Grain refinement in coarse-grained heat-affected zone of Al–Ti–Mg complex deoxidised steel

The particles and microstructure characteristics of coarse-grained heat-affected zone (CGHAZ) in Al–Ti–Mg killed steels with different Al contents were investigated. The results show that inclusion in high Al steel consists of Al–Mg oxide surrounded with a layer of MnS. However, inclusion in low Al steel is Al–Ti–Mg oxide covered with a layer of MnS, effectively promoting the formation of acicular ferrite. The precipitates of both steels are (Ti, Nb)N, the finer and more dispersed inclusions and precipitates in low Al steel can effectively inhibit austenite grain growth by grain boundary pinning during the thermal cycle. The fine-grained microstructure is obtained in CGHAZ of the low Al steel due to the pinning effect of finer particles and the high density of acicular ferrite.     

含Ti微合金钢中的第二相粒子对焊接粗晶热影响区组织及韧性的影响

利用碳萃取复型技术研究了含Ti微合金钢及其模拟粗晶区 (CGHAZ)中的第二相粒子 ,并利用OM(光镜 )、TEM(透射电镜 )及系列冲击试验对含Ti微合金钢及一种成分相近的不含Ti低合金高强钢焊接粗晶区的组织及韧性进行了研究。研究结果表明 ,含Ti微合金钢中含有大量的、尺寸细小的TiN粒子 ,这些粒子非常稳定 ,在焊接热循环过程中能有效地阻止奥氏体晶粒长大 ,抑制粗大贝氏体的形成 ,促进针状铁素体析出及M -A组元的分解 ,从而显著改善低合金高强钢焊接粗晶热影响区的韧性 ,t8/5(80 0～5 0 0℃冷却时间 )越大 ,这种改善作用越明显     

MICROSTRUCTURE AND INCLUSION CHARACTERIZATION IN THE SIMULATED COARSE-GRAIN HEAT AFFECTED ZONE WITH LARGE HEAT INPUT OF A Ti-Zr-MICROALLOYED HSLA STEEL

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MICROSTRUCTURE AND INCLUSION CHARACTERIZATION IN THE SIMULATED COARSE-GRAIN I-IEAT AFFECTED ZONE WITH LARGE HEAT INPUT OF A Ti-Zr-MICROALLOYED HSLA STEEL

The microstructure and the characteristics of the inclusions embedded in ferrite matrix in simulated coarse-grain heat affected zone (CGHAZ) of a Ti-Zr-treated high strength low alloy (HSLA) steel have been investigated. The microstructure of the simulated CGHAZ dominantly Consisted of intragranular acicular ferrite (IAF) combining with a small amount of polygonal ferrite (PF), widmanstiitten ferrite (WF), bainite ferrite (BF), pearlite and martensite-austenite (M-A) islands. The PF, WF and BF were generally observed at the prior austenite grain boundaries and the interlocking acicular ferrite was usually found intragranularly. It was found that the inclusions were composed of Ti2O3 ZrO2, Al2O3 locating at the center of the particles and MnS lying on the surface layer of the inclusions. The intragranular complex inclusions prorooted the acicular ferrite formation and the refinement of microstructure whilst those at prior austenite grain boundaries caused PF formation on the inclusions. The simulated CGHAZ consisting of such complicated microstructure exhibited desired mechanical properties.     

元素Nb对TiNbV微合金钢CGHAZ组织与冲击韧性影响

利用焊接热模拟研究Nb元素含量对TiNbV微合金钢焊接热影响粗晶区(CGHAZ)组织和性能的影响. 低铌钢和高铌钢在经历焊接热循环后微观组织构成及晶粒尺寸有显著差异. Nb元素含量为0.005%时焊接CGHAZ组织为铁素体和针状铁素体以及珠光体,大角度晶界和小角度晶界的晶粒比例相当,焊接CGHAZ晶粒尺寸粗大不均匀. 随着Nb元素含量的增加,大角度晶界的晶粒数量有所增加,晶粒得到细化. 但是,针状铁素体形成受到抑制,CGHAZ中贝氏体含量增加. 微合金钢中贝氏体的形成对焊接CGHAZ冲击韧性的下降起主导作用,Nb元素的含量控制在合适范围内(~ 0.02%),才可以保证CGHAZ具有良好的冲击韧性.     

