Microstructure and mechanical properties of Hadfield steel matrix composite reinforced with oriented high-chromium cast iron bars

To obtain a compatible material of high hardness and high toughness, Hadfield steel matrix was reinforced by oriented high-chromium cast iron bars. The mechanical behaviors of the as-cast and water-quenched composites were comparatively studied with a Hadfield steel substrate. The experimental results showed that the alloy powders inside the flux-cored welding wires could be melted by the heat capacity of Hadfield steel melt and became high-chromium cast iron bars. The impact toughness of the water-quenched composite was higher than that of the as-cast composite and lower than that of the Hadfield steel. The wear rate of the water-quenched composite was 1.23 mg/h m² at 0.3 kg and 2.93 mg/h m² at 1.2 kg, which was lower compared with those of the as-cast composite and Hadfield steel. The impact toughness and wear resistance of the water-quenched composite were related not only to the combining actions of the Hadfield steel matrix and high-chromium cast iron bars but also to the effect of heat treatment. The wear behavior of the water-quenched composite was industrially tested as pulverizer plate.     

烧结Cr15高铬铸铁组织与性能的研究

为研发耐磨性能优良、成本相对低廉的高铬铸铁,本文分别以亚共晶、过共晶的水雾化Cr15高铬铸铁粉末为原料,采用超固相线液相烧结工艺制备了烧结高铬铸铁(SHCCI),并对其显微组织、力学性能和冲击磨粒磨损工况下的耐磨性能进行对比研究。结果表明,烧结高铬铸铁主要由M7C3碳化物、马氏体和奥氏体组成;在亚共晶烧结高铬铸铁中,通过电解腐蚀萃取的M7C3碳化物三维形貌呈珊瑚状,沿晶界均匀分布,材料抗冲击耐磨性能优良;在过共晶烧结高铬铸铁中,优先形成的初生碳化物可能成为共晶碳化物的生长基底,形成核-壳结构的M7C3碳化物,沿晶界相互连接呈网状,严重割裂基体。亚共晶、过共晶烧结高铬铸铁的力学性能分别为:硬度HRC63.9、HRC64.3,冲击韧性7.92、3.04 J/cm^2,抗弯强度2112.65、1624.87 MPa。     

Improvement of toughness of high chromium white cast iron: duplex ferritic-austenitic matrix

It is attempted to enhance the impact toughness of industrially used high chromium white cast iron (WCI) without sacrificing wear resistance. The microstructure is engineered by cyclic annealing to obtain features such as duplex grain matrix, where austenite envelops ferrite grain, refined M₇C₃ carbide. The newly cast and heat-treated alloy shows remarkable impact toughness i.e. 13J with improved wear resistance. The fracture micro-mechanism is studied through extensive scanning electron microscopy and it is ascertained that enhanced impact toughness results from crack arrest at duplex grain boundaries. A few other toughness enhancing features are also discussed. The results are compared with standard ASTM grade Class-III high chromium WCI and are found to be encouraging.     

Microstructure and wear resistance of spray formed and conventionally cast high‐chromium white iron

A billet of hypoeutectic high‐chromium white iron (19% Cr, 2.5% C) was spray formed using Gas‐to‐Metal Ratios (GMR) of 0.9, 1.0, and 1.1. Microstructural studies and dry sand rubber wheel abrasion tests were carried out, on the one hand, to compare between the spray formed and conventionally cast material and, on the other hand, to investigate the relationship between gas‐to‐metal‐ratio, eutectic carbide morphology and abrasion resistance. The spray formed material was characterized by a considerably finer carbide morphology (max. ?30 μm) than the conventionally cast material (max. 100–200 μm). The coarser carbide morphology is believed to be responsible for the superior abrasion resistance of the conventionally cast material. Although the carbide morphology of the spray formed material was only moderately influenced by the changes in the gas‐to‐metal‐ratio, there was a clear improvement in the abrasion resistance with decreasing gas‐to‐metal‐ratio. The improvement correlated with a decrease in the fraction of very fine (<1.5 μm) carbides, rather than with an increase in the mean carbide size.     

