The Oxide Inclusion and Heat-Affected-Zone Toughness for Low Carbon Bridge Steels
By welding thermo-simulation and actual welding practices, the microstructure and properties of low carbon bridge steels has been studied with the aid of optical microscope, scanning electron microscope. The experimental results show that by the oxide introducing melting technology there are many complex inclusions composed of oxide containing Ti and MnS. These inclusions are spherical and they are distributed homogeneously. During the welding thermo-simulation these oxide inclusions will promote the nucleation of acicular ferrite and make the microstructure in HAZ finer. Therefore the toughness in HAZ is good whether in welding thermo-simulation even if the heat input reaches to 200kJ/cm. In actual welding the heat input is 88kJ/cm and the low temperature impact energy still can reach 110J.