Tempering Behavior of Novel Low-Alloy High-Strength Steel

Autor: Valeriy Dudko, Diana Yuzbekova, Sergey Gaidar, Sofia Vetrova, Rustam Kaibyshev
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Metals, Vol 12, Iss 12, p 2177 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2075-4701
DOI: 10.3390/met12122177
Popis: The effect of tempering on the mechanical properties, structure, and dispersion of secondary phase particles is studied in 0.4%C-2%Si-1%Cr-1%Mo-VNb steel. This steel austenitized at 900 °C with subsequent water quenching exhibits a yield stress of 1445 MPa and a lath martensite structure with MX particles of ~40 nm located in matrix and boundary M6C carbides of ~210 nm. Tempering in the temperature interval of 200–400 °C provides a yield stress of 1625 MPa due to the precipitation of ε-carbide and cementite within laths. The yield stress decreases to 1415 and 1310 MPa after tempering at 500 and 650 °C, respectively, due to the replacement of matrix carbides by boundary M23C6 carbide. A Charpy V-notch impact energy of ~12 J/cm2 is almost independent from tempering temperatures of up to 400 °C and increases up to ~33 J/cm2 after tempering at 650 °C due to decreased yield stresses and increased plasticity.
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