scholarly journals Studies on some of mechanical properties of SS304L material under different heat treatment conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 49-67
Author(s):  
Nhuan Hoang ◽  
Thuc Phuong Nguyen Thi ◽  
Xuan Thi Hoang ◽  
Xuan Vinh Tran ◽  
Thi Tuyen Hoang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Sigma Phase ◽  
Heating Temperature ◽  
Radiation Environment ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Treatment Conditions

In the PWR pressure water reactor (PWR), stainless steel is used in many important parts in both primary and secondary water circuits. There are not enough necessary condition to experiment in extremly conditons of nuclear reactor, such as high temperature, high pressure in radiation environment in Vietnam. Therefore, in order to study the world's technology for evaluating metal materials, it is necessary to have basic research on SS304 stainless steel objects. This study deals with SS304L stainless steel, which is low carbon steel used in nuclear power plants. The material used in this work was stainless steel 304 with low C content (SS304L). AISI stainless steel 304L plates were cut by wire-cutting machine into standard specimens and then heat-treated under different conditions. Finally, the post-treated specimens were tested by Rockwell hardness tester, tensile strength tester, and Charpy impact tester to verify the mechanical properties. The results showed that when heating the specimens in the range of 300÷900oC, cooling in the furnace to the room temperature, the value of hardness changed insignificantly. When increasing heating temperature, the yield strength and ultimate tensile strength values of the specimens decreased while the relative elongation values were almost unchanged. It means that under tested heat treatment conditions, the higher the heating temperature is, the worse mechanical properties are. The reason for this might be the appearance of the brittle sigma phase. Heat treatment results of SS304 specimens with the normalizing conditions at 900oC also shows the possibility to remove the sigma phase in the steel composition.

The Effect of Heat Treatment on Mechanical Properties of J4 Series Stainless Steel Metals

Teknik ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-122
Author(s):  
Gadang Priyotomo ◽  
I Nyoman Gede Putrayasa Astawa ◽  
Fendy Rokhmanto
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Yield Strength ◽  
Heating Temperature ◽  
Martensite Phase ◽  
The Other ◽  
Austenitic Phase ◽  
Sensitization Process

J4 series stainless steel (SS) is austenitic alloy steel containing chromium and mangan, which has moderate strength and corrosion resistance. However, austenitic SS alloys generally undergo a sensitization process during heat treatment that decreases metal mechanical properties. The investigation of mechanical properties effect on J4 series SS toward the various temperature of metal was carried out at the temperature range of 600oC – 1050oC. The decrease of tensile strength, yield strength, and hardness are followed by increasing toughness and elongation in an increasing metal temperature up to 1050oC. This behavior of mechanical properties is caused by the transformation of α’-martensite phase to the austenitic phase with increasing heating temperature. On the other side, a significant decrease in toughness, yield strength, and elongation at the temperature of 700oC indicate a sensitization process on J4 stainless steel. The process of sensitization will correspond to the susceptibility of stress corrosion cracking on stainless steel.

scholarly journals Heat Treatment Evaluation for the Camshafts Production of ADI Low Alloyed with Vanadium

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1036
Author(s):  
Eduardo Colin García ◽  
Alejandro Cruz Ramírez ◽  
Guillermo Reyes Castellanos ◽  
José Federico Chávez Alcalá ◽  
Jaime Téllez Ramírez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Ductile Iron ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Energy Impact ◽  
Treatment Conditions ◽  
Mold Casting ◽  
Grade 3 ◽  
Good Agreement

Ductile iron camshafts low alloyed with 0.2 and 0.3 wt % vanadium were produced by one of the largest manufacturers of the ductile iron camshafts in México “ARBOMEX S.A de C.V” by a phenolic urethane no-bake sand mold casting method. During functioning, camshafts are subject to bending and torsional stresses, and the lobe surfaces are highly loaded. Thus, high toughness and wear resistance are essential for this component. In this work, two austempering ductile iron heat treatments were evaluated to increase the mechanical properties of tensile strength, hardness, and toughness of the ductile iron camshaft low alloyed with vanadium. The austempering process was held at 265 and 305 °C and austempering times of 30, 60, 90, and 120 min. The volume fraction of high-carbon austenite was determined for the heat treatment conditions by XRD measurements. The ausferritic matrix was determined in 90 min for both austempering temperatures, having a good agreement with the microstructural and hardness evolution as the austempering time increased. The mechanical properties of tensile strength, hardness, and toughness were evaluated from samples obtained from the camshaft and the standard Keel block. The highest mechanical properties were obtained for the austempering heat treatment of 265 °C for 90 min for the ADI containing 0.3 wt % V. The tensile and yield strength were 1200 and 1051 MPa, respectively, while the hardness and the energy impact values were of 47 HRC and 26 J; these values are in the range expected for an ADI grade 3.

scholarly journals Achievement of High Strength and Ductility in Al–Si–Cu–Mg Alloys by Intermediate Phase Optimization in As-Cast and Heat Treatment Conditions

