简介:ThepurposeofthisstudywastodeterminetheinffuenceofheattreatmentcycleongraphitephaseformationonCK45steel.Thepresenceofwelldistributedgraphiteinthematrixisresponsibleforthegoodmechanicalandthermalpropertiesofthiskindofalloy.Suchpropertiesincludeexcellentwearresistance,higherresistancetothermalshock,andhigherresistancetooxidationathightemperature.Anumberofspecimensweremadeupofappropriatedesigntoprovidetheexperimentalmaterials.Thetransformationphasetoafreecarbonmicrostructureduringgraphitizationunderdifferentconditionswasthenexaminedforthemostsuccessfulexperimentalsteels.Austenitisingtemperatureof920°Candthefollowingisothermalheattreatmentof750°Catdifferentholdingtimeswereused.MicrostructureswereexaminedbyOM(opticalmicroscopy)andSEM(scanningelectronmicroscopy).Furthermore,itwasfoundthatisothermaltransformationat750°Cfordifferentsoakingtimesproducedatypicalmicrostructure.Also,theamountofgraphiteincreasedwithincreasingisothermalheattreatmenttime.Heattreatmentleadingtosupersaturationofironwithcarbonwasdescribedandsomeoftheconsequencesofthesupersaturationwerepresented.Finally,theformationofthethermodynamicallystablestateofthegraphitetakenfromthesupersaturatedsolidsolutionwasdiscussed.
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简介:利用XRD、SEM等分析手段,对含微量Zr、Ti的Cr35Ni45Nb合金的力学性能和微观组织相互关系进行了研究。结果表明,该合金组织为奥氏体基体和枝晶间骨架状碳化物,碳化物类型为富铬的M23C6和含铌等强碳化物元素组成的MC;微量Zr、Ti可细化二次析出的Cr35Ni45Nb合金中的碳化物,使其呈粒状较均匀地分布在晶内,从而提高合金的力学性能。
简介:Ag-TiAlintermetallicalloy,Tie45Ale2Nbe2Mn(at.%)e0.8vol.%TiB2,hasbeenprocessedfromgasatomizedprealloyedpowderbyfieldassistedhotpressing(FAHP).Aninitialanalysisoftheprealloyedpowderhelpedontheunderstandingoftheintermetallicsinteringbehavior.Atomizedpowderconsistedofametastablephasethattransformedintoa2tgequilibriumphasesbythermaltreating.Differentpowderparticlemicrostructureswerefound,whichinfluencethemicrostructuredevelopmentoftheFAHPg-TiAlmaterialdependingonthesinteringtemperature.Duplex,nearlylamellarandfullylamellarmicrostructureswereobtainedatthesinteringtemperaturesabove1000C.Lowerconsolidationtemperatures,below1000C,ledtotheformationofanAlrichphaseatpowderparticleboundaries,whichisdeleterioustothemechanicalproperties.Highcompressiveyieldstrengthof1050MPawasobservedinsampleswithFAHPduplexmicrostructuresatroomtemperature.Whereasnearlylamellarandfullylamellarmicrostructuresshowedyieldstrengthvaluesof655and626MPaatroomtemperatureand440and425MPaat750C,respectively,whicharesuperiorincomparisontosimilaralloysprocessedbyothertechniques.Theseexcellentpropertiescanbeexplainedduetothedifferentvolumefractionsofthea2andgphasesandtherefinementofthePMmicrostructures.