Effect of two-step cooling process on mechanical properties of TRIP steel with high performance

Autor: Xiao-Gang Lu, Hui Wang, G.T. Zhang, M.L. Li, Yanlin He, L.B. Chen, Hu Jiang, Lin Li
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of Iron and Steel Research International. 25:426-432
ISSN: 2210-3988
1006-706X
Popis: A novel two-step cooling experiment was established to simulate the slow cooling process of continuous annealing production line for transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) steel. The microstructures and mechanical properties of TRIP steel soaked at 700 °C for different time were investigated by tensile test, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and thermodynamic and kinetic calculation. It is shown that the steel soaked for 15 s exhibits the optimal product of strength and elongation (PSE > 30,000 MPa%) due to the transformation of austenite to proeutectoid ferrite, which delays the bainite transformation and improves the stability of retained austenite. In addition, the mechanical properties of TRIP steel soaked over 30 s are much lower, resulting from the precipitation of cementite, which decreases the stability of retained austenite and weakens the TRIP effect.
Databáze: OpenAIRE