各向同性钢材的断裂模型和屈服模型

基于钢材断裂前必先屈服的基本事实, 以钢材断裂面为屈服面后继扩大直至材料完整性(连续性）发生破坏为假设, 以已有的屈服模型的共同特征为切入点, 建议了各向同性钢材在主应力空间的二次函数型断裂模型和屈服模型. 根据不同钢材的特征应力值, 量化了各向同性钢材的二次函数型断裂模型和屈服模型. 依据不同钢材的特征应力值的相互关系, 建议的各向同性钢材的二次函数型断裂模型和屈服模型相应地描述为主应力空间的圆柱面、椭球面、抛物面和双曲面. 建议的各向同性钢材的二次函数型断裂模型和屈服模型较已有的强度模型更具一般性.     

基于CTOD/CTOA管道钢断裂韧性测试方法研究进展

高级别管线钢的一大特点是韧度高,导致管材裂纹尖端周围经常处于大范围屈服状态,现有基于高约束试件的断裂韧性测试方法,很难满足新型管材的断裂韧性测试要求. 本文回顾了基于CTOD 和CTOA的断裂韧度参数,详细介绍了管道钢断裂韧性测试方法的研究现状和发展趋势,分析了影响管道钢断裂韧性测试准确性的各种因素,为管道钢断裂韧性的测试提供帮助.     

Recent Developments of Crystallographic Analysis Methods in the Scanning Electron Microscope for Applications in Metallurgy

The field of metallurgy has greatly benefited from the development of electron microscopy over the last two decades. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has become a powerful tool for the investigation of nano- and microstructures. This article reviews the complete set of tools for crystallographic analysis in the SEM, i.e., electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), transmission Kikuchi diffraction (TKD), and electron channeling contrast imaging (ECCI). We describe recent relevant developments in electron microscopy, and discuss the state-of-the-art of the techniques and their use for analyses in metallurgy. EBSD orientation measurements provide better angular resolution than spot diffraction in TEM but slightly lower than Kikuchi diffraction in TEM, however, its statistical significance is superior to TEM techniques. Although spatial resolution is slightly lower than in TEM/STEM techniques, EBSD is often a preferred tool for quantitative phase characterization in bulk metals. Moreover, EBSD enables the measurement of lattice strain/rotation at the sub-micron scale, and dislocation density. TKD enables the transmitted electron diffraction analysis of thin-foil specimens. The small interaction volume between the sample and the electron beam enhances considerably the spatial resolution as compared to EBSD, allowing the characterization of ultra-fine-grained metals in the SEM. ECCI is a useful technique to image near-surface lattice defects without the necessity to expose two free surfaces as in TEM. Its relevant contributions to metallography include deformation characterization of metals, including defect visualization, and dislocation density measurements. EBSD and ECCI are mature techniques, still undergoing a continuous expansion in research and industry. Upcoming technical developments in electron sources and optics, as well as detector instrumentation and software, will likely push the border of performance in terms of spatial resolution and acquisition speed. The potential of TKD, combined with EDS, to provide crystallographic, chemical, and morphologic characterizations of nano-structured metals will surely be a valuable asset in metallurgy.     

共线DP-LIBS低碳合金钢中碳元素定量分析

碳元素是决定合金钢性能的重要元素之一。为了提高低碳合金钢中碳元素的检测灵敏度,在氩气氛围中利用共线双脉冲激光诱导击穿光谱(DP-LIBS)合金钢样品中的碳元素进行了检测。首先,使用高速相机采集双脉冲实验条件下的等离子体图像,研究等离子体形貌随脉冲间隔时间变化的演化规律,结合双脉冲条件下获得的光谱信息,确立碳元素的最佳脉冲间隔时间为1 900 ns。其次,研究了氩气吹扫条件和氩气气室条件对碳元素光谱信号强度的影响。氩气气室能够有效屏蔽空气中二氧化碳的影响,从而提高合金钢中碳元素分析的准确性。最后,采用内标法对合金钢样品中的碳元素进行定量分析。与单脉冲得到的结果相比,双脉冲实验条件下,碳元素定标曲线的R2由0.983提升至0.991,检测限由206 μg·g-1提高至110 μg·g-1,共线DP-LIBS技术使合金钢中碳元素检测限提高了1.87倍。恰当的脉冲间隔时间能够有效的提高共线DP-LIBS光谱特性和设备的检测灵敏度,同时双脉冲的二次激发效果可以进一步有效的减弱实验条件波动带来的影响,使定标模型具有更好的线性相关性。     

New developments of advanced high-strength steels for automotive applications

Automotive industry asks for higher resistant steels to lighten parts and improve crash resistance. Keeping a good ductility while increasing tensile strength requires the development of new grades in which hardening mechanisms counteract the drop in elongation when enhancing mechanical resistance. This is mainly achieved with multiphase steels and completing dislocation hardening by twinning and martensite transformation during straining. This has led to high-strength steel families, some of them being already used in body in white (Dual Phase (DP) and TRIP steels). Others, still in development, will soon emerge on the market (Quenched and Partitioned (Q&P), medium-Mn steels or TWIP).     

