简介:Inthisstudy,metallographicanalysisandnanoindentationcharacterizationwereusedtoanalyzethepropertiesandmicrostructuresofas-castnitrogenalloyed27Cr-7Ni-4Mosuperduplexstainlesssteel(super-DSS).Theas-castmicrostructureofthesuper-DSSwascharacterizedbyitsferriteandisland-likeaustenitephases.Duringthesolutionannealingprocess,theaustenitevolumepercentageofthesteeldecreasedgraduallywithincreasedannealingtemperature.Asamainelement,thechromiumcontentintheferriticandausteniticphaseselevatedslightlyatfirstthendecreasedwithincreasedannealingtemperature.Thechromiumpartitioncoefficientinthesteelvariedbyaround1.0.Thecontentsofnickel,anothermainalloyelement,alsoincreasedintheferriticandausteniticphaseswithincreasedannealingtemperature,asdidthenickelpartitioncoefficientinthesteel,whichtendedtobecloseto1.0.Thenanoindentationcharacterizationresultsindicatethatthehardnessoftheaustenitephaseisslightlygreaterthanthatoftheferritephase.Theyweresimilartoeachotherwithinacertaintemperaturerangefrom1050℃to1100℃.Thistemperaturerangewasconsistentwiththetemperaturerangeinwhichthecontentratioofthetwophaseswascloseto1∶1.WefoundtheYoung'smodulusoftheferritephasetobegreaterthanthatoftheaustenitephase.Withincreasedannealingtemperature,theYoung'smodulusoftheferritephasedecreasedwhilethatoftheaustenitephaseremainedalmostunchanged.
简介:Themechanicalandcorrosivepropertiesof00Cr13Ni4Mo(S13-4N)weretestedandcomparedwiththoseof00Cr13Ni6Mo(S13-6).Theeffectsofnitrogenonthepropertiesofthesteelswereanalyzed.Theresultsofthetensileandcorrosiontestsshowthestrength,theductility,andthepittingcorrosionresistanceofS13-4Narehigher,lowerandpoorerthanthoseofS13-6respectively,whentemperedatatemperaturebelow550℃andviceversawhenthetemperingtemperatureishigherthan550℃.TheresultsoftheX-raydiffraction(XRD)andtheelectronbackscattereddiffraction(EBSD)analysesrevealthatinversedausteniteappearsat550℃andtheamountofitpeaksat600℃withthebestductility.AndthetotalamountoftheinversedausteniteinS13-6ismorethanthatinS13-4Nindifferentforms.Nitrogenperformsbetterintermsofstabilizinginversedaustenitewhilenickelismorefavorableforforminginversedaustenite,theamountandstabilityofwhichaffecttheductilityremarkably.ThereasonfortheembrittlementofS13-4Nat450℃canbetheresultofcarbideandnitrideprecipitatingatgrainboundaries.
简介:Inthelastthreedecadesnewstrongermodified9%Crsteelshavebeenintroducedinnewpowerplantswithsteamparametersupto300bar(1bar=10~5Pa)and600℃.Inordertofurtherincreasethesteamparametersofsteelbasedpowerplantsuptoatargetvalueof650℃/325baritisnecessarytodoublethecreepstrengthcomparedwithtodaysstrongest9%Crsteels,andatthesametimetheresistanceagainststeamoxidationmustbeimprovedbyadding12%Crtothesteel.However,sofarallattemptstomakestronger12%Crsteelshavebeenunsuccessfulbecausethehighchromiumcontentintroducedseveremicrostructureinstabilitiesinthetestedsteels.Recently,itwasfoundthatthemicrostructureinstabilitiesin11%-12%CrsteelscanbeexplainedbytheprecipitationofcoarseCr(V,Nb)NZ-phases,whichdissolvefine(V,Nb)Nnitrides.AnewpossibilitytousetheZ-phaseforstrengtheningof12%Crsteelshasbeenidentified,andthedevelopmentofstablestrongmartensitic12%Crsteelsbasedonthisconceptisexpectedtoallowtheconstructionof325bar/650℃steampowerplantsallbasedonsteel.
