The microstructures and mechanical properties of C-Mn-Cr-Nb and C-Mn-Si-Nb ultra-high strength dual-phase steels were studied by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, and tens...The microstructures and mechanical properties of C-Mn-Cr-Nb and C-Mn-Si-Nb ultra-high strength dual-phase steels were studied by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, and tensile test. The results show that Si can promote the transformation of austenite （γ） to ferrite （α）, enlarge the （α＋γ） region, and increase the aging stability of martensite by inhibiting carbide precipitation. Adding Cr leads to the formation of retained austenite and martensite/austenite （M/A） constituents, as well as the decomposi- tion of martensite during the overaging stage. Both of the steels show higher initial strain-hardening rates and two-stage strain-hardening characteristics. The C-Mn-Si-Nb steel shows the higher strain-hardening rate than the C-Mn-Cr-Nb steel in the first stage; however, there is no significant difference in the second stage. Although the tensile strength and elongation of the two steels both exceed 1000 MPa and 15%, respectively, the comprehensive mechanical properties of the C-Mn-Si-Nb steel are superior.展开更多
A C–Mn dual-phase steel was soaked at 800°C for 90 s and then either rapidly cooled to 450°C and held for 30 s(process A) or rapidly cooled to 350°C and then reheated to 450°C(process B) to simula...A C–Mn dual-phase steel was soaked at 800°C for 90 s and then either rapidly cooled to 450°C and held for 30 s(process A) or rapidly cooled to 350°C and then reheated to 450°C(process B) to simulate the hot-dip galvanizing process. The influence of the hot-dip galvanizing process on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 600-MPa hot-dip galvanized dual-phase steel(DP600) was investigated using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy(SEM), transmission electron microscopy(TEM), and tensile tests. The results showed that, in the case of process A, the microstructure of DP600 was composed of ferrite, martensite, and a small amount of bainite. The granular bainite was formed in the hot-dip galvanizing stage, and martensite islands were formed in the final cooling stage after hot-dip galvanizing. By contrast, in the case of process B, the microstructure of the DP600 was composed of ferrite, martensite, bainite, and cementite. In addition, compared with the yield strength(YS) of the DP600 annealed by process A, that for the DP600 annealed by process B increased by approximately 50 MPa because of the tempering of the martensite formed during rapid cooling. The work-hardening coefficient(n value) of the DP600 steel annealed by process B clearly decreased because the increase of the YS affected the computation result for the n value. However, the ultimate tensile strength(UTS) and elongation(A80) of the DP600 annealed by process B exhibited less variation compared with those of the DP600 annealed by process A. Therefore, DP600 with excellent comprehensive mechanical properties(YS = 362 MPa, UTS = 638 MPa, A_(80) = 24.3%, n = 0.17) was obtained via process A.展开更多
According to the stress-strain curves of single-phase martensite and single-phase ferrite steels,whose compositions are similar to those of martensite and ferrite in low Si-Mn-Nb dual-phase steel,the stress-strain cur...According to the stress-strain curves of single-phase martensite and single-phase ferrite steels,whose compositions are similar to those of martensite and ferrite in low Si-Mn-Nb dual-phase steel,the stress-strain curve of the low Si-Mn-Nb dual-phase steel was simulated using the finite element method（FEM）.The simulated result was compared with the measured one and they fit closely with each other, which proves that the FE model is correct.Based on the FE model,the microstress and microstrain of the dual-phase steel were analyzed. Meanwhile,the effective factors such as the volume fraction of martensite and the yield stress ratio between martensite and ferrite phases on the stress-strain curves of the dual-phase steel were simulated,too.The simulated results indicate that for the low Si-Mn-Nb dual-phase steel, the maximum stress occurs in the martensite region,while the maximum strain occurs in the ferrite one.The effect of the volume fraction of martensite（fm） and the yield stress ratio on the stress-strain curve of the dual-phase steel is small in the elastic part,while it is obvious in the plastic part.In the plastic part of this curve,the strain decreases with the increase of f_M,while it decreases with the decrease of the yield stress ratio.展开更多
In a typical process, C-Mn steel was annealed at 800℃ for 180 s, and then cooled rapidly to obtain the ferrite-martensite microstructure. After pre-straining, the specimens were baked and the corresponding bake-harde...In a typical process, C-Mn steel was annealed at 800℃ for 180 s, and then cooled rapidly to obtain the ferrite-martensite microstructure. After pre-straining, the specimens were baked and the corresponding bake-hardening （BH） values were determined as a function of pre-strain, baking temperature, and baking time. The influences ofpre-strain, baking temperature and baking time on the microstructure evolution and bake-hardening behavior of the dual-phase steel were investigated systematically. It was found that the BH value apparently increased with an increase in pre-strain in the range from 0 to 1%; however, increasing pre-strain from 1% to 8% led to a decrease in the BH value. Furthermore, an increase in baking temperature favored a gradual improvement in the BH value because of the formation of Cottrell atmosphere and the precipitation of carbides in both the ferrite and martensite phases. The BH value reached a maximum of 110 MPa at a baking temperature of 300℃. Moreover, the BH value enhanced significantly with increasing baking time from 10 to 100 min.展开更多