Ti处理改善船体钢焊接粗晶区的低温韧性研究

采用Gleeble 1500D热模拟试验机对Ti和Al处理船体钢进行不同热输入焊接热模拟实验, 并利用OM和SEM研究了母材和热模拟粗晶区氧化物夹杂及显微组织. 结果表明: Ti处理钢中弥散分布的Ti氧化物具有良好的高温稳定性, 75 kJ/cm的焊接热输入对其形貌、成分及尺寸无影响, 能有效促进晶内针状铁素体(AF)形核长大. Al处理钢中以Al₂O₃为核心的复合夹杂高温易分解, 不能促进晶内AF形核. 线能量大于50 kJ/cm的大热输入条件下, Ti处理钢模拟粗晶区的低温韧性明显高于Al处理钢. t_8/5>40 s时, Ti处理钢中较多的晶内AF组织抑制了M-A岛形成, 细化了基体铁素体组织, Al处理钢中的TiN和Nb(C, N)第二相粒子粗化, 粗晶区晶粒异常长大, 大于Ti处理钢中的奥氏体晶粒尺寸.     

M-A组元对石油储罐用钢粗晶热影响区韧性的影响

利用Gleeble-3800热模拟试验机模拟粗晶热影响区(CGHAZ)焊接热循环,研究了大热输入条件下不同石油储罐用钢的粗晶区组织、韧性及其变化规律.结果表明,各钢粗晶区组织均以贝氏体为主,但由于铁素体、粒状贝氏体等组织的比例差异,韧性差别较大.同时,随着M-A组元面积分数的增加,韧性也呈下降趋势,两者均为先降之后维持较低值.另外,M-A组元的形态等也对韧性有影响,块状M-A组元对韧性的损害大于条状M-A组元.考虑多种合金元素共同作用对M-A组元形成的综合影响,利用多元线性回归的方法对M-A组元面积分数做出了预测,对粗晶区韧性评判有一定实际意义.     

Mechanical characterization of the welding of two experimental HSLA steels by microhardness and nanoindentation tests

The microhardness and nanohardness of the welding zone of two experimental HSLA steels were determined. The first steel has a microstructure of martensite and bainite, and the second one has a microstructure of quasipolygonal ferrite and acicular ferrite. In the bainitic - martensitic steel, softening of the heat affected zone was observed. This softening can be attributed to: the formation of polygonal ferrite in the recrystallization subzone, the formation of quasi-polygonal ferrite and the tempering of martensite in the intercritical subzone, and the tempering of martensite in the subcritical subzone. Besides the softening, with nanoindentation technique, hardening was observed at the position where the peak temperature reached the critical temperature A _c1, which can be attributed to a phenomenon of secondary hardening by precipitation of carbides of alloying elements. In the ferritic steel, a softening phenomenon did not appear since there was no martensite in its initial microstructure. Finally, it was noted that both polygonal ferrite and the bainite have similar behavior and nanohardness, this coincidence can be attributed to the effect of grain boundary.     

EFFECT OF Zr ADDITION TO Ti-KILLED STEEL ON INCLUSION FORMATION AND MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION IN WELDING INDUCED COARSE-GRAINED HEAT AFFECTED ZONE

Effects of Zirconium on the chemical component and size distribution of Ti-bearing inclusions, favored the grain refinement of the welding reduced, coarse-grained heat affected zone （CGHAZ） with enhanced impact toughness in Ti-killed steels, which were examined based on experimental observations and thermodynamic calculations. It indicated that the chemical constituents of inclusions gradually varied from the TiO oxide to the Ti-O＋Zr-O compound oxide and a single phase of the ZrO2 oxide, as the Zr content increased from zero to 0.0100%. A trace of Zr （0.0030%-0.0080%, depending on the oxygen content in liquid steel） provided a large amount of nucleating core for Ti oxide because of the larger specific density of ZrO2 oxide, and produced a small size distribution of the inclusions favorable for acicular ferrite transformation with a high nucleation rate in the CGHAZ, and a high volume fraction of acicular ferrite was obtained in the CGHAZ, with enhanced impact toughness. Otherwise, a high content of Zr （-0.0100%） produced a single phase Zr02, which was impotent to nucleate acicular ferrite, and a microstructure composed of ferrite side plate and grain boundary ferrite developed in the CGHAZ. The experimental results were confirmed by thermodynamic calculations.     

