Study on Normalizing Process for 100mm E40 Heavy Plate

2013 ◽  
Vol 765-767 ◽  
pp. 197-201
Author(s):  
Xiang Yu Xu ◽  
Xue Min Wang

The influence of chemical composition, heat treatment process and microstructure on the properties of E40 heavy plate have been studied. After normalization process of thick TMCP plate for high strength hull steel, the structure is substantially more regular, but the strength decreases. The former microstructure consists of lath-like bainite, but after heat treatment it consists of ferrite and pearlite. The mechanical properties meet the requirement of GB 712 prescript. With cooling rate decreasing, grain size in normalizing samples increases gradually, and the strength decreases. With the holding time extending, grain growth is not obvious, and the strength decreases. The best normalizing temperature is 910 °C, and the best holding time is about100 min.

2012 ◽  
Vol 630 ◽  
pp. 59-63
Author(s):  
De Cheng Wan ◽  
Qing Wu Cai ◽  
Wei Yu ◽  
Xiao Lin Li ◽  
Chang Zheng Dong

The variation of microstructure and their effect on the mechanical properties of heavy plate for ship hull treated by quenching in full austenite region at 910°C once or twice and tempering, or quenching in full austenite region and quenching in intercritical austenite region at 840°C again and tempering were studied with SEM and TEM. It was found that the strength and low temperature toughness of the steel were higher after double quenching in full austenite region and tempering than the steel which was quenched once and tempering, because smaller bainite inter-lath spacing, finer grains were obtained. The steel treated by intercritical quenching at 840°C after quenching in full austenite region and tempering showed the best combination of mechanical properties. This can be attributed to comprehensive effect of the uniform distribution of ferrite and bainite, stronger grain refining effect caused by formation of ferrite.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuf Yusuf ◽  
Asep Ruchiyat ◽  
Muh Anhar

Steel is the material most widely used in the industry. To avoid wear and tear on steel, it is necessary to do heat treatment to improve the mechanical properties of the steel according to its application in the field. The increase in hardenability in metals can be determined by doing a hardenability test, namely the Jominy test method. The Jominy test is a method to determine the hardness value of metal using ASTM standards. This research was conducted with varying the distance of the nozzle of the sprayer to the lower end of the specimen, namely 10 mm, 12.5 mm, and 14 mm with a long spraying time of 15 minutes. The heat treatment process at temperature of 780oC and 90 minutes holding time. The averagehardness value of specimen number one (10 mm spraying distance) is 45.43 kgf, specimen number two (12.5 mm spraying distance) is 45.68 kgf, and specimen number three (14 mm spraying distance) is 44.31 kgf. The highest hardness value was specimen number two, there was an increase of 1.87 kgf (4.02%), according to ASTM standards where the spraying distance was 12.5 mm.Keywords: Steel, spraying distance, Jominy test.


2013 ◽  
Vol 747-748 ◽  
pp. 251-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Chang Zhang ◽  
Sha Luo ◽  
Qing Qing Zhang ◽  
Xiao Qing Xu ◽  
Tie Tao Zhou

In this paper, a new biomedical Mg-Li alloy for the improvement of the comprehensive mechanical properties by micro-alloying and processing to meet the need of mechanical properties of biomedical materials. And the Mg-Li (Mg-Li-Al-Zn-Ca-Sr) alloy's processing and heat treatment were investigated in detail. The crystal texture of cast state, forged state and rolled state were observed and analyzed by OM, XRD and SEM. The mechanical properties of every stage were tested as well. The results showed that the grain size was refined obviously by the concentrating of Ca and Sr in the grain boundary. With the increase of rolling lane, the second phase's distribution was changed to a scattered state gradually from the reunion state. The tensile strength of the forged alloy was improved as well as its elongation after cold rolling and with rolled heat treatment process. The tensile strength reached 220MPa and the elongation reach 22%, which might meet the demand of cardiovascular stents mechanics.


2015 ◽  
Vol 1096 ◽  
pp. 319-324
Author(s):  
Xiao Jian Yu ◽  
Ya Lin Lu ◽  
Fu Xian Zhu ◽  
Xing Cheng Li

Automobile wheel of A356 alloy was cast by low pressure casting process. The effect of heat treatment process on microstructures and mechanical properties of A356 alloy cast was discussed. The results indicated that optimal parameters of heat treatment process for A356 alloy included solution temperature of 535°Cand holding time of 4.5hours, aging temperature of 145°Cand holding time of 4hours. Ultimate strength of A356 is 270MPa and elongation rate is 10%. Meanwhile, the microstructure has been apparently improved. The eutectic silicon particle became more spheroidal and distributed uniformly in matrix.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1035 ◽  
pp. 312-317
Author(s):  
Peng Qi ◽  
Bo Long Li ◽  
Tong Bo Wang ◽  
Lian Zhou ◽  
Zuo Ren Nie

The effects of the heat treatment process parameters on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a selective laser melted (SLMed) AlSi10Mg alloy were systematically investigated. The SLMed AlSi10Mg alloy was treated with T1 (180°C× 4h + air cooling) process, which had the microstructure of fine α-Al grains, fine Si phase, and nano-sized precipitations. The microhardness significantly increased to 150 HV, which is even higher than as-SLMed one (126 HV). The microhardness of SLMed AlSi10Mg alloy treated with T4 (540°C × 2h + water cooling) heat-treatment process significantly decreased to 62 HV due to the growth of α-Al grains, Si phase and the formation of β-AlFeSi phase. However, the microhardness and ultimate tensile strength of AlSi10Mg alloy treated with T6 (540°C × 2 h water cool + 180°C × 4 h air cool) process decreased to 91 HV, although the strengthening precipitation of Mg2Si phase formed. It indicates that the Mg2Si phase cannot compensate for the adverse effect of grain growth. It may provide the best potential heat treatment method for fabricating the high strength SLMed AlSi10Mg alloy.


Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 492
Author(s):  
Jan Foder ◽  
Jaka Burja ◽  
Grega Klančnik

Titanium additions are often used for boron factor and primary austenite grain size control in boron high- and ultra-high-strength alloys. Due to the risk of formation of coarse TiN during solidification the addition of titanium is limited in respect to nitrogen. The risk of coarse nitrides working as non-metallic inclusions formed in the last solidification front can degrade fatigue properties and weldability of the final product. In the presented study three microalloying systems with minor additions were tested, two without any titanium addition, to evaluate grain size evolution and mechanical properties with pre-defined as-cast, hot forging, hot rolling, and off-line heat-treatment strategy to meet demands for S1100QL steel. Microstructure evolution from hot-forged to final martensitic microstructure was observed, continuous cooling transformation diagrams of non-deformed austenite were constructed for off-line heat treatment, and the mechanical properties of Nb and V–Nb were compared to Ti–Nb microalloying system with a limited titanium addition. Using the parameters in the laboratory environment all three micro-alloying systems can provide needed mechanical properties, especially the Ti–Nb system can be successfully replaced with V–Nb having the highest response in tensile properties and still obtaining satisfying toughness of 27 J at –40 °C using Charpy V-notch samples.


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