Influence of the Preheat Treatment on the Microstructure and Properties of X37CrMoV5-1 Steel

The technological properties of the hot-work tool steels depend on their microstructural quality induced by the production process and the heat treatment. One of the frequently applied methods to improve microstructure is preheat treatment. The treatment of carbonitriding X37CrMoV5-1 steel has been investigated in fluidized bed furnaces. Thickness and phase composition have been conducted using optical microscopy Neophot 32 and scanning microscopy, JEOL 5400, after etching in nital.     

Improvement in Stress Corrosion Crack Growth Resistance of an Austempered Cast Steel by a Novel Two-Step Austempering Process

An investigation was carried out to examine the influence of microstructure on the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) growth behavior of an austempered high-carbon (1.00%), high-silicon (3.00%), and high-manganese (2.00%) cast steel. Compact tension specimens were prepared from this cast steel as per American Society for Testing Materials standard E-399 and were given four different heat treatments to produce different microstructures. The SCC behavior of these specimens was studied in 3.5% NaCl solution. The test results indicate the K_ISCCvalue of the material increases as the austenite content increases. Significant improvement in SCC resistance was achieved by using a novel two-step austempering process. Intergranular crack growth was observed in all these specimens.     

油泵柱塞和轴承外套失效分析

对断裂的油泵柱塞、轴承外套从成分、组织、工艺等方面进行了检验分析。结果表明，柱塞首先断裂，断裂后的柱塞碎片卡住了轴承外套，使轴承外套过载脆断。而柱塞的断裂是由于热处理不当，造成淬火加热温度过高，使柱塞的显微组织出现粗大的针状马氏体，并引起淬火裂纹，导致柱塞的韧性下降，脆性增大，随着载荷作用和液压油的渗入，裂纹进一步扩展，当裂纹扩展笃柱塞有效载面积承受不了全部工作应力时，发生脆性断裂。     

Influence of the surface conditions on permeation in the deuterium–MANET system

The condition of the surfaces is of crucial importance for the deuterium permeation through materials. In this work a study of the surface constants for the adsorption (σk₁) and release (σk₂) of deuterium under different surface conditions on the martensitic steel DIN 1.4914 (MANET) has been carried out. The growth of an oxide surface layer (Cr₂O₃) of about 25–30 nm in a MANET sample, heat treated in an oxidizing environment, compared to the bare MANET that have a ‘natural' oxide of about 5 nm has provoked a reduction of both the permeation rate and the recombination coefficient (about 3 orders of magnitude). In addition, the permeation governing process has changed from diffusion-limited to surface-limited. The measurements of the permeation rate of deuterium were performed by a gas-phase permeation technique over the temperature range 574–746 K and for deuterium driving pressures in the range from 3 to 10⁵ Pa.     

试样薄化导致的Cu－Al贝氏体／马氏体组织变化

加热到１１７３Ｋ的Ｃｕ－２５ａｔ；％Ａｌ合金块状试样经７２３Ｋ６０Ｓ等温淬火后其组织由片状的“羽毛状贝氏体（９Ｒ结构）和β＿１＇马氏体（１８Ｒ结构）组成。当试样被离子束轰去进一步薄化后，在足够薄的区域内生成了许多２Ｈ结构的薄片马氏体。初步分析认为该薄片马氏体形成的原因是由于贝氏体生成时在试样内留下了高的应力场，当试样薄化到一临界厚度以下时，试样区的三维约束条件松弛使试样内的应力场触发了薄片马氏体的生成。这些薄片马氏体是通过位于贝氏体界面上位错的重新启动而长大的。     

