scholarly journals Air-Hardening Die-Forged Con-Rods—Achievable Mechanical Properties of Bainitic and Martensitic Concepts

Metals ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Alexander Gramlich ◽  
Robert Lange ◽  
Udo Zitz ◽  
Klaus Büßenschütt
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Air Cooling ◽  
Hardened Steels ◽  
Bainitic Steels ◽  
Alloy Concentration ◽  
Manganese Steels ◽  
Hardened Condition

Three air-hardening forging steels are presented, concerning their microstructure and their mechanical properties. The materials have been produced industrially and achieve either bainitic or martensitic microstructures by air-cooling directly from the forging heat. The bainitic steels are rather conservative steel concepts with an overall alloy concentration of approximately 3 wt.%, while the martensitic concept is alloyed with 4 wt.% manganese (and additional elements), and therefore belongs to the recently developed steel class of medium manganese steels. The presented materials achieve high strengths (YS: 720 MPa to 850 MPa, UTS: 1055 MPa to 1350 MPa), good elongations (Au: 4.0 MPa to 5.9 MPa, At: 12.3 MPa to 14.9 MPa), and impact toughnesses (up to 37 J) in the air-hardened condition. It is shown that air-hardened steels achieve properties close to standard Q + T steels, while being produced with a significantly reduced heat treatment.

scholarly journals Austenite Reversion Tempering-Annealing of 4 wt.% Manganese Steels for Automotive Forging Application

Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Gramlich ◽  
Robin Emmrich ◽  
Wolfgang Bleck
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Impact Toughness ◽  
Temperature Control ◽  
Annealing Process ◽  
Air Cooling ◽  
Metastable Austenite ◽  
Quenching And Tempering ◽  
Manganese Steels

New medium Mn steels for forged components, in combination with a new heat treatment, are presented. This new annealing process implies air-cooling after forging and austenite reversion tempering (AC + ART). This leads to energy saving compared to other heat treatments, like quenching and tempering (Q + T) or quenching and partitioning (Q + P). Furthermore, the temperature control of AC + ART is easy, which increases the applicability to forged products with large diameters. Laboratory melts distinguished by Ti, B, Mo contents have been casted and consecutively forged into semi-finished products. Mechanical properties and microstructure have been characterized for the AC and the AC + ART states. The as forged-state shows YS from 900 MPa to 1000 MPa, UTS from 1350 MPa to 1500 MPa and impact toughness from 15 J to 25 J. Through the formation of nanostructured retained metastable austenite an increase in impact toughness was achieved with values from 80 J to 100 J dependent on the chemical composition.

scholarly journals From High-Manganese Steels to Advanced High-Entropy Alloys

Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Haase ◽  
Luis Antonio Barrales-Mora
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Structural Material ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
High Manganese ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Design Concepts ◽  
Physical Mechanisms ◽  
High Manganese Steels ◽  
Manganese Steels

Arguably, steels are the most important structural material, even to this day. Numerous design concepts have been developed to create and/or tailor new steels suited to the most varied applications. High-manganese steels (HMnS) stand out for their excellent mechanical properties and their capacity to make use of a variety of physical mechanisms to tailor their microstructure, and thus their properties. With this in mind, in this contribution, we explore the possibility of extending the alloy design concepts that haven been used successfully in HMnS to the recently introduced high-entropy alloys (HEA). To this aim, one HMnS steel and the classical HEA Cantor alloy were subjected to cold rolling and heat treatment. The evolution of the microstructure and texture during the processing of the alloys and the resulting properties were characterized and studied. Based on these results, the physical mechanisms active in the investigated HMnS and HEA were identified and discussed. The results evidenced a substantial transferability of the design concepts and more importantly, they hint at a larger potential for microstructure and property tailoring in the HEA.

