2311塑料模具钢板的研制

2311模具钢16～80 mm板经KR脱硫-130 t BOF-LF-RH-300 mm连铸板坯-轧制-580～610℃回火流程生产。结果表明:对2311钢(/%:C 0.38～0.42,Si 0.25～0.35,Mn 1.30～1.50,P≤0.020,S≤0.005,Cr 1.80～2.00,Mo 0.17～0.25,Als 0.015～0.045),通过转炉、LF和RH工序合金配加分工可提高中间包钢水成分命中率;采用连铸弱冷低拉速(0.70～0.75 m/min)浇注、热坯坑冷和坯料缓慢加热工艺(10～12 min/cm)可有效避免钢坯开裂的风险;在合理的热机械控制轧制(TMCP)+580～610℃回火工艺下,可实现16～80 mm钢板硬度值28～33HRC,截面硬度值控制偏差≤3HRC,金相组织为回火贝氏体,组织内应力消除,钢板的性能和组织可满足2311预硬模具钢的要求。     

A Study of Microstructure and Performance of Tempered Fe‐V‐W‐Mo Alloy

Influences of tempering temperature, holding time and tempering times on the microstructure and performance of Fe‐5%V‐5%W‐5%Mo‐5%Cr‐3%Nb‐2%Co(Fe‐V‐W‐Mo) were investigated by means of metallography, optical microscopy, hardness measurements, impact tester and pin abrasion tester. The results show that the hardness of Fe‐V‐W‐Mo alloy remains constant when tempered below 350°C. The hardness decreases gradually as the tempering temperature increase until around 475°C and then it increases again to a peak at 525°C. The hardness of Fe‐V‐W‐Mo alloy reaches nearly the highest value after the first tempering and decreases after triple‐tempering. The toughness of Fe‐V‐W‐Mo alloy increases until the tempering temperature reaches 475°C and then decreases until the temperature reaches 525°C. However, it increases again when tempering is beyond that temperature. The excellent wear resistance can be obtained by tempering at 500‐550°C.     

Water–air online quenching process of 3Cr2Mo steel based on numerical simulation

A three-dimensional finite element model was established to investigate the water–air online quenching process of 3Cr2Mo steel with 130-mm thickness. The temperature, metallographic structure and stress–strain fields of the steel were calculated under single-pass continuous quenching, multi-pass continuous quenching and multi-pass interrupted quenching (MPIQ) processes. The results show that the three quenching processes can avoid the pearlite appearance, and MPIQ process could be more effective to decrease the brittleness of steel. Besides, MPIQ process is able to reduce stress–strain, minimise deformation and avoid cracking problem. The hardness and the metallographic structure were tested after MPIQ process and tempering. After tempering, the metallographic structures were all tempered sorbite, and the hardness difference of the whole steel was less than 3HRC with no cracks. It can draw the conclusion that the MPIQ process is a suitable quenching process for 3Cr2Mo steel.     

模具用经济型P20板材生产实践

根据用户特定需求,在P20的基础上研发了经济型P20塑料模具用钢板。整个试制过程控制平稳,钢水洁净度较高,成品钢板表面质量良好。成品试样检测结果表明,在热轧和控轧两种轧制工艺下的钢板试样硬度在36.5~40.3HRC之间,均符合设计要求,金相组织为F+P+B,控轧工艺试样硬度高于热轧工艺试样,且控轧工艺试样组织更加细小,回火处理后硬度均有所降低,组织更加均匀。     

回火温度对渗碳钢18Cr2Ni4WA组织和硬度的影响

为满足用户加工HBW硬度值≤269的需要,降低18Cr2Ni4WA钢Φ60 mm材硬度,利用连轧厂实际辊底式退火炉进行了630～750℃5h炉冷至500℃空冷的回火试验,并借助金相显微镜对18Cr2Ni4WA钢不同回火温度下的组织进行了分析,以确定最佳的回火温度。结果表明,18Cr2Ni4WA钢随回火温度的升高硬度先下降后上升,当温度为670℃时,钢材平均HBW硬度值最低(HBW238左右),回火组织为均匀的回火珠光体组织。     

热处理工艺对2Cr12NiMo1W1V叶片钢组织和性能的影响

 为了解决2Cr12NiMo1W1V钢短时持久性能低的问题,采用OIM、SEM、TEM等手段研究了不同淬火和回火工艺下超超临界叶片用2Cr12NiMo1W1V马氏体耐热钢的组织、室温力学性能及短时持久性能。结果表明,随着淬火温度的提升,抗拉强度和冲击吸收功略有增加,屈服强度和硬度呈降低趋势,塑性变形不明显,合金的持久性能显著增加。2Cr12NiMo1W1V优化的热处理工艺为1 038 ℃淬火+675 ℃回火,合金的强韧性和持久性能较好。微观组织分析表明,提高淬火温度,合金中的大颗粒M₂₃C₆的碳化物更多固溶到基体中,并在回火过程中大量析出细小的M₂₃C₆相,减少了短时持久过程中裂纹起源,阻碍位错运动,使合金抵抗高温变形的能力增加,改善了合金的持久性能。     

