Investigation of the Variations in Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Dual-Matrix Ductile Iron by Magnetic Barkhausen Noise Analysis

The variations in the microstructure and tensile properties of dual-matrix ductile irons have been investigated non-destructively by Magnetic Barkhausen Noise (MBN) method. Specimens have been intercritically austenitised at 795°C and 815°C for 20 minutes, and then oil-quenched to obtain different martensite volume fractions. Two specimens, namely as-cast and oil-quenched from 900°C, were prepared for comparison purpose. To investigate the effect of tempering, some specimens were tempered at 500°C for 1 h and 3 h. The results showed that there is a good correlation between MBN response and variations in microstructure and mechanical properties. The volume fraction of martensite can be controlled to modify the mechanical properties, and all changes in the microstructure can be nondestructively monitored by MBN.     

奥贝球铁的现状与发展趋势

在综合大量文献资料的基础上，论述了奥贝球铁的研究和应用现状，阐述分析了存在的问题，指出了解决的途径和发展趋势。     

奥－贝球铁断裂与疲劳研究的新近进展

奥 -贝球铁具有很强的强度、塑性、韧性、疲劳强度和耐磨性等综合性能 ,应用日益广泛 ,已成为一种重要的工程材料。近年来对其断裂与疲劳的研究发展很快 ,得到不断的深入 ,本文详细介绍了其新近进展。     

等温淬火对奥贝球铁上贝氏体转变动力学的影响

本文研究了等温淬火过程中奥氏体化温度和等温淬火温度对奥贝球铁上贝氏体第一阶段转变速度的影响及其机制；观察与测定了不同等温转变时奥贝球铁的组织与性能。结果表明，升高奥氏体化温度和等温淬火温度，使上贝氏体第一阶段转变速度减慢，在该转变结束时，奥贝球铁组织与性能最稳定。     

Characterization of Dual-Phase Steels Using Magnetic Barkhausen Noise Technique

The aim of this work is to nondestructively characterize the dual phase steels using the Magnetic Barkhausen Noise (MBN) method. By quenching of AISI 8620 steel specimens having two different starting microstructures, from various intercritical annealing temperatures (ICAT) in the ferrite-austenite region, the microstructures consisting of different volume fractions of martensite with morphological variations have been obtained. The microstructures were first conventionally characterized by metallographical investigations and hardness tests. Then, the MBN measurements were performed using a μSCAN commercial system. Good correlations between the martensite volume fraction, hardness and MBN emission have been obtained. MBN signal height clearly decreased as the ICAT, therefore the volume fraction of martensite increased. The effect of the initial microstructure prior to intercritical annealing has also been differentiated by the MBN measurements. It has been concluded that MBN method can be used as a useful tool for nondestructive characterization of dual phase steels.     

Development of a New Electrode for Arc Wclding of Austempercd Ductile Iron(ADI)

The effect of Ca,Ba,Bi and Al on the amountof carbide in ductile iron weld metal,themicrostructural characteristics of ADI weld metaland the effect of heat treatment process on themicrostructure and mechanical properties of ADIweld metal have been studied.On this basis theoptimum composition of weld and the optimumheat treatment process of ADI weld metal were de-termined and a new electrode for arc cold-welding(i.e.,without preheat) of ADI was developed.Theductile iron welded joint free from eutectic carbidecan be produced by using this electrode beforeaustempering and the weld metal obtained afteraustempering has a microstructure and mechanicalproperties similar to those of ADI.The mechanicalproperties of welded joints can match the require-ment of ADI.     

A Dilatometry Study of the Austenitization and Cooling Behavior of Ductile Iron Meant for the Production of Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI)

An understanding of the kinetics of transformation during austenitization, cooling, and austempering of ductile iron is critical to achieving the desired microstructures and ultimately mechanical properties in austempered ductile iron (ADI). To this end, dilatometry experiments have been carried out to study the austenitization and cooling behavior of an unalloyed ductile iron. When a typical austenitization temperature of 900°C is used, unlike in steels, there is an initial expansion of the specimen, which levels off as the soaking time is increased. This occurs despite the fact that the temperature remains constant. This phenomenon, hitherto unreported, highlights the subtle differences between the austenitization of ductile irons and steels. The initial expansion is attributed to the increase in austenite lattice parameter, arising from the diffusion of carbon from the graphite nodules. The levelling off signals the saturation of austenite with carbon and can therefore be used as an indicator of the appropriate austenitization time. Studies of the cooling behavior of unalloyed ductile iron have also shown that the dilatometer can be used as a tool for determining the minimum cooling rates, which guarantee the formation of ausferrite during austempering. When ductile iron is appropriately heat-treated based on results from dilatometry studies, the mechanical properties obtained are typically superior and consistent.     

