Tensile deformation and microvoid formation of quenched and tempered SA508 Gr.3 steel were studied using an in-situ digital image correlation technique and in-situ electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD)measurements.Th...Tensile deformation and microvoid formation of quenched and tempered SA508 Gr.3 steel were studied using an in-situ digital image correlation technique and in-situ electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD)measurements.The quenched steel with a mixture of up-per bainite and granular bainite exhibited a high ultimate tensile strength(UTS)of~795 MPa and an elongation of~25%.After temper-ing,long-rod carbides and accumulated carbide particles were formed at the interface of bainite–ferrite subunits and prior austenite grain boundaries(PAGBs),respectively.The UTS of the tempered steel decreased to~607 MPa,whereas the total elongation increased to 33.0%with a local strain of 191.0%at the necked area.In-situ EBSD results showed that strain localization in the bainite–ferrite pro-duced lattice rotation and dislocation pileup,thus leading to stress concentration at the discontinuities(e.g.,martensite–austenite islands and carbides).Consequently,the decohesion of PAGBs dotted with martensite–austenite islands was the dominant microvoid initiation mechanism in the quenched steel,whereas microvoids primarily initiated through the fracturing of long-rod carbides and the decohesion of PAGBs with carbides aggregation in the tempered steel.The fracture surfaces for both the quenched and tempered specimens featured dimples,indicating the ductile failure mechanism caused by microvoid coalescence.展开更多
High-dispersed nanoscale Cu precipitates often contribute to extremely high strength due to precipitation hardening,and whereas usually lead to degraded toughness for especially ferritic steels.Hence,it is important t...High-dispersed nanoscale Cu precipitates often contribute to extremely high strength due to precipitation hardening,and whereas usually lead to degraded toughness for especially ferritic steels.Hence,it is important to understand the formation behaviors of the Cu precipitates.High-resolution transmission electron microscopy(TEM)is utilized to investigate the structure of Cu precipitates thermally formed in a high-strength low-alloy(HSLA)steel.The Cu precipitates were generally formed from solid solution and at the crystallographic defects such as martensite lath boundaries and dislocations.The Cu precipitates in the same aging condition have various structure of BCC,9 R and FCC,and the structural evolution does not greatly correlate with the actual sizes.The presence of different structures in an individual Cu precipitate is observed,which reflects the structural transformation occurring locally to relax the strain energy.The multiply additions in the steel possibly make the Cu precipitation more complex compared to the binary or the ternary Fe-Cu alloys with Ni or Mn additions.This research gives constructive suggestions on alloying design of Cu-bearing alloy steels.展开更多
While relationship between fracture mechanism and homogeneous microstructures has been fully understood,relationship between fracture mechanism and inhomogeneous microstructures such as the mesosegregation receives le...While relationship between fracture mechanism and homogeneous microstructures has been fully understood,relationship between fracture mechanism and inhomogeneous microstructures such as the mesosegregation receives less attention as it deserves.Fracture mechanism of the high-strength low-alloy(HSLA)steel considering the mesosegregation was investigated and its corre s ponding micro structure was characterized in this paper.Mesosegregation re fers to the inhomogeneous distribution of alloy elements during casting solidification,and leads to the formation of positive segregation zones(PSZ)and negative segregation zones(NSZ)in ingots.The fracture surface of impact sample exhibits the quasi-cleavage fracture at-21℃,and is divided into ductile and brittle fracture zone.Meanwhile,the PSZ and NSZ spread across ductile and brittle fracture zone randomly.In ductile fracture zone,micro-voids fracture mechanism covers the PSZ and NSZ,and higher deformation degree is shown in the PSZ.In brittle fracture zone,secondary cleavage cracks are observed in both PSZ and NSZ,but present bigger size and higher quantity in the NSZ.However,some regions of the PSZ still present micro-voids fracture mechanism in brittle fracture zone.It reveals that the microstructures in the PSZ exhibit a higher resistance ability to crack propagation than that in the NSZ.All observations above provide a better visualization of the microstructural factors that resist the crack propagation.It is important to map all information regarding the fracture mechanism and mesosegregation to allow for further acceptance and industrial use.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52171042),the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2023YFB3406804)the“Jianbing”R&D Program of Zhejiang Province,China(No.2023C01081)the Na-tional Engineering Research Center for Advanced Manufac-turing Technology and Equipment of Heavy Castings and Forgings(Erzhong(Deyang)Heavy Equipment Co.,Ltd.).