简介:Precipitationstrengtheningaswellassolutionstrengtheningiskeymechanismforheatresistantsteels.Itisveryimportanttocharacterizetheprecipitatesin9%Crferriteheatresistantsteels,especiallytoshowthenanometer-sizedparticles.Bytransmissionelectronicmicroscopeattachedwithanenergydispersivespectrometeraswellasopticalmicroscope,scanningelectronicmicroscope,themicrostructureandchemicalcompositionofprecipitatesina9%Crheatresistantsteelafterdifferentheattreatmentswereinvestigated.ItwasfoundthatthemicrostructureofnormalizedsamplewasmartensitewithfineNbCandFe3C.Themicrostructureoftemperedsampleistemperedmartensite,andtheremainlyweretwotypesofprecipitates,M23C6withthesizerangeof50-300nmandMXwiththesizeof10-100nm.SuperfineM23C6precipitatedpreferablyonpriorausteniticgrainboundariesandmartensiticlathboundaries,whilenanometer-sizedMXprecipitatesweredistributedrandomly.Aftershort-termcreep,Lavesphaseformedalonggrainboundariesofthe9%Crsteel,andM23C6andMXprecipitateswerefoundtobecomecoarser.Moreinformationaboutprecipitatesinthe9%Crsteelhadbeenexhibitedbyatomicforcemicroscopy.Thereby,distribution,sizeandshapeoftheprecipitatesaswellastheircompositionsandstructureswererevealed.
简介:Inordertoutilizetheadvantageofoxidesinstainlesssteel,theformationoftitaniumnitride(TiN)andoxide(TixOy)inthe17CrsteelwasinvestigatedbythecalculationofthefreeenergyofreactionandthermodynamiccalculationwithThermo-calcsoftware.Theresultindicatesthatthecompetitivereactionbetweenthedissolved[O]andthedissolved[N]withthedissolved[Ti]inmoltensteelresultsindifferentprecipitationsequencesofTiNandTixOy.TheprimaryprecipitationofTiNrequiresalow[O]andtheprimaryprecipitationofTixOyrequiresalow[N].Theincreaseof[Ti]causesahigherprecipitationtemperatureofTiNandTixOyinbothTi-NandTi-Oalloysystems.Equilibriumrelationsof[Ti]vs[N]and[Ti]vs[O]showthatthesolubilityproductsfallwiththedecreaseofthetemperature,andthentheprecipitationoftheinclusionsbecomeseasier.IntheTi-Oalloysystem,ahigh[O]andalow[Ti]arefavorabletotheprecipitationofTi3O5,andahigh[Ti]contentandalow[O]favorabletotheTi2O3precipitation.
简介:Martensiticstainlesssteelcontaining12%-18%Crhavehighhardnessduetohighcarboncontent.Thesesteelsarecommonutilizedinquenchingandtemperingprocessesforknifeandcutlerysteel.Thepropertiesobtainedinthesematerialsaresignificantlyinfluencedbymatrixcompositionafterheattreatment,especiallyasCrandCcontent.Comprehensiveconsideredthehardnessandcorrosionresistance,anewtypemartensiticstainlesssteel6Cr15MoVhasbeendeveloped.Thisstudyemphaticresearchestheeffectofheattreatmentprocessesonmicrostructureandmechanicalpropertiesof6Cr15MoVmartensiticstainlesssteel.Thermo-Calcsoftwarehasbeencarriedouttothermodynamiccalculation;opticalmicroscope(OM),scanningelectronicmicroscope(SEM)andtransmissionelectronmicroscope(TEM)havebeencarriedouttomicrostructureobservation;hardnessandimpacttoughnesstesthavebeencarriedouttoevaluatethemechanicalproperties.Resultsshowthattheequilibriumcarbidein6Cr15MoVsteelisM23,C6carbide,andfinelydistributedofM23C6carbidescanbeobservedonannealedmicrostructureof6Cr15MoVstainlesssteel.6Cr15MoVmartensiticstainlesssteelhasawiderquenchingtemperaturerange,thehardnessvalueofsteel6Cr15MoVcanreachto60.8-61.6HRCwhenquenchedat1060-1100℃.Finelydistributedcarbideswillexistinquenchedmicrostructure,andeffectivelyinhabitthegrowthofaustenitegrain.Withtheincreasingofquenchingtemperature,thevolumefractionofundissolvedcarbideswilldecrease.Theexcellentcomprehensivemechanicalpropertiescanbeobtainedbyquenchedat1060-1100℃withtemperedat100-150℃,anditismainlyduetothehighcarbonmartensiteandfinegrainsize.Atthesetemperatureranges,thehardnesswillretainabout59.2-61.6HRCandtheCharpyU-notchimpacttoughnesswillretainabout17.3-20J.Themorphologyofimpactfracturesurfaceoftestedsteelissmalldimpleswithasmallamountofcleavageplanes.Theareaofcleavageplanesincreaseswiththeincreas
简介:Thisstudyinvestigatesthecorrosionpropertiesof0Cr11Tiand0Cr11NbTiferriticstainlesssteels(FSS)forautomotiveexhaustsystems.Theresultsindicatethatthebasemetalandweldseamof0Cr11NbTisteelexhibitbetterintergranularandcondensatecorrosionresistantpropertiesbecausecarbonandnitrogenarestabilizedbyNbandTi,andtheprecipitationofCrcarbideisretardedingrainboundaries.
