Effects of Rare Earth on Mechanical Properties of LZ50 Axle Steels and Its Formation Mechanism

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 509-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-ling Zhang ◽  
Yan-chong Yu ◽  
She-bin Wang ◽  
Yang Hou ◽  
Shu-chun Yin
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Impact Toughness ◽  
Fatigue Resistance ◽  
Formation Mechanism ◽  
Vacuum Induction Furnace ◽  
Lz50 Steel ◽  
Sharp Edges ◽  
Re Elements ◽  
The Impact

AbstractTo study the mechanism of rare earth (RE) elements on the mechanical properties of axle steels, trace RE were added to LZ50 axle steel, which was melted in vacuum induction furnace. By calculating the thermodynamic and kinetic of RE inclusions, the formation mechanism of inclusions was discussed. And the effects of RE elements on the microstructures and mechanical properties were investigated. The results show that RE and O elements in the molten steels diffused into the interface and increased the thickness of the liquid film. The inclusions transform into 1–3 μm spherical RE compound inclusions instead of 5 μm Al2O3-SiO2 with sharp edges. The grain sizes of the steels containing 0.0010 %～0.0026 % RE were decreased, impact toughness and fatigue resistance were improved greatly, compared with the steel without RE. The impact toughness and fatigue resistance of the LZ50 steel with the addition of 0.0010 % RE were increased by 1.65 and 2 times, respectively.

Effects of RE on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Low-Alloy Steel

2012 ◽  
Vol 557-559 ◽  
pp. 96-99
Author(s):  
Xiao Liu ◽  
Zhi Hui Li
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Impact Toughness ◽  
Earth Element ◽  
Impact Test ◽  
Low Alloy Steel ◽  
Metallographic Examination ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Scanning Electron

The effect of rare earth element on structure and mechanical properties of SS400 steel were studied by metallographic examination, scanning electron microscope (SEM), tensile test and impact test. The results show that rare earth can refine microstructure of SS400 steel. Fracture is changed from cleavage to ductile fracture by adding RE to SS400 steel. And the mechanical properties of SS400 are improved. The impact toughness value of SS400 steel (containing 0.02 RE) increases by 39.66% at -40°C, and at 0°C the impact toughness value increases by 31.05%, respectively comparing with that of steel without RE.

scholarly journals Effects of Rare Earth Elements on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of H13 Die Steel

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 918
Author(s):  
Rongchun Chen ◽  
Zhigang Wang ◽  
Jianguo He ◽  
Fusheng Zhu ◽  
Chunhong Li
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
M23c6 Carbide ◽  
Die Steels ◽  
Carbide Distribution ◽  
Re Elements ◽  
The Impact

The effects of rare earth (RE) elements on the carbide distribution, transformation temperature, and mechanical properties of H13 die steels after annealing were systematically investigated by scanning electron microscopy, electron probe microanalysis, and transmission electron microscopy. The results indicated that the addition of RE elements is helpful in increasing the fraction of the disrupted M23C6 carbide along the grain boundaries, hindering the migration of grain boundaries and improving the crack-formation and expansion resistance of the carbides in the tensile process. With the addition of RE, the Ac3 temperature increased by 11.4 °C and the diffusion of carbon atoms was pinned during the austenitizing process. Moreover, the carbides were modified by rare earth elements, and RE-inclusion promoted the transition of brittle-type failure to ductile-type failure. Therefore, the impact energy, hardness, and ultimate tensile strength improved significantly in the RE-modified H13 die steels.

Mechanical Properties of Equal-Channel Angular Extrusion-Processed Al-20Zn Alloy

2012 ◽  
Vol 445 ◽  
pp. 195-200
Author(s):  
Murat Aydin ◽  
Yakup Heyal
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Impact Toughness ◽  
Equal Channel Angular Extrusion ◽  
Considerable Change ◽  
Fatigue Properties ◽  
Dendritic Microstructure ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Angular Extrusion ◽  
Alloy Increase ◽  
The Impact

The mechanical properties mainly tensile properties, impact toughness and high-cycle fatigue properties, of two-phase Al-20Zn alloy subjected to severe plastic deformation (SPD) via equal-channel angular extrusion (ECAE) using route A up to 2 passes were studied. The ECAE almost completely eliminated as-cast dendritic microstructure including casting defects such as micro porosities. A refined microstructure consisting of elongated micro constituents, α and α+η eutectic phases, formed after ECAE via route A. As a result of this microstructural change, mechanical properties mainly the impact toughness and fatigue performance of the as-cast Al-20Zn alloy increased significantly through the ECAE. The rates of increase in fatigue endurance limit are approximately 74 % after one pass and 89 % after two passes while the increase in impact toughness is 122 %. Also the yield and tensile strengths of the alloy increase with ECAE. However, no considerable change occurred in hardness and percentage elongation of the alloy. It was also observed that the ECAE changed the nature of the fatigue fracture characteristics of the as-cast Al-20Zn alloy.

