Microstructure–Property Relationship in 22mm Thick X80 Coil Skelp

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Liebeherr ◽  
N. Bernier ◽  
D. Le`bre ◽  
N. Ilic´ ◽  
D. Quidort
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Impact Toughness ◽  
Electron Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
Bainitic Ferrite ◽  
Hot Strip Mill ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Welded Pipe ◽  
Hot Rolled ◽  
Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
The Impact

The progress in the development of heavy gauge X80 linepipe steel on coil at ArcelorMittal was recently rewarded with a 6000 ton commercial order for the production of 21.6mm wall thickness spiral welded pipe. The further product development is concentrating on the improvement of the impact toughness at low temperatures. Research is currently focussing on the relationship between the mechanical properties and the microstructure of the steels. In the present study, two industrially hot rolled X80 steels with thickness 21.6mm were investigated. The steels had the same chemical composition but were processed with different parameter sets in the hot strip mill. The two resulting low-carbon bainitic microstructures were composed predominantly of quasi-polygonal ferrite and globular bainitic ferrite / bainitic ferrite, respectively. Emphasis of the microstructure and property characterisation was laid on through-thickness gradients of grain size, hardness, texture, impact toughness and tensile properties. Accordingly, the materials were characterised at different positions in the thickness. Grain size and texture were determined by means of Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD). Sub-size Charpy as well as sub-thickness tensile test specimens were taken at different positions in the cross section. The results show that the link between microstructure and properties is not at all obvious. The influence of mean grain size, grain size distribution and texture is discussed in detail.

Crystallographic Features of Low-Carbon Bainite Formed under Non-Isothermal Conditions

2013 ◽  
Vol 762 ◽  
pp. 110-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.N. Panpurin ◽  
Nikolay Y. Zolotorevsky ◽  
Yuri F. Titovets ◽  
A.A. Zisman ◽  
E.I. Khlusova
Keyword(s):  
Cooling Rate ◽  
Electron Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
Bainitic Ferrite ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Austenite Grain Size ◽  
Orientation Data ◽  
Austenite Grain ◽  
Low Carbon Bainite ◽  
Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
Parent Austenite

The effects of cooling rate and austenite structure on bainite formation was investigated by means of electron backscatter diffraction analysis and processing of obtained orientation data. Variant pairing tendency of bainitic ferrite was found to depend on the austenite grain size, austenite plastic deformation and cooling rate. In the bainite formed at low cooling rate the variant pairs having the same Bain axis correspondence are more frequent, while at high cooling rate the variant pairs having the same parallel correspondence of close-packed planes are formed side by side preferably. At the same time, these features are influenced significantly by structural state of parent austenite.

scholarly journals Correlation between the Magnetic Properties and the Crystallographic Texture during the Processing of Non Oriented Electrical Steel

2010 ◽  
Vol 160 ◽  
pp. 189-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Verbeken ◽  
Edgar Gomes ◽  
Juergen Schneider ◽  
Yvan Houbaert
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Crystallographic Texture ◽  
Electron Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
Magnetic Anisotropy Energy ◽  
Electrical Steels ◽  
History Of ◽  
Microstructure Morphology ◽  
Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
The Impact

The magnetic properties in electrical steels are strongly dependent on the crystallographic texture as well as other microstructural features such as grain size. Both, texture and grain size, are determined by the thermo-mechanical history of the material. This work regards a set of different thermo-mechanical paths applied on two types of non-oriented electrical steels containing 2.4% and 3.0%Si, respectively. The evolution of grain size, microstructure morphology and texture throughout processing were studied in detail by optical microscopy, X-Ray diffraction and Electron BackScatter Diffraction (EBSD). The impact of the texture on the magnetic properties was evaluated. This was done by the calculation of the magnetic anisotropy energy and the A parameter, i.e. a parameter defined in scientific literature that describes the magnetic "quality" of the texture, which can be correlated with the magnetic properties of the materials. Finally, the influence of further laser cutting on the crystallographic texture will be examined as well.

scholarly journals Comparison of Impact Toughness in Simulated Coarse-Grained Heat-Affected Zone of Al-Deoxidized and Ti-Deoxidized Offshore Steels

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1783
Author(s):  
Henri Tervo ◽  
Antti Kaijalainen ◽  
Vahid Javaheri ◽  
Mohammed Ali ◽  
Tuomas Alatarvas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Impact Toughness ◽  
Heat Affected Zone ◽  
Electron Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
Cooling Time ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Electron Backscatter ◽  
Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
The Impact

The presence of acicular ferrite (AF) in the heat-affected zone (HAZ) of steels used offshore is generally seen as beneficial for toughness. In this study, the effects of varying fractions of AF (0–49 vol.%) were assessed in the simulated, unaltered and coarse-grained heat-affected zones (CGHAZ) of three experimental steels. Two steels were deoxidized, with one using Ti and the other using Al. The characterization was carried out by using electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry, electron backscatter diffraction and X-ray diffraction. The fraction of AF varied with the heat input and cooling time applied in the Gleeble thermomechanical simulator. AF was present in one of the Ti-deoxidized steels with all the applied cooling times, and its fraction increased with increasing cooling time. However, in other materials, only a small fraction (13–22%) of AF was present and only when the longest cooling time was applied. The impact toughness of the simulated specimens was evaluated using instrumented Charpy V-notch testing. Contrary to the assumption, the highest impact toughness was obtained in the conventional Al-deoxidized steel with little or no AF in the microstructure, while the variants with the highest fraction of AF had the lowest impact toughness. It was concluded that the coarser microstructural and inclusion features of the steels with AF and also the fraction of AF may not have been great enough to improve the CGHAZ toughness of the steels investigated.

