奥氏体不锈钢凝固组织中残留铁素体特征研究

 采用化学侵蚀、彩色金相和电子探针（EPMA）等方法对AISI304奥氏体不锈钢连铸方坯凝固组织及其残留铁素体的形貌、化学组成等特征进行了分析,并采用DICTRA软件对铁素体向奥氏体的扩散转变进行了模拟研究,结果表明AISI304不锈钢铸坯表层树枝晶区的二次枝晶间距为12~20μm,富Cr贫Ni的残留铁素体呈骨骼状分布;铸坯中心等轴晶区的残留铁素体为蠕虫状分布,中心等轴晶区的残留铁素体富Cr贫Ni的同时富Si贫Mn,且其富Cr贫Ni的程度比柱状晶区的残留铁素体轻。钢液成分和先析铁素体向奥氏体扩散转变时间、距离是影响残留铁素体化学组成的主要因素。     

Effect of Cooling Rates on the Second‐Phase Precipitation and Proeutectoid Phase Transformation of a Nb–Ti Microalloyed Steel Slab

During the continuous casting of low‐carbon Nb–Ti microalloyed steel, control of the slab surface microstructure and the behavior of the second‐phase precipitation are significantly influenced by the cooling rate. Through confocal laser scanning microscopy, the effect of the cooling rate on the behavior of ferrite precipitation both at the grain boundary and within the austenite was observed in situ and analyzed. The relationship between the cooling rate and precipitation of the microalloying elements on the slab surface microstructure was further analyzed by transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that the effect of microalloying element precipitation on proeutectoid ferrite phase transformation is mainly manifested in two aspects: (i) the carbonitrides of microalloying elements act as inoculant particles to promote nucleation of the proeutectoid ferrite and (ii) the carbon near the grain boundary is depleted when the microalloying elements precipitate into carbonitrides, inducing a decrease in the local carbon concentration and promoting ferrite precipitation.     

Effect of transformation substructure on the strength and toughness of Fe−Mn alloys

Phase transformations in Fe?Mn alloys containing up to 9 pct Mn were studied by optical and electron transmission microscopy. Either equiaxed ferrite, massive ferrite, or massive martensite can form on cooling from austenite. The particular type of transformation product formed was found to depend on the alloy content, austenite grain size, and cooling rate. The mechanical properties of all the transformation products were evaluated using tensile and impact testing and are discussed in terms of the observed microstructural features. Yield strength and impact transition temperature were found to be relatively insensitive to manganese content but were strongly influenced by the transformation substructure and grain size of the transformed phase. In martensite it has been shown that the structural unit analogous to grain size in ferrite is the martensite packet size, which in turn is controlled by the prior austenite grain size. The fracture surface of broken impact specimens and the fracture profile were examined by means of electron and optical microscopy techniques. These fractographic observations were correlated with impact test data and microstructural observations of the various transformation products.     

Grain structures in gas tungsten-arc welds of austenitic stainless steels with ferrite primary phase

The grain structures were investigated in full penetration gas tungsten-arc (GTA) welds in sheets of 304 and 321 austenitic stainless steels for a range of welding conditions. In type 321 steel welds, fine equiaxed ferrite dendrites were observed in the ferrite phase. The equiaxed structure was ascribed to heterogeneous nucleation of ferrite on Ti-rich cuboidal inclusions present in this steel, since these inclusions were observed at the origin of equiaxed dendrites. In type 304 welds, the ferrite grains were columnar, except in less complete penetration specimens, where a few coarse equiaxed dendrites appeared to originate from the weld surface. The secondary austenitic grain structure was columnar in both steels. In type 304 steel, the columnar austenitic grain structure did not necessarily correspond to the primary ferrite grains. In type 321 steel, the secondary austenite was columnar despite the equiaxed structure of the primary ferrite. Factors which affect the columnar-to-equiaxed transition (CET) are discussed. The failure to form equiaxed austenitic grains in type 321 steel is ascribed to austenite growing across the space between ferrite grains instead of renucleating on the primary equiaxed ferrite.     