16Cr2Mo1Cu高铬铸铁在亚临界处理中硬化行为研究

研究了亚临界处理对16Cr2Mo1Cu高铬铸铁的组织转变和性能的影响,并利用X射线衍射分析、磁性法和硬度测定法分析了硬化机制.研究表明:16Cr2Mo1Cu高铬铸铁的铸态组织由残余奥氏体、马氏体和M7C3型共晶碳化物组成,其相对含量分别为77.0%,7.2%和15.8%;在亚临界处理过程中,基体组织中的残余奥氏体析出二次碳化物并在冷却过程中转变为马氏体,使该合金在560～600℃的亚临界处理过程中出现二次硬化;在适当的处理温度和保温时间下,16Cr2Mo1Cu高铬铸铁可得到最高的硬度.     

Electron microscopy and hardness study of a semi-solid processed 27 wt%Cr cast iron

A semi-solid processed 27 wt%Cr cast iron was studied by electron microscopy and its microstructure was related to the hardness. In the as-cast condition, the primary proeutectic austenite was round in shape while the eutectic M₇C₃ carbide was found as radiating clusters mixed with directional clusters. Growth in the [0 0 1]M₇C₃ with planar faces of {0 2 0}M₇C₃ and was usually observed with an encapsulated core of austenite. Destabilisation heat treatment followed by air cooling led to a precipitation of secondary M₂₃C₆ carbide and a transformation of the primary austenite to martensite in the semi-solid processed iron. Precipitation behaviour is comparable to that observed in the destabilisation of conventional cast iron. However, the nucleation of secondary M₂₃C₆ carbide on the eutectic M₇C₃ carbide was observed for the first time. Tempering after destabilisation led to further precipitation of carbide within the tempered martensite in the eutectic structure. The maximum hardness was obtained after destabilisation and tempering heat treatment due to the precipitation of secondary carbides within the martensite matrix and a possible reduction in the retained austenite.     

A study of casting high‐boron high‐speed steel roll materials

In this paper, we design and prepare five kinds of high‐boron high‐speed steel roll materials. The microstructure, mechanical property and wear resistance of high‐boron high‐speed steel roll materials were studied by means of optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X‐ray diffraction (XRD) and hardness measurement, impact test and abrasion test. The results show that as‐cast microstructure of high‐boron high‐speed steel consists of martensite, retained austenite and borocarbide. Hardness of as‐cast high‐boron high‐speed steel excels 64 HRC. In unmodified high‐boron high‐speed steel, eutectic borocarbide is distributed in a network along the grain boundary. With the addition of RE‐Mg‐Ti compound modifier, the networks of borocarbide is broken. The hardness of high‐boron high‐speed steel gradually decreased with the increase of tempering temperature. Under the same conditions, the impact toughness of unmodified high‐boron high‐speed steel roll material is slightly lower than that of modified steel. The wear resistance of modified high‐boron high‐speed steel roll material is greater than that of high‐carbon high‐vanadium high‐speed steel roll.     

The thermal fatigue resistance of vermicular cast iron coupling with H13 steel units by cast-in process

This paper focuses on improving the thermal fatigue resistance on the surface of vermicular cast iron coupling with inserted H13 steel blocks that had different cross sections, by cast-in processing. The microstructure of bionic units was examined by scanning electron microscope. Micro-hardness and thermal fatigue resistance of bionic samples with varied cross sections and spacings were investigated, respectively. Results show that a marked metallurgical bonding zone was produced at interface between the inserted H13 steel block and the parent material – a unique feature of the bionic structure in the vermicular cast iron samples. The micro-hardness of the bionic samples has been significantly improved. Thermal resistance of the samples with the circular cross section was the highest and the bionics sample with spacing of 2 mm spacing had a much longer thermal fatigue life, thus resulting in the improvement for the thermal fatigue life of the bionic samples, due to the efficient preclusion for the generation and propagation of crack at the interface of H13 block and the matrix.     

