等温淬火对纳米贝氏体钢的组织和力学性能的影响

依据Thermo-Calc计算设计了一种成分为Fe-0.8C-2Mn-1.5Si-1.5Cr-0.25Mo-0.25Ni-1Al-0.25Co-0.1V可用于制造钢丝的纳米贝氏体钢,使用热膨胀相变仪、扫描电镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电镜(TEM)和拉伸实验等手段研究了等温淬火温度和时间对其组织和力学性能影响。结果表明：这种纳米贝氏体钢低温等温淬火后的组织,由纳米结构的贝氏体铁素体板条、残余奥氏体和少量的马氏体组成。随着等温淬火温度的提高相变速率随之提高,贝氏体铁素体的体积分数增大。随着等温淬火时间的延长,贝氏体铁素体的体积分数增大而过冷奥氏体的量减少,在室温下生成的块状M/A岛的尺寸减小和体积分数降低,碳的配分使过冷奥氏体的稳定性提高,M/A岛中的脆性马氏体比例大幅度降低,拉伸断口由混合型断裂向准解理断裂转变。将这种钢在230℃保温48 h后强塑性匹配最佳,其抗拉强度和屈服强度分别达到1625和1505 MPa,延伸率达到34.5%。     

新型贝氏体钢的组织和冲击疲劳性能研究

通过显微组织观察和冲击疲劳实验,研究了不同热处理新型贝氏体钢的组织和冲击疲劳性能.结果表明:新型贝氏体钢正火低温回火的组织由贝氏体铁素体和奥氏体组成,淬火低温回火组织为回火马氏体和残余奥氏体,正火低温回火热处理的冲击疲劳寿命高于淬火低温回火热处理的冲击疲劳寿命.分析了多冲疲劳裂纹扩展的行为,讨论了正火低温回火提高冲击疲劳的原因.     

回火温度对两相区退火海工钢组织和性能的影响

对690 MPa级海工钢进行“淬火+两相区退火+回火”三步热处理,研究了回火温度对其组织和性能的影响、分析了力学性能变化与组织演变和残余奥氏体体积分数之间的关系。结果表明：回火后实验钢的显微组织为回火贝氏体/马氏体、临界铁素体和残余奥氏体的混合组织。随着回火温度的提高贝氏体/马氏体和临界铁素体逐渐分解成小尺寸晶粒,而残余奥氏体的体积分数逐渐增加;屈服强度由787 MPa降低到716 MPa,塑性和低温韧性明显增强,断后伸长率由20.30%增至29.24%,-40℃下的冲击功由77 J提升至150 J。残余奥氏体体积分数的增加引起裂纹扩展功增大,是低温韧性提高的主要原因。贝氏体/马氏体的分解和残余奥氏体的生成,引起组织细化、晶粒内低KAM值位错的比例逐渐提高和小角度晶界峰值的频率增大,使材料的塑性和韧性显著提高。     

低合金超级贝氏体钢组织形态的研究

针对贝氏体研究中的超级贝氏体组织,设计了试验用钢70MnSi2CrMo,经低温等温处理,获得贝氏体铁素体+残余奥氏体的组织,利用X射线衍射XRD、扫描电子显微镜SEM、透射电子显微镜TEM等仪器对其进行相组成和形态的检测分析.结果表明:在马氏体转变开始温度Ms点稍上的中低温区等温处理,贝氏体铁素体沿γ相晶界转变,无碳化物析出;α相转变排碳导致成分起伏,α/γ交界处过冷奥氏体稳定性增加,难以转变成马氏体;贝氏体铁素体的转变特征、过饱和的碳浓度、高密度位错、以及纳米尺寸相界面和亚结构等,影响着超级贝氏体钢的力学性能.     