Continuous cooling transformations and microstructures in a low-carbon,high-strength low-alloy plate steel

A continuous-cooling-transformation (CCT) diagram was determined for a high-strength low-alloy plate steel containing (in weight percent) 0.06 C, 1.45 Mn, 1.25 Cu, 0.97 Ni, 0.72 Cr, and 0.42 Mo. Dilatometric measurements were supplemented by microhardness testing, light microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The CCT diagram showed significant suppression of polygonal ferrite formation and a prominent transformation region, normally attributed to bainite formation, at temperatures intermediate to those of polygonal ferrite and martensite formation. In the intermediate region, ferrite formation in groups of similarly oriented crystals about 1 μm in size and containing a high density of dislocations dominated the transformation of austenite during continuous cooling. The ferrite grains assumed two morphologies, elongated or acicular and equiaxed or granular, leading to the terms “acicular ferrite” and “granular ferrite,” respectively, to describe these structures. Austenite regions, some transformed to martensite, were enriched in carbon and retained at interfaces between ferrite grains. Coarse interfacial ledges and the nonacicular morphology of the granular ferrite grains provided evidence for a phase transformation mechanism involving reconstructive diffusion of substitutional atoms. At slow cooling rates, polygonal ferrite and Widmanstätten ferrite formed. These latter structures contained low dislocation densities and e-copper precipitates formed by an interphase transformation mechanism.     

Contrary Effects of Microstructure and Cleanliness on Tensile and Toughness Properties in Precipitation Hardening Stainless Steels

A detailed microstructural analysis on two precipitation hardening steels of similar chemical composition and of identical heat treatment but with different microstructures and mechanical properties was performed to reveal the constituents that are of major importance for strength and toughness. Light optical microscopy, magnetic saturation measurements, energy dispersive X‐ray analysis, scanning and transmission electron microscopy were used to identify and quantify the internal cleanliness, the secondary phases (δ‐ferrite, retained austenite), and the copper‐rich precipitates. The high purity and homogeneity of the steel's microstructure proved to be beneficial for upper shelf toughness and general isotropic behavior. In contrast, good elongation depended on local element segregation, allowing the stabilization of austenite to ambient temperature. The precipitation of copper‐enriched inter‐metallic phase was documented both in the martensitic matrix and in the δ‐ferrite; it ensured – for given heat treatment – sufficient yield strength independent of other microstructural constituents.     

The isothermal austenite-ferrite transformation in some deformed vanadium steels

The effect of vanadium on the isothermal austenite-ferrite transformation, between 725 °C and 775 °C, of a hot-deformed microalloyed steel has been studied by examination of the microstructure and measurement of the volume fraction of ferrite in specimens quenched from the reaction temperature. The accompanying precipitation was studied by transmission electron microscopy of thin foils and carbon extraction replicas and by electron energy-loss spectroscopy. Very early in the transformation a continuous band of fine-grained ferrite forms at austenite grain boundaries. After some time some of these grains coarsen to form large equiaxed ferrite grains. It is found that vanadium has no effect on the time to the start of coarsening but thereafter accelerates the rate of formation of ferrite. Interphase precipitation of VN occurs throughout the transformation in the vanadium steels and this is thought to influence the rate at which the ferrite coarsens at the lower temperatures (750 ° and 725 °C) in the range studied.     

430不锈钢连续浇铸过程连铸坯等轴晶率的变化规律

430不锈钢是铁素体不锈钢中应用最广泛的钢种之一。在工业试验条件下,为了提高430不锈钢连铸坯等轴晶率,以430不锈钢在连续浇铸过程中连铸坯等轴晶率变化为研究对象,通过测定不同浇铸长度的连铸坯等轴晶率,找出其变化规律,并对炉次之间仅有的化学成分和过热度的变化对连铸坯等轴晶率的影响进行了分析。试验结果表明:在相同连铸工艺下,430不锈钢在连浇过程中不同炉次之间连铸坯等轴晶率的变化不显著,但浇次头坯和尾坯等轴晶率纵向却呈现出不均匀特性,另外提高钢中[C]+[N]%含量和降低浇铸过程中的过热度对430铁素体不锈钢连铸坯等轴晶区域的扩展是有益的。     

High Temperature Deformation-Induced Transformation in Nb-Bearing Medium Mn Steel

Dynamic transformation (DT) of deformed austenite to ferrite at temperatures above A_e3 occurs during a multi-step hot torsion test of a Nb-bearing medium manganese steel. In torsion tested specimens, equiaxed grains are dispersed within a martensite matrix, and the average grain size is less than 1 μm. Electron back-scattering diffraction results confirm that most of the equiaxed grains are recrystallized ferrite, and there is a small fraction of retained austenite.     