Round‐robin prediction of the fatigue limit of a ring of spheroidal graphite cast iron

A round‐robin investigation has been performed, where stress analysts from eight different organisations carried out a total of 11 predictions of the expected fatigue limit of a diametrically loaded cast ring subjected to fluctuating tensile or compressive loading. Whereas geometry, load parameters, and type and quality of material (spheroidal graphite cast iron EN‐GJS‐600‐3) had been prescribed, the participants were free to use computational tools and models, and fatigue assessment models and data of their own choice. The objectives of the investigation were to compare the 11 predictions (i) among themselves, and (ii) with a posteriori experimental fatigue limits determined by means of stair‐case testing. The fatigue limit predictions showed coefficients of variation of as large as 25%. Even for a group of analysts from a single organisation, the coefficients variation were around 15%. Fatigue tests gave mean fatigue limits 60% (tensile loading) and 30% (compressive loading) above the a priori predictions. Possible reasons for the large deviations between single predictions and for their conservatism have been proposed. It seems that design engineers (i) make use of the available room for interpretation of models and data, and (ii) have an unconscious tendency to make conservative assumptions. Only if models and data for fatigue assessment are prescribed in great detail, can the ‘scatter’ among fatigue limit predictions be expected to decrease below 15–25%. Improved ‘absolute’ predictions would require more accurate fatigue data.     

Nondestructive evaluation of cementite content in steel and white cast iron using inductive Barkhausen noise

A nondestructive testing method for the determination of the cementite content in iron-carbon steel and white cast iron is presented. The method is based on micromagnetic measuring parameters derived from inductive Barkhausen noise measurements taken under room temperature and with temperatures above the Curie temperature. The influence of different cementite contents and cementite modifications on the micromagnetic measuring quantities for steels with ferritic, pearlitic, martensitic annealed and martensitic soft annealed microstructure states and for white cast iron was determined. Cementite actively produces its own inductive Barkhausen noise and also influences the Barkhausen noise of the iron matrix both as a foreign body and by its stress fields of the second kind. Each influence has a different effect on steel and on white cast iron. It was shown that parameters derived from the Barkhausen noise can be used for determining the cementite content if the microstructure state is known. Moreover, when the steel grade is known, the microstructure state can be detected from the pattern of the Barkhausen noise curve by means of simple pattern recognition.This paper is dedicated to Prof. Dr. phil. Paul Hoeller ( Feb. 21, 1996), former director of the IZFP. Prof. Hoeller supported especially the scientific research work described in this article.     

两种高铬铸铁在热强碱中受冲刷时的腐蚀行为

为考察不同材料在热强碱中的腐蚀和磨损腐蚀行为，用电位线性扫描方法测定了Cr13和Cr26两种高铅铸铁在静态和动态的模拟介质中的极化曲线．研究结果表明：动态条件下的腐蚀电流密度比静态条件下约大两个数量级；在动态冲刷条件下，铸铁材料的表面始终处于活化状态，磨损腐蚀速率远大于纯腐蚀速率；Cr26抗磨损腐蚀的性能优于Cr13．     

Crack growth rates and microstructure feature of initiation region for very‐high‐cycle fatigue of a high‐strength steel

The S‐N data up to very‐high‐cycle fatigue (VHCF) regime for a high‐strength steel were obtained by fatigue tests under constant amplitude and variable amplitude (VA) via rotating bending and electromagnetic resonance cycling. Crack initiation for VHCF was from the interior of specimens, and the initiation region was carefully examined by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Crack growth traces in the initiation region of fine‐granular‐area (FGA) were the first time captured for the specimens under VA cycling by rotating bending. The obtained crack growth rates in FGA were upwards to connect well with those in fish‐eye region available in the literature and were associated well with the calculated equivalent crack growth rates in FGA. The observations of profile samples revealed that FGA is a nanograin layer for the specimens under VA cycling, which is a new evidence to support the previously proposed “numerous cyclic pressing” model.     