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bingrong Zhang ◽  
Lingkun Zhang ◽  
Zhiming Wang ◽  
Anjiang Gao
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Ultimate Tensile Strength ◽  
Intermediate Phase ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Mg Alloys ◽  
Artificial Ageing ◽  
Treatment Conditions ◽  
Eutectic Si

In order to obtain high-strength and high-ductility Al–Si–Cu–Mg alloys, the present research is focused on optimizing the composition of soluble phases, the structure and morphology of insoluble phases, and artificial ageing processes. The results show that the best matches, 0.4 wt% Mg and 1.2 wt% Cu in the Al–9Si alloy, avoided the toxic effect of the blocky Al2Cu on the mechanical properties of the alloy. The addition of 0.6 wt% Zn modified the morphology of eutectic Si from coarse particles to fine fibrous particles and the texture of Fe-rich phases from acicular β-Fe to blocky π-Fe in the Al–9Si–1.2Cu–0.4Mg-based alloy. With the optimization of the heat treatment parameters, the spherical eutectic Si and the fully fused β-Fe dramatically improved the ultimate tensile strength and elongation to fracture. Compared with the Al–9Si–1.2Cu–0.4Mg-based alloy, the 0.6 wt% Zn modified alloy not only increased the ultimate tensile strength and elongation to fracture of peak ageing but also reduced the time of peak ageing. The following improved combination of higher tensile strength and higher elongation was achieved for 0.6 wt% Zn modified alloy by double-stage ageing: 100 °C × 3 h + 180 °C × 7 h, with mechanical properties of ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of ~371 MPa, yield strength (YS) of ~291 MPa, and elongation to fracture (E%) of ~5.6%.

Effects of Heat Treatment on Microstructure Parameters, Mechanical Properties and Cold Resistance of Sparingly Alloyed High-Strength Steel

2021 ◽  
Vol 410 ◽  
pp. 197-202
Author(s):  
Pavel P. Poleckov ◽  
Olga A. Nikitenko ◽  
Alla S. Kuznetsova
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Cold Resistance ◽  
Heating Temperature ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Steel Microstructure ◽  
Treatment Conditions ◽  
Microstructure Parameters ◽  
Temperature Impact ◽  
Low Temperature Impact Toughness

This study considers the influence of various heat treatment conditions on the change of steel microstructure parameters, mechanical properties and cold resistance at a temperature of-60 °C. The common behavior of these properties is considered depending on the heating temperature used for quenching and subsequent tempering. Based on the obtained results, heat treatment conditions are proposed that provide a combination of a guaranteed yield point σ0.2 ≥600 N/mm2 with a low-temperature impact toughness KCV-60 ≥50 J/cm2 and plasticity δ5 ≥17%. The obtained research results are intended for industrial use at the mill "5000" site of MMK PJSC.

Effect of The Sigma Phase on the Mechanical Properties of a Cast Duplex Stainless Steel during the Ageing Treatment at 850°C

2013 ◽  
Vol 684 ◽  
pp. 325-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tian Liang ◽  
Xiao Qiang Hu ◽  
Xiu Hong Kang ◽  
Dian Zhong Li
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Sigma Phase ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Eutectoid Reaction ◽  
Secondary Austenite

With about equal amount of austenite and ferrite in volume fraction, duplex stainless steel (DSS) is in advantage of mechanical properties and corrosive behaviors. Hence it is widely applied to the heavy castings for nuclear power plants inshore, such as impellers, pumps and valves. However, lots of cracks usually occur in these castings during manufacturing processes, because it is susceptible to precipitate the brittle intermetallic compound of sigma phase when the castings are exposed from 600 to 1000oC. In this work, the precipitation of sigma phase was observed by optical microscope (OM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) in a cast DSS named as MAS/6001, which aged at 850oC from 5 to 300 minutes. The effect of sigma phase on the mechanical properties was analyzed by the tensile at room temperature and impact tests at -10°C. The results show that sigma phase in the MAS/6001 steel precipitated simultaneously with the secondary austenite, which obeyed the eutectoid reaction. The interfaces between austenite or secondary austenite and sigma phase were the locations where cracks generated from the void aggregation. Cracks are susceptible to propagate along or cross these interfaces, and to promote the sigma phase breaking-off, which severely deteriorated the mechanical properties.

scholarly journals Mechanical Properties of a Thermally-aged Cast Duplex Stainless Steel by in Situ Tensile Test at the Service Temperature

Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qingdong Zhang ◽  
Sida Ma ◽  
Tao Jing
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Thermal Aging ◽  
Austenite Phase ◽  
Ferrite Phase ◽  
Service Temperature

Z3CN20.09M cast duplex stainless steel (CDSS) has been used for primary coolant water pipes in pressurized water reactors due to its excellent mechanical properties. Such pipes operate at an elevated service temperature (~320 °C) and experience issues of thermal aging embrittlement. In situ tensile tests were conducted to investigate the deformation mechanisms of Z3CN20.09M CDSS after long-term thermal aging at 475 °C for up to 2000 h in both optical microscope and scanning electron microscope at 320 °C. For the 320 °C tests, the tensile stress and other mechanical properties, e.g. the yield stress and the ultimate tensile strength, increase during the thermal aging process and recover to almost the same level as the unaged condition after annealing heat-treatment, which is caused by the formation and dissolution of precipitation during aging and anneal heat-treatment, respectively. For the slip mechanism, straight slip lines form first in the austenite phase. When these slip lines reach the austenite/ferrite interface, three kinds of slip systems are found in the ferrite phase. During the fracture process, the austenite phase is torn apart and the ferrite phase shows a significant elongation. The role of the ferrite phase is to hold the austenite matrix, thus increasing the tensile strength of this steel.