含氮不锈钢凝固模式及显微组织研究

研究了四种不同N含量的18Mn18Cr N不锈钢的凝固模式、显微组织和元素分布.结果表明:N含量影响18Mn18Cr N合金系的凝固模式和显微组织.氮的质量分数由0.07%增加至0.72%时,实验钢的凝固模式由F模式转变为A模式,显微组织由铁素体和奥氏体魏氏两相组织转变为铁素体和奥氏体两相组织以及单相奥氏体组织.N含量影响奥氏体相形貌,随N含量增加,奥氏体由板条状、针状转变为枝晶间和等轴状.枝晶间和等轴状奥氏体晶粒中存在褶皱形貌,且随着氮含量增加,褶皱数量增多.褶皱的产生与凝固过程中奥氏体相内部Fe、Mn、Cr元素的偏析有关,且该凝固偏析被保留至室温组织中.      

直接热轧法制备Cu-P-Cr-Ni-Mo双相耐候钢

 在商用09CuPCrNi耐候钢化学成分的基础上,通过调整合金元素含量,研制出了可直接热轧双相化的Cu-P-Cr-Ni-Mo耐候钢。该钢种变形奥氏体的CCT曲线具有较宽的铁素体析出区,可作为热轧“可行的速度窗口”;铁素体析出区与贝氏体转变区之间存在约80℃的奥氏体亚稳区,可作为热轧“可行的卷取范围”;贝氏体转变区的右侧端部封口,可避免在卷取过程中发生贝氏体转变。根据Cu-P-Cr-Ni-Mo耐候钢的变形奥氏体的CCT曲线,制定了5种热轧双相化工艺,并采用Gleeble-3500热模拟机进行了轧制模拟,制备出了Cu-P-Cr-Ni-Mo热轧双相耐候钢。不同工艺下获得的双相耐候钢组织均为铁素体基体及其上呈岛状分布的马氏体,马氏体体积分数为17%~28%。     

Solidification microstructures and phase transformations in Al-Ti-Si-Mn deoxidized steel weld metals

The present investigation is concerned with basic studies of solidification mechanisms in Al-Ti-Si-Mn deoxidized steel weld metals. Assessment of the weld metal solidification micro-structures was done on the basis of optical microscopy in combination with secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), while both scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used for characterization of indigenous oxide inclusions. It is shown that nonmetallic inclusions play a critical role in the development of the weld metal columnar grain structure by acting as inert substrates for nucleation of delta ferrite ahead of the advancing interface. The nucleation potency of the oxides increases in the order SiO₂-MnO, Al₂O₃-Ti₂O₃-SiO₂-MnO, A1₂O₃, reflecting a corresponding increase in the inclusion/liquid interfacial energy. Moreover, a shift in the peritectic reaction (which facilitates growth of the austenite grains across the phosphorus-rich boundaries of the primary delta ferrite phase) has been observed in the presence of A1₂O₃ inclusions. Indications are that the resulting decrease in the local phosphorus concentrations at the austenite grain boundaries will strongly alter the kinetics of the subsequent solid-state transformation reactions by promoting growth of grain boundary ferrite sideplates at the expense of intragranularly nucleated acicular ferrite.     

