Shear Fracture of Advanced High Strength Steels

Failure experiments were carried out through a stretch-bending test system for advanced high strength steels, i.e. dual-phase （DP） steels and martensitic steels （MS）. The die radius in this system was designed from 1 to 15 mm to investigate the failure mode under different geometries. Two failure modes were observed during the ex- periments. As a result, critical relative radii （the ratio of inner bending radius R to sheet thickness t） for DP590 and DP780 steels were obtained. The stretch-bending tests of DP980 display some trends unlike DP590 and DP780 steels, and curve of DP980 in different thicknesses does not coincide well. High blank holder force exhibits more possibility of shear fracture tendency than low blank holder force. The unique character of high strength martensitic steel （1500MS） is that no shear fracture is found especially over small bending radius （R =2 mm） under the same experi- mental conditions. Microstructure analysis indicates that there are obviously elongated grains on shear fracture sur- face. It shows smaller diameter and shallower depth of the dimples than the necking failure.     

Comparative study of resistance spot welding performance between cold-rolled DP980 and Q&P980 steels

Advanced high strength steel (AHSS) has been widely used in the automobile industry.The resistance spot welding performance of DP980 and Q&P980 steels was studied through comparing the two steels’welding current range,tensile shear strength (TSS),cross tension strength (CTS),weld spots’microhardness,etc.The following conclusions were achieved:It is easy for both DP980 and Q&P980 steels to get a nugget size bigger than 4 mm,they all have welding current ranges exceeding 2 kA and high weld strength.     

Delayed Fracture Behavior of CrMo-Type High Strength Steel Containing Titanium

Generally ,thequenchedandtemperedlowalloysteelswithtensilestrengthabove 12 0 0MPaaresus ceptibletohydrogen induceddelayedfracture(HIDF) [1,2 ] .Extensivestudiesonthedelayedfracturebehaviorofhighstrengthsteelshavebeenperformedtheseyears,butthesatisfactorys…     

Studies of Evaluation of Hydrogen Embrittlement Property of High-Strength Steels with Consideration of the Effect of Atmospheric Corrosion

Hydrogen embrittlement of high-strength steels was investigated by using slow strain rate test (SSRT) of circumferentially notched round bar specimens after hydrogen precharging. On top of that, cyclic corrosion tests (CCT) and outdoor exposure tests were conducted prior to SSRT to take into account the effect of hydrogen uptake under atmospheric corrosion for the evaluation of the susceptibility of high-strength steels. Our studies of hydrogen embrittle properties of high-strength steels with 1100 to 1500 MPa of tensile strength and a prototype ultrahigh-strength steel with 1760 MPa containing hydrogen traps using those methods are reviewed in this article. A power law relationship between notch tensile strength of hydrogen-precharged specimens and diffusible hydrogen content has been found. It has also been found that the local stress and the local hydrogen concentration are controlling factors of fracture. The results obtained by using SSRT after CCT and outdoor exposure test were in good agreement with the hydrogen embrittlement fracture property obtained by means of long-term exposure tests of bolts made of the high-strength steels.     

Effects of Niobium and Vanadium on Hydrogen-Induced Delayed Fracture in High Strength Spring Steel

 Influence of vanadium and/or niobium additions on delayed fracture behavior in high strength spring steel was studied by hydrogen permeation method and slow strain rate technique (SSRT), and its mechanism was analyzed. The results show that apparent diffusion coefficient of hydrogen in microalloyed spring steels Nb V steel and Nb steel is lower than that in non microalloyed steel 60Si2MnA. Percentage of strength reduction in SSRT in air after precharged hydrogen of the microalloyed steels is smaller than that of 60Si2MnA. Addition of the microalloys changes the fracture characteristics. Thence, vanadium and/or niobium additions are a very effective and economy means to improve the hydrogen induced delayed fracture resistance of high strength spring steel.     

Effect of Heat Treatment on Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Fracture Behaviour of Ship and Dual Phase Steels

 Grade A (GA) and high strength steel DH36 ship steels possessing different chemical compositions were used, and strength properties of GA steel and DH36 steel were compared. Additionally, 4 types of dual phase (DP) steels with different martensite volume fractions (MVFs) were produced from GA steel by means of heat treatment and they were compared with other steels through conducting microstructure, microhardness, tensile and impact tests. The fracture surfaces of specimens (DH36, GA and DP steels) exposed to tensile and Charpy impact tests were investigated by scanning electron microscope. Furthermore, it was found that the specimens quenched from 800 and 900 ℃ had better strength than DH36 steel. The tensile test results indicated that the tensile strength of DP steel water quenched from 900 ℃ was 3 times that of GA steel and twice that of DH36 steel.     