硅对连续冷却贝氏体球铁的影响

探讨含铬、钼、铜多元微量元素的合金球铁经连续冷却获得贝氏体组织的新工艺中,硅对热处理工艺参数、球铁显微组织和强韧性能的影响.结果表明,硅对奥氏体化工艺参数影响显著,硅量在2.6%～3.3%(质量分数)时,可以稳定地获得以下贝氏体为主的组织和良好的力学性能(HRc＞50,冲击韧度＞10J/cm2).     

Effect of Ball Scribing on Magnetic Barkhausen Noise of Grain-oriented Electrical Steel

Effect of ball scribing on magnetic Barkhausen noise(MBN) of conventional grain-oriented(CGO) and highpermeability grain-oriented(HGO) electrical steel was investigated.The results showed that after ball scribing, root mean square of MBN(MBNrms) of CGO electrical steel increased 9.8%with 4 mm scribing spacing at 1.2 T,and that of HGO electrical steel apparently decreased 17.3%with 16 mm scribing spacing at 1.2 T. Through the formation and development of free magnetic poles and secondary magnetic domains due to compressive stress,primary magnetic domain space of grain-oriented electrical steel becomes smaller,which reflects as a variation of MBN in the macroscopic magnetic properties.Through correlation formula derivation of MBNrms and equilibrium distance between domain walls,effect of domain refinement on grain-oriented electrical steel was also interpreted,and optimum equilibrium distance between domain walls was determined.     

Applicability of the Magnetic Barkhausen Noise Method for Nondestructive Measurement of Residual Stresses in the Carburized and Tempered 19CrNi5H Steels

There exist no materials and/or structures of technical importance without residual stresses. The residual stress management concept has gained importance in industrial applications aiming to improve service performance and useful life of the product. Thus, the industry requests rapid, reliable, and nondestructive methods to determine residual stress state. The aim of this article is to investigate the applicability of the Magnetic Barkhausen Noise (MBN) method to measurement of surface residual stresses in the carburized steels. To comprehend the differences in the surface residual stress state, 19CrNi5H steel samples were carburized at 900°C for 8 and 13 hours, and then, tempered in the range of 180°C and 600°C. The MBN measurement results were correlated with those obtained by the X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements. Microstructural investigations and hardness measurements were also conducted. For this particular study, it was concluded that both techniques give similar qualitative results for monitoring of the residual stress variations in the carburized and tempered steels. Since the MBN method is much faster than the XRD method, from the industrial point of view it is a very strong candidate for qualitative monitoring of residual stress variations. With an appropriate pre-calibration by considering the effect of microstructure, the MBN method may give reliable quantitative results for residual stress.     

球墨铸铁机械性能的优化模型

通过对球墨铸铁机械性能影响因素的分析，指出在一定的生产条件下，球墨铸铁的机械性能主要取决于组织、成分。利用Matlab中的Neural Network Toolbox仿真环境和BP模型算法建立了球墨铸铁机械性能的优化模型，详细论述了模型结构的设计、数据处理、网络初始化、训练与仿真的过程。该方法对提高球墨铸铁的机械性能具有积极作用。     

灰铸铁和球墨铸铁前托架钻削性能评价

从导热系数、铁屑形貌、钻孔内表面粗糙度、钻头顶部温度、钻削负载(扭矩、进给力)等方面,评价了QT450和HT250材质拖拉机前托架的钻削性能,并分析了钻削性能与微观组织的关系。结果表明,对HT250和QT450前托架钻削加工时,两者钻削负载没有明显差别;与HT250相比,QT450的石墨对基体的分割作用小,其基体组织中较多的铁素体,造成钻削加工时断屑和排屑困难,导致钻孔内表面粗糙度大;QT450导热系数低、铁屑与钻头摩擦严重,使得钻头温度较高;QT450有较小的切削力和铁屑对钻头较大的摩擦力,在这2个力作用下,QT450钻削负载与HT250基本相同。     

Monitoring the Microstructural Changes During Tempering of Quenched SAE 5140 steel by Magnetic Barkhausen Noise

The aim of this work is to characterize the microstructures of quenched and tempered steels non-destructively by a diverse set of parameters of the Magnetic Barkhausen Noise method (MBN fingerprint, frequency spectra, pulse height distribution, root-mean-square, and total number of pulses). Identical specimens from a SAE 5140 steel bar were prepared. All specimens were austenitized at 860°C for 30 minutes and water-quenched identically. The quenched specimens were then tempered at various temperatures between 200°C and 600°C. The microstructures were characterized by metallographic examinations and hardness measurements. Pulse height distributions, noise signal envelopes and frequency spectra were used to evaluate Barkhausen activity. The results show that as the tempering temperature increases, the Barkhausen activity increases due to the enhancement of domain wall displacement with softening of the martensite. An excellent correlation was found between Barkhausen parameters and hardness values.     