温轧工艺对纳米贝氏体相变速率、组织和力学性能的影响

采用温轧加等温热处理工艺制备纳米贝氏体钢,研究了形变温度对纳米贝氏体相变速率的影响。结果表明,形变过冷奥氏体在503 K的贝氏体等温转变时间由常规等温淬火的50 h缩短至20 h,纳米贝氏体钢的抗拉强度为2127 MPa、延伸率为4%。在实验温度范围内进行的过冷奥氏体形变均能促进纳米贝氏体相变,相变速率随着形变温度的降低而提高。过冷奥氏体形变量大于30%后残余奥氏体组织明显细化,块状残余奥氏体全部转变为薄膜状。温轧工艺可在不恶化其它力学性能的前提下加速低温贝氏体相变,从而缩短热处理时间使生产成本降低。     

强塑积大于30 GPa%的热轧中碳TRIP钢组织及性能研究

为研究贝氏体相变温度对中碳热轧TRIP钢组织与性能的影响,采用扫描电镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)与高分辨透射电镜(HRTEM)对含Ti与Mo的中碳热轧TRIP钢进行了显微组织观察、残余奥氏体含量测定以及析出相的表征与分析.结果表明:在400℃贝氏体相变温度下,试验钢的残奥含量与强塑积均达到最大值,分别为28.2%和31.14 GPa·%;同时在钢中发现了呈块状、无规则形状以及片层状形貌分布的残余奥氏体,对衍射斑标定后显示,片层状残余奥氏体与铁素体基体同时满足kurdjumov-Sachs(K-S)与Nishiyama-Wasserman(N-W)位向关系;HRTEM分析显示,Mo可以溶入TiC而生成(Ti,Mo)C粒子,而纳米级的(Ti,Mo)C粒子可以显著提高钢的沉淀析出强化效果.     

Q-I-Q-T热处理新工艺下两种奥氏体化温度对60Si2CrVAT弹簧钢疲劳强度的影响

研究了淬火-等温-再淬火-回火(Q-I-Q-T)热处理新工艺下两种不同奥氏体化温度对60Si2CrVAT弹簧钢疲劳强度的影响,得到新工艺显微组织为马氏体/贝氏体及少量薄膜状残余奥氏体的复相组织。结果表明:低温奥氏体化状态较高温状态,马氏体、残余奥氏体的量减少,贝氏体的量增加。由于高温奥氏体化状态晶粒粗化,晶界处淬火应力集中,疲劳裂纹主要在晶界界隅处萌生;低温奥氏体化状态晶粒细化,疲劳裂纹主要由内部夹杂物引起。低温奥氏体化状态疲劳强度高于高温奥氏体化状态。     

新型热轧低碳TRIP 钢的轧制工艺与疲劳性能

对比研究了现场不同工艺所得碳锰系车轮用钢及低碳低硅含磷铬系相变诱发塑性(TRIP)钢的力学性能、微观组织、疲劳性能和疲劳断口。结果显示,较传统碳锰系车轮用钢,新型TRIP钢具有相当的屈服强度,抗拉强度明显提高了100~150 MPa,疲劳极限提高了50~140 MPa。疲劳极限随抗拉强度的提高有增大趋势。铁素体、贝氏体、残余奥氏体组织较铁素体、贝氏体、珠光体组织和铁素体、珠光体、马奥岛组织具有更好的疲劳性能。     

热轧钛微合金化TRIP钢的组织与性能研究

对钛微合金化TRIP钢进行连续冷却转变曲线的测定,分析轧制与冷却工艺对其组织与性能的影响。结果表明:实验钢的奥氏体/铁素体、奥氏体/马氏体相变点分别在500~650℃和450℃左右;组织由铁素体/贝氏体及少量残余奥氏体组成;随着终轧温度的升高,实验钢的屈服强度和抗拉强度有所降低;随着空冷结束温度的降低,实验钢的屈服强度降低;当终轧温度和空冷结束温度分别为796℃和722℃时,实验钢的屈服强度,抗拉强度和强塑积分别为661,888MPa和25042MPa·%,其对应组织为细小的铁素体及板条贝氏体,铁素体基体上存在大量细小的析出物。     

