简介:InordertosuppressthesurfacecrackinginducedbyCuduringreheatingandhotrollingprocess,Cuenrichmentanditsmigrationatthesteel-scaleinterfacewasinvestigatedduringheatingofsteelcastattemperaturesbetween1000℃and1200℃inN2-O2andN7-H2Oatmospheres.ForoxidationofCucontainingsteel,CuenrichedphasewasformedbythepreferentialoxidationofFeandtheenrichmentandmigrationbehaviorofCudependsontheoxidationtemperature,steelchemistryandatmospherecondition.NiinsteelinducedtheformationofsolidCuandNienrichedphaseatsteel/scaleinterfaceandinscalelayerandtheformationofunevensteel/scaleinterface,whichsuppressestheCuenrichmentbecauseofextrusionofCuenrichedregionbeforetheformationofliquidphase.Ontheotherhand,SnadditionpromotestheliquidCuformationatsteel/scaleinterfaceandpenetrationintograinboundaryofCuenrichedphasebydecreasingsolidustemperatureandsolubilitylimit.Inaddition,foroxidationat1200℃,thebehaviorofCuatandaroundthesteel-scaleinterfacewasfounddependenttoalargeextentonmorphologyoftheoxidescaleformedduringoxidation.Attheearlystageofoxidation,Cu-richphaseformedandaccumulatedatthesteelscaleinterfaceunderbothO2-N2andH2O-N2atmospheres.Astheoxidationproceeded,however,Cuenrichmentatanditsmigrationfromthesteel-scaleinterfacewerevastlydifferentfordifferentoxidizingatmospheres.InthecaseofO2-N2oxidation,anoxidelayerformedinitiallyatthesteelsurface,butsoonafteragapwasdevelopedatthesteel-scaleinterfaceandgrewinitssize,whichpracticallyseparatedthescalefromthesteelsubstrate.Thescalelayerformedunderthisconditionwasporous.TheCu-richphaseinitiallyformedattheinterfacewasfoundmigratingtothescalelayer,leavingnoCu-richphaseattheinterface.InthecaseofH2O-N2oxidation,however,thescalelayerformedwasdenseandtightlyattachedtothesteelsurface,andtheCurich-phasecontinuedto
简介:CuprecipitationbehaviorsintwoCu-bearingausteniticantibacterialstainlesssteels,type304andtype317L,weresystematicallystudiedbyusingrelativelysimplemethodsformaterialsanalysis,includingmicro-hardness,electricalresistivity,electrochemicalimpedancespectroscopy,X-raydiffractionanddifferentialscanningcalorimetry.Theresultsindicatedthatafteragingatelevatedtemperature,themicro-hardness,electricalresistivity,electrochemicalimpedanceandlatticeconstantofthesteelwereallvariedatdifferentdegreesduetotheprecipitationandgrowthofCu-richphases.TheresultsalsoshowedthattheheatevolutionduringtheprocessofCuprecipitationcouldbesensitivelydetectedbymeansofdifferentialscanningcalorimetry,obtainningthestartingtemperature,peaktemperature,peakareaoftheCu-richprecipitation,andeventheactivationenergybycalculation.TheresultsconfirmedthattheCu-richphasedprecipitationintheCu-bearingausteniticantibacterialstainlesssteelshouldbeathermalactivationprocesscontrolledbyCudiffusion.AllthematerialsanalysismethodsusedinthisstudycanbemoresimpleandeffectiveforapplicationinR&DoftheCu-bearingantibacterialstainlesssteels.
简介:Thereisanincreasingtrendforproducingcopper-containingsteels,withcopperbeingeitheraresidualelementfromscrapsoranintentionaladdition,i.e.,inweatheringsteel.Theissueofsurfacehotshortnessoccursduringthehotworkingofsteelscontainingcopper,andasignificantamountofworkhasbeenperformedonthistopic.Thispaperprovidesareviewofrelatedstudiesonthisphenomenon.Theformationmechanism,asanalyzed,istheliquidmetalembrittlementcausedbytheliquidcopperpenetrationintoaustenitegrainboundariesatthemetalsurface,wherethecopperoriginatesfromtheselectiveoxidationofthesteelathightemperature.Onthebasisofthemechanism,moreimportanceisplacedonanalyzingtheeffectonthephenomenonbyvaryingthecontrollingfactors,includingtheheatingprocess,alloyingadditions,anddeformationconditions.Possiblesolutionstotheproblemarefinalized,andsomefurtherworkmustbeperformedinthefuture.