Continuous annealing simulation tests were conducted by using a continuous annealing thermomechanical simulator. Holding times of 5, 60, 180, and 480 seconds for an intercritical annealing temperature of 820℃ were ad...Continuous annealing simulation tests were conducted by using a continuous annealing thermomechanical simulator. Holding times of 5, 60, 180, and 480 seconds for an intercritical annealing temperature of 820℃ were adopted to investigate the evolution of the mierostructure and mechanical properties of ferrite-bainite dual-phase steel. The ferrite-bainite dual-phase steel was characterized by high strength and low yield ratio due to the presence of the constituents （polygonal ferrite, bainite, martensite and retained austenite） of the steel microstructure. Specimen 3 exhibits the highest value of A50 （7.67%） and a product of Rm × A50 （10453MPa%） after a 180s holding. This is likely attributed to the presence of a C-enriched retained anstenite in the microstructure. And the effect of martensite islands and carbide precipitate is thought to be able to contribute in strengthening the present steel. It is expected that equilibrium of anstenite fraction would be reached for reasonable intercritical holding period, regardless of the heating temperature. The results suggest that long increasing holding times may not be needed because the major phase of the microstructure does not change very significantly. It is favorable for industrial production of DP steels to shorten holding times. Key words： ferrite-bainite dual-phase steel; holding time; martensite islands; mechanical properties展开更多
Dual-phase （DP） steels with different martensite contents were obtained by appropriate heat treatment of an SAE1010 structural carbon steel, which was cheap and widely used in the construction industry. The corrosio...Dual-phase （DP） steels with different martensite contents were obtained by appropriate heat treatment of an SAE1010 structural carbon steel, which was cheap and widely used in the construction industry. The corrosion behavior of DP steels in concrete was investigated under various tempering conditions. Intercritical annealing heat treatment was applied to the reinforcing steel to obtain DP steels with different contents of martensite. These DP steels were tempered at 200, 300, and 400℃ for 45 min and then cooled to room temperature. Corrosion experiments were conducted in two stages. In the first stage, the corrosion potential of DP steels embedded in concrete was measured every day for a period of 30 d based on the ASTM C 876 standard. In the second stage, the anodic and cathodic polarization values of these steels were obtained and subsequently the corrosion currents were determined with the aid of cathodic polarization curves. It was observed that the amount of second phase had a definite effect on the corrosion behavior of the DP steel embedded in concrete. As a result of this study, it is found that the corrosion rate of the DP steel increases with an increase in the amount of martensite.展开更多
In this study,three kinds of dual-phase(DP) steels were used to investigate the influence of silicon content and intercritical annealing temperature on their microstructures,mechanical properties,and work-hardening be...In this study,three kinds of dual-phase(DP) steels were used to investigate the influence of silicon content and intercritical annealing temperature on their microstructures,mechanical properties,and work-hardening behaviors. By adding silicon and matching the critical annealing temperature,a new DP steel(1.0Si and intercritically annealed at 790 ℃) that exhibits an excellent combination of ultrahigh strength and adequate ductility was obtained. Variations in the strength,elongation,and fracture mechanism of the specimens with respect to different intercritical annealing temperatures were correlated to microstructural features. With an increase in the silicon content,there is no significant change in the martensitic band structure or ferrite morphology. At the same annealing temperature,the yield strength and yield strength ratio of the specimens decreased,but at different annealing temperatures,the tensile strength was reduced. The Hollomon analysis results indicate that the workhardening behavior obeys a two-stage work-hardening mechanism. With an increasing intercritical annealing temperature,the "transition strain"shifts to the left,and with an increasing silicon content,the "transition strain"shifts to the right. The surface exhibits ductile fractures characterized by a high density of microvoid dimples. With an increase in the silicon content,the average dimple size on the fracture surface decreases and the plasticity of the material increases.展开更多
C–Mn steels prepared by annealing at 800°C for 120 s and overaging at 250–400°C were subjected to pre-straining（2%） and baking treatments（170°C for 20 min） to measure their bake-hardening（BH_2） ...C–Mn steels prepared by annealing at 800°C for 120 s and overaging at 250–400°C were subjected to pre-straining（2%） and baking treatments（170°C for 20 min） to measure their bake-hardening（BH_2） values. The effects of overaging temperature on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and BH_2 behavior of 600 MPa cold-rolled dual-phase（DP） steel were investigated by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and tensile tests. The results indicated that the martensite morphology exhibited less variation when the DP steel was overaged at 250–350°C. However, when the DP steel was overaged at 400°C, numerous non-martensite and carbide particles formed and yield-point elongation was observed in the tensile curve. When the overaging temperature was increased from 250 to 400°C, the yield strength increased from 272 to 317 MPa, the tensile strength decreased from 643 to 574 MPa, and the elongation increased from 27.8% to 30.6%. Furthermore, with an increase in overaging temperature from 250 to 400°C, the BH_2 value initially increases and then decreases. The maximum BH_2 value of 83 MPa was observed for the specimen overaged at 350°C.展开更多