热处理对高铬铸铁基蜂窝陶瓷复合材料耐磨性的影响

通过传统重力浇注工艺,用高铬铸铁金属溶液铸渗ZrO2增韧Al2O3(ZTA)陶瓷颗粒蜂窝状预制体,从而获得高铬铸铁基蜂窝陶瓷复合材料。将复合材料在930℃、980℃、1 030℃、1 080℃温度下淬火,并分别在230℃、330℃、430℃、530℃时回火,研究了热处理条件对高铬铸铁基蜂窝陶瓷复合材料组织及三体磨料磨损性能的影响。研究结果表明:在相同回火温度条件下,随着淬火温度的升高,复合材料硬度升高,其耐磨性也随之升高;在相同淬火温度条件下,随着回火温度的升高,材料的硬度及耐磨性能也随之升高,两者达到一定温度后其硬度及耐磨性都下降,材料耐磨性与材料的硬度变化趋势一致。最终得到复合材料的最佳热处理工艺为:1 030℃×2h,空冷+530℃×0.5h。     

A study of heat treatment of high‐boron high‐speed steel roll

High‐boron high‐speed steel (HSS) is a cheap roll material. In the paper, the authors research the effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and properties of high‐boron high‐speed steel HSS roll containing 0.54% C, 1.96% B, 3.82% W, 7.06% Mo, 5.23% Cr and 2.62% Al by means of the optical microscopy (OM), the scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X‐ray diffraction (XRD) and hardness test. The results showed that as‐cast structure of boron‐bearing high‐speed steel HSS consisted of martensite, pearlite, M₂(B, C), M₃(B, C) and M₂₃(B, C)₆ type borocarbides. After quenching, the matrix transformed into the lath martensite, and M₃(B, C) dissolved into the matrix. When quenching temperature is lower than 1050°C, the hardness is increased with the increase of quenching temperature under oil cooling, while quenching temperature excels 1100°C, the hardness will decrease with the increase of quenching temperature. Under the condition of salt bath and air cooling, the effect of quenching temperature on the hardness is similar to the above law, but the quenching temperature obtaining the highest hardness is higher than that of oil cooling. The highest hardness is obtained while tempering at 525°C. The hardness of high‐boron high‐speed steel HSS roll is 66.5 HRC, and its impact toughness excels 13.1 J/cm². Using in pre‐finishing stands of high‐speed hot wire‐rod rolling mill, the wear rate of high‐boron HSS rolls is 0.26 mm/one thousand tons steel. However the manufacturing cost of high‐boron HSS rolls is obviously lower than that of powder metallurgy hard alloy rolls, it is only 28% of that of powder metallurgy (PM) hard alloy rolls.     

铸铁电火花沉积WC-8Co超细涂层的组织及性能

采用电火花沉积技术,在铸铁表面制备WC-8Co沉积涂层。利用XRD、SEM、显微硬度计、摩擦磨损试验机研究了涂层的微观组织及耐磨性能。结果表明,通过优化的沉积工艺参数可以获得组织均匀、致密且与基体呈冶金结合的沉积层。沉积层主要由Co3W3C、Fe3W3C、W2C和Fe7W6相组成;沉积层中弥散分布有大量的超细碳化物颗粒。沉积层的最高硬度为1512.1Hv,其耐磨性能是基体的2.3倍;沉积层的磨损机制主要是磨粒磨损和疲劳磨损。涂层中弥散分布的超细硬质相是沉积层硬度及耐磨性能提高的主要因素。     

