The Effect of Partitioning Temperature on Residual Austenite and Mechanical Properties of Q&P High Strength Steel during the Continuous Annealing Process
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Procedure
3. Results
3.1. Microstructural Characterization
3.2. Mechanical Properties
4. Discussion
4.1. Effect of Partitioning Temperature on Microstructure
4.2. Effect of RA on Mechanical Properties
5. Conclusions
- (1)
- The microstructure of Q&P steel after heat treatment at different partitioning temperatures was mainly composed of F, M, and RA. The fraction of martensite decreased about 11.2% and the average size decreased by 0.12 μm with the increase in temperature from 280 °C to 370 °C.
- (2)
- The partitioning temperature played a key role in the morphology and quantity of the RA. Two forms of RA were found at higher temperatures. One was a large island of austenite, mainly distributed between the ferrite and martensite with lower dislocation density and fewer grain boundaries. The other was a smaller film and granular RA, mainly distributed between the lath martensite and massive martensite with high dislocation density and dense grain boundaries.
- (3)
- The maximum tensile strength, elongation, and residual austenite of the tested steel were 1238 MPa, 28.3%, 27.2 GPa·% and 10.2% at the temperature range from 280 to 370 °C, respectively.
Author Contributions
Funding
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Partitioning Temperature (°C) | RA (%) | Rm (MPa) | A (%) | Rm·A (MPa·%) |
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280 | 6.7 | 1238 | 19.4 | 24,017.2 |
310 | 7.2 | 1126 | 22.9 | 25,785.4 |
340 | 8.7 | 1029 | 25.8 | 26,548.2 |
370 | 10.2 | 963 | 28.3 | 27,252.9 |
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Liu, L.; Li, H.; Xu, H.; Dai, X.; Tian, Y.; Chen, L. The Effect of Partitioning Temperature on Residual Austenite and Mechanical Properties of Q&P High Strength Steel during the Continuous Annealing Process. Metals 2022, 12, 2165. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12122165
Liu L, Li H, Xu H, Dai X, Tian Y, Chen L. The Effect of Partitioning Temperature on Residual Austenite and Mechanical Properties of Q&P High Strength Steel during the Continuous Annealing Process. Metals. 2022; 12(12):2165. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12122165
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Lin, Hongbin Li, Haiwei Xu, Xin Dai, Yaqiang Tian, and Liansheng Chen. 2022. "The Effect of Partitioning Temperature on Residual Austenite and Mechanical Properties of Q&P High Strength Steel during the Continuous Annealing Process" Metals 12, no. 12: 2165. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12122165