固溶处理对超低碳奥氏体不锈钢00Cr24Ni13铸坯δ-铁素体转变的影响

研究了1000～1200℃ 1～3 h固溶、淬火或空冷对超低碳奥氏体不锈钢00Cr24Ni13(/%:≤0.02C、23～25Cr、13～14 Ni)200 mm×1 250 mm铸坯8铁素体转变的影响。结果表明,随固溶温度升高和保温时间延长铸坯中δ铁素体量减少;随固溶温度的升高,铸坯中的连续网状δ铁素体断开并且长大,空冷则会促使高温下长大的δ铁素体向小尺寸颗粒状组织转变;当铸坯试样在1 200℃保温3 h空冷后,网状δ铁素体完全转变成弥散分布的小于10μm的颗粒状铁素体组织,δ铁素体相比例也由14.3%降至7.3%。相对于颗粒状铁素体,网状δ铁素体的奥氏体-铁素体两相界面在轧制中更容易产生裂纹。     

Formation of Intragranular Ferrite During Isothermal/Thermomechanical Processes in a Medium Carbon V-Ti-N Microalloyed Steel

For a V-Ti-N microalloyed steel with 0.34%C-1.54%Mn,intragranular ferrite (IGF) was obtained in both isothermal austenite decomposition processes and thermomechanical processes simulating the industrial seamless tubing manufacture process.Results show that with decrease of the isothermal temperature in range of 600℃ down to 450℃,not only the morphology of IGF changed from equiaxed to acicular,but also the equiaxed IGF and the acicular IGF were refined.More importantly,it is found that the amount of equiaxed ferrite increased significantly in the thermomechanical process sample water quenched from 550℃ after 800℃ deformation than that in the isothermally treated sample at 550℃ sample without hot deformation.It implies that appropriate controlled deformation with controlled cooling can significantly promote equiaxed IGF formation,and not solely rely on nucleation mechanisms related with inclusions.Hot deformation of austenite without dynamic and complete static recrystallization causes high energy regions,therefore further promotes the nucleation potency of IGF.     

Formation of Banded Microstructures with Rapid Intercritical Annealing of Cold-Rolled Sheet Steel

The effects of heating rate in the range of 0.3 to 693 °C/s on transformations during intercritical annealing of a cold-rolled 0.12C-1.4Mn-0.02Nb steel with either a ferrite-pearlite or ferrite-spheroidized carbide microstructure were evaluated. Heating rates were selected to impart different predicted degrees of ferrite recrystallization present at the onset of austenite formation. Rapid heating minimized ferrite recrystallization with both prior microstructures and minimized pearlite spheroidization in the ferrite-pearlite condition, and austenite formation occurred preferentially in recovered ferrite regions as opposed to along recrystallized ferrite boundaries. Martensite was evenly distributed in slowly heated steels because austenite formed on recrystallized, equiaxed, ferrite boundaries. With rapid heating, austenite formed in directionally oriented recovered ferrite, which increased the degree of banding. The greatest degree of banding was found with intermediate heating rates leading to partial recrystallization, because austenite formed preferentially in the remaining recovered ferrite, which was located in bands along the rolling direction. Ferrite-spheroidized carbide microstructures had somewhat reduced martensite banding when compared to the ferrite-pearlite condition, where elongated pearlite enhanced banded austenite leading to banding in transformed microstructures.     

低合金高强度钢板坯窄面微裂纹产生机理分析和工艺改进

采用金相分析方法对低合金高强度钢(/%:0.16～0.18C,0.20～0.40Si,1.42～1.55Mn, ≤0.025P, ≤0.012S,0.015～0.025Nb,0.100～0.115V,0.010 0～0.0150N)连铸板坯窄面微裂纹的产生机理进行了分析研究。结果表明:板坯窄面表层显微组织不合理如奥氏体晶粒粗大、奥氏体晶界处先共析铁素体膜的形成以及第二相质点在奥氏体晶界处的偏析等是微裂纹产生的机理。通过优化连铸板坯窄面冷却工艺,将窄面冷却水量增加35%;细化了晶粒,抑制了铁素体膜的产生,改变了第二相质点析出,改善了铸坯表层组织,消除了铸坯窄面微裂纹缺陷。     

Retained austenite and mechanical properties of 0. 1C- 5Mn steel after intercritical annealing