微米、亚微米高铬铁基纤维的结构和热稳定性

研究了热处理对高铬铁基纤维样品的结构和磁性的影响.微米级、亚微米级高铬铁基纤维由Cu-11Fe-4Cr原位复合丝材硝酸法萃取得到.采用X-射线衍射和扫描电镜观察分析了样品的结构和形貌,采用振动样品磁强计测试了样品的磁性,利用热重-差热分析比较了不同变形量的高铬铁基纤维在空气中的热稳定性.结果表明,在空气中低于400 ℃加热1 h后,高铬铁基纤维保持BCC结构不变,样品的饱和磁化强度均大于103 A·m2·kg-1;经800 ℃加热1 h后,由铁磁性的α-(Fe,Cr)固溶体转变为顺磁性的(Fe,Cr)2O3,样品的饱和磁化强度显著下降.随着变形量增大,较细的高铬铁基纤维的热稳定性较差.微米级、亚微米级高铬铁基纤维的热稳定性显著高于微米级多晶铁纤维.     

Fatigue crack propagation characteristics of high‐tensile steel wires for bridge cables

The viability of single edge cracked sheet test method for rapidly determining the crack propagation characteristics of steel wires was investigated. First, fatigue tests under 3 different stress ratios were conducted on the sheet specimens which were manufactured from a kind of widely used cable wires. The test data were analysed, and the crack growth rates of sheet specimens were constructed by Walker model. Then, a series of fatigue tests were performed on notched round‐bar specimens to verify the predictability of Walker model parameters. Moreover, the experimental results obtained in different studies on crack propagation characteristics of steel wires were discussed. The results show that the crack propagation characteristics of sheet specimens behave a certain dependence on depth. The sheet crack growth laws can be well used to predict the fatigue life of notched bar specimens when the mechanical heterogeneity is considered. For bridge cable steels, the rational values for the exponent parameter of Paris law, m, should be close to 3.     

Low and high‐cycle fatigue properties of an ultrahigh‐strength TRIP bainitic steel

The scope of this study is to characterize the mechanical properties of a novel Transformation‐Induced Plasticity bainitic steel grade TBC700Y980T. For this purpose, tensile tests are carried out with loading direction 0, 45 and 90° with respect to the L rolling direction. Yield stress is found to be higher than 700 MPa, ultimate tensile strength larger than 1050 MPa and total elongation higher than 15%. Low‐cycle fatigue (LCF) tests are carried out under fully reverse axial strain exploring fatigue lives comprised between 10² and 10⁵ fatigue cycles. The data are used to determine the parameters of the Coffin–Manson as well as the cyclic stress–strain curve. No significant stress‐induced austenite transformation is detected. The high‐cycle fatigue (HCF) behaviour is investigated through load controlled axial tests exploring fatigue tests up to 5 × 10⁶ fatigue cycles at two loading ratios, namely R = ?1 and R = 0. At fatigue lives longer than 2 × 10⁵ cycles, the strain life curve determined from LCF tests tends to greatly underestimate the HCF resistance of the material. Apparently, the HCF behaviour of this material cannot be extrapolated from LCF tests, as different damage, cyclic hardening mechanisms and microstructural conditions are involved. In particular, in the HCF regime, the predominant damage mechanism is nucleation of fatigue cracks in the vicinity of oxide inclusions, whereby mean value and scatter in fatigue limit are directly correlated to the dimension of these inclusions.     

灰铸铁表面高功率CO2激光硬化行为的研究

利用正交试验法研究了高功率ＣＯ２激光工艺参数对灰铸铁硬化效果的影响。通过扫描电镜观察了熔化处理试样在熔池不同部位的组织特征，利用显微硬度计测定了硬化层硬度的分布规律。采用计算机回归处理分析得出了Ｐ、Ｄ、Ｖ、Ｅ对硬化层面积大小因子ｔＢ影响的表达式，并讨论了熔池各部位组织的成因。研究结果为高功率ＣＯ２激光强化处理大尺寸灰铸铁模具提供了一定的依据。