The mechanical properties of dual-phase steel (DP1000) over the strain rate range of 10^-3-10^3 s^-1 were studied using an electronic universal testing machine and a high-speed tensile testing machine.The plastic defo...The mechanical properties of dual-phase steel (DP1000) over the strain rate range of 10^-3-10^3 s^-1 were studied using an electronic universal testing machine and a high-speed tensile testing machine.The plastic deformation mechanism was investigated from the perspectives of the strain rate sensitivity index,activation volume and dynamic factors.The results show that the tensile strength and yield strength of DP1000 increase as the strain rate increases.The elongation increases without any change after fracture,and then decreased rapidly when the strain rate reaches 103 s^-1.The true strain curves of DP1000 show three stages:the point of instability decreases in the strain range of 10^-3-10^-1 s^-1;the instability point increases between 100-5×10^2 s^-1;above 5×10^2 s^-1,and the instability strain becomes smaller again.The plastic deformation mechanism of the DP was determined by the competitive contributions of work hardening (strain hardening,strain rate hardening) and softening effects due to the adiabatic temperature rise.展开更多
For non-quenchable dual-phase(DP)steel sheet,the warm forming process can effectively reduce the amount of springback,and the mechanical parameters that influence its elastic and inelastic recovery to decrease exhibit...For non-quenchable dual-phase(DP)steel sheet,the warm forming process can effectively reduce the amount of springback,and the mechanical parameters that influence its elastic and inelastic recovery to decrease exhibit a strong temperature dependence,especially under cyclic loading conditions.In this paper,the monotonic and cyclic loading tests of DP980 steel sheets are conducted at the temperatures ranging from 25℃ to 500℃.The temperature-dependent flow stress,nonlinear elastic recovery,and Bauschinger effect are investigated.The results demonstrate that both the elastic modulus and Bauschinger effect show an exponential law with pre-strain,and decrease with the increase of forming temperature,while there will be an abnormal phenomenon of rebound due to the influence of dynamic strain aging effect.Meanwhile,a linear relationship between the Bauschinger effect and inelastic strain is observed at various temperatures,and the weight of the Bauschinger effect in the total strain reduces with temperature increasing,which indicates that the springback is dominated by linear elastic recovery.Furthermore,the U-draw bending tests are carried out to clarify the influence of Vickers hardness distribution and martensite size effect on the springback behavior.展开更多
The microstructure evolution of 1 000 MPa cold rolled dual-phase (DP) steel at the initial heating stages of the continuous annealing process was analyzed. The effects of different overaging temperatures on the micros...The microstructure evolution of 1 000 MPa cold rolled dual-phase (DP) steel at the initial heating stages of the continuous annealing process was analyzed. The effects of different overaging temperatures on the microstructures and mechanical properties of 1 000 MPa cold rolled DP steel were investigated using a Gleeble-3500 thermal/mechanical simulator. The experimental results show that ferrite recovery and recrystallization, pearlite dissolution and austenite nucleation and growth take place in the annealing process of ultra-high strength cold rolled DP steel. When being annealed at 800 ℃ for 80 s, the tensile strength and total elongation of DP steel can reach 1 150 MPa and 13%, respectively. The microstructure of DP steel mainly consists of a mixture of ferrite and martensite. The steel exhibits low yield strength and continuous yielding which is commonly attributed to mobile dislocations introduced during cooling process from the intercritical annealing temperature.展开更多
A theorectical expression for the driving force and M_(?) point of martensitic transformation has been proposed.The M_(?) values using this expression are in good agreement with that obtained experimentally.It was fou...A theorectical expression for the driving force and M_(?) point of martensitic transformation has been proposed.The M_(?) values using this expression are in good agreement with that obtained experimentally.It was found that the values of M_(?) and M_(?) are not only related to the carbon content in martensite,but also to the volume fraction of ferrite.展开更多
Low cycle fatigue tests under plastic strain control were carried out with a dual-phase steel containing 23 Vol.-％ martensite. Specimens hardened rapidly at first few cycles followed by a slight softening to saturati...Low cycle fatigue tests under plastic strain control were carried out with a dual-phase steel containing 23 Vol.-％ martensite. Specimens hardened rapidly at first few cycles followed by a slight softening to saturation stages when cycled at higher strain amplitudes, whereas at lower strain amplitudes the specimens presented continually hardening for a long time until saturation. TEM examination of the saturation dislocation structures show that clusters, parallel walls and cells were found at low, medium and high strain amplitude, respectively. It also has been found that the martensite/ferrite interfaces did not affect the dislocation structures signi- ficantly when a specimen was fatigued at lower strain amplitude. However, the dislocation struc- ture adjacent to the two-phase boundary is dif- ferent to some extent from that in the remote regions in the ferrite when a higher strain amplitude is applied.展开更多