The effect of annealing temperature on the microstructure, mechanical property and austenite content for 0. 1C- 5Mn steel was studied by ART (Austenite Reverted Transformation) heat treatment process. The morphology, metastable austenite content and mechanical properties of experimental steel were characterized by means of SEM, XRD and tensile testing at room temperature. The results indicate that the structure of experimental steel is composed of ferrite and retained austenite; with the increase of the inintercritical annealing temperature, precipitation and redissolution of carbides are found in experimental steels; simultaneously, the lath- like deformed martensite reverts to form equiaxed ferrite through the recovery and polygonization, and granular austenite undercools to lath- like and blocky martensite; the contents of retained austenite are similar in 630, 645 and 660?? samples, which are 18. 4 vol.%, 19. 5 vol.% and 18. 8 vol.%, respectively; with the increase of the annealing temperature, the volume fraction of the retained austenite suddenly drops and a large amount of reversed austenite changes into martensite; the combination of different annealing temperatures indicates that the experimental steel can obtain the best comprehensive mechanical properties when the annealing temperature is 660??.     

High temperature phase chemistries and solidification mode prediction in nitrogen-strengthened austenitic stainless steels

Nitronic 50 and Nitronic 50W, two nitrogen-strengthened stainless steels, were heat treated over a wide range of temperatures, and the compositions of the ferrite and austenite at each temperature were measured with analytical electron microscopy techniques. The compositional data were used to generate the (γ + δ phase field on a 58 pct Fe vertical section. Volume fractions of ferrite and austenite were calculated from phase chemistries and compared with volume fractions determined from optical micrographs. Weld solidification modes were predicted by reference to the Cr and Ni contents of each alloy, and the results were compared with predictions based on the ratios of calculated Cr and Ni equivalents for the alloys. Nitronic 50, which contained ferrite and austenite at the solidus temperature of 1370 °C, solidified through the eutectic triangle, and the weld microstructure was similar to that of austenitic-ferritic solidification. Nitronic 50W was totally ferritic at 1340 °C and solidified as primary delta ferrite. During heat treatments, Nitronic 50 and Nitronic 50W precipitated secondary phases, notably Z-phase (NbCrN), sigma phase, and stringered phases rich in Mn and Cr.     

430铁素体不锈钢板坯组织分析

采用金相显微镜(OM)对430铁素体不锈钢板坯宏观组织和金相组织进行检测,采用X射线衍射(XRD)和差热分析的方法对板坯中物相进行分析,并用电子探针(EPMA)确定铸坯中元素分布。结果表明:430不锈钢铸坯试样在加热过程中发生了铁素体和奥氏体的相变,X射线衍射图谱中只有体心立方的α相峰位;430不锈钢板坯宏观组织由柱状晶和等轴晶组成;板坯金相组织由铁素体基体和长条状、块状的马氏体组成,存在成分偏析;柱状晶区金相组织中马氏体质量分数为30％,而等轴晶区金相组织中马氏体质量分数为14％。     

Carbide precipitation in welds of two-phase austenitic-ferritic stainless steel

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and microanalytical chemistry were performed on sensitized samples of duplex welds that exhibited both skeletal ferrite microstructures and lath ferrite microstructures. The objective was to understand why welds with lath ferrite, contrary to a theoretical prediction, are not immune to sensitization. Most of the ferrite-austenite (α-γ) interphase boundaries in the welds with skeletal ferrite were curved and incoherent, while those in welds with lath ferrite were predominantly planar and semicoherent. The density of carbide precipitation on incoherent boundaries was much greater than that on semicoherent boundaries. Carbide precipitates on incoherent boundaries were typically equiaxed, while those on semicoherent boundaries had very high aspect ratios and appeared to form along ledges in the interphase boundary. During sensitizing heat treatments, the chromium-depleted zone on the ferrite side of the interphase region transformed to austenite, causing the α-γ interphase boundary to move into the ferrite region. This markedly increased the width of the chromium-depleted zone in the austenite phase and extended the time of heat treatment required to replenish the zone with chromium. It is proposed that migration of the α-γ interphase boundary, which occurs to a much greater extent in the welds with lath ferrite, is responsible for their unexpected susceptibility to sensitization at 550°C.