Physical Simulation of Weldability of Weldox 1300 Steel

2013 ◽  
Vol 762 ◽  
pp. 551-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Stanislaw Węglowski ◽  
Marian Zeman ◽  
Miroslaw Lomozik
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Impact Toughness ◽  
Physical Simulation ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Parent Material ◽  
Cooling Time ◽  
Electron Microscopies ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Transformation Diagrams ◽  
The Impact

In the present study, the investigation of weldability of new ultra-high strength - Weldox 1300 steel has been presented. The thermal simulated samples were used to investigate the effect of welding cooling time t8/5 on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the heat affected zone (HAZ). In the frame of these investigation the microstructure was studied by the light (LM) and transmission electron microscopies (TEM). It has been shown that the microstructure of the Weldox 1300 steel is composed of tempered martensite, and inside the laths the minor precipitations mainly V(CN) and molybdenum carbide Mo2C were observed. Mechanical properties of parent material were analysed by the tensile, impact and hardness tests. In details the influence of cooling time in the range of 2,5 - 300 s. on hardness, impact toughness and microstructure of simulated HAZ was studied by using welding thermal simulation test. The results show that the impact toughness and hardness decrease with the increase of t8/5 under the condition of a single thermal cycle in simulated HAZ. The continuous cooling transformation diagrams (CCT-W for welding conditions) of Weldox 1300 steel for welding purposes was also elaborated. The steel Weldox 1300 for cooling time in the range of 2,5 - 4 s showed martensite microstructure, for time from 4 s to 60 s mixture of martensite and bainite, and for longer cooling time mixture of ferrite, bainite and martensite. The results indicated that the weldability of Weldox 1300 steel is limited and to avoid the cold cracking the preheating procedure or medium net linear heat input should be used.

Modification in Texture of Magnesium by the Addition of Rare Earth Elements and its Influence on Mechanical Properties

2012 ◽  
Vol 736 ◽  
pp. 307-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murugavel Suresh ◽  
Satyam Suwas
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Magnesium Alloys ◽  
Aluminium Alloys ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Main Obstacle ◽  
Rare Earth Addition ◽  
Structural Applications ◽  
Re Elements ◽  
The Relationship

Mg alloys show limited room temperature formability compared to its lightweight counterpart aluminium alloys, which is a main obstacle in using this metal for most of the structural applications. However, it is known that grain refinement and texture control are the two possibilities for the improvement of formability of magnesium alloys. Amongst the approaches attempted for the texture weakening, additions through of rare-earth (RE) elements have been found most effective. The relationship between the texture and ductility is well established. In this paper, the effect of rare earth addition on texture weakening has been summarized for various magnesium alloys under the two most common modes of deformation methods.

scholarly journals The Microstructure and Property of the Heat Affected zone in C-Mn Steel Treated by Rare Earth

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (2019) ◽  
pp. 362-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-ming Song ◽  
Yu-min Xie ◽  
Bo Song ◽  
Zheng-liang Xue ◽  
Nan Nie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Impact Toughness ◽  
Heat Affected Zone ◽  
Acicular Ferrite ◽  
Steel Matrix ◽  
Impact Properties ◽  
Treated Steel ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Welding Processes ◽  
Mn Steel

AbstractThe microstructures and impact properties of the heat affected zone (HAZ) in steel treated by rare earth (RE) under different welding processes were discussed. The effect of Al on the impact properties of the HAZ in RE treated steel was analyzed. It finds that when the welding t8/5 is smaller than 111 s, the main microstructure in steels is bainite/widmanstatten. The impact toughness of the HAZ is lower than that of the steel matrix. When t8/5 is more than 250 s, the microstructure is mainly acicular ferrite (AF) in the steel treated by RE, and the impact toughness of HAZ is obviously improved. Even under the welding processing with t8/5 about 600 s in RE treated steel can still obtain a lot of AF. While in the steel killed by Al and treated by RE, the main microstructure is parallel cluster of bainite/widmanstatten, and the impact toughness of HAZ is significantly lower than that of low-Al RE treated steel. Al can deteriorate the optimizing of RE treatment on HAZ.

scholarly journals Influence of Vanadium on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Medium-Carbon Steels for Wheels

Metals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengfei Wang ◽  
Zhaodong Li ◽  
Guobiao Lin ◽  
Shitong Zhou ◽  
Caifu Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Impact Toughness ◽  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Carbon Steels ◽  
Precipitation Strengthening ◽  
Austenite Grain Size ◽  
Medium Carbon ◽  
Microstructure And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Medium Carbon Steels ◽  
The Impact

Steels used for high-speed train wheels require a combination of high strength, toughness, and wear resistance. In 0.54% C-0.9% Si wheel steel, the addition of 0.075 or 0.12 wt % V can refine grains and increase the ferrite content and toughness, although the influence on the microstructure and toughness is complex and poorly understood. We investigated the effect of 0.03, 0.12, and 0.23 wt % V on the microstructure and mechanical properties of medium-carbon steels (0.54% C-0.9% Si) for train wheels. As the V content increased, the precipitation strengthening increased, whereas the grain refinement initially increased, and then it remained unchanged. The increase in strength and hardness was mainly due to V(C,N) precipitation strengthening. Increasing the V content to 0.12 wt % refined the austenite grain size and pearlite block size, and increased the density of high-angle ferrite boundaries and ferrite volume fraction. The grain refinement improved the impact toughness. However, the impact toughness then reduced as the V content was increased to 0.23 wt %, because grain refinement did not further increase, whereas precipitation strengthening and ferrite hardening occurred.