热处理对针状铁素体管线钢强度级别升级的影响

通过光学显微镜、透射电镜、扫描电镜、拉伸与冲击试验,研究了热处理对针状铁素体管线钢强度级别升级的影响规律.结果表明,在对反映沉淀析出强化效果的热处理参数的分析和研究的基础上,引入一种非淬火时效工艺,即在低于奥氏体化温度的某一温度进行等温时效,可以大幅度提高针状铁素体管线钢的强度级别.这种非淬火时效促进了微合金碳氮化物在铁素体区进一步沉淀析出.非淬火时效对针状铁素体管线钢强化是行之有效的,为针状铁素体管线钢的强度级别升级提供了新的途径.     

On the Microstructural Strengthening and Toughening of Heat-Affected Zone in a Low-Carbon High-Strength Cu-Bearing Steel

In this article, the influence of simulated thermal cycles for the heat-aff ected zone(HAZ) on the microstructural evolution and mechanical properties in a low-carbon high-strength Cu-bearing steel was investigated by microstructural characterization and mechanical tests. The results showed that the microstructure of the coarse-grained heat-aff ected zone(CGHAZ) and the fine-grained heat-aff ected zone(FGHAZ) was mainly comprised of lath martensite, and a mixed microstructure consisting of intercritical ferrite, tempered martensite and retained austenite occurred in the intercritically heat-aff ected zone(ICHAZ) and the subcritically heat-aff ected zone(SCHAZ). Also, 8–11% retained austenite and more or less Cu precipitates were observed in the simulated HAZs except for CGHAZ. Charpy impact test indicated that the optimum toughness was obtained in FGHAZ, which was not only associated with grain refinement, but also correlated with deformation-induced transformation of the retained austenite, variant confi guration as interleaved type and a relatively weak variant selection. The toughness of ICHAZ and SCHAZ exhibited a slight downtrend due to the presence of Cu precipitates. The CGHAZ has the lowest toughness in the simulated HAZs, which was attributed to grain coarsening and heavy variant selection. In addition, the contribution of Cu precipitates to yield strength in simulated HAZs was estimated based on Russell–Brown model. It demonstrated an inverse variation trend to toughness.     

Zr对钢中夹杂物的变质作用及对热影响区组织和力学性能的影响

研究了含0.020wt%Zr和未加Zr两种低合金高强钢中夹杂物的特征.结果表明,钢中加入微量Zr对夹杂物具有明显的变质作用,夹杂物MnS依附在Zr、Ti、Al的复合氧化物上形核并生长.加入0.020wt%Zr对试验钢调质态的力学性能影响不明显,但可显著提高热影响区力学性能.热影响区中复合稳定的夹杂物促使针状铁素体的形成,减少了粗大铁素体的数量,从而提高了热影响区的力学性能.     

Study on the microstructure and hardness of in-service welded joint of X70 pipeline steel

Hydrogen induced cracking （HIC） is one of the main problems of in-service welding onto active pipeline. Microstructure and hardness of welded joint have a vital effect on hydrogen induced cracking. The microstructure and hardness of welded joint of XTO pipeline steel were studied using simulation in-service welding device. The results show that the main microstructures of in-service welded seam are grain boundary ferrite , intracrystalline acicular ferrite , as well as small amount of widmanztatten structure. The main microstructures of coarse grain heat-affected zone （CGHAZ） are coarse granular bainite, lath ferrite and martensite. Metastable phases such as martensite and lath ferrite are found in CGHAZ because of the too quick cooling velocity a＇nd the hardness of the CGHAZ is high.     

Effect of cooling rate on microstructure and properties of microalloyed HSLA steel weld metals

Abstract

Two high strength Nb/Ti microalloyed S690QL steels were welded with identical filler material, varying welding parameters to obtain three cooling rates: slow, medium and fast cooling. As cooling rate increased, the predominantly acicular ferrite in Nb weld metal (WM) is substituted by bainite, with a consequence of obvious hardness increase, but in Ti WM, no great variation of acicular ferrite at all cooling rates contributed to little increment of hardness. The transition between bainite and acicular ferrite has been analysed from the point view of inclusions characteristics, chemical composition and cooling rate. Excellent Charpy toughness at 233?K was obtained with acicular ferrite as predominantly microstructure. Even with bainite weld of high hardness, the toughness was nearly enough to fulfill the minimal requirements. WM for Ti steel showed to be markedly less sensitive to the variations of cooling rate than that for Nb steel.     

