Characterization of the structural details of residual austenite in the weld metal of a 9Cr1MoNbV welded rotor

作     者：Xia Liu Hui-jun Ji Peng Liu Peng Wang Feng-gui Lu Yu-lai Gao 

作者机构：Department of Mechanical Engineering Tsinghua University Shanghai Turbine Plant of Shanghai Electric Power Generation Equipment Co. Ltd. School of Materials Science and Engineering Shanghai University School of Materials Science and Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 

出 版 物：《International Journal of Minerals,Metallurgy and Materials》 (矿物冶金与材料学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2014年第21卷第6期

页      面：563-568页

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学科分类：080503[工学-材料加工工程] 08[工学] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 0802[工学-机械工程] 080201[工学-机械制造及其自动化] 

主　　题：steel research austenite characterization weld metal color metallography 

摘      要：The existence of residual austenite in weld metal plays an important role in determining the properties and dimensional accuracy of welded rotors. An effective corrosive agent and the metallographic etching process were developed to clearly reveal the characteristics of residual austenite in the weld metal of a 9Cr1MoNbV welded rotor. Moreover, the details of the distribution, shape, length, length-to-width ratio, and the content of residual austenite were systematically characterized using the Image-Pro Plus image analysis software. The results revealed that the area fraction of residual austenite was approximately 6.3% in the observed weld seam; the average area, length, and length-to-width ratio of dispersed residual austenite were quantitatively evaluated to be （5.5 ± 0.1）μm2, （5.0 ± 0.1）μm, and （2.2 ± 0.1）, re-spectively. The newly developed corrosive agent and etching method offer an appropriate approach to characterize residual austenite in the weld metal of welded rotors in detail.