简介:Abstract:TheeffectofTiandNbontherecrystallizationandtherecrystallizedgrainsizeofthehot-rolledplatesandcold-rolledsheetsofultralowcarbonandnitrogen(ULCN)Cr18ferriticstainlesssteel(FSS)isinvestigated.Theresultsshowthattherecrystallizationofhot-rolledplatesandcold-rolledsheetswith0.29%Nbisdelayed,andtherecrystallizedgrainsaresignificantlyrefined.
简介:Inrecentyears,theconcernaboutenvironmentalprotectionisincreasingonaworldscale.MajormanufacturersofhomeappliancesandOAequipmenthaveintroducedso-called'greenprocurementschemes'forreducingenvironmentallyharmfulsubstancesinmanufacturingprocessandendproducts.Undersuchbackground,anewtypeofchromate-freeorganiccompositecoatedelectro-galvanizedsteelsheetwithhighconductivitywasdevelopedbyBaosteel,whichmeetstheEURoHSDirective(RestrictionoftheHazardousSubstances)andotherrelatedlawsandregulationsonenvironmentalsafety.Italsoprovidesexcellentsurfaceelectricalconductivity,corrosionresistance,fingerprintresistance,solventresistance,coatingadhesion,heatresistance,formabilityandotherspecialpropertiestomeetthedemandofmanufacture’sprocessofOAmachine.Comparedwithpreviouslydevelopedanti-fingerprintingcoatedelectro-galvanizedsteelsheet,thisnewlydevelopedproducthasagoodbalancebetweenhighcorrosionresistance(timeto5%whiterustinsaltspraytestis120hforflatpaneland72hforworkedpotion)andconductivity(surfaceelectro-resistivityinaccordancewithLOREASTislessthan0.1milliohm)duetothespecialdesignofcoating’sstructure.Besides,Italsoprovidesthepropertiesofgroundingandshieldingagainstelectromagneticwaves.Theevaluationofsurfaceperformancesofnewproductshowedthatitiscomparableorevenbetterthanthesimilarproducts.Currently,thenewlydevelopedproducthasbeencommercialized.Inthispaper,themajorpropertiesarediscussed,suchascorrosionresistance,surfaceelectricalconductivity,fingerprintresistance,solventresistance,coatingadhesion(ink/melaminealkydpaint),heatresistanceandformability.Furthermore,theapplicationisalsobrieflydescribed.
简介:SomenewNi-saving25Crduplexstainlesssteels(DSS)havebeendeveloped.Theresultsindicatethatthealloyhasabalancedferrite-austeniterelationafterhotforgeandsolidsolutiontreatmentat1000℃.TheelementsWandCuhaveamarkedeffectonthemicrostructureofthealloy.ThepittingpotentialofthesteeladdingWandCuelementsreachesthemaximumvalueof435mV.Thetensilestrengthandpercentageofareareductionofallsteelsinthispaperare800-900MPaand60%-70%,respectively.Thetensileelongationsofthealloysareallabove30%.Theexperimentalsteelshavegoodcorrosionandmechanicalproperty.
简介:Withpricesformetalresourcessuchasnickelandmolybdenumsoaring,thereisaheightenedsenseofcrisisconcerningresourcescarcity.WhileType304,themostcommonstainlesssteel,offersexcellentcorrosionresistance,itspriceisaffectedsignificantlybythecostofnickelbecauseofits8%nickelcontent.ThestainlesssteelthathasthesamecorrosionresistanceasthatofType304anddoesnotcontainnickelandmolybdenumhasbeenrequired.JFESteelCorporationhasdevelopedanew21%Cr-0.4%Custainlesssteel,theworld’sfirstferriticstainlesssteel,whichoffersequivalentcorrosionresistancetoType304whilecontainingabsolutelynonickelormolybdenum,tworaremetals.Thenewlydevelopedsteelcontains21%chromiumwiththeadditionof0.4%copper.Thedevelopmentofthesteelisbasedonanewdiscoverythatthepassivefilmsofstainlesssteelscouldbestrengthenedbythesynergyeffectofhighchromiumcontentandcopperaddition.Copperadditionenrichesthechromiumcontentinpassivefilmsafterfieldexposure.Newlydeveloped21%Cr-0.4%CustainlesssteelisadoptedformanyapplicationsasasubstitutionforType304,includingcommercialkitchenware,buildingmaterialsandindustrialmachinery.ThesteelisexpectedtobeanewstandardofaferriticstainlesssteelasasubstitutionforType304.