SEM microfractography of near-threshold fatigue crack propagation were carried out in the dual-phase steels of 3 martensite morphologies and 6 volume fractions of martensite (V_m). All of them are featured by cyclic c...SEM microfractography of near-threshold fatigue crack propagation were carried out in the dual-phase steels of 3 martensite morphologies and 6 volume fractions of martensite (V_m). All of them are featured by cyclic cleavage characteristics in near-threshold region,i.e.,main- ly controlled by mode Ⅱ stress.In the higher ΔK regions,the fracture surfaces are character- ized by mixed modes including cyclic cleavage facets,two types of secondary cracks and striations,etc..The roughness-induced crack closure of fracture surface is attributed primarily to extreme high fatigue crack growth threshold values.展开更多
The effect of ferrite content in ferrite-martensite dual-phase steel on the initiation and prop- agation of fatigue crack and the plastic deformation at crack tip has been studied.In the range of ferrite content from ...The effect of ferrite content in ferrite-martensite dual-phase steel on the initiation and prop- agation of fatigue crack and the plastic deformation at crack tip has been studied.In the range of ferrite content from 24.2 to 41.5％,the optimum seems to be 33.8％,of which the crack ini- tiation will be prolonged,the threshold value increased,the propagation rate decreased and the closure stress intensity factor increased.As the propagation force is described by effective stress intensity factor,three steels with various ferrite contents will show the same propagation behaviour on da/dN vs △ K_(eff)curve.It is shown that the closure effect increases with the decrease in △K at the fatigue crack tip.When △K equals to △K_(th),the closure effect reaches a maximum value of0.7 in a dual-phase steel with 33.8％ferrite.展开更多
The hydrogen trapping phenomena in two bainite/martensite dual-phase high strength steels(U20Si and U20DSi)were investigated by electrochemical permeation technique.The hydrogen diffusivity was calculated from data of...The hydrogen trapping phenomena in two bainite/martensite dual-phase high strength steels(U20Si and U20DSi)were investigated by electrochemical permeation technique.The hydrogen diffusivity was calculated from data of permeation delay time,and the diffusion coefficient in U20 Si is far less than that in U20 DSi.Moreover,the hydrogen diffusivity decreases as the volume percent of retained austenite increases.The experiment results show that there are different hydrogen trappings and different volume percents of retained austenite in U20 Si and U20 DSi.The retained austenite is precipitated as films.The trap binding energy for the retained austenite and hydrogen is calculated to be 40.4kJ·mol-1.展开更多
Based on the assumption that a representative element of apearlitic steel is an aggregate of numerous spherical pearliticcolonies with randomly distributed orientations, and that each colonyis com- posed of many paral...Based on the assumption that a representative element of apearlitic steel is an aggregate of numerous spherical pearliticcolonies with randomly distributed orientations, and that each colonyis com- posed of many parallel fine lamellas of ferrite andcementite, a description for the dual-phase pearlitic steel isobtained by making use of a microstructure-based constitutiveequation for a single dual-phase pearlitic colony and the Hill'sself-consistent scheme. The elastoplastic response of dual-phasepearlitic steel BS11 subjected to asymmetrically cyclic loading isanalyzed, and a comparison with the experimental results showssatisfacto- ry agreement. The non-proportional cyclic plasticity ofBS11 is also analyzed, in which stress develops along a semi-circlein a biaxial tension/compression and shear stress plane, as istypically experienced by the sur- face elements in rolling andsliding contact.展开更多
The bake hardening （BH） behavior of transformation-induced plasticity （TRIP） and dual-phase （DP） steels after different prestrains was studied. The experimental results indicate that TRIP steel exhibits good BH ...The bake hardening （BH） behavior of transformation-induced plasticity （TRIP） and dual-phase （DP） steels after different prestrains was studied. The experimental results indicate that TRIP steel exhibits good BH ability while DP steel does not, and prestrain displays a strong effect on the BH values of both steels. The comparison of microstructures of the two steels showed that the hard second phase in the matrix might be harmful to the BH ability. For deformed specimens, baking resulted in a loss of uniform elongation, but there was no obvious decrease in uniform elongation for unprestrained specimens.展开更多
In this study,the effect of welding parameters on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the dissimilar resistance spot welded DP1000–QP1180 joints was investigated.Heat affected zone(HAZ)width of QP1180 sid...In this study,the effect of welding parameters on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the dissimilar resistance spot welded DP1000–QP1180 joints was investigated.Heat affected zone(HAZ)width of QP1180 side was smaller than that of DP1000 side.HAZ width and indentation depth increased with increasing welding current and welding time.The nugget size increased with increasing welding current whereas it increased at lower currents and decreased at higher currents with increasing welding time.The lowest hardness was on the DP1000 side.On the QP1180 side,the center of HAZ had the peak hardness.With increasing welding current,hardness values throughout the weld zone decreased and the tensile shear load increased.At lower welding currents,the welding time did not affect the tensile shear load.Tensile elongation decreased with the increase of welding time,whereas there is no relationship between the welding current and elongation.The spot-welded joints having higher strength exhibited a more ductile fracture characteristic.展开更多
