Microalloyed steel

About: Microalloyed steel is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2183 publications have been published within this topic receiving 33586 citations.

Precipitation Behavior of V-N Microalloyed Steels during Normalizing

Abstract: The precipitation behavior of V-N microalloyed steel during normalizing process was studied by physicochemical phase analysis and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The effect of precipitation behavior on mechanical properties was investigated by theoretical calculations. The results showed that 32.9% of V(C,N) precipitates remained undissolved in the austenite during the soaking step of the normalizing process. These precipitates prevented the growth of the austenite grains. During the subsequent cooling process, the dissolved V(C,N) re-precipitated and played a role in precipitation strengthening. The undissolved V(C,N) induced intragranular ferrite nucleation and refined the ferrite grains. Consequently, compared with hot-rolled steel, the normalized steel exhibited increased grain-refining strengthening but diminished precipitation strengthening, leading to an improvement of the impact energy at the expense of about 40 MPa yield strength.

Static recrystallization modelling of hot deformed microalloyed steels at temperatures below the critical temperature

Abstract: Using torsion tests and applying the back extrapolation method a model has been constructed to predict the recrystallized fraction of deformed austenite in Nb, V and Ti microalloyed steels at temperatures below the temperature at which the inhibition of recrystallization commences due to induced precipitation, This temperature, named static recrystallization critical temperature, is modelled as a function of grain size, strain and the solubility temperature. A discussion is made of the importance of being able to predict SRCT in order to effectively apply the model of static recrystallization at temperatures both above and below it. It is demonstrated that Niobium precipitates delay the recrystallization most.

The Effect of Nickel on the Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Properties of Niobium-Vanadium Microalloyed Powder Metallurgy Steels.

Abstract: In this study, the effects of adding Ni in different ratios to Fe-matrix material containing C-Nb-V produced by powder metallurgy on microstructure, tensile strength, hardness and corrosion behaviors were investigated. Fe-C and Fe-C-Nb-V powders containing 5%, 10%, 13%, 15%, 20%, 30% and 40% nickel were pressed at 700 MPa and then sintered in an Ar atmosphere at 1400 °C. Microstructures of the samples were characterized with optical microscope, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and XRD. Corrosion behaviors were investigated by obtaining Tafel curves in an aqueous solution containing 3.5% NaCl. Mechanical properties were determined by hardness and tensile testing. While Fe-C alloy and Fe-C-Nb-V microalloyed steel without Ni typically have a ferrite-pearlite microstructure, the austenite phase has been observed in the microstructures of the alloys with 10% nickel and further. Yield and tensile strength increased with nickel content and reached the highest strength values with 13% Ni content. The addition of more nickel led to decrease the strength. Analysis of Tafel curves showed that corrosion resistance of alloys increased with increasing nickel concentration.

Nitrocarburized microalloyed steel member

Abstract: A nitrocarburized microalloyed steel member consists of a microalloyed steel that includes a nitrocarburized layer on a surface, a cross-sectional structure of which steel except for the nitrocarburized layer includes a ferrite and pearlite structure. The microalloyed steel mainly consists of Fe and has a composition: C having a content of 0.30 mass % or more and 0.50 mass % or less; Si having a content of 0.05 mass % or more and 0.30 mass % or less; Mn having a content of 0.50 mass % or more and 1.00 mass % or less; S having a content of 0.03 mass % or more and 0.20 mass % or less; Cu having a content of 0.05 mass % or more and 0.60 mass % or less; Ni having a content of 0.02 mass % or more and 1.00 mass % or less; and Cr having a content of 0.05 mass % or more and 0.30 mass % or less. If the contents of the Cu, the Ni, and the Cr are represented by WCu, WNi, and WCr mass %, respectively, and composition parameters F1 and F2 are 185WCr+50WCu and 8+4WNi+1.5WCu-44WCr, respectively, then the composition parameters F1 and F2 satisfy F1>20 and F2>0.