Effects of Austenite Conditioning and Transformation Temperature on the Bainitic Microstructure in Linepipe Steels

2014 ◽  
Vol 783-786 ◽  
pp. 85-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.W. Regier ◽  
A. Reguly ◽  
David K. Matlock ◽  
J.K. Choi ◽  
John G. Speer
Keyword(s):  
Electron Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
Bainitic Ferrite ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Bainitic Steels ◽  
Bainitic Microstructure ◽  
Base Steel ◽  
Crystallographic Characteristics ◽  
Bainite Microstructure ◽  
Linepipe Steels ◽  
Backscatter Diffraction

Low carbon bainitic steels are important in applications such as linepipe, and the details of the bainite microstructure control strength and toughness. The transformation of austenite to bainitic ferrite has been widely researched over the years, although recent use of electron backscatter diffraction techniques has provided opportunity to advance the characterization of various crystallographic aspects. In recent work, microstructures were characterized in a base steel containing 0.04 C and 1.7 Mn (wt. pct.) and two additional steels having modest carbon and manganese variations to influence the transformation behavior, with an interest in the MA (martensite-austenite) constituent and characteristics of the bainite developed at different transformation temperatures. Effects of austenite conditioning were also examined, as these steels contained an addition of 0.04 wt. pct. Nb. Microstructural details including crystallographic characteristics assessed using EBSD are presented, along with comments related to the implications of the results.

Effects of Transformation Temperature on Variant Grouping of Bainitic Ferrite in Low Carbon Steel

2011 ◽  
Vol 172-174 ◽  
pp. 155-160
Author(s):  
Naoki Takayama ◽  
Goro Miyamoto ◽  
Tadashi Furuhara
Keyword(s):  
Transformation Temperature ◽  
Electron Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
Lath Martensite ◽  
Bainitic Ferrite ◽  
Low Carbon Steel ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Alloy Steel ◽  
Bainite Structure ◽  
Electron Backscatter ◽  
Backscatter Diffraction

Effects of transformation temperature on variant grouping tendency of bainitic ferrite in a low carbon low alloy steel transformed isothermally are investigated by means of electron backscatter diffraction analysis. Baintic variants of Kurdjumov-Sachs (K-S) orientation relationship belonging to the same Bain correspondence tend to form adjacently in the bainite structure formed at 823K, while the K-S variants sharing the same close-packed plane parallel relation form adjacently in the bainite structure formed at 723K and lath martensite formed by quenching.

scholarly journals Influence of Chromium Content on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Thermomechanically Hot-Rolled Low-Carbon Bainitic Steels Containing Niobium

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Ali ◽  
Tun Nyo ◽  
Antti Kaijalainen ◽  
Jaakko Hannula ◽  
David Porter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Impact Toughness ◽  
Cooling Rate ◽  
Chromium Content ◽  
Bainitic Ferrite ◽  
Polygonal Ferrite ◽  
Granular Bainite ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Cr Content ◽  
Hot Rolled

The effect of chromium content in the range of 1 wt.%–4 wt.% on the microstructure and mechanical properties of controlled-rolled and direct-quenched 12 mm thick low-carbon (0.04 wt.%) steel plates containing 0.06 wt.% Nb has been studied. In these microalloyed 700 MPa grade steels, the aim was to achieve a robust bainitic microstructure with a yield strength of 700 MPa combined with good tensile ductility and impact toughness. Continuous cooling transformation diagrams of deformed and non-deformed austenite were recorded to study the effect of Cr and hot deformation on the transformation behavior of the investigated steels. Depending on the cooling rate, the microstructures consist of one or more of the following microstructural constituents: bainitic ferrite, granular bainite, polygonal ferrite, and pearlite. The fraction of bainitic ferrite decreases with decreasing cooling rate, giving an increasing fraction of granular bainite and polygonal ferrite and a reduction in the hardness of the transformation products. Polygonal ferrite formation depends mainly on the Cr content and the cooling rate. In both deformed and non-deformed austenite, increasing the Cr content enhances the hardenability and refines the final microstructure, shifting the ferrite start curve to lower cooling rates. Preceding austenite deformation promotes the formation of polygonal ferrite at lower cooling rates, which leads to a decrease in hardness. In hot-rolled and direct-quenched plates, decreasing the Cr content promotes the formation of polygonal ferrite leading to an increase in the impact toughness and elongation but also a loss of yield strength.

Effect of Microstructure on Impact Energy of an Al-Mg-Sc Alloy

2016 ◽  
Vol 877 ◽  
pp. 421-426
Author(s):  
Daria Zhemchuzhnikova ◽  
Rustam Kaibyshev
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Impact Toughness ◽  
Impact Energy ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Average Grain Size ◽  
Coarse Grained State ◽  
Hot Rolled ◽  
The Impact

Analysis of the absorbed impact energy of an Al-Mg-Sc alloy after different thermo-mechanical processing routes was investigated between-196°C and 20°C. The material with a grain size of ∼ 22 μm in cast condition and with an average grain size of 0.7 μm produced by was produced by equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) exhibits well-defined ductile-brittle transition in the temperature interval-60...-100°C, however, even at-196°C the value impact energy of fine-grained alloy is higher by a factor of 2 in comparison with coarse-grained state. The impact toughness of the hot rolled alloy linearly decreases with decreasing temperature. The influence of different microstructures on impact toughness and fracture behavior of alloy is discussed.

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