The effects of biaxial tensile pre-strain on the forming limit of DP590 high-strength steel under high strain rate were investigated. The stress-strain curves of DP590 steel sheet under the biaxial tensile of differen...The effects of biaxial tensile pre-strain on the forming limit of DP590 high-strength steel under high strain rate were investigated. The stress-strain curves of DP590 steel sheet under the biaxial tensile of different load ratios were obtained. The forming limit diagrams（FLDs） of DP590 steel sheet under biaxial tensile pre-strain and electromagnetic hybrid forming were established. Results showed that the biaxial tensile pre-strain had significant effects on the formability of DP590 steel. The pre-strain in a certain range improved the forming limit of DP590 steel under high rate, and the forming limit increased with the pre-strain. The prestrain in the same direction of high rate increased the forming limit of the final deformation under complex strain paths conditions, but the pre-strain in the vertical direction decreased the minor strain under the high strain rate.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50904006)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(No.FRT-TP-10-001A)
文摘The microstructures and mechanical properties of C-Mn-Cr-Nb and C-Mn-Si-Nb ultra-high strength dual-phase steels were studied by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, and tensile test. The results show that Si can promote the transformation of austenite （γ） to ferrite （α）, enlarge the （α＋γ） region, and increase the aging stability of martensite by inhibiting carbide precipitation. Adding Cr leads to the formation of retained austenite and martensite/austenite （M/A） constituents, as well as the decomposi- tion of martensite during the overaging stage. Both of the steels show higher initial strain-hardening rates and two-stage strain-hardening characteristics. The C-Mn-Si-Nb steel shows the higher strain-hardening rate than the C-Mn-Cr-Nb steel in the first stage; however, there is no significant difference in the second stage. Although the tensile strength and elongation of the two steels both exceed 1000 MPa and 15%, respectively, the comprehensive mechanical properties of the C-Mn-Si-Nb steel are superior.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.U1360202,51472030,and 51502014)
文摘A C–Mn dual-phase steel was soaked at 800°C for 90 s and then either rapidly cooled to 450°C and held for 30 s(process A) or rapidly cooled to 350°C and then reheated to 450°C(process B) to simulate the hot-dip galvanizing process. The influence of the hot-dip galvanizing process on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 600-MPa hot-dip galvanized dual-phase steel(DP600) was investigated using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy(SEM), transmission electron microscopy(TEM), and tensile tests. The results showed that, in the case of process A, the microstructure of DP600 was composed of ferrite, martensite, and a small amount of bainite. The granular bainite was formed in the hot-dip galvanizing stage, and martensite islands were formed in the final cooling stage after hot-dip galvanizing. By contrast, in the case of process B, the microstructure of the DP600 was composed of ferrite, martensite, bainite, and cementite. In addition, compared with the yield strength(YS) of the DP600 annealed by process A, that for the DP600 annealed by process B increased by approximately 50 MPa because of the tempering of the martensite formed during rapid cooling. The work-hardening coefficient(n value) of the DP600 steel annealed by process B clearly decreased because the increase of the YS affected the computation result for the n value. However, the ultimate tensile strength(UTS) and elongation(A80) of the DP600 annealed by process B exhibited less variation compared with those of the DP600 annealed by process A. Therefore, DP600 with excellent comprehensive mechanical properties(YS = 362 MPa, UTS = 638 MPa, A_(80) = 24.3%, n = 0.17) was obtained via process A.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province(No.E2008000822) the Program for One Hundred Excellent Talents of Hebei Province,China.
文摘According to the stress-strain curves of single-phase martensite and single-phase ferrite steels,whose compositions are similar to those of martensite and ferrite in low Si-Mn-Nb dual-phase steel,the stress-strain curve of the low Si-Mn-Nb dual-phase steel was simulated using the finite element method（FEM）.The simulated result was compared with the measured one and they fit closely with each other, which proves that the FE model is correct.Based on the FE model,the microstress and microstrain of the dual-phase steel were analyzed. Meanwhile,the effective factors such as the volume fraction of martensite and the yield stress ratio between martensite and ferrite phases on the stress-strain curves of the dual-phase steel were simulated,too.The simulated results indicate that for the low Si-Mn-Nb dual-phase steel, the maximum stress occurs in the martensite region,while the maximum strain occurs in the ferrite one.The effect of the volume fraction of martensite（fm） and the yield stress ratio on the stress-strain curve of the dual-phase steel is small in the elastic part,while it is obvious in the plastic part.In the plastic part of this curve,the strain decreases with the increase of f_M,while it decreases with the decrease of the yield stress ratio.
