简介:GlowdischargeplasmanitridingofAISI304austeniticstainlesssteelhasbeencar-riedoutfordifferentprocessingtimeunderoptimumdischargeconditionsestablishedbyspectro-scopicanalysis.ThetreatedsampleswereanalysedbyX-raydiffraction(XRD)toexplorethechangesinducedinthecrystallographicstructure.TheXRDpatternconfirmedtheformationofanexpandedaustenitephase(γN)owingtoincorporationofnitrogenasaninterstitialsolidsolu-tionintheironlattice.AVickersmicrohardnesstesterwasusedtoevaluatethesurfacehardnessasafunctionofindentationdepth(μm).Theresultsshowedclearevidenceofsurfacechangeswithsubstantialincreaseinsurfacehardness.
简介:TheSteelAISI4145HMforseniorpetroleumdrillofBXSteelwasproducedbythefollowsheet:hotmetalpretreatment→converter→LF→RH→caster350mm×470mmrectangularbillet→hotdelivery→reheating→800millrolling→insulation→straightening→anneal→grinding→inspection→packagingandpayintotreasury→shipment.SelectedBXSteelparticularhormetal,adoptedhotmetaldesulphurizationpretreatmenttechnology.TheLFrefiningmakingthewhiteslag,andkeepacertaintime.TheRHtreatmentmustmakesurethevacuumdegreeandrefiningtime,moreimportantlycontrollingargonblowingprocess.Inaddition,mustdesignpropertechnologydatacontinuouscastingsimilarsuperheat,castingspeed,andspecificwaterflowrate.Dependontechnologicalmeasures,theproductbeenhadseriesofthequalities:homogeneityofchemicalcomposition,lowcontentofharmfulelements,highpurity,compactorganization.Adoptedtheprocessofcastingbillethotdeliveryandhotcharging,usedsteppingheatingfurnace,anddesigningreasonablethermalparameters.Two-highreversingmillroughrollspreparationsquarebillet,short-stress-pathrollingmillrollsroundbar.Steelproductsbadholdingandcontrollingsoakingtimeandtemperature.Steelproductsbadannealed,andannealingprocessmustbeencontrolledforensuringsteelhardnessuniform.Foravoidingresidualstress,steelbeenstraightenedbeforeanneal.Thetestresultsandusingeffectshowsthattheproducingwithuniformannealinghardnessandniceprocessingproperties,niceoverallmechanicalproperties,wererecognizedbyusers.
简介:Surfacenanocrystallization(SNC)hasprovedtobeaneffectiveapproachtoimprovetheoverallpropertiesofbulkmetallicmaterials.Recently,anewsurfacenanocrystallizationtechnique,i.e.,surfacemechanicalgrindingtreatment(SMGT),wasdeveloped.Inthiswork,agradientnano-microstructurewasachievedinthesurfacelayeroftheAISI52100steelbyusingSMGT.Weobtainedaminimumgrainsizeofabout7nminthetopsurfacelayer.Thetotalthicknessofthedeformedlayerisover200micrometer.Meanwhilethesurfaceroughnessisratherlow.Ferritegrainsweredeformedtodifferentextentsvaryingwithdepthfromthetopsurface.Gradientgrainsizeswereformedfromtopsurfacetodeepmatrixwhichofferedagreatopportunitytostudytherefinementprocessoftheferritegrains.Itisfoundthatdislocationactivitiesplayadominantroleintheprocess.Attheinitiatestage,dislocationsaccumulatedandinteractedtoformdensedislocationwallsandcells.Increasingstrainandstrainrateinducedmoredislocationwallsincells,formingfinercells.Thisprocedurecontinueduntilnanograinsformedatthetopmostsurface.Theexistenceofcementiteparticlesinferritematrixgreatlyfacilitatestheferriterefinementprocess.Boundariesbetweenferritesandcementitesofferedmanydislocationsourceswhichacceleratethepropagationofdislocations.Dislocationwallswereblockedbycementiteswhichcertainlyleadtofinerdislocationcells.Theexistenceofcementitesmakesiteasiertogeneratefreshdislocationwallsinsub-microngrains.Astraingradientwasformedfromacementiteparticletosurroundingferritegrains.Thisstraingradientgivesrisetomoregeometricnecessarydislocations.Asferritegrainsizedecreasedlessthanthatofcementiteparticles,fragmentationoccurredincementites.Hardsecondphasewasusuallyconsideredasbrittle.Inthiswork,evidencesofdeformation(tracesofdislocationactivities)incementitesweredistinct.Sincethestressconcentrationinthephaseboundary(espec
简介:ThispaperpresentsanexperimentalinvestigationonanAISI316Lstainlesssteelregardingmechanicalproper-tiesandshortuniaxialcreeptestsatelevatedtemperatures.Theshorttimecreeptestswerecarriedoutunderdifferentbutconstantstresses.Theobtaineddataofultimatetensilestrength,yieldstrength,creepcurvesandeffectsofelevatedtemperaturesonmechanicalpropertieswerepresented.Foraselectedrheologicalmodel,materialparameterswereobtained.Asajustification,suchrheologicalmodelisimplementedinthefiniteelementprocedureforanuniaxiallystressedspecimeninselectedenvironmentalconditions.
简介:Thepresentstudyisconcernedwiththeeffectoffillermetalssuchasausteniticstainlesssteel,ferriticstainlesssteelandduplexstainlesssteelontensileandimpactpropertiesoftheferriticstainlesssteelconformingtoAISI409Mgrade.Rolledplatesof4mmthicknesswereusedasthebasematerialforpreparingsinglepassbuttweldedjoints.Tensileandimpactproperties,microhardness,microstructureandfracturesurfacemorphologyofthejointsfabricatedbyausteniticstainlesssteel,ferriticstainlesssteelandduplexstainlesssteelfillermetalswereevaluatedandtheresultswerereported.Fromthisinvestigation,itisfoundthatthejointsfabricatedbyduplexstainlesssteelfillermetalshowedhighertensilestrengthandhardnesscomparedtothejointsfabricatedbyausteniticandferriticstainlesssteelfillermetals.Jointsfabricatedbyausteniticstainlesssteelfillermetalexhibitedhigherductilityandimpacttoughnesscomparedwiththejointsfabricatedbyferriticstainlesssteelandduplexstainlesssteelfillermetals.
简介:Inthisstudy,resistancespotweldabilityof180gradebakehardeningsteel(BH180),7123gradeinterstitialfreesteel(IF7123)and304gradeausteniticstainlesssteel(AISI304L)witheachotherwasinvestigated.Inthejoiningprocess,electrodepressureandweldcurrentwerekeptconstantandsixdifferentweldtimewerechosen.Microstructure,microhardness,tensile-shearpropertiesandfracturetypesofresistancespotweldedjointswereexamined.Inordertocharacterizethemetallurgicalstructureoftheweldedjoint,themicrostructuralprofilewasdeveloped,andtherelationshipbetweenmechanicalpropertiesandmicrostructurewasdetermined.Thechangeofweldtime,nuggetdiameter,theHAZ(heataffectedzone)widthandtheelectrodeimmersiondepthwerealsoinvestigated.WeldedjointswereexaminedbySEM(scanningelectronmicroscopy)imagesoffracturesurface.Asaresultoftheexperiment,itwasdeterminedthatwithincreasingweldtime,tensileshearloadbearingcapacity(TLBC)increasedwithweldtimeupto25cycleandtwotypesoftearingoccurred.ItwasalsodeterminedthatwhilethefailureoccurredfromIFsideattheBH180+IF7123joint,itoccurredfromtheBH180sideattheBH180+AISI304Ljoint.