Effect of Cerium Content on the Evolution of Inclusions and Formation of Acicular Ferrite in Ti-Mg-Killed EH36 Steel
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Composition, Size and Number Density of Total Inclusions
3.2. Microstructure of Tested Steels
3.3. Composition, Size and Number Density of Effective Inclusions
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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No. | C 1 | Mn 2 | Si 2 | P 2 | S 1 | Al 2 | Mg 2 | Ti 2 | Ce 3 | T.O 1 | N 4 | Fe |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1 | 0.053 | 1.46 | 0.24 | 0.01 | 0.0082 | 0.0087 | 0.0044 | 0.016 | 0 | 0.0040 | 0.0037 | Bal. |
#2 | 0.053 | 1.44 | 0.24 | 0.01 | 0.0081 | 0.0086 | 0.0028 | 0.013 | 0.014 | 0.0055 | 0.0038 | Bal. |
#3 | 0.053 | 1.46 | 0.24 | 0.01 | 0.0082 | 0.0086 | 0.0029 | 0.014 | 0.024 | 0.0047 | 0.0037 | Bal. |
#4 | 0.052 | 1.46 | 0.24 | 0.01 | 0.0083 | 0.0088 | 0.0028 | 0.013 | 0.037 | 0.0041 | 0.0034 | Bal. |
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Liu, Z.; Song, B.; Yang, Z.; Cui, X.; Li, L.; Wang, L.; Song, Z. Effect of Cerium Content on the Evolution of Inclusions and Formation of Acicular Ferrite in Ti-Mg-Killed EH36 Steel. Metals 2020, 10, 863. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10070863
Liu Z, Song B, Yang Z, Cui X, Li L, Wang L, Song Z. Effect of Cerium Content on the Evolution of Inclusions and Formation of Acicular Ferrite in Ti-Mg-Killed EH36 Steel. Metals. 2020; 10(7):863. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10070863
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Zhen, Bo Song, Zhanbing Yang, Xiaokang Cui, Longfei Li, Lei Wang, and Zirui Song. 2020. "Effect of Cerium Content on the Evolution of Inclusions and Formation of Acicular Ferrite in Ti-Mg-Killed EH36 Steel" Metals 10, no. 7: 863. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10070863