First-principles study of He trapping in η-Fe_2C

The distribution of He in η-Fe_2C has been studied by first-principles calculations.The formation energies of interstitial He and substitutional He(replacing Fe) are 3.76 eV and 3.49 eV,respectively,which are remarkably smaller than those in bcc Fe,indicating that He is more soluble in η-Fe_2C than in bcc Fe.The binding potencies of both a substitutionalinterstitial He pair(1.28 eV) and a substitutional-substitutional He pair(0.76 eV) are significantly weaker than those in bcc Fe.The binding energy between the two He atoms in an interstitial-interstitial He pair(0.31 eV) is the same as that in bcc Fe,but the diffusion barrier of interstitial He(0.35 eV) is much larger than that in bcc Fe,suggesting that it is more difficult for the interstitial He atom to agglomerate in η-Fe_2C than in bcc Fe.Thus,self-trapping of He in η-Fe_2C is less powerful than that in bcc Fe.As a consequence,small and dense η-Fe_2C particles in ferritic steels might serve as scattered trapping centers for He,slow down He bubble growth at the initial stage,and make the steel more swelling resistant.     

Large deformation of anisotropic austenitic stainless steel sheets at room temperature: Multi-axial experiments and phenomenological modeling

A newly developed multi-axial testing technique for sheet materials is employed to investigate the inelastic response of a temper-rolled stainless steel 301LN under isothermal quasi-static loading conditions at room temperature. The experimental technique consists of a flat sheet specimen, which is subject to combinations of shear and normal loading using a custom-made dual-actuator system. The large deformation behavior under monotonic loading is determined along more than 20 distinct radial paths in the stress space. The experimental results indicate that Hill's quadratic yield function along with an associated flow rule provides a good approximation of the initial yield behavior of this anisotropic two-phase FCC/BCC sheet material. Based on the experimental data for radial monotonic loading, it is concluded that conventional isotropic-kinematic hardening models cannot successfully describe the strain hardening of this austenitic steel. Instead, a non-associated anisotropic hardening model is proposed that relates the increase in yield strength to an isothermal martensitic transformation kinetics law. The comparison of the model predictions with the experimental results shows very good agreement for all biaxial and uniaxial experiments.     

Stacking fault energy of cryogenic austenitic steels

Stacking fault energy and stacking fault nucleation energy are defined in terms of the physical nature of stacking faults and stacking fault energy, and the measuring basis for stacking fault energy. Large quantities of experimental results are processed with the aid of a computer and an expression for calculating stacking fault energy has been obtained as γ³⁰⁰_SF(mJ·m^-2)=γ⁰_SF+1.59Ni-1.34Mn+0.06Mn²-1.75Cr+0.01Cr²+15.21Mo-5.59Si-60.69(C+1.2N)^1/2 + 26.27(C+1.2N)(Cr+Mn+Mo)^1/2+0.61[Ni·(Cr+Mn)]^1/2.     

Influence of Cu and Ni on the morphology and composition of the rust layer of steels exposed to industrial environment

Four samples of steels with alloying elements were exposed to an industrial environment during 1,955 days, aiming to elucidate the effect of the alloying elements Cu and Ni on the resistance of weathering steels to corrosion processes. The samples were characterized with optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), saturation magnetization measurements and with energy dispersive (EDS), infrared, Mössbauer and Raman spectroscopies. All the steels originated orange and dark corrosion layers; their thicknesses were determined from the SEM images. EDS data of such rust layers showed that the alloying element content decreases from the steel core towards the outer part of the rust layer. Moreover, in the dark rust layer some light-gray regions were identified in the W and Cu-alloy steel, where relatively higher Cr and Cu contents were found. XRD patterns, infrared, Raman and Mössbauer spectra (298, 110 and 4 K) indicated that the corrosion products are qualitatively the same, containing lepidocrocite (γFeOOH; hereinafter, it may be referred to as simply L), goethite (αFeOOH; G), feroxyhite (δ′FeOOH; F), hematite (αFe₂O₃; H) and magnetite (Fe₃O₄; M) in all samples; this composition does not depend upon the steel type, but their relative concentrations is related to the alloying element. Mössbauer data reveal the presence of (super)paramagnetic iron oxides in the corrosion products. Saturation magnetization measurements suggest that feroxyhite may be an occurring ferrimagnetic phase in the rust layer.     

Determination of transition and rare earth elements in low-alloy steels as chelates with 4-(2-Thiazolylazo)resorcinol by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography

4-(2-Thiazolylazo)resorcinol (TAR) is used as a chelating reagent in the reversed-phase HPLC separation and determination of transition and rare earth elements in low-alloy steels. A precolumn derivatization method is used, followed by separation on an octadecyl-bonded silica stationary phase with a sodium octane-1-sulphonate-tartaric acid mobile phase. The eluted metal chelates are detected by uv-visible spectrophotometry. The requirements for sample preparation, characterization of precolumn derivatization and the optimum conditions for the sensitive detection of metal ions after liquid chromatography (LC) separation are discussed. The influence of the pH of the chelating medium and the eluent, the concentration of TAR and the eluent were investigated. The results are compared with those of other methods such as atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES).