Thermomechanical controlled processing （TMCP） was conducted by using a laboratory hot rolling mill. Austempering in the salt bath after hot rolling was investigated. The effect of isothermal holding time on mechanical properties was studied through examining of the microstructure and mechanical properties of the specimens. The mechanism of transformation-induced plasticity （TRIP） was discussed. The results show that the microstructure of these steels consists of polygonal ferrite, granular bainite, and a significant amount of stable retained austenite. Strain-induced transformation to martensite of retained austenite and TRIP occur in the hot rolled Si-Mn TRIP steels. Excellent mechanical properties were obtained for various durations at 400℃. Prolonged holding led to cementite precipitation, which destabilized the austenite. The mechanical properties were optimal when the specimen was held for 25 min, and the tensile strength, total elongation, and strength ductility balance reached the maximum values of 776 MPa, 33%, and 25608 MPa.%, respectively.
为了解决由于织构漫散度给织构分析带来的估算误差,以达到对材料织构进行更为精确的分析,采用从极图求算ODF(orientation distribution function)中的"二步法"作为基本原理,选择以1°为最小间隔单位划分欧拉空间,对欧拉空间所有取向点的取向密度进行了求算,并建立了相应的分析系统.利用该分析系统对鞍钢生产的IF钢冷轧和退火样品进行了计算,并与已成熟的以欧拉角5°为最小间隔单位的ODF求算系统对比.结果表明:以欧拉角1°为最小单位的ODF取向密度分析系统比以欧拉角5°为最小单位的ODF取向密度分析能更确切地表示织构的分布情况.
Considering the effect of strain and chemical composition onprecipitation behavior, new models for the start and end time of Nb（C,N） precipitation in austenite under the conditions of different temperatures and strains have been investigated for Nb microalloyed steel. The value of n in the precipitation kinetic equation has been determined by using the available experimental data in literature, which indicated that n is a constant and independent of temperature. The values of the start and end time of the predicted precipitation are compared with the experimental values. Calculated results are in good agreement with the experimental results. Also, the evolution of austenite grains before ferrite transformation is simulated by taking the effect of precipitation into consideration. The measured austenite grain size is in good agreement with predicted one prior to ferrite transformation.
ZHOU Xiao-guang LIU Zhen-yu YUAN Xiang-qian WU Di WANG Guo-dong LIU Xiang-hua
Because Si is a noncarbide forming element, a multiphase microstructure consisting of ferrite, bainite, and retained austenite, at room temperature, can be formed by controlling the thermomechanical process strictly. The cooling schedules must be restricted by the formation of pearlite and cementite. In the present article, a new integrated mathematical model for prediction of microstructure evolution during controlled rolling and controlled cooling is developed for a typical kind of low carbon Si-Mn TRIP steel, which consists of temperature simulation, recrystallization, and transformation models. The influence of Si contents has been thoroughly investigated. The calculated results indicate that Si retards recrystallization, restrains austenite grain growth as well as accelerates polygonal ferrite transformation.