Microstructure Control of Non-quenched and Tempered CT80 Grade Coiled Tubing Steel

Complex working condition of coiled tube(CT) steel demands high strength and low ratio of yield strength(YS) to tensile strength(TS). Reasonable microstructure control is a key problem of CT steel. Controlled rolling and controlled cooling experiments were carried out by two kinds of tested steels with different chemical compositions to develop the non-quenched and tempered CT80 steel. Mechanical properties of the tested steels at different processes are all in good agreement with the properties requirement of CT80. Increasing of Mo and Nb contents improves transformation of acicular ferrite and martensite–austenite(M–A) islands. 4 vol% of fine M/A islands increase TS and decreases ratio of YS/TS. Cooling rate increasing also improves acicular ferrite transformation and enhances TS, but has little effect on ratio of YS/TS. To meet the requirement of high strength and low ratio of YS/TS, optimized complex microstructure of the CT80 steel is composed of acicular ferrite, about 30 vol% of bainite and 4 vol% of M–A islands.     

Microstructure-Related Properties of Some Novel Reinforcement Bar Steel

Mechanical properties particularly Charpy impact toughness of two low-carbon [(a) 0.11% phosphorus and (b) 0.009% niobium] thermomechanically treated reinforcing bar steels were investigated. The phosphorus and niobium steels showed tensile to yield strength ratio of 1.25 and 1.19, ductile-brittle transition temperature of 223 K and below 193 K at yield strength levels of 428 and 472 MPa, respectively. The improved toughness of phosphorus steel is attributed to a mixed transformation microstructure comprising low-carbon bainite and fine polygonal ferrite. Lowest ductile-brittle transition temperature was observed in the niobium steel due to overall fineness of microstructure consisting mainly of low-carbon bainite, acicular ferrite, and polygonal ferrite.     

冷却时间对Ti微合金钢焊接粗晶区组织及韧性的影响

利用光镜、金属薄膜电子显微分析技术、碳萃取复型电子显微分析技术、系列Ｃｈａｒｐｙ冲击试验等对Ｔｉ微合金钢模拟粗晶区的组织及韧性进行了研究。结果表明,随着８００－５００℃冷却时间的增加,该区域原始奥体（γ）晶粒长大并不严重;二次组织由上贝氏体为主逐渐转变为针状铁素体为主;珠光体的形态由非层片相间变为层片相间;Ｍ－Ａ组元由条状变为块状,且数量减少,因此韧性得以提高,电子衍射及ＥＤＸ分析还表明,该区域中     

一种X100管线钢埋弧焊丝的研究与开发

从高强度低合金钢(HSLA)焊缝熔敷金属中的针状铁素体和贝氏体形核机理出发,选择Mn-Ni-Mo-Cr作为焊丝设计的主要合金系,以微合金元素Ti,B,Ce促进针状铁素体形核,降低C,Si,P,S,N元素的影响,并将碳降至超低碳水平,以适应大热输入焊接;与此同时保证Mn,Mo,Cr元素含量以弥补降低碳、硅带来的强度损失....     

Variation of microstructures and mechanical properties in the post-weld heat-treated HAZ of Cu containing HSLA steel welds

The present study focuses on the effect of Cu and post-weld heat treatment (PWHT) on the microstructure and mechanical properties in the coarse grained heat affected zone (CGHAZ) of Cu containing high strength low alloy (HSLA) steel welds. For this study, HSLA steels with and without Cu were prepared in laboratory. Mechanical properties were estimated by Vickers hardness and Charpy impact tests. As a result, despite PWHT, the Vickers hardness did not change noticeably; however, the impact toughness deteriorated significantly with increasing PWHT time. In case of Cu added steel, intergranular brittle fractures occurred after PWHT, due to the strengthening of the grain interior by precipitation of Cu particles. Additionally, the formation of a soft denuded grain boundary zone also played a significant role in lowering the fracture toughness during PWHT.     

CT80级非调质连续油管用钢的组织和性能控制

通过两种成分非调质CT80连续油管用钢现场生产板卷工艺组织性能对比,分析了冷却速度、卷取温度、Mo和Nb元素含量等工艺参数对实验钢组织性能的影响。结果表明:当冷却速度由52℃/s提高到69℃/s后,铁素体形态为针状铁素体,实验钢屈服强度提高25 MPa;抗拉强度提高30 MPa。实验钢在530℃卷取时,组织中出现了3%的珠光体组织,抗拉强度低于性能指标10 MPa。而在400℃卷取时,组织中出现了3%的块状马氏体组织,使得屈服强度低于性能指标20 MPa;抗拉强度提高到690MPa。Mo元素含量提高,促进针状铁素体转变,实验钢淬透性提高,有利于获得M/A岛组织,保证获得高强度低屈强比性能。Nb元素含量提高,细晶强化和析出强化作用更明显。