The influence of different solution temperature on microstructure and impact toughness of cobalt-free maraging steel 00Ni14Cr3Mo3Ti was investigated by SEM and X-Ray diffractometer.The experimental results showed that with the solution temperature variation, the martensite morphology has not changed, is still lath martensite.Undissolved Laves phase hindered the dislocation movement after 750 ℃ solution heat treatment, which result in a very low impact absorbed energy, the impact fracture has no obvious plastic deformation, with bad toughness.With the solution temperature increased, the undissolved phase gradually dissolved, the impact absorbed energy increased gradually.All the Laves phase dissolved when reach to 900 ℃, the impact absorbed energy reaches the maximum, is 61 J.Fracture morphology change from brittle fracture into toughness transgranular fracture with deep dimple. When solution temperature is above 900 ℃, with the solution temperature further increase, austenite grain size increases significantly.Average grain diameter of austenite is about 70 μm after 1050 ℃ solution treatment, the density of precipitates on the grain boundary of maraging steel is increase substantially, deformation compatibility deteriorate, which result in the impact absorbed energy decreased significantly.Fracture type becomes transgranular and quasi-cleavage mixed fracture with the characteristics of the river patterns from ductile transgranular fracture.
Yu Jianmin1, Li Baocheng1, Zhang Baohong2, Yang Weiyu2 1North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
The influences of multiple plastic deformations on microstructure and mechanical properties of 7A04-T6 alloy by isothermal compression experiments in different passes deformation on the 6300 kN extrusion press. The experimental results showed that the strength and elongation of 7A04-T6 alloy were increased firstly and then decreased as the deformation pass increases at above 400 ℃. The grains of 7A04-T6 alloy was refined firstly and then grow, the grain was become refinement after four deformations under this experimental conditions. The second phase η (MgZn2) in the matrix would precipitate after solution, precipitation strengthening taking place. It is obvious that the number of second phase which dissolve into the matrix will increase as the deformation pass increasing. So the tensile strength reached the highest after four deformations, is 590.9 MPa, yield strength is 532.5 MPa, and elongation is 12.4%. After four deformations of 7A04-T6 alloy, tensile fracture surface of samples was composed of the deep and uniform dimples, belonging to ductile fracture. Therefore, 7A04-T6 alloy has better comprehensive mechanical properties after four deformations.
Zhang Zhimin1,2, Yu Jianmin1, Wang Qiang2, Zhang Xing 2 1 Engineering Research Center of Magnesium-base Material Processing Technology, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan 030051, China