基金financially supported by the National Key Project of Scientific and Technical Supporting Programs of China (No. 2011BAE13B07)
文摘In a typical process, C-Mn steel was annealed at 800℃ for 180 s, and then cooled rapidly to obtain the ferrite-martensite microstructure. After pre-straining, the specimens were baked and the corresponding bake-hardening （BH） values were determined as a function of pre-strain, baking temperature, and baking time. The influences ofpre-strain, baking temperature and baking time on the microstructure evolution and bake-hardening behavior of the dual-phase steel were investigated systematically. It was found that the BH value apparently increased with an increase in pre-strain in the range from 0 to 1%; however, increasing pre-strain from 1% to 8% led to a decrease in the BH value. Furthermore, an increase in baking temperature favored a gradual improvement in the BH value because of the formation of Cottrell atmosphere and the precipitation of carbides in both the ferrite and martensite phases. The BH value reached a maximum of 110 MPa at a baking temperature of 300℃. Moreover, the BH value enhanced significantly with increasing baking time from 10 to 100 min.
基金Founded by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51004037)Shenyang City Application Basic Research Project(No.F13-316-1-15)State Key Laboratory Opening Project of Northeastern University(No.12SYS05)
文摘Continuous annealing simulation tests were conducted by using a continuous annealing thermomechanical simulator. Holding times of 5, 60, 180, and 480 seconds for an intercritical annealing temperature of 820℃ were adopted to investigate the evolution of the mierostructure and mechanical properties of ferrite-bainite dual-phase steel. The ferrite-bainite dual-phase steel was characterized by high strength and low yield ratio due to the presence of the constituents （polygonal ferrite, bainite, martensite and retained austenite） of the steel microstructure. Specimen 3 exhibits the highest value of A50 （7.67%） and a product of Rm × A50 （10453MPa%） after a 180s holding. This is likely attributed to the presence of a C-enriched retained anstenite in the microstructure. And the effect of martensite islands and carbide precipitate is thought to be able to contribute in strengthening the present steel. It is expected that equilibrium of anstenite fraction would be reached for reasonable intercritical holding period, regardless of the heating temperature. The results suggest that long increasing holding times may not be needed because the major phase of the microstructure does not change very significantly. It is favorable for industrial production of DP steels to shorten holding times. Key words： ferrite-bainite dual-phase steel; holding time; martensite islands; mechanical properties
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文摘Dual-phase （DP） steels with different martensite contents were obtained by appropriate heat treatment of an SAE1010 structural carbon steel, which was cheap and widely used in the construction industry. The corrosion behavior of DP steels in concrete was investigated under various tempering conditions. Intercritical annealing heat treatment was applied to the reinforcing steel to obtain DP steels with different contents of martensite. These DP steels were tempered at 200, 300, and 400℃ for 45 min and then cooled to room temperature. Corrosion experiments were conducted in two stages. In the first stage, the corrosion potential of DP steels embedded in concrete was measured every day for a period of 30 d based on the ASTM C 876 standard. In the second stage, the anodic and cathodic polarization values of these steels were obtained and subsequently the corrosion currents were determined with the aid of cathodic polarization curves. It was observed that the amount of second phase had a definite effect on the corrosion behavior of the DP steel embedded in concrete. As a result of this study, it is found that the corrosion rate of the DP steel increases with an increase in the amount of martensite.
文摘In this study,three kinds of dual-phase(DP) steels were used to investigate the influence of silicon content and intercritical annealing temperature on their microstructures,mechanical properties,and work-hardening behaviors. By adding silicon and matching the critical annealing temperature,a new DP steel(1.0Si and intercritically annealed at 790 ℃) that exhibits an excellent combination of ultrahigh strength and adequate ductility was obtained. Variations in the strength,elongation,and fracture mechanism of the specimens with respect to different intercritical annealing temperatures were correlated to microstructural features. With an increase in the silicon content,there is no significant change in the martensitic band structure or ferrite morphology. At the same annealing temperature,the yield strength and yield strength ratio of the specimens decreased,but at different annealing temperatures,the tensile strength was reduced. The Hollomon analysis results indicate that the workhardening behavior obeys a two-stage work-hardening mechanism. With an increasing intercritical annealing temperature,the "transition strain"shifts to the left,and with an increasing silicon content,the "transition strain"shifts to the right. The surface exhibits ductile fractures characterized by a high density of microvoid dimples. With an increase in the silicon content,the average dimple size on the fracture surface decreases and the plasticity of the material increases.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U1360202,51472030,and 51502014)
文摘C–Mn steels prepared by annealing at 800°C for 120 s and overaging at 250–400°C were subjected to pre-straining（2%） and baking treatments（170°C for 20 min） to measure their bake-hardening（BH_2） values. The effects of overaging temperature on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and BH_2 behavior of 600 MPa cold-rolled dual-phase（DP） steel were investigated by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and tensile tests. The results indicated that the martensite morphology exhibited less variation when the DP steel was overaged at 250–350°C. However, when the DP steel was overaged at 400°C, numerous non-martensite and carbide particles formed and yield-point elongation was observed in the tensile curve. When the overaging temperature was increased from 250 to 400°C, the yield strength increased from 272 to 317 MPa, the tensile strength decreased from 643 to 574 MPa, and the elongation increased from 27.8% to 30.6%. Furthermore, with an increase in overaging temperature from 250 to 400°C, the BH_2 value initially increases and then decreases. The maximum BH_2 value of 83 MPa was observed for the specimen overaged at 350°C.