Role of Nonmetallic Inclusions in Hydrogen Embrittlement of High-Strength Carbon Steels with Different Microalloying

High-strength carbon steels of 1200 MPa strength level with different microalloying were tensile tested at constant extension rate and constant load under continuous electrochemical hydrogen charging. The results show that hydrogen markedly reduces elongation and time to fracture of all the studied steels. Fractography of the steels shows that nonmetallic inclusions (NMIs) play the major role in crack initiation in hydrogen-charged specimens. The role of NMIs in the hydrogen-induced fracture of steels is discussed.     

焊接匹配及合金元素对国产管线钢腐蚀的影响

采用恒载荷拉伸法，测试了国产管线钢母材及其焊接接头的硫化物应力腐蚀开裂SSCC性能。结果表明：焊接匹配、合金元素是影响国产管线钢SSCC的重要因素。不同的焊接匹配将导致管线钢具有不同的耐腐蚀性能；不同碳、锰、磷含量的的国产管线钢在相同试验条件下具有不同的SSCC断裂时间与断裂应力，该试验结果主要是由于它们的Mn、P元素含量不同引起的，而不是C元素。     

超高强度热冲压用钢中H的扩散与氢致滞后开裂行为

采用阴极充H、恒载荷拉伸和电化学H渗透等试验方法,研究了超高强度钢22MnB5Nb的H扩散行为及氢致滞后开裂性能,并与常用热冲压钢22MnB5进行了对比。结果表明,H在22MnB5Nb钢中的扩散系数为3.02×10-7 cm2/s,显著低于22MnB5钢;与22MnB5钢相比,22MnB5Nb钢具有较好的耐氢致滞后开裂性能;这是由于22MnB5Nb钢晶粒较细小,增加了晶界的有效面积,使H陷阱分布更均匀,进而抑制H向裂纹尖端扩展,避免了局部H的富集。     

高强度钢42CrMoVNb的氢致延迟断裂行为

采用阴极充氢、SSRT缺口拉伸和氢热分析等试验方法,研究了高强度钢42CrMoVNb在不同温度回火状态下的延迟断裂行为,并与常用的机械制造用钢42CrMo进行了对比。结果表明,随着回火温度的升高,试验钢的耐延迟断裂抗力逐渐提高;在相同回火温度下,由于42CrMoVNb钢的强度水平明显高于42CrMo钢,其耐延迟断裂抗力...     

Effect of Nitrogen Content on the Tensile and Stress Corrosion Cracking Behavior of AISI Type 316LN Stainless Steels

This paper deals with the effect of nitrogen on the tensile and stress corrosion cracking (SCC) behavior of type 316LN stainless steel. Yield stress (YS) and ultimate tensile stress (UTS) increased while the ductility [% total elongation (% TE)] decreased with increasing nitrogen content. Evaluation by conventional assessment parameters, such as ratios of UTS, % TE and SCC susceptibility index, derived by SCC testing using the slow strain rate testing (SSRT) technique indicated an improvement in SCC resistance on increasing the nitrogen content. However, crack growth rates, calculated from ratios of fracture stress from the SSRT tests in liquid paraffin and boiling 45 % magnesium chloride in SSRT tests, and the constant load tests at loads corresponding to 20 % YS in boiling 45 % magnesium chloride conclusively established that the SCC resistance of type 316LN stainless steel decreased with increasing nitrogen content.     