Centrifugal Casting Practice and Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a 2205 Duplex Stainless Steel

2005 ◽  
Vol 475-479 ◽  
pp. 2527-2532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sang Mok Lee ◽  
S. Yang ◽  
S.T. Kim ◽  
Y.S. Park ◽  
B.M. Moon
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Cooling Rate ◽  
Centrifugal Casting ◽  
Corrosion Properties ◽  
Σ Phase ◽  
Air Atmosphere ◽  
Treatment Conditions

Microstructural features, mechanical properties, and corrosion properties of a SAF2205 duplex stainless steel (DSS) were systematically investigated as functions of cooling rate during casting and heat treatment conditions. The choice of a duplex stainless steel was a SAF2205 alloy, of which composition is 0.03C, 21~23Cr, 4.5~6.5Ni, 2.5~3.5Mo, 0.08~0.2N, 1.0Si, and 2.0Mn with remaining Fe. A 5-stepped sand mold and the permanent Y-block mold were used to check the effect of cooling rate during solidification. The microstructural characteristics, such as grain size, the d/γ ratio, the existence of the carbides and σ phase has been noticed to greatly change with the variation of cooling rate during the casting procedure. Various heat treatment conditions were also examined to achieve the optimized mechanical properties of DSS. Based on the preliminary examination, the feasibility study of utilization of centrifugal casting has been carried out for the production of better quality DSS pipe components. Melting and casting practices of DSS during centrifugal casting in an air atmosphere were systematically investigated in order to obtain the optimized process parameters.

Effect of Reversion Heat Treatment on the Mechanical Properties of Thermally Embrittled UNS S32760 Duplex Stainless Steel

2015 ◽  
Vol 830-831 ◽  
pp. 127-130
Author(s):  
Mogra Natesh ◽  
V. Shamanth ◽  
K.S. Ravishankar
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Stainless Steels ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steels ◽  
Nuclear Industry ◽  
Holding Time ◽  
Limiting Factor

Duplex Stainless Steels contain very high chromium contents (19-30% by weight) and exhibit excellent corrosion resistance and extremely good mechanical properties. Embrittlement of duplex stainless steels due to precipitation of αʹ upon prolonged exposure in the temperature range of 280°C to 500°C has been a serious limiting factor for its long term usage in the nuclear industry, where the operating temperatures of cooling pipes is around 300°C. In this investigation, the effect of reversion heat treatment on the mechanical properties of a thermally embrittled duplex stainless steel has been studied. The specimens were solutionized, aged and then reversion treated for varying periods. The aged specimens showed significant increase in tensile strength and decrease in ductility in comparison to the ones in solutionized condition. The specimens which were reversion treated showed marginal decrease in tensile strength and significant increase in ductility after 5 minutes of holding time. As the holding time increased, the tensile strength rapidly decreased and ductility increased initially up to 30 minutes of reversion, after which there was no significant change in strength and ductility.

scholarly journals Influence of heat treatment on the mechanical properties of CrNi stainless steel orthodontic wires

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-73
Author(s):  
Clariana Hoehne Sepúlveda ◽  
Sávio Morato de Lacerda Gontijo ◽  
Leandro de Arruda Santos ◽  
Alexandre Fortes Drummond ◽  
Leonardo Foresti Soares de Menezes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Steel Wire ◽  
Orthodontic Wires ◽  
Rectangular Section ◽  
Student’S T ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Orthodontic Archwires

ABSTRACT Introduction: The heat treatment of stainless steel wires is a routine clinical procedure adopted by many dentists in order to relieve the stress caused after performing bends in the archwire. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the influence of heat treatment of stainless steel archwires with a rectangular section of 0.016 x 0.022’-in. Methods: For analysis of the dimensional stability, the anterior and posterior dimensions of forty 0.016 x 0.022-in stainless steel orthodontic archwires without heat treatment and 30 days after heat treatment were evaluated. For analysis of the mechanical properties, 12 stainless steel wire segments with the same rectangular section without heat treatment and 30 days after heat treatment were tested through tensile strength and strain tests. To evaluate if there were differences between the anterior and posterior dimensions, the results were analyzed by the Student’s t-test. To compare the tensile strength and strain between the groups, the ANOVA test was used. The level of significance adopted was 95% (p< 0.05). Results: The heat treatment did not stop the expansion of archwires 30 days after their preparation, and there was no statistical difference in the tensile strength and strain tests with and without heat treatment. Conclusion: From the findings of this study, it can be conclude that the mechanical behavior of heat-treated stainless steel archwires is similar to that of archwires not subjected to heat treatment.

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