文摘Tensile deformation and microvoid formation of quenched and tempered SA508 Gr.3 steel were studied using an in-situ digital image correlation technique and in-situ electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD)measurements.The quenched steel with a mixture of up-per bainite and granular bainite exhibited a high ultimate tensile strength(UTS)of~795 MPa and an elongation of~25%.After temper-ing,long-rod carbides and accumulated carbide particles were formed at the interface of bainite–ferrite subunits and prior austenite grain boundaries(PAGBs),respectively.The UTS of the tempered steel decreased to~607 MPa,whereas the total elongation increased to 33.0%with a local strain of 191.0%at the necked area.In-situ EBSD results showed that strain localization in the bainite–ferrite pro-duced lattice rotation and dislocation pileup,thus leading to stress concentration at the discontinuities(e.g.,martensite–austenite islands and carbides).Consequently,the decohesion of PAGBs dotted with martensite–austenite islands was the dominant microvoid initiation mechanism in the quenched steel,whereas microvoids primarily initiated through the fracturing of long-rod carbides and the decohesion of PAGBs with carbides aggregation in the tempered steel.The fracture surfaces for both the quenched and tempered specimens featured dimples,indicating the ductile failure mechanism caused by microvoid coalescence.
基金Supported by Startup Fund for Youngman Research at SJTU(SFYR at SJTU)National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2011CB012904)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2013M541517)
文摘High-dispersed nanoscale Cu precipitates often contribute to extremely high strength due to precipitation hardening,and whereas usually lead to degraded toughness for especially ferritic steels.Hence,it is important to understand the formation behaviors of the Cu precipitates.High-resolution transmission electron microscopy(TEM)is utilized to investigate the structure of Cu precipitates thermally formed in a high-strength low-alloy(HSLA)steel.The Cu precipitates were generally formed from solid solution and at the crystallographic defects such as martensite lath boundaries and dislocations.The Cu precipitates in the same aging condition have various structure of BCC,9 R and FCC,and the structural evolution does not greatly correlate with the actual sizes.The presence of different structures in an individual Cu precipitate is observed,which reflects the structural transformation occurring locally to relax the strain energy.The multiply additions in the steel possibly make the Cu precipitation more complex compared to the binary or the ternary Fe-Cu alloys with Ni or Mn additions.This research gives constructive suggestions on alloying design of Cu-bearing alloy steels.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51801126).
文摘While relationship between fracture mechanism and homogeneous microstructures has been fully understood,relationship between fracture mechanism and inhomogeneous microstructures such as the mesosegregation receives less attention as it deserves.Fracture mechanism of the high-strength low-alloy(HSLA)steel considering the mesosegregation was investigated and its corre s ponding micro structure was characterized in this paper.Mesosegregation re fers to the inhomogeneous distribution of alloy elements during casting solidification,and leads to the formation of positive segregation zones(PSZ)and negative segregation zones(NSZ)in ingots.The fracture surface of impact sample exhibits the quasi-cleavage fracture at-21℃,and is divided into ductile and brittle fracture zone.Meanwhile,the PSZ and NSZ spread across ductile and brittle fracture zone randomly.In ductile fracture zone,micro-voids fracture mechanism covers the PSZ and NSZ,and higher deformation degree is shown in the PSZ.In brittle fracture zone,secondary cleavage cracks are observed in both PSZ and NSZ,but present bigger size and higher quantity in the NSZ.However,some regions of the PSZ still present micro-voids fracture mechanism in brittle fracture zone.It reveals that the microstructures in the PSZ exhibit a higher resistance ability to crack propagation than that in the NSZ.All observations above provide a better visualization of the microstructural factors that resist the crack propagation.It is important to map all information regarding the fracture mechanism and mesosegregation to allow for further acceptance and industrial use.