Effect of Tempering Time on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SA738 Gr.B Steel

2021 ◽  
Vol 1016 ◽  
pp. 1739-1746
Author(s):  
Yan Mei Li ◽  
Shu Zhan Zhang ◽  
Zai Wei Jiang ◽  
Sheng Yu ◽  
Qi Bin Ye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Impact Toughness ◽  
Yield Strength ◽  
Microstructure Evolution ◽  
Impact Energy ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Microstructure And Mechanical Properties ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Tempering Time

The effect of tempering time on the microstructure and mechanical properties of SA738 Gr.B nuclear power steel was studied using SEM, TEM and thermodynamic software, and its precipitation and microstructure evolution during tempering were clarified. The results showed that SA738 Gr.B nuclear power steel has better comprehensive mechanical properties after tempering at 650 °C for 1h. With the extension of the tempering time, M3C transformed into M23C6 with increasing size, which affected the yield strength and impact energy. When the tempering time is 8h ~ 10h, due to the transformation of M3C to M23C6, the composition of matrix around the carbide changed, causing the temperature of Ac1 dropped, forming twin-martensite which deteriorated the impact toughness of the steel.

Study on Weldablity of Dissimilar Steel between 16MnR and S31803

2011 ◽  
Vol 391-392 ◽  
pp. 768-772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Yang ◽  
Zhan Zhe Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Impact Toughness ◽  
Weld Metal ◽  
Welded Joint ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Dissimilar Steel ◽  
Austenite Content ◽  
Mechanical Properties And Corrosion ◽  
The Impact

The weldablity of dissimilar steel between 16MnR and S31803 was analyzed and researched. By means of optical microscope (OM), the microstructure of the weld joint was investigated, which is welded by tungsten inert gas arc backing welding (GTAW) and manual arc filling welding (SMAW). The mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of the welded joint was also tested and studied. Results indicate that austenite and acicular ferrite distribute uniformly in the weld metal, which strengths the toughness and ductility of the joint. The austenite content in weld is higher than that in over-heated zone of S31803.The SMAW joint structure is coarsening than that of GTAW and has more austenite content. It is also observed that there are a decarburization layer and a carbon-enriched zone nearby the fusion line. And very small amounts of the third phase of harmful metal phase are found in the fusion zone of S31803 side. The welded joint shows the excellent mechanical properties and corrosion resistance. The impact toughness of the weld metal is higher than in HAZ of 16MnR side, and the impact toughness at GTAW side and in HAZ is superior to the SMAW side.

scholarly journals The Effect of Tempering on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a Novel 0.4C Press-Hardening Steel

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (20) ◽  
pp. 4231
Author(s):  
Oskari Haiko ◽  
Antti Kaijalainen ◽  
Sakari Pallaspuro ◽  
Jaakko Hannula ◽  
David Porter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Impact Toughness ◽  
Retained Austenite ◽  
Hot Strip Mill ◽  
Tempering Temperature ◽  
Press Hardening ◽  
Dislocation Densities ◽  
The Impact

In this paper, the effects of different tempering temperatures on a recently developed ultrahigh-strength steel with 0.4 wt.% carbon content were studied. The steel is designed to be used in press-hardening for different wear applications, which require high surface hardness (650 HV/58 HRC). Hot-rolled steel sheet from a hot strip mill was austenitized, water quenched and subjected to 2-h tempering at different temperatures ranging from 150 °C to 400 °C. Mechanical properties, microstructure, dislocation densities, and fracture surfaces of the steels were characterized. Tensile strength greater than 2200 MPa and hardness above 650 HV/58 HRC were measured for the as-quenched variant. Tempering decreased the tensile strength and hardness, but yield strength increased with low-temperature tempering (150 °C and 200 °C). Charpy-V impact toughness improved with low-temperature tempering, but tempered martensite embrittlement at 300 °C and 400 °C decreased the impact toughness at −40 °C. Dislocation densities as estimated using X-ray diffraction showed a linear decrease with increasing tempering temperature. Retained austenite was present in the water quenched and low-temperature tempered samples, but no retained austenite was found in samples subjected to tempering at 300 °C or higher. The substantial changes in the microstructure of the steels caused by the tempering are discussed.

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