简介:SomenewNi-saving25Crduplexstainlesssteels(DSS)havebeendeveloped.Theresultsindicatethatthealloyhasabalancedferrite-austeniterelationafterhotforgeandsolidsolutiontreatmentat1000℃.TheelementsWandCuhaveamarkedeffectonthemicrostructureofthealloy.ThepittingpotentialofthesteeladdingWandCuelementsreachesthemaximumvalueof435mV.Thetensilestrengthandpercentageofareareductionofallsteelsinthispaperare800-900MPaand60%-70%,respectively.Thetensileelongationsofthealloysareallabove30%.Theexperimentalsteelshavegoodcorrosionandmechanicalproperty.
简介:Withpricesformetalresourcessuchasnickelandmolybdenumsoaring,thereisaheightenedsenseofcrisisconcerningresourcescarcity.WhileType304,themostcommonstainlesssteel,offersexcellentcorrosionresistance,itspriceisaffectedsignificantlybythecostofnickelbecauseofits8%nickelcontent.ThestainlesssteelthathasthesamecorrosionresistanceasthatofType304anddoesnotcontainnickelandmolybdenumhasbeenrequired.JFESteelCorporationhasdevelopedanew21%Cr-0.4%Custainlesssteel,theworld’sfirstferriticstainlesssteel,whichoffersequivalentcorrosionresistancetoType304whilecontainingabsolutelynonickelormolybdenum,tworaremetals.Thenewlydevelopedsteelcontains21%chromiumwiththeadditionof0.4%copper.Thedevelopmentofthesteelisbasedonanewdiscoverythatthepassivefilmsofstainlesssteelscouldbestrengthenedbythesynergyeffectofhighchromiumcontentandcopperaddition.Copperadditionenrichesthechromiumcontentinpassivefilmsafterfieldexposure.Newlydeveloped21%Cr-0.4%CustainlesssteelisadoptedformanyapplicationsasasubstitutionforType304,includingcommercialkitchenware,buildingmaterialsandindustrialmachinery.ThesteelisexpectedtobeanewstandardofaferriticstainlesssteelasasubstitutionforType304.
简介:ToimprovethemechanicalpropertiesofWC-Al2O3composites,theeffectsoftraceamountofCeO2additivesonthemicrostructureandmechanicalpropertiesoftheWC-Al2O3compositespreparedbyhotpressingwereinvestigated.TheresultsrevealedthattheWC-Al2O3compositesdopedwith0.1%CeO2possessedrefinedmicrostructureandenhancedmechanicalpropertiescomparedwiththatoftheundopedWC-Al2O3composites.TraceCeO2suppressedthedecarburizationofWC,promotedthemicrostructuralrefinement,andimprovedtheinterfacecoherenceoftheWCmatrixandAl2O3.When0.1%CeO2wasaddedtotheWC-Al2O3composites,theeffectofCeO2resultedintheachievementofarelativedensityof98.82%withanexcellentVickershardnessof16.89GPa,combiningafracturetoughnessof9.85MPa·m1/2withanacceptableflexuralstrengthof1024.05MPa.
简介:Steelmakingisenergyandmaterialintensive.Thatiswhysteelisalwaysdemonizedandconfrontedwithincriminationsandrequirementsforreductionofitsenvironmentalimpact.Thosepuredemands-likeforemissiontradingareshort-sightedastheydonotbaseonanintegratedapproach.InsteadtheymerelyconsiderCO2emissionsduringtheproductionprocess.Aforward-looking,globalclimateandenvironmentalpolicyneedsasustainablelifecycleapproach.Thereforeitmustforexamplealsotakeintoaccountthecontributionofsteeltowardscuttingemissionsinitsapplication-intheenergy.automotiveandhouseholdsectors.Steelwillplayakeyroleinclimateprotection.One-thirdoftheremainingCO2reductiontargetplannedinGermanyby2020canonlybeachievedwiththehelpofinnovativesteelproductsandtheirapplications.ThisistheconclusionofanindependentstudybyTheBostonConsultingGroup(BCG)onbehalfofSteelInstituteVDEh,andGermanSteelFederation.ThestudycomparesCO2savingsfromimportantinnovativesteelapplications(suchasmoreefficientpowerstations,windturbines,orlightervehicles)withCO2emissionscausedbysteelproduction.Byadoptingthiscomprehensiveperspective,thestudyforthefirsttimeprovidesaCO2balanceforthematerialsteelbycomparingtheCO2reductionsmadepossiblethroughinnovativesteelapplicationswiththeCO2emissionsresultingfromsteelproduction.ThebalancewascalculatedonthebasisofeightselectedinnovativesteelapplicationsinGermanyfortheperiod2007to2020,wherebytheCO2emissionscausedbysteelproductionwereconsideredthroughouttheentirelifecycleoftheparticularsteeluse.Fortheselectedexamples,theuseofinnovativesteelsresultedinatotalsavingspotentialof74MtofCO2in2020.Thecalculationsarebasedonconservativeassumptions;forexamplewithoutcountingofpotentialsbyexportedsteelorbycomparisonwithcompetitivematerials.TheproductionofsteelinGermany,includingtheextractiono