15CrNi4Mo钢渗碳及热处理工艺研究

研究了表面碳含量和热处理工艺对15CrNi4Mo钢渗碳层的影响,分析了渗层显微组织和硬度分布。结果表明:渗碳后表面碳含量为0.90%时,在805℃淬火310℃回火后,渗碳层组织为细针状回火马氏体、残余奥氏体和少量碳化物,心部组织为回火马氏体及少量铁素体,能够满足使用要求。     

The effect of tempering temperature on mechanical properties and microstructure of low alloy Cr and CrMo steel

Two low alloy Cr and CrMo steels with similar levels of carbon, manganese and chromium have been studied to determine the effect of tempering temperature on the mechanical properties and microstructure. The quenching and tempering of steels were carried out using a high-speed dilatometer. The steels were quenched at the average cooling rate of 30 K s-1 in the temperature range from 1123 to 573 K by flowing argon and tempered at 673, 823 and 973 K. The martensite of steels formed during quenching was of entire lath morphology with 2 vol% retained austenite. It was found that after tempering at 973 K the Cr steel contained only orthorhombic cementite, while the CrMo steel contained the cementite and hexagonal Mo2C particles in the ferrite matrix. At the same tempering conditions, the CrMo steel shows higher strength but lower ductility as compared to those of Cr steel. It is shown that this difference results from finer prior austenite grain, substructure within matrix and precipitate dispersion strengthening, primarily by Mo2C. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) bright- and dark-field micrographs as well as selected area diffraction pattern analysis of orientation relationship showed that the cementite precipitated from the ferrite matrix. Fractography analysis showed that the morphology fracture surface was changed by increasing tempering temperature. Tempering at 973 K obtained ductile fracture by the microvoid coalescence mechanism.     

Tempering of hard mixture of bainitic ferrite and austenite

Abstract

Recent work has shown that bainitic ferrite plates produced by transformation at low temperatures can be as thin as 20 nm with a hardness in excess of 650 HV30, tensile strength ~2.3 GPa and toughness ~30 MPa m^1/2. Because these properties rely on the fine scale of the microstructure, a study has been carried out in relation to the tempering resistance of steel over the temperature range 350 – 750°C. It is found that significant softening occurs only after the plates of ferrite begin to coarsen. The coarsening process is hindered by the intense precipitation of carbides resulting from decomposition of the carbon enriched retained austenite. The carbides themselves lead to some precipitation strengthening during the early stages of tempering. The ferrite is found to contain excess carbon, beyond its solubility limit, and X-ray analysis indicates that the carbon is associated with heterogeneous strains in the microstructure. It does not readily precipitate until the onset of substantial recovery during annealing.     

Investigation of the evolution of retained austenite in Fe–13%Cr–4%Ni martensitic stainless steel during intercritical tempering

The microstructure and amount of retained austenite (the austenite remained at room temperature) evolved in Fe–13%Cr–4%Ni martensitic stainless steel during intercritical tempering at 620 °C have been investigated. The amount of retained austenite showed a parabolic trend with increase in tempering time, which can be attributed to the gradual decrease in the thermal stability of the reversed austenite (the austenite formed at high temperature). The influences of chemical composition, morphology of reversed austenite, and mechanical constraints originating from tempered martensite matrix on the thermal stability have been discussed. The precipitation and growth of M₂₃C₆ in reversed austenite dilute the carbon concentration in reversed austenite. The spheroidization of lathy reversed austenite during tempering decreases the interfacial energy barrier to the phase transformation of reversed austenite to martensite. Furthermore, the decrease in the strength of martensite matrix lowers the strain energy associated with the transformation of reversed austenite to martensite. All these factors during tempering weaken the thermal stability of reversed austenite and facilitate the phase transformation of reversed austenite to martensite during the cooling step of intercritical tempering.     