Comparing Properties of Adhesive Bonding, Resistance Spot Welding, and Adhesive Weld Bonding of Coated and Uncoated DP 600 Steel

 Zinc coated dual phase 600 steel (DP 600 grade) was investigated, utilisation of which has gradually increased with each passing day in the automotive industry. The adhesive bonding (AB), resistance spot welding (RSW), and adhesive weld bonding (AWB) joints of the zinc coated DP 600 steel were investigated. Additionally, the zinc coating was removed using HCL acid in order to investigate the effect of the coating. The microstructure, tensile shear strengths, and fracture properties of adhesive bonding (AB), resistance spot welding (RSW), and adhesive weld bonding (AWB) joints of the coated and uncoated DP 600 steel were compared. In addition, a mechanical-electrical-thermal coupled model in a finite element analysis environment was utilised. The thermal profile phenomenon was calculated by simulating this process. The results of the tensile shear test indicated that the tensile load bearing capacity (TLBC) values of the coated specimens among the three welding methods were higher than those of the uncoated specimens. Additionally, the tensile strength of the AWB joints of the coated and uncoated specimens was higher than that of the AB and RSW joints. It was determined that the fracture behaviours and the deformation caused were different for the three welding methods.     

Effect of Boron on Delayed Fracture Resistance of Medium-Carbon High Strength Spring Steel

The delayed fracture behavior of medium-carbon high strength spring steel containing different amounts of boron (0.000 5%, 0.001 6%) was studied using sustained load delayed fracture test. The results show that delayed fracture resistance of boron containing steels is higher than that of conventional steel 60Si2MnA at the same strength level and it increases with the increase of boron content from 0.000 5% to 0.001 6%. The delayed fracture mode is mainly intergranular in the boron containing steels tempered at 350 ℃, which indicates that the addition of boron does not change the fracture character. However, the increase of boron content enlarges the size of the crack initiation area. Further study of phase analysis indicates that most boron is in solid solution, and only a very small quantity of boron is in the M3(C, B) phase.     

不同轧制及退火处理0.1C-5Mn中锰钢的氢脆敏感性

 尽管中锰钢的强塑性等力学性能得到了较大幅度提升,但要大规模地应用于汽车部件制造,仍需解决材料在制造和服役过程中面临的氢脆等系列难题,在此背景下,利用电化学充氢、氢热分析仪、慢应变速率拉伸试验机及扫描电镜等研究了两种不同状态(热轧和温轧)0.1C 5Mn中锰钢在650 ℃保温30 min(两相区退火处理)后的氢脆敏感性。结果表明,热轧和温轧退火样的微观组织分别为板条状及等轴+板条状的铁素体与奥氏体的复相组织。尽管温轧退火样的强度比热轧退火样提高了约150 MPa,伸长率降低了约5%,但两者的强塑积均可达到约33 GPa·%。两种试验材料充氢时吸附的氢绝大部分为对应低温逸出峰的可扩散性氢,温轧退火试验材料的氢脆敏感性低于热轧退火钢。充氢热轧退火样断口起裂处的断裂机制为穿晶断裂+沿原奥氏体晶界的脆性沿晶断裂;温轧退火样的起裂处则为空心韧窝+包括奥氏体(变形后转变为马氏体)晶粒的实心韧窝,后者实际上为沿着奥氏体和铁素体界面起裂的一种脆性沿晶断裂。造成两种试验材料氢脆敏感性不同的原因主要是其微观组织及其所引起的氢致断裂方式的差异。     

Near-Neutral pH Stress Corrosion Cracking Susceptibility of Plastically Prestrained X70 Steel Weldment

The application of strain-based design for pipelines requires comprehensive understanding of the postyield mechanical behavior of materials. In this article, the impact of plastic prestrain on near-neutral pH stress corrosion cracking (SCC) susceptibility of welded X70 steel was investigated with a slow strain rate tensile (SSRT) test. Generally, plastic prestrain reduces the SCC resistance in various welded zones. The SCC susceptibility of the test materials can be put in the following order: heat-affected zone (HAZ) > weld metal (WM) > base metal (BM). Fractographic analysis indicates that there are two cracking modes, mode I and mode II, during SSRT tests. Mode I cracks propagate along the direction perpendicular to the maximum tensile stress, and mode II cracks lie in planes roughly parallel to the plane where the maximum shear exists. The SCC of the BM is governed by mode I cracking and fracture of the HAZ, and the WM is dominated by mode II cracking. Damage analysis shows that the detrimental impact of plastic prestrain on the residual SCC resistance cannot be evaluated with the linear superposition model. A plastic prestrain sensitivity, a material constant independent of plastic prestrain, is proposed to characterize the susceptibility of SCC resistance to plastic prestrain, and it increases with the SCC susceptibility of the steels. The enhanced SCC susceptibility caused by plastic prestrain may be related to an increase in yield strength. The correlation of the ratio of the reduction in area in NS4 solution to that in air (RA _SCC/RA _air) with the yield strength is microstructure dependent.     