磁巴克豪森噪声检测材料疲劳的励磁频率优化研究

磁巴克豪森噪声在铁磁性材料早期疲劳损伤的检测中具有巨大的应用潜力.在疲劳检测过程中,励磁频率作为磁巴克豪森噪声的激发源,对检测结果有重要影响.实验研究励磁频率对磁巴克豪森噪声检测铁磁性材料疲劳时检测结果的影响规律,以20R钢材料为对象进行低周疲劳实验,并在励磁频率分别为9,16,35,60?Hz下对取自同一母材的3个试...     

Ni对球墨铸铁热处理的影响

采用电子探针，图象分析仪、差质变分析仪和Ｘ射线衍仪定量研究了Ｎｉ在球铁中的分布和Ｎｉ铸态球铁组成相比例奥氏体中含碳量以及贝氏体转变ＴＴＴ曲线线的影响，结果表明，Ｎｉ在球铁中呈连续负偏析，其加入可以影响球铁组成上比例，并使粤氏体中含碳量和贝氏体转变孕育期期增加。     

铸态球墨铸铁阀体铸件的生产试验

在分析化学成分对铸态球墨铸铁影响的基础上,通过采用低稀土球化剂、使用盖包法球化处理以及复合孕育工艺等一系列措施,成功实现了完全铸态条件下球墨铸铁件的生产。该方法无需对铸件进行热处理,提高了生产效率,降低了铸件生产成本,改善了生产环境。     

热浸镀铝球墨铸铁失效机理研究

采用VK-9710型激光共聚焦显微镜对热浸镀铝球墨铸铁试样的三点弯曲失效过程进行原位观察,分析镀层和基体的裂纹萌生和扩展机理。结果表明:对于纯Al浸镀球墨铸铁,在拉应力作用下,铁铝合金镀层率先萌生裂纹,诱导临近基体中铁素体撕裂与石墨球剥离,裂纹近似垂直于拉应力方向并沿着临近石墨球最短途径扩展;压应力导致表面纯Al层剥离和铁铝合金层破碎,镀层失效对球墨铸铁基体基本无影响。对于Al-3.7Si-1.0RE浸镀球墨铸铁,拉应力作用下的失效机理与纯Al浸镀相似;压应力作用下纯Al层和铁铝合金层与基体脱开,表现为铁素体基体失效。     

马氏体基体含碳量对马氏体球铁磨损性能的影响

针对马氏体球铁,研究了马氏体基体不同含碳量(不同奥氏体化温度)对两体磨损和冲击磨料磨损耐磨性的影响。结果表明:在软磨料作用下的高应力两体磨损中,马氏体球铁以疲劳机制破坏,硬磨料作用下以切削机制破坏;在有较大冲击载荷作用的动载磨料磨损中,马氏体球铁存在有抗冲击疲劳剥落的最佳马氏体含碳量;石墨球的存在对耐磨性有害。     

Effect of Heat Treatments on Austempered Ductile Iron

This work presents the influence of austempering heat treatment carried out in one-step and two-step processes on the microstructures and mechanical properties of ductile cast iron. The samples were extracted from as-cast pieces and heat treated by austempering. For the one-step process the samples were heated at 910°C for 90 min for austenitization and cooled in salt bath at a temperature of 300°C for 30 min. For the two-step process the samples were cooled from 910°C to 245°C, kept at this temperature for 5 min in salt bath, then heated in another salt bath at a temperature of 300°C for 30 min. The samples were analyzed by optical microscopy and mechanical tests. After the one-step austempering, microscopic analysis of the samples showed ausferrite microstructure matrix and graphite in nodules surrounded by fine pearlite. For the two-step austempering, the presence of ausferrite matrix with graphite in nodules and retained austenite was observed. As to mechanical properties, the results showed that, with the two-step process there was gain (4.7%) in the average hardness and loss (3.5%) in the impact resistance. The microhardness of the ausferrite was 6.2% higher in the one-step austempering when compared to the two-step process.