Improvement of the strength-ductility balance in ultrafast heated steels by combining high-temperature annealing and quenching and partitioning process

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING

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Hernandez-Duran, E. I.^1,2,3  Bliznuk, V.¹  Ros-Yanez, T.⁴  Iquilio-Abarzua, R.⁵  Castro-Cerda, F. M.^2,3  Petrov, R. H.^1,2 

[1] Univ Ghent, Res Grp Mat Sci & Technol, Dept Electromech Syst & Met Engn, Tech Lane,Sci Pk,Campus A 46, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium

[2] Delft Univ Technol, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Mekelweg 2, NL-2628 CD Delft, Netherlands

[3] Univ Santiago Chile, Dept Met, Alameda 3363, Santiago 9170022, Chile

[4] CLEVELAND CLIFFS INC, Res & Innovat Ctr, 6180 Res Way, Middletown, OH 45005 USA

[5] Pontificia Univ Catolica Valparaiso, Escuela Ingn Mecan, Av Brasil 2950, Valparaiso 2374631, Chile

关键词: Ultrafast heating;    Quenching and partitioning;    Steel;    Mechanical properties;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.msea.2021.142045

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

The microstructure and mechanical properties of an Fe-0.24C-1.4Mn-1.4Si steel were investigated after combining ultrafast heating (UFH) at a heating rate of 500 degrees C/s followed by fast cooling to room temperature (DQ) or quenching and partitioning processes (Q&P). Two peak temperatures were studied, annealing into the intercritical range and above the AC3 temperature. After ultrafast heating and quenching, the resulting microstructures revealed that intercritical annealing led to the formation of a banded ferritic-martensitic microstructure. On the other hand, heating above the intercritical range led to an even distribution of allotriomorphic ferrite grains upon fast cooling and a complex phase microstructure, consisting mainly of martensite, was produced. Q&P steel grades exhibit an enhanced mechanical behavior compared to their DQ counterparts, where yield strength, uniform elongation, and total elongation increased after partitioning at 400 degrees C. The ultimate tensile strength of the Q&P steels decreased compared to the DQ steels annealed at the same peak temperature. However, the final strength-ductility balance of the studied Q&P steels was superior to the DQ steel grades. Moreover, considerable strength and improved ductility were obtained through the combination of peak annealing above the AC3 temperature followed by Q&P. These results are attributed to an interplay between a sustainable TRIP effect and effective strain-stress partitioning among the microconstituents resulted after the Q&P process.

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