A Study of Microstructure and Performance of Quenching Fe‐V‐W‐Mo Alloy

The critical points and time temperature transformation (TTT) curves of Fe‐5%V‐5%W‐5%Mo‐5%Cr‐3%Nb‐2%Co (Fe‐V‐W‐Mo) were measured, and the effects of quenching temperature and cooling modes on the microstructure and performance of Fe‐V‐W‐Mo alloy were investigated. The results showed that the hardness of Fe‐V‐W‐Mo alloy increased until the quenching temperature reached 1025°C and dropped down as the quenching temperature exceeded 1050°C in oil cooling. The hardness obtained in air cooling and spray cooling exhibited a similar tendency as that in oil cooling, but the temperature at which the highest hardness was obtained in these slower cooling processes changed to a higher range. The hot hardness and toughness of Fe‐V‐W‐Mo alloy increased with rising quenching temperature until it reached 1150°C, and from then on the toughness began to drop. The main reasons why the structures and properties of Fe‐V‐W‐Mo alloy obviously change under different quenching conditions are particularly analysed at last.     

Formation of Reversed Austenite in High Temperature Tempering Process and its Effect on Mechanical Properties of Cr15 Super Martensitic Stainless Steel Alloyed with Copper

Formation mechanism of the reversed austenite of Cr15 super martensitic stainless steel (SMSS) alloyed with copper after high temperature tempering was investigated by means of thermo‐calc software, transmission electron microscope (TEM), and X‐ray diffraction (XRD). The mechanical properties of the SMSS were also tested. The experimental results show that the reversed austenite with low dislocation density is formed at high temperature tempering processing. The transformation of the martensite to reversed austenite is a diffused phase transformation, and the growth of the reversed austenite is closely related to the diffusion process of Ni. The bulk reversed austenite with large amount of stacking faults is formed with the increase of the tempering temperature. The volume fraction of reversed austenite increases at first and then decreases with increasing tempering temperature, and the maximum amount of the reversed austenite is obtained at 650°C. The reversed austenite is unstable at the tempering temperature above 650°C and the martensitic phase transformation will occur at the following cooling process. The mechanical properties of Cr15 super martensitic stainless steel are significantly influenced by the volume fraction of reversed austenite.     

Cr8型轧辊用钢热处理工艺参数摸索

研究了840℃、860℃、880℃三个不同的碳化物熔断温度和两个不同的冷却速度对Cr8型轧辊用钢球化组织的影响。研究了950℃～1140℃淬火和1040℃淬火＋200℃-600℃回火对Cr8型轧辊用钢淬火组织和晶粒度及硬度的影响。结果表明：Cr8钢种最佳的球化退火工艺为880℃熔断,20℃／h的速度冷到740℃保温球化。Cr8钢种最佳的淬火温度为1040℃～1060℃,最佳的回火温度为520℃-540℃。     

Effect of heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of plastic mold steel 10Ni2Cr2MnCuMoVAl

The effects of solution and aging treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of 10Ni2Cr2MnCuMoVAl plastic mold steel were experimentally studied. The results show that the dominant microstructure of 10Ni2Cr2MnCuMoVAl steel after solid solution treatment is lath martensite, and higher solution temperature results to larger width of martensite, while the highest value of hardness could be obtained after solution treatment at 890??. After aging, the microstructure consists of lath martensite, granular bainite and carbides. For steel aged at 460-520??, the strength of the material gradually increased with higher aging temperature, while the toughness decreased gradually. When the temperature exceeded 520??, higher temperature led to decreased hardness and increased toughness. Compared the mechanical properties of steel aged at 540?? for different time, the test steel reached the peak of mechanical properties at 8h. By comparing the mechanical properties of the test steels after different aging treatments, the optimized heat treatment process of 10Ni2Cr2MnCuMoVAl steel is solution treatment at 880?? for 2h with air cooling and tempering temperature at 540?? for 4h with air cooling.     

两相区淬火对高强海洋工程钢组织性能的影响

对高强海洋工程用钢分别经过一次淬火+回火(QT)和一次淬火+两相区淬火+回火(QLT)2种热处理工艺处理后,采用扫描电镜(SEM)、连续冷却转变(CCT)曲线、高分辨透射电镜(HRTEM)等手段对其微观组织、相变特性和Cu的析出相进行了检测,并进行了室温拉伸性能及系列温度夏比冲击性能的测定.结果表明:实验钢在0.3～2...     