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52004122)the State Key Laboratory of Marine Equipment made of Metal Material and Application(No.SKLMEAUSTL-201906)+1 种基金the Guidance plan of Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province(No.2019-ZD-0025)the Key Project of Liaoning Education Department(No.2019FWDF03)。
文摘The mechanical properties of dual-phase steel (DP1000) over the strain rate range of 10^-3-10^3 s^-1 were studied using an electronic universal testing machine and a high-speed tensile testing machine.The plastic deformation mechanism was investigated from the perspectives of the strain rate sensitivity index,activation volume and dynamic factors.The results show that the tensile strength and yield strength of DP1000 increase as the strain rate increases.The elongation increases without any change after fracture,and then decreased rapidly when the strain rate reaches 103 s^-1.The true strain curves of DP1000 show three stages:the point of instability decreases in the strain range of 10^-3-10^-1 s^-1;the instability point increases between 100-5×10^2 s^-1;above 5×10^2 s^-1,and the instability strain becomes smaller again.The plastic deformation mechanism of the DP was determined by the competitive contributions of work hardening (strain hardening,strain rate hardening) and softening effects due to the adiabatic temperature rise.
基金Projects(2020JJ4578, 2019JJ50604) supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,ChinaProject(19A499) supported by the Key Program of the Scientific Research Foundation of the Education Department of Hunan Province,China。
文摘For non-quenchable dual-phase(DP)steel sheet,the warm forming process can effectively reduce the amount of springback,and the mechanical parameters that influence its elastic and inelastic recovery to decrease exhibit a strong temperature dependence,especially under cyclic loading conditions.In this paper,the monotonic and cyclic loading tests of DP980 steel sheets are conducted at the temperatures ranging from 25℃ to 500℃.The temperature-dependent flow stress,nonlinear elastic recovery,and Bauschinger effect are investigated.The results demonstrate that both the elastic modulus and Bauschinger effect show an exponential law with pre-strain,and decrease with the increase of forming temperature,while there will be an abnormal phenomenon of rebound due to the influence of dynamic strain aging effect.Meanwhile,a linear relationship between the Bauschinger effect and inelastic strain is observed at various temperatures,and the weight of the Bauschinger effect in the total strain reduces with temperature increasing,which indicates that the springback is dominated by linear elastic recovery.Furthermore,the U-draw bending tests are carried out to clarify the influence of Vickers hardness distribution and martensite size effect on the springback behavior.
基金Project(2006BAE03A06) supported by the National Key Technology R&D Program during the 11th Five-Year Plan Period
文摘The microstructure evolution of 1 000 MPa cold rolled dual-phase (DP) steel at the initial heating stages of the continuous annealing process was analyzed. The effects of different overaging temperatures on the microstructures and mechanical properties of 1 000 MPa cold rolled DP steel were investigated using a Gleeble-3500 thermal/mechanical simulator. The experimental results show that ferrite recovery and recrystallization, pearlite dissolution and austenite nucleation and growth take place in the annealing process of ultra-high strength cold rolled DP steel. When being annealed at 800 ℃ for 80 s, the tensile strength and total elongation of DP steel can reach 1 150 MPa and 13%, respectively. The microstructure of DP steel mainly consists of a mixture of ferrite and martensite. The steel exhibits low yield strength and continuous yielding which is commonly attributed to mobile dislocations introduced during cooling process from the intercritical annealing temperature.
文摘A theorectical expression for the driving force and M_(?) point of martensitic transformation has been proposed.The M_(?) values using this expression are in good agreement with that obtained experimentally.It was found that the values of M_(?) and M_(?) are not only related to the carbon content in martensite,but also to the volume fraction of ferrite.
文摘Low cycle fatigue tests under plastic strain control were carried out with a dual-phase steel containing 23 Vol.-％ martensite. Specimens hardened rapidly at first few cycles followed by a slight softening to saturation stages when cycled at higher strain amplitudes, whereas at lower strain amplitudes the specimens presented continually hardening for a long time until saturation. TEM examination of the saturation dislocation structures show that clusters, parallel walls and cells were found at low, medium and high strain amplitude, respectively. It also has been found that the martensite/ferrite interfaces did not affect the dislocation structures signi- ficantly when a specimen was fatigued at lower strain amplitude. However, the dislocation struc- ture adjacent to the two-phase boundary is dif- ferent to some extent from that in the remote regions in the ferrite when a higher strain amplitude is applied.