The Microstructure and Compression Behavior of Multi-Step Forging Ti-45Al-8Nb Alloy after Annealing at 1100 °C

2013 ◽  
Vol 747-748 ◽  
pp. 111-114
Author(s):  
Lin Song ◽  
Xiang Jun Xu ◽  
Jun Pin Lin ◽  
Lai Qi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Annealing Treatment ◽  
Air Cooling ◽  
Test Machine ◽  
Compressive Properties ◽  
Compression Behavior ◽  
Microstructure Change ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Before And After

Effects of annealing treatment on microstructure and the compressive properties of hot-worked Ti-45Al-8Nb-(W, B, Y) alloy were investigated. Microstructure of the extrusion plus multi-step forging pancake before and after heat treatment was analyzed by SEM and TEM, respectively. The annealing was conducted by holding samples at 1100°C for 2hrs, and followed by air cooling and furnace cooling. The mechanical properties were measured by Instron test machine. The microstructure evolution during compressive deformation was analyzed by TEM. The results showed that after the annealing the microstructure change could not be observed under SEM but can be observed under TEM. Many dislocation clusters were removed by heat treatment. The heat treated samples had similar compression behaviors with the pancake. TEM investigation showed that the numerous twin intersections occured in γ matrix during compression. The twin spaces tended to decrease as the deformation and the intersection increasing.

Effects of Heat Treatment Process on Mechanical Properties of X70 Grade Pipeline Steel Bends

2015 ◽  
Vol 727-728 ◽  
pp. 322-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shi Lu Zhao ◽  
Zhen Zhang ◽  
Lian Chong Qu ◽  
Jun Zhang ◽  
Jian Ming Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Yield Strength ◽  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Pipeline Steel ◽  
Impact Testing ◽  
Air Cooling ◽  
Heat Treatment Process

Effects of heat treatment process of quenching and tempering under different temperature conditions on mechanical properties of X70 grade pipeline steel bends were studied. Brinell hardness, yield strength, tensile strength, elongation and impact absorbing energy of the bends were tested by using hardness tester, cupping machine and impact testing machine, respectively. It shows that the best heat treatment process of the X70 grade pipeline steel bends is quenching at 890 °Cand thermal insulation for 26 min then water cooling followed by tempering at 590 °C and thermal insulation for 60 min then air cooling. Furthermore, the resulting hardness, yield strength, tensile strength, yield ratio, elongation and impact absorbing energy reach HB230, 595 MPa, 725 MPa, 0.82, 28% and 300 J respectively, which has excellent comprehensive mechanical properties.

scholarly journals Effect of Heat-treatment Parameters of Cast Iron GJS-X350NiMnCu7-3-2 on its Structure and Mechanical Properties

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Medyński ◽  
A. Janus ◽  
S. Zaborski
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Cast Iron ◽  
High Hardness ◽  
Spheroidal Graphite ◽  
Air Cooling ◽  
Material Hardness ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Lower Material

Abstract The paper presents influence of soaking parameters (temperature and time) on structure and mechanical properties of spheroidal graphite nickel-manganese-copper cast iron, containing: 7.2% Ni, 2.6% Mn and 2.4% Cu. Raw castings showed austenitic structure and relatively low hardness (150 HBW) guaranteeing their good machinability. Heat treatment consisted in soaking the castings within 400 to 600°C for 2 to 10 hours followed by air-cooling. In most cases, soaking caused changes in structure and, in consequence, an increase of hardness in comparison to raw castings. The highest hardness and tensile strength was obtained after soaking at 550°C for 6 hours. At the same time, decrease of the parameters related to plasticity of cast iron (elongation and impact strength) was observed. This resulted from the fact that, in these conditions, the largest fraction of fine-acicular ferrite with relatively high hardness (490 HV0.1) was created in the matrix. At lower temperatures and after shorter soaking times, hardness and tensile strength were lower because of smaller degree of austenite transformation. At higher temperatures and after longer soaking times, fine-dispersive ferrite was produced. That resulted in slightly lower material hardness.