Influence of Tempering Process on Mechanical Properties of 00Cr13Ni4Mo Supermartensitic Stainless Steel

To investigate the influence of tempering process on microstructural evolutions and mechanical properties of 00Cr13Ni4Mo supermartensitic stainless steel(SMSS),specimens were tempered in the temperature range of 520-720 ℃ for 3 h followed by air cooling and an optimized tempering temperature was chosen to prolong holding time from 3 to 12 h.After heat treatments,microstructure examination was conducted by scanning electron microscope,X-ray diffraction examinations,hardness measurements and tensile tests.The results revealed that the superior mechanical properties were achieved by quenching at 1040 ℃ for 1 h+water cooling and tempering at 600 ℃ for 3 h+air cooling.Increasing isothermal tempering time could improve the toughness notably.It was believed that the property was correlated with the microstructure of tempered lath martensite and retained austenite.More retained austenite content is beneficial to the higher toughness of the SMSS.     

Microstructure,Mechanical Properties,and Abrasive Wear Behaviour of Si‐Mn‐Cr‐B Cast Steel as a Function of Carbon Concentration

The microstructures, mechanical properties and abrasive wear behaviour of five kinds of Si‐Mn‐Cr‐B cast steels were studied. The steels investigated contained X wt.% C with X= 0.15, 0.25, 0.35, 0.45, 0.55, 2.5 wt.% Si, 2.5 wt.% Mn, 0.5 wt.% Cr, 0.004 wt.%B . The results showed that the A_c1temperatures increased and A_c3 and M_s temperatures decreased with increasing carbon concentration. From the continuous cooling transformation (CCT) curves, it was discovered that the incubation period of pearlitic transformation was prolonged and the transformation curves of pearlite and bainite were separated significantly with rising carbon concentration. At lower carbon concentration, the normalized structure of Si‐Mn‐Cr‐B cast steel consisted mainly of granular bainite and M‐A islands. The normalized microstructures of the cast steel changed from granular bainite gradually to needle‐like bainite, upper bainite, and lower bainite with rising carbon concentration. The tensile strength and hardness of Si‐Mn‐Cr‐B cast steel increased and impact and fracture toughness decreased with increasing carbon content. The wear testing results showed that the wear resistance of Si‐Mn‐Cr‐B cast steel improved with higher carbon content but was obviously unchanged beyond the carbon concentration of 0.45%. The best balance of properties of Si‐Mn‐Cr‐B cast steel is obtained at the carbon concentration range of 0.35 ‐ 0.45%C.     

Tempering Process to Improve Hardness Uniformity of Plastic Mould Steel

 A new design of copper-bearing non-quenched plastic mold steel is presented and explained. Two kinds of microstructure can be obtained from this new type copper-bearing steel via cooling with different cooling rates, bainite and a mixed microstructure consisting of ferrite and bainite. It is found that, after proper tempering process, the hardness will be increased. Moreover, the hardness difference between different microstructures will be reduced. For further investigation, the samples tempered at different temperatures were examined by XRD and 3DAP (three dimensional atom probe) analysis. Results show that the improvement is contributed mainly by the precipitation of Cu phase and transformation of residual austenite.     

Effect of tempering on mechanical properties of 25Co15Ni11Cr2MoE steel

The change rule of mechanical properties and impact fracture morphologies of a high Co- Ni secondary hardening ultra- high strength 25Co15Ni11Cr2MoE steel tempered at 200-750?? after quenched was studied by mechanical properties test and microstructure analysis such as optical microscope(OM) and scanning electron microscope(SEM). The results show that experimental steel after quenching and tempering has a remarkable secondary hardening effect. After tempered at 400-495??, the hardness of experimental steel can reach and beyond the quenched hardness. In this range, tensile strength, yield strength and hardness of experimental steel increase with the tempering temperature increasing, tensile strength and hardness of experimental reach maximum (57. 3HRC and 2160MPa) after tempered at 470??, meanwhile, with the tempering temperature increasing, impact toughness of experimental steel decreases during the prophase, until reaches minimum at 430??, then increases gradually, and reaches maximum after tempered at 510??. The recommended optimum heat treatment process of 25Co15Ni11Cr2MoE steel is as follow: 950???1h oil quenching??(-73??)??1h rising back to room temperature in the air ??495???5h air cooling. At this time, the experimental steel has the best strength and toughness matching.     

