Effect of Rare Earth Elements on Isothermal Transformation and Microstructures in 20Mn Steel

The effect of rare earth elements on the isothermal transformation and microstructures in 20Mn steel is in-vestigated by means of metallography and dilatometry.Rare earth elements decrease both the incubation periodof pro-eutectoid ferrite and the rate of pearlitic transformation.In addition,rare earth elements play a role ofreducing needle-like ferrite and the amount of pearlite,densifing the lamellar space of pearlite and enhcingsegregation of carbide in granular bainite.It is suggested that rare earth elements may decrease the interfacialenergy of grain boundary and interphase,hinder the diffusion of carbon atoms and form rare earth carbides withhigh melting point which reduce the carbon content in austenite.     

稀土对20Mn钢连续冷却相变和显微组织的影响

通过测定连续冷却相变(CCT)曲线和观察显微组织,研究了不同稀土含量对20Mn钢相交和组织的影响。稀土扩大了CCT图上铁素体和贝氏体转变区域,缩小珠光体转变区域。稀土使马氏体条束变小变窄,有利于形成粒状贝氏体和块状铁索体。稀土通过细化臭氏体晶粒、减少臭氏体中碳固溶量和抑制碳化物析出,使20Mn钢的淬透性交差并使相交产物发生变化。     

稀土对0.27C—1Cr钢TTT图的影响

通过测量不同温度下的等温转变曲线,建立了0.27C—1Cr钢的TTT图,研究了稀土对TTT图的影响,结果表明,加入稀土后,奥氏体晶粒细化,晶粒长大速率变慢,Ac_2不变,Ac_3升高;先共析铁素体和贝氏体相变的孕育期缩短,珠光体和贝氏体相变完成所需时间延长,理论计算结果与实验值一致