Effects of Heat Treatment on Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Ti-38644 Alloy for Aerospace Fasteners

2018 ◽  
Vol 913 ◽  
pp. 109-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Yun Zhao ◽  
Si Rui Cheng ◽  
Li Dong Wang ◽  
Li Min Dong ◽  
Feng Lei Liu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile Test ◽  
Air Cooling ◽  
Β Phase ◽  
Α Phase

The effects of heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-38644 alloy were investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) as well as uniaxial tensile test. The results show that when the solution temperature is lower than 845°C, the microstructure of Ti-38644 alloy is equiaxed β phase with the grain size of 20μm, and the tensile strength is about 960MPa. As raising solution temperature to 860°C, the grain size of Ti-38644 alloy increases to 100μm and the tensile strength decreased to 870MPa. There are a large number of secondary α phase precipitated from the grain boundaries and within grain of β phase undergoing aging treatment. Secondary α phase coarsens with increasing the aging temperature, leading to the decrease of tensile strength. After solution treatment at 815°C for 1.5h, water quenching plus aging at 520°C for 10h, air cooling, Ti-38644 alloy shows a better mechanical property with the tensile strength 1330MPa, elongation and reduction of area 10% and 45% respectively.

scholarly journals Performance of Mechanical Properties of Ultrahigh-Strength Ferrous Steels Related to Strain-Induced Transformation

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koh-ichi Sugimoto
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Martensite Transformation ◽  
Retained Austenite ◽  
Quenching And Partitioning ◽  
Transformation Induced Plasticity ◽  
Ultrahigh Strength ◽  
Bainitic Steels ◽  
Strain Induced Martensite ◽  
Industry Sectors ◽  
Manganese Steels

Ultrahigh-strength ferrous steels, related to the strain-induced martensite transformation (or transformation-induced plasticity: TRIP) of metastable retained austenite, such as TRIP-aided bainite/martensite steels, quenching and partitioning steels, nanostructured bainitic steels (or carbide free bainitic steels) and medium manganese steels, are currently receiving a great deal of attention from both academic and industry sectors, due to their excellent formability and mechanical properties [...]

Effects of Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Properties of Stainless Clad Plate

2016 ◽  
Vol 703 ◽  
pp. 61-64
Author(s):  
He Rong Jin ◽  
Xu Kun Yang ◽  
You Wei Cui ◽  
Ya Li Yi
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Chromium Content ◽  
Base Layer ◽  
Air Cooling ◽  
Microstructure And Properties ◽  
Mechanical Properties And Corrosion ◽  
Strength And Plasticity ◽  
Application Requirements

The effect of heat treatment on microstructure and properties of Q345R/304 clad plate was studied. The microstructure of the base layer was analyzed by metallographic microscope and scanning electron microscope, and mechanical properties such as tensile, shear and impact were investigated after heat treatment. The chromium content in the compound interface was analyzed after heat treatment through spectrum analysis technology. The results show that heat treatment affects the mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of stainless clad plate significantly. After air cooling, the microstructure of the base layer consi+sts of ferrite and pearlite, the strength of clad plate is low, and the corrosion resistance is poor. After oil cooling to 450°Cand air cooling, the microstructure of the base layer consists of bainite, ferrite and a small amount of pearlite. The strength and plasticity of clad plate can meet the application requirements and the corrosion resistance is excellent as well.

Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Modified 9%Cr-1%Mo Steel upon Isothermal Heat-Treatment

2005 ◽  
Vol 475-479 ◽  
pp. 81-84
Author(s):  
Sung Kang Hur ◽  
Kee Sam Shin ◽  
Jung Hoon Yoo ◽  
Ja Min Koo ◽  
Soo Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Mechanical Property ◽  
Microstructural Evolution ◽  
Heat Treating ◽  
Air Cooling ◽  
Isothermal Heat Treatment ◽  
Martensitic Structure ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Evolution Of Microstructure

The evolution of microstructure and its effects on the mechanical properties of modified 9%Cr-1%Mo steel during heat-treating at 1050°C for 15 min and then isothermal heat treatment at 380~760°C with subsequent air-cooling have been investigated. For the microstructural and mechanical property analyses, OM, SEM, EDS, XRD, hardness and impact tests were used. In accordance with the severity of the heat-treatment, the microstructure evolved from the untransformed martensite to the partially transformed dual phases of martensite and ferrite, and then fully transformed to ferrite. Impact values at ambient temperature for specimens isothermally heat-treated at 320 - 380°C, predominantly at about 350°C were lower than others’ with similar martensitic structure. The partially transformed specimens with dual phases of martensite and ferrite also showed lower impact values than samples with untransformed with martensitic, and transformed with ferritic structures.

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