文摘SEM microfractography of near-threshold fatigue crack propagation were carried out in the dual-phase steels of 3 martensite morphologies and 6 volume fractions of martensite (V_m). All of them are featured by cyclic cleavage characteristics in near-threshold region,i.e.,main- ly controlled by mode Ⅱ stress.In the higher ΔK regions,the fracture surfaces are character- ized by mixed modes including cyclic cleavage facets,two types of secondary cracks and striations,etc..The roughness-induced crack closure of fracture surface is attributed primarily to extreme high fatigue crack growth threshold values.
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文摘The effect of ferrite content in ferrite-martensite dual-phase steel on the initiation and prop- agation of fatigue crack and the plastic deformation at crack tip has been studied.In the range of ferrite content from 24.2 to 41.5％,the optimum seems to be 33.8％,of which the crack ini- tiation will be prolonged,the threshold value increased,the propagation rate decreased and the closure stress intensity factor increased.As the propagation force is described by effective stress intensity factor,three steels with various ferrite contents will show the same propagation behaviour on da/dN vs △ K_(eff)curve.It is shown that the closure effect increases with the decrease in △K at the fatigue crack tip.When △K equals to △K_(th),the closure effect reaches a maximum value of0.7 in a dual-phase steel with 33.8％ferrite.
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文摘The hydrogen trapping phenomena in two bainite/martensite dual-phase high strength steels(U20Si and U20DSi)were investigated by electrochemical permeation technique.The hydrogen diffusivity was calculated from data of permeation delay time,and the diffusion coefficient in U20 Si is far less than that in U20 DSi.Moreover,the hydrogen diffusivity decreases as the volume percent of retained austenite increases.The experiment results show that there are different hydrogen trappings and different volume percents of retained austenite in U20 Si and U20 DSi.The retained austenite is precipitated as films.The trap binding energy for the retained austenite and hydrogen is calculated to be 40.4kJ·mol-1.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.19872079)the Fund of the Ministry of Education of China.
文摘Based on the assumption that a representative element of apearlitic steel is an aggregate of numerous spherical pearliticcolonies with randomly distributed orientations, and that each colonyis com- posed of many parallel fine lamellas of ferrite andcementite, a description for the dual-phase pearlitic steel isobtained by making use of a microstructure-based constitutiveequation for a single dual-phase pearlitic colony and the Hill'sself-consistent scheme. The elastoplastic response of dual-phasepearlitic steel BS11 subjected to asymmetrically cyclic loading isanalyzed, and a comparison with the experimental results showssatisfacto- ry agreement. The non-proportional cyclic plasticity ofBS11 is also analyzed, in which stress develops along a semi-circlein a biaxial tension/compression and shear stress plane, as istypically experienced by the sur- face elements in rolling andsliding contact.
文摘The bake hardening （BH） behavior of transformation-induced plasticity （TRIP） and dual-phase （DP） steels after different prestrains was studied. The experimental results indicate that TRIP steel exhibits good BH ability while DP steel does not, and prestrain displays a strong effect on the BH values of both steels. The comparison of microstructures of the two steels showed that the hard second phase in the matrix might be harmful to the BH ability. For deformed specimens, baking resulted in a loss of uniform elongation, but there was no obvious decrease in uniform elongation for unprestrained specimens.
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文摘In this study,the effect of welding parameters on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the dissimilar resistance spot welded DP1000–QP1180 joints was investigated.Heat affected zone(HAZ)width of QP1180 side was smaller than that of DP1000 side.HAZ width and indentation depth increased with increasing welding current and welding time.The nugget size increased with increasing welding current whereas it increased at lower currents and decreased at higher currents with increasing welding time.The lowest hardness was on the DP1000 side.On the QP1180 side,the center of HAZ had the peak hardness.With increasing welding current,hardness values throughout the weld zone decreased and the tensile shear load increased.At lower welding currents,the welding time did not affect the tensile shear load.Tensile elongation decreased with the increase of welding time,whereas there is no relationship between the welding current and elongation.The spot-welded joints having higher strength exhibited a more ductile fracture characteristic.
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51205298 and 51475345)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2014M552096)the Open Fund Project of State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die&Mould Technology,Huazhong University of Science and Technology(No.P2015-01)
文摘The effects of biaxial tensile pre-strain on the forming limit of DP590 high-strength steel under high strain rate were investigated. The stress-strain curves of DP590 steel sheet under the biaxial tensile of different load ratios were obtained. The forming limit diagrams（FLDs） of DP590 steel sheet under biaxial tensile pre-strain and electromagnetic hybrid forming were established. Results showed that the biaxial tensile pre-strain had significant effects on the formability of DP590 steel. The pre-strain in a certain range improved the forming limit of DP590 steel under high rate, and the forming limit increased with the pre-strain. The prestrain in the same direction of high rate increased the forming limit of the final deformation under complex strain paths conditions, but the pre-strain in the vertical direction decreased the minor strain under the high strain rate.