Microstructural examination of two experimental high-strength bainitic low-alloy steels containing silicon

Abstract

A detailed microstructural characterization of two silicon-containing low-alloy steels, Fe–0·2C–2Si–3Mn and Fe–0·4C–2Si–4Ni (nominal wt-%), isothermally transformed in the bainitic temperature range (~ 400–250°C), has been carried out using principally electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and dilatometry. Upper bainite in these silicon-containing steels consists of bainitic ferrite laths and interwoven thin films of retained austenite instead of cementite. Coarser granular regions of retained austenite may also be obtained. The bainitic ferrite laths (or plates) in lower bainitic structures contain intralath carbides, but the interlath morphology of retained austenite still occurs. The variations in these microstructures with isothermal transformation temperature, and the thermal stability of the retained austenite phase is described and discussed.

MST/526     

Microstructure,phase equilibria,and transformations in corrosion resistant dual phase steel designated 3CR12

Abstract

To optimize the properties of the new corrosion resisting steel 3CR12 the microstructure has been studied as a function heat treatment. The kinetics of both the decomposition of austenite and the reaustenization reactions have been investigated using a series of isothermal anneals. The steel has a dual phase ferrite–austenite structure between 800 and 1350°C and the amount of austenite is maximum at about 1050°C. At this temperature a higher nickel version of the alloy is fully austenite. On cooling to ambient temperature, the austenite transforms to a lath-type martensite. Heat treatments at temperatures up to 800°C cause the slow tempering of the martensite, the recovery and recrystallization of original ferrite regions, and the nucleation and growth of newly formed ferrite. The growth of ferrite requires the concomitant precipitation of carbides and nitride particles from the austenite or martensite and these particles mark the stepwise movement of the interface. In contrast the reaustenization does not require any immediate redistribution of elements. Consequently, the hardness of the resulting martensite is a function of both the temperature and time of the austenization treatment. These findings can be used to advantage by the producers, fabricators, and end users of the steel since variations in thermomechanical treatments promote differences in formability, strength, and toughness.

MST/493     

The approach to equilibrium during tempering of a bulk nanocrystalline steel: an atom probe investigation

A local electrode atom probe has been used to analyze the solute partitioning during bainite transformation in a novel, nanocrystalline bainitic steel. Atom probe results show the absence of any partitioning of substitutional elements between the phases involved. The results are fully consistent with the diffusionless transformation of austenite to bainite. However, substitutional elements are expected to redistribute approaching an equilibrium phase boundary as the mixture of bainitic ferrite and retained austenite is tempered. The compositional analysis of the austenite/ferrite interface by atom probe tomography indicates that retained austenite decomposes during tempering before equilibrium is reached at the interface.     

正火回火14Ni3CrMoV锻钢微观组织的TEM研究

利用透射电镜 (TEM)研究了 1 4Ni3CrMoV锻钢正火 +回火后的微观组织。结果表明 ,该钢在正火过程中形成的以贝氏体为主的组织在高温回火过程中发生了明显变化。碳化物大量析出 ,分布均匀 ,大部分仍保持一定的方向性 ,显示原贝氏体铁素体板条的位向。局部存在铁素体 +球化碳化物类组织。回火后没有发现块状残余奥氏体     

Study on carbide-bearing and carbide-free bainitic steels and their wear resistance

Carbide-free and carbide-bearing bainitic steels have been obtained. The relationship between the bainitic microstructure and wear resistance has been studied. Results show that carbide-free upper and lower bainitic microstructures obtained in the steel with Si?+?Al mainly consist of bainitic ferrite and retained austenite. Carbide-bearing upper and lower bainitic microstructures obtained in the steel without Si?+?Al consist of bainitic ferrite, carbide and trace amounts of retained austenite. The carbide-free bainite exhibits higher strength and toughness than carbide-bearing bainite, especially the toughness. Under lower wear loading, carbide-bearing lower bainite (LB) exhibits higher wear resistance. Under higher wear loading, carbide-free LB exhibits higher wear resistance, which results from the improved surface hardness due to strain-induced martensitic transformation from the retained austenite.