A scale-up study on chemical segregation and the effects on tensile properties in two medium mn steel castings
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Author(s)
Kwok, TWJ
Slater, C
Xu, X
Davis, C
Dye, D
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Two ingots weighing 400 g and 5 kg with nominal compositions of Fe–8Mn–4Al–2Si–0.5C–0.07V–0.05Sn were produced to investigate the effect of processing variables on microstructure development. The larger casting has a cooling rate more representative of commercial production and provides an understanding of the potential challenges arising from casting-related segregation during efforts to scale up medium Mn steels, while the smaller casting has a high cooling rate and different segregation pattern. Sections from both ingots were homogenized at 1250 ∘C for various times to study the degree of chemical homogeneity and δ-ferrite dissolution. Within 2 hours, the Mn segregation range (max–min) decreased from 8.0 to 1.7 wt pct in the 400 g ingot and from 6.2 to 1.5 wt pct in the 5 kg ingot. Some δ-ferrite also remained untransformed after 2 hours in both ingots but with the 5 kg ingot showing nearly three times more than the 400 g ingot. Micress modeling was carried out, and good agreement was seen between predicted and measured segregation levels and distribution. After thermomechanical processing, it was found that the coarse untransformed δ-ferrite in the 5 kg ingot turned into coarse δ-ferrite stringers in the finished product, resulting in a slight decrease in yield strength. Nevertheless, rolled strips from both ingots showed >900 MPa yield strength, >1100 MPa tensile strength, and >40 pct elongation with <10 pct difference in strength and no change in ductility when compared to a fully homogenized sample.
Date Issued
2021-11-23
Date Acceptance
2021-10-18
Citation
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 2021, 53 (2), pp.585-596
ISSN
1073-5623
Publisher
Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS)
Start Page
585
End Page
596
Journal / Book Title
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
Volume
53
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
The Author(s) 2021
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
Materials Science
MEDIUM MANGANESE STEEL
FRACTURE MECHANISMS
TRIP
BEHAVIOR
FERRITE
Publication Status
Published