Effects of Mn and Cr contents on microstructures and mechanical properties of low temperature bainitic steel

作     者：Hui Guo Peng Zhou Ai-min Zhao Chao Zhi Ran Ding Jia-xing Wang 

作者机构：Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China Institute of Engineering Research University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China 

出 版 物：《Journal of Iron and Steel Research International》 (国际钢铁研究杂志)

年 卷 期：2017年第24卷第3期

页      面：290-295页

核心收录：

学科分类：08[工学] 080502[工学-材料学] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51271035 and U1560107) The financial support of the State Key Laboratory of Development and Application Technology of Automotive Steels 

主　　题：Low temperature bainitic steel Kinetics Retained austenite TRIP effect 

摘      要：The effects of Mn and Cr contents on bainitic transformation kinetics,microstructures and mechanical properties of high-carbon low alloy steels after austempered at 230,300 and 350 ℃ were determined by dilatometry,optical microscopy,scanning electron microscopy,X-ray diffraction and tensile tests. The results showed that Mn and Cr can extend bainitic incubation period and completion time,and with the increase of Mn and Cr content,the bainitic ferrite plate thickness decreased and the volume fraction of retained austenite increased. TRIP（ transformation induced plasticity） effect was observed during tensile testing which improved the overall mechanical property. The increase of Mn concentration can improve the strength to a certain extent,but reduce the ductility. The increase of Cr concentration can improve the ductility of bainitic steels which transformed at a low temperature. The low temperature bainitic steel austempered at 230 ℃ exhibited excellent mechanical properties with ultimate tensile strength of（ 2146 ± 11） MPa and total elongation of（ 12. 95 ± 0. 15） %.