃冲击功273J,不同回火温度的N610E钢韧脆?湮露染冢?0℃以下。随回火温度的升高,板条贝氏体回复作用逐渐加强,位错通过运动、合并、重组,相邻板条合并,组织粗化;回火后钢的力学性能变化趋势的非单调性,归因于回火过程贝氏体中位错亚结构的回复软化与碳的脱溶及第二相的析出强化机制综合作用。     

Formability of High Strength Dual‐phase Steels

The application of ferritic‐martensitic dual‐phase (DP) steels has become an increasing trend in the automotive industry due to the possibility to achieve significant weight reduction and fuel efficiency with improved crash performance while keeping the manufacturing costs at affordable levels. In order to meet the different design requirements of individual auto‐body components, a wide variety of DP grades exhibiting different strength and ductility levels is currently industrially produced. Despite the numerous studies on the relationship between the mechanical properties and the microstructural characteristics of DP steels over the last decades, it is still a challenge to increase their formability at a constant strength level (or equivalently increasing the strength while maintaining a high ductility). One of the possibilities to increase strength is grain refinement. Ultrafine‐grained ferritic‐martensitic microstructures were produced by intercritical annealing of a cold‐rolled, pre‐processed dual‐phase steel. Ferrite mean grain sizes in the order of ~ 1.5 μm were obtained. The mechanical properties of these steels are studied, revealing the beneficial effect of grain refinement. Ultimate tensile strength above 800 MPa is achievable, while reaching remarkable high uniform and total elongations, which are only slightly affected by the martensite volume fraction. Moreover, the yield to tensile strength ratio can be adjusted between 0.4 and 0.5. Light and electron microscopy investigations, fracture profile and fracture surface analyses, hole expansion tests and additional ultramicrohardness measurements are used for the interpretation of the results and for the correlation of the mechanical properties and the formability characteristics with the microstructure of the steel.     

水淬终止温度对自回火马氏体钢组织和性能的影响

研究了热轧后水淬终止温度对自回火马氏体钢微观组织和力学性能的影响。结果表明，微观组织形态取决于水淬终止温度，当水淬终止温度低于Ｍｓ点时，钢的自回火程度最大，呈出现韧性峰值；低于或高于此温度终止水淬都将导致韧性下降，随着水淬终止温度降低，强度不断提高，自回火马氏体析条束对裂纹扩展起障碍作用，冲击试样断裂表面的解理小平较细小，从而表现出较高的韧性。     

Influence of Thermo‐Mechanical Processing Parameters and Chemical Composition on Bake Hardening Ability of Hot Rolled Martensitic Steels

In recent years, the increasing demand for advanced high‐strength steels (AHSS) has mainly been driven by the automotive industry and the need to reduce weight and to improve safety. Besides good ductility and high strength, AHSS have a high bake hardening and ageing effect, giving additional contribution to the strength of structural parts, subjected to the paint baking process. This paper investigates their bake hardening behaviour in dependence of hot rolling parameters and chemical composition, however, focussing on martensitic steels. Tosimulate the finishing steps of the hot rolling process with slight changes in reduction and temperature and their influence on the final mechanical properties of hot rolled martensitic steels, different thermo‐mechanical paths were applied. The increase in strength due to bake hardening was determined for different thermo‐mechanical schedules. Additionally, samples of different chemical compositions within the characteristic industrial tolerance range were studied under variation of pre‐load conditions, simulating the thermo‐mechanical hot rolling process. The samples were then subjected to bake hardening to study the varying chemical composition on this effect. Furthermore, the local use of bake hardening and ageing in hot rolled multiphase steels was investigated. It could be shown that characteristic values integrally describing the ageing effect, depend on the deformation path and the degree of pre‐strain, as well as on temperature and duration of the subsequent heat treatment. This partial ageing is stable and has a potential to be used for local strengthening of the steels.     

Effect of Mn,Si and Mn‐Si Alloying on the Precipitation of Ultra‐fine Oxides in Fe during Solidification

The effect of Mn, Si and Mn‐Si alloying on the precipitation of oxide inclusions in Fe during solidification has been investigated. The results show that the inclusions precipitating during solidification are relatively small and distribute uniformly in Mn, SI and Mn‐Si alloyed steels. Most of the inclusions are nearly spherical. The maximum diameter of inclusions is only 3.3μm in the three types of alloyed steels. The average size of inclusions is 1.3μm, 1.2μm and 1.1μm in Mn, Si and Mn‐Si alloyed steels, respectively. The maximum amount of inclusions is 1.1×10⁵ per unit volume (mm^?3) in Mn alloyed steel and the minimum is 5.8×10⁴ per unit volume in Si alloyed steel. The volume fractions of the inclusions with Mn, Si and Mn‐Si alloying are 0.01%, 0.005% and 0.006%, respectively.     

Influence of High‐Frequency Micro‐Forging on Microstructure and Properties of 304 Stainless Steel Fabricated by Laser Rapid Prototyping

We report the fabrication of the 304 stainless steel by the laser rapid prototyping harmonized with high‐frequency micro‐forging and demonstrate that both microstructure and properties of the prepared samples can be enhanced significantly. Structurally, we find that the large regular dendritic microstructure can be broken into pieces and that the internal defects are to some extent eliminated. Moreover, grains are refined remarkably. As a consequence of such structural modification, mechanical properties are found to be enhanced considerably by demonstrating a much broader fluctuation in tensile strength, a marked increase in tensile and yielding strength, and a drastic enhancement in surface hardness by 76% after the micro‐forging. Further calculations reveal that the defect region is shrunken substantially after micro‐forging. Detailed analysis of fractures in the tensile samples provides convincing evidence that plastic properties can be improved as well by the micro‐forging.     

Influence of Alloying Elements Corrosion Resistance of Cold on Mechanical Properties and Rolled C-Mn-Si TRIP Steels

 The rust layer plays an important role in the corrosion of steel in chlorinated environments. Salt spray, potentiodynamic polarization curve and tensile test were conducted in laboratory for the specimens after two-stage heat treatment. The influence of the alloying elements on mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of three kinds of steels was investigated by observing the microstructure and the morphologies of rust layer. The results show that the highest value (29%) of total elongation for steel A is obtained. The mechanical property of the specimen for steel C exhibits best strength ductility balance (21384 MPa·%) because of the presence of the multiphase microstructures after a two-stage heat treatment and the addition of the alloying elements. The corrosion products are known to be a complex mixture of Fe3O4, Fe2O3 and α-FeOOH for steel C. The presence of the alloying elements results in the formation of compact and dense rust layers in steel B and C. Passive film protects the substrate of TRIP (transformation induced plasticity) steel containing a complex mix of multiphase. Superior corrosion performance is exhibited for steel C with low alloying contents due to the enrichment of alloying elements within the rust layers.     

高强度结构钢直接淬火回火工艺试验研究

通过合理的成分设计,采用直接淬火回火（DQ-T）工艺,在实验室成功试制了1000MPa级高强钢,并结合金相、透射电子显微技术,研究了不同回火温度对试验钢组织、析出与性能的影响规律。结果表明,随回火温度的升高,强度呈现起伏现象;在400～450℃区间出现回火脆性。直接淬火回火工艺获得显微结构为回火索氏体与回火贝氏体组织,各项性能指标均满足1000MPa级高强钢的要求。     

Thermomechanical Control Process and Its Effect on Structure and Properties of High Strength Low Alloy Steels

Low carbon steels microalloyed with small amount of carbide and/or nitride forming elements such as Nb,Ti and V with Thermomechanical controlled processing (TMCP) can give fine grained ferrite structure with high strength and superior toughness.The present study was aimed at identifying rolling parameters as well as microstructural characterization for accomplishing high yield strength and high charpy impact property at-60℃ by controlling hot rolling parameters and microstructure Grain size distribution was also monitored and related to mechanical properties of steel.     

高氮钒微合金钢中终轧温度和锰的综合作用

通过对高锰高终轧温度钢和低锰低终轧温度钢的力学性能测试、并观察其组织及其碳氮化物的析出,研究了Mn和终轧温度在高氮钒微合金钢中的综合作用.结果表明： 高锰含量可以弥补高的终轧温度对组织的不利影响,而高的终轧温度可以弥补高的锰含量对析出的不利作用;提高锰含量同时提高终轧温度比降低锰含量同时降低终轧温度有利于组织细化和析出.     

Influence of Laves Phase Precipitation and Coarsening on High‐Temperature Strength of Ferritic Stainless Steels

Downsizing trends in the design of internal combustion engines require ferritic steels with greater strength at elevated temperatures. One method of improving the high‐temperature strength is precipitation hardening with intermetallic phases such as the Laves phase. Thermodynamic calculations show, that the elements Nb and Si contribute to the Laves phase formation strongly. In this work, the influence of intermetallic precipitates on the mechanical properties of three different ferritic Fe? Cr stainless steels was investigated and compared to a reference material. The three main hardening mechanisms – precipitation–hardening, grain refinement, and solid‐solution strengthening – were studied with appropriate alloy compositions and thermo mechanical treatment. Investigations were performed with uniaxial compression tests of samples aged isothermally at 900°C for up to 1440 h. It is shown that, the solid solution effect of Mo and W increases the high‐temperature strength about 40%, also after long‐term annealing. The contribution of the Laves phase precipitates on the high‐temperature strength is rather small due to their rapid coarsening.