A study on the wear behavior of hardened medium carbon steel

It is well known that the mechanical properties such as strength and hardness of structural steel are usually enhanced by the martensite-phase transformation method. In many industrial applications, hardness has always been used as an index to reflect the wear-resistance performance. As a result, steel is quenched to a large extent in order to increase the hardness and wear-resistance performance. In general, from the wear mechanism, no exact relationship between the hardness and wear resistance of materials can be formulated. Also there are few conclusive studies on the effects of running procedures on wear-resistance performance. Therefore, the friction behavior of S45C carbon steel with and without a quenching process was evaluated by a rotating tribometer under various test conditions. The experimental results show that the running conditions cause a great influence on the wear-resistance performance of the materials. Under low speed and light apparent pressure conditions, the quenched specimens have high wear-resistance performance. Contrarily, at high speed and heavy loading, the wear-resistance performance of hardened specimens decreases due to tempering effects at the rubbing surface when the contact temperature becomes increased. Therefore, this causes more severe wear to the hardened specimens than to the unhardened specimens.     

9%Ni钢焊接熔合区的氢致裂纹与马氏体带的关系

利用金相法、超高温显微镜及超高压透射电子显微镜技术,对9%Ni 钢焊接熔合区马氏体带的特性,拉应力对9%Ni 钢焊接熔合区组织,性能的影响进行了探讨。试验得出用Cr17Ni13Mn8W3奥氏体钢焊条焊接9%Ni 钢时,熔合区马氏体带中包含具有孪晶精细结构的马氏体,该马氏体带的相变滞后于热影响区的马氏体,其中的残余奥氏体稳定性不高,在拉应力作用或低温条件下易于转变成马氏体,从而增加了熔合区氢致裂纹倾向。提出了9%Ni 钢焊接熔合区氢致裂纹形成的模型。     

裂解汽油加氢装置二段反应器缺陷分析

对中国石油吉林石化公司300 kt/a乙烯装置汽油加氢二段反应器接管与筒体焊接接头的缺陷进行详细分析。阐明了缺陷的产生是由于在焊接过程中焊缝熔合区内形成马氏体、增碳层并伴有δ-铁素体的分解而使熔合区内及焊缝处的材质脆化。由于选用焊接材料的错误,产生较高的焊接残余应力致使焊缝开裂。分析了焊缝马氏体、增碳层及δ-铁素体分解的原因。     

Austenite stability in Fe–Mn–Si-based shape memory alloys

The stability of austenite in a number of Fe–Mn–Si-based shape memory alloys has been investigated. It was found that a grain boundary precipitate of BCC structure is formed over a wide range of alloy compositions and heat treatment temperatures. This grain boundary phase has been identified as the chi (χ) phase. Although up to 3 vol.% of the grain boundary precipitate was generated by isothermal aging in the range 500–800 °C, it was found not to markedly affect the mechanical properties or the shape memory effect. Nano-indentation indicated that the hardness and strength of the parent and precipitate phase are very similar, as are their compositions.     

Fatigue crack growth behavior of laser-processed 304 stainless steel in air and gaseous hydrogen

Fatigue crack growth test was performed to evaluate fatigue behavior of 304 stainless steel specimens with or without laser processing (welding and surface treatment) in air and gaseous hydrogen. As the crack propagation normal to the laser welding or scan direction, the laser-processed specimens exhibited a higher resistance to crack growth in the low stress intensity factor range (ΔK) than the as-received steel plates regardless of testing environments. However, the marked retardation of crack growth behavior vanished for welded specimens subjected to a 850 °C/h stress relief treatment or with a shorter distance from notch tip to the weld centerline in the test.Fatigue-fractured appearance of the steel plate tested in air was composed of mainly transgranular fatigue fracture and some flat facets, along with a small amount of intergranular fracture. While quasi-cleavage fracture and few twin boundary separations were observed for the same specimen in hydrogen. On the other hand, the lower crack growth rate of laser-processed specimens in both air and hydrogen was accompanied with rubbed areas on the fracture surfaces. It was found that the extent of quasi-cleavage fracture was related to the formation of strain-induced martensite, which would contribute to an increased fatigue crack growth rate of all specimens in gaseous hydrogen.