Response Characteristics and Adiabatic Heating during High Strain Rate for TRIP Steel and DP Steel

By using a static and high-speed material testing machine,tensile deformation behaviors of two kinds of SiMn TRIP(transformation induced plasticity)steels and DP(dual phase)steel were studied in a large range of strain rates(0.001-2 000s-1).Temperature variation during adiabatic heating and the amount of retained austenite at fracture were measured by an infrared thermometer and an X-ray stress analyser,respectively.The microstructure of steels was observed by optical microscopy(OM)and scanning electron microscopy(SEM)before and after tensile test.It was found from the experimental results that the tensile strength of these steels increased,and the fracture elongation firstly decreased and subsequently increased,as the strain rate increased in the range of 0.1-2 000s-1.The temperature raised during adiabatic heating of TRIP steel was in the range of 100-300℃,while that of the DP steel was in the range of 100-220 ℃.The temperature rise of these steels increased with increasing the strain rate,as well as the amount of the transformed retained austenite in TRIP steels.It was confirmed that austenite to martensite transformation is not suppressed by adiabatic heating.     

Study on hydrogen induced delayed fracture of 1500 and 2000MPa hot stamping steels

The application of hot-stamping steel (HS) in the automobile is an inevitable trend, but the hydrogen embrittlement sensitivity of HS steel still needs to be studied and improved. The hydrogen diffusion behavior and hydrogen embrittlement sensitivity of 1500 and 2000MPa hot stamping steels were studied by means of hydrogen penetration, slow strain rate tensile (SSRT), and fracture analysis. The results show that the apparent diffusion coefficient Dap (1.71×10-7cm2/s) of 1500HS is significantly less than the Dap (3.45×10-7cm2/s) of 2000HS; delayed fracture resistance of 1500HS is superior to 2000HS. From the fracture analysis, under the same hydrogen charging conditions, the fracture morphology of 1500HS changed from typical dimple ductile fracture to quasi cleavage brittle fracture, while 2000HS changed from dimple morphology to intergranular brittle fracture with the increase of hydrogen charging current density. While the deformation degree of 2000HS was very small, the local hydrogen content and stress value had reached the critical deal. The hydrogen reduced the bonding force between grains, resulting in the nucleation and propagation of microcracks. Therefore, with the improvement of the strength of HS steel, Ti and V micro alloyed elements should be properly added to form nano precipitates, as irreversible hydrogen traps to capture hydrogen atoms, hinder their diffusion and segregation, and effectively refine the structure and pinning dislocations, to improve the resistance to hydrogen induced delayed fracture of HS steel.     

7055铝合金恒载荷应力腐蚀性能及机理研究

采用室温拉伸、光学显微镜和扫描电镜研究了不同恒载荷条件下7055铝合金型材的应力腐蚀性能。结果表明,在腐蚀周期内,随着应力腐蚀载荷的提高,试样的强度并未出现明显的下降,而塑性下降40%。应力腐蚀载荷越接近材料的屈服强度,塑性下降就越明显,抗拉应变和延伸率均有降低。应力腐蚀试样表层部分区域有明显的点蚀、沿晶腐蚀空洞和裂纹;拉伸时,腐蚀缺口处会产生明显的应力集中而成为起裂源,拉伸断口边缘被腐蚀区域为明显的沿晶断裂。     

Strain Hardening Behavior of Dual-Phase Steels

A detailed qualitative and quantitative examination of the microstructure and mechanical properties of three different classes of DP600 and DP450 dual-phase (DP) steels was carried out. The tested DP steels are characterized by different alloying elements: aluminum, boron, and phosphorus. Among them, aluminum DP steels showed the lowest percentages of hard phases, while phosphorus DP steels exhibited the highest resistance values. The Hollomon, Pickering, Crussard–Jaoul (CJ), and Bergstrom models were used to reproduce the strain hardening behavior of DP steels. Relationships that correlate the fitting parameters with the chemical composition and the thermal cycle parameters were found, and the predictive abilities of different models were evaluated. The Pickering equation, among the tested models, is the best one in the reproduction of the experimental stress-strain data.     

1300 MPa High Strength Steel for Bolt with Superior Delayed Fracture Resistance

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