微合金成分对低碳贝氏体钢强度的影响

采用不同V、Cr含量,结合Nb、Ti、Mo等微合金化的成分设计,控轧控冷、离线回火工艺生产了30 mm厚度规格的低碳贝氏体钢板,钢板的组织为粒状贝氏体、少量针状铁素体以及少量多边形铁素体,钢板的力学性能满足交货需要.使用透射电镜结合能谱仪分析了钢板的析出相情况,结果表明钢板的析出相主要是Nb、Ti的碳氮化物,析出相含有微乎其微的V,而没有Cr;Nb、Ti通过析出对钢板起到析出强化作用,V、Cr在钢中起固溶强化作用,对强度贡献较小.     

Effect of Deformation on Continuous Cooling Phase Transformation Behaviors of 780 MPa Nb‐Ti Ultra‐High Strength Steel

For the purpose of achieving the reasonable rolling technology of 780 MPa hot‐rolled Nb‐Ti combined ultra‐high strength steel, the effect of deformation and microalloy elements Nb and Ti on phase transformation behaviors was investigated by thermal simulation experiment. The results indicated: the deformation promoted ferritic transformation; due to the carbon content of the experimental steel was lower (<0.12% wt), the deformation indirectly impacted perlitic transformation through promoting ferritic transformation; the effect of the deformation on bainitic transformation was subject to condition whether proeutectoid ferrite precipitated before bainitic transformation. At low cooling rate of 0.5 °C/s, Nb and Ti promote transformation process γ → α, but that not good for refining the ferrite grain; at high cooling rate of 25 °C/s, Nb and Ti to a certain extent promote bainitic transformation. The recrystallization stop temperature of experimental steel was greater than 1000 °C, and phase transformation point A_r3 was 764 °C. In order to obtain the fully bainite microstructure in the practical rolling process, the cooling rate should be controlled above 15 °C/s, the start finish rolling temperature between 950–980 °C, the finishing temperature between 830–850 °C, the coiling temperature between 450–550 °C.     

Influence of Heat Treatment Temperature on Micro-structure and Property of 00Cr13Ni5Mo2 Su-permartensitic Stainless Steel

The microstructural evolution and mechanical property of 00Cr13Ni5Mo2supermartensitic stainless steel(SMSS)subjected to different heat treatments were investigated.Room tensile tests,hardness tests,scanning electron microscopy,transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction were conducted on the heat-treated steels.It is found that the microstructure of the heat-treated steel is composed of tempered lath martensite,retained austenite andδ-ferrite.The austenitizing temperature and tempering temperature have a significant effect on the microstructural changes,which leads to the complex variations of mechanical properties.The fine tempered lath martensite and more dispersed reversed austenite in the microstructure facilitate improving the comprehensive mechanical properties of the studied steel.The optimal heat treatment process of 00Cr13Ni5Mo2SMSS is obtained by austenitizing at 1 000℃for 0.5h+air cooling followed by tempering at 630℃for 2h+air cooling,where the excellent combination of tensile strength,elongation and hardness can be achieved.     

Microstructure Transformations in Tempering Steels during Continuous Cooling from Hot Forging Temperatures

Apart from reducing the processing energy, hardening and tempering of near‐net shape forged components from their forging heat primarily promises shortened conventional process sequences. In this case, the continuous cooling transformation diagrams (CCT diagrams) found in the literature can only be used as a rough approximation of microstructural transformations during the heat‐treatment. The reasons for this are that firstly, the deformation influences the transformation kinetics and secondly, the deformation temperatures are comparatively high. Therefore, both deformation CCT diagrams and, for reference purposes, CCT diagrams without deformation were determined for a selection of heat‐treatable steels (34CrMo4, 42CrMo4, 52CrMo4, 51CrV4, 34NiMo6) at the heating temperature of 1200 °C and deformation levels of 0.3 and 0.6.     

Semi‐Solid Rheoforging of Steel

To produce steel components with complex shapes excessive machining is necessary frequently since high pressure die casting of steel is not industrially applied. Forming steel in the semi‐solid state can in principle produce new components and geometries which cannot be realised by conventional closed die forging. Semi‐solid forging of steel combines the possibility of producing geometries not conventionally forgeable in one forming operation and of adding further functions during the same operation. In previous investigations on thixoforming of steels, the semi‐solid steel was generated by reheating precursor material billets. An alternative approach for generating semi‐solid steel from the liquid state with subsequent forging operation is presented in this paper for the first time. The steel grades X210CrW12 cold work tool steel and 100Cr6 bearing steel are molten and driven into a globular semi‐solid state using a cooling slope and a cup. By cooling the steel into the semi‐solid range instead of heating it, the required process temperatures are lower than in the process route via heating. Therefore, the load on the dies in a semi‐solid forging operation is decreased. Suggestions for the respective layout of the process are made for both steel grades. Future potentials and challenges to be solved are discussed, showing advantages especially in the field of high melting point alloys such as steels. This technique enables to produce pre‐shaped semi‐solid billets to optimise the materials flow and the homogeneity of the mechanical properties.