Effect Mechanism of α-Ferrite Sustained Precipitation on High-Temperature Properties in Continuous Casting for Peritectic Steel

Autor: Songyuan Ai, Yifan Li, Mujun Long, Haohao Zhang, Dengfu Chen, Huamei Duan, Danbin Jia, Bingzhi Ren
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Metals, Vol 14, Iss 3, p 350 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2075-4701
DOI: 10.3390/met14030350
Popis: Exploring the mechanism of the α-ferrite precipitation process on high-temperature properties plays an important guiding role in avoiding slab cracks and effectively regulating quality. In this work, in situ observation of the α-ferrite sustained precipitation behavior for peritectic steel during the austenitic phase transition process has been investigated using high-temperature confocal scanning laser microscopy. Meanwhile, the high-temperature evolution of the phase fractions during the phase transition process was quantitatively analyzed based on the high-temperature expansion experiment using the peak separation method. Furthermore, the high-temperature properties variations of the casting slab during the α-ferrite sustained precipitation process were investigated with the Gleeble thermomechanical simulator. The results show that the film-like ferrite precipitated along the austenite grain boundaries at the initial stage of phase transition, then needle-like ferrite initiates rapid precipitation on film-like ferrite when the average thickness reaches 15~20 μm. Hot ductility reached a minimum at the ferrite phase fraction fα = 10~15%, while high-temperature properties returned to a higher level after fα > 40~45%. The appearance of a considerable amount of needle-like ferrite and grain refinement effectively improves the high-temperature properties with the α-ferrite precipitation process advances.
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