When high-strength steel is heated to high temperatures and then cooled naturally, its ductility decreases. In earthquake-prone areas, it is necessary to evaluate the ultra-low cycle fatigue fracture (ULCF) behavior of high-strength steel structures...
The application of the quenching and partitioning (Q-P) process on advanced high-strength steels improves part ductility significantly with little decrease in strength. Moreover, the mechanical properties of high-strength steels can be further enhanc...
The simple shear test shows significant advantages when measuring the hardening and shear properties of thin sheet metal at large strains. However, previous shear tests had an end effect caused by local stress concentration and a boundary effect caus...
Multi-wire welding has received much attention in the machinery industry due to its high efficiency. The aim of this study was to investigate a novel pulse gas metal arc welding (GMAW) that has circular triple-wire electrodes. The effect of the pulse...
An 80%Ar-10%CO2-10%He ternary gas mixture was used as the shielding gas during the narrow-gap welding of thick Q690E high-strength steel plates. Complete and defect-free welded joints were obtained, and the microstructure and mechanical properties of...
Pre-loading on engineering materials or structures may produce pre-strain, especially plastic strain, which would change the fatigue failure mechanism during their service time. In this paper, an energy-based method for fatigue life prediction on hig...
Q960 high-strength steel is widely used in pressure vessels, bridges, offshore platforms and other important steel structural components because of its high strength and good plastic toughness, but alloy elements added to this kind of steel have stro...
In this paper, based on the low-cycle loading tests of 11 steel-reinforced concrete (SRC) frame columns with built-in Q690 steel and 5 SRC frame columns with built-in Q235 steel, a systematic study on their seismic performance was carried out. The de...
High-strength steel (HSS) is widely used in engineering structures, due to its superior material performance, but corrosion tends to occur in steel structures with time. The corrosion effects on mechanical performance of Q620 HSS were investigated ex...
In the pipe manufacturing and pipe processing industry, the demand for cost-effective pipes with high strength and good ductility is increasing. In the present study, the inductive longitudinal welding process was combined with a Quenching and Partit...
Steel with a combination of strength and plasticity is prevalently demanded for lightweight design and emission reductions in manufacturing. In this study, a high-strength Cr-Ni-Mo martensitic steel treated by quenching and partitioning (Q&P) and...
High-strength steel (HSS) members with welded sections exhibit a notably lower residual compressive stress ratio compared with common mild steel (CMS) members. Despite this difference, current codes often generalize the findings from CMS members to H...
In recent years, ultra-high-strength structural (UHSS) steel in quenched and tempered (Q+T) conditions, for example, S960QL has been found in wider application areas such as structures, cranes, and trucks due to its extraordinary material properties...
The quenching and partitioning (Q&P) process of advanced high strength steels results in a significant enhancement in their strength and ductility. The development of controlled rolling and cooling technology provides an efficient tool for micros...
In this paper, the corrosion environment of a railway coal truck was simulated with 1.0%H2SO4 + 3%NaCl solution. The effect of weld toe Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) remelting on the microstructure and corrosion resistance of welded joints of Q450NQR1 hig...
Quenching and partitioning (Q&P) heat treatments of low-alloy steels with exceptional property combinations are particularly promising. In this study, we characterize for the first time a new low-alloy steel to be processed using Q&P heat tre...
The effect of peak temperature (TP) on the microstructure and impact toughness of the welding heat-affected zone (HAZ) of Q690 high-strength bridge steel was studied using a Gleeble-3500 thermal simulation testing machine. The results show that the m...
Q&P steel has the advantages of high strength and high elongation, but the key to the production of Q&P steel is the control of heat treatment temperatures, such as the annealing temperature and the partitioning temperature. In this work, SEM...
This paper investigates the eccentric compression performance of high-strength steel reinforced concrete (SRC) columns. In addition, the feasibility of the calculation codes used for the load-carrying capacity of these columns is verified by eccentri...
The present study reveals the microstructural evolution and corresponding mechanisms occurring during different stages of quenching and partitioning (Q&P) conducted on 0.6C-1.5Si steel using in-situ High Energy X-Ray Diffraction (HEXRD) and high-...
At present, the existing standards (AISC360-16, EN1994-1-1:2004, and JGJ138-2016) lack relevant provisions for steel-reinforced concrete (SRC) composite columns with high-strength steel. To investigate the axial compressive mechanical performance of...
The design innovation of high-strength steel frames paired with D-eccentric bracing exhibits remarkable resistance to plastic deformation during seismic events. This method strategically combines regular steel connections (with yield strengths below...
Regarding the application of high-strength steel welded components to large marine equipment, prolonged exposure to marine environments results in the infiltration of hydrogen, leading to a significant decline in mechanical performance. In this study...
In this paper, the plastic properties of prestressed high-strength steel reinforced concrete (PHSSRC) beams are studied, by performing static load tests on eight built-in Q460 and Q690 prestressed high-strength steel reinforced concrete continuous be...
To investigate the dynamic mechanical properties of low-alloy, high-strength steel weld metal at high temperatures, the temperature distribution equation and boundary conditions of weld metal during welding were determined. A steady-state temperature...
Medium-carbon, high-strength steels are widely used in the field of hydrogen energy because of their good mechanical properties, and they can be readily tailored by heat treatment processes such as the normalizing–tempering (N&T) and quench...
In this study, Q370qENH high-strength weathering bridge steel was used as the base material. The corrosion experiment in a marine atmosphere was simulated by the salt spray test, and the outdoor atmospheric exposure corrosion experiment and electroch...
Quenching and partitioning (Q&P) steels show a good balance between strength and ductility due to a special heat treatment that allows to adjust a microstructure of martensite with a fraction of stabilized retained austenite. The final heat treat...
Cr-Mn-Si alloyed high-strength steel was subjected to deep cryogenic treatment after quenching and tempering (Q-T), and the microstructure and property evolution of the alloy steel after deep cryogenic treatment were studied. The tensile strength inc...
Fire resistance and seismic performance are the two of the most important considerations for the design of construction steel. The fire resistance of the high-strength construction steel, Q460FRE, which contains low Mo, was investigated by means of c...
To develop an advanced high strength steel with reasonable ductility based on low alloying concept as well as micro-composite microstructure essentially consisting of bainite, martensite and retained austenite, a Si-bearing, low alloy medium carbon s...
An Fe-0.44%C-1.8%Si-1.3%Mn-0.82%Cr-0.28%Mo steel was subjected to quenching followed by low-temperature tempering (Q&T) and quenching and partitioning (Q&P) processing after full austenitization. The Q&P treatment led to an increase in th...
Extended exposure to seawater results in the erosion of the structural high-strength steels utilized in marine equipment, primarily due to the infiltration of hydrogen. Consequently, this erosion leads to a decrease in the mechanical properties of th...
High-strength steel has been increasingly applied to engineering structures and inevitably faces fire risks. The equivalent stress-plastic strain (σeq− εeqp) curves of steel at elevated temperatures are indispensable if a refined...
To investigate the micromechanical fracture behavior of high-strength steel, an integrated experimental and numerical study was conducted on Q460C steel and its welded joints, with specimens extracted from the base metal, weld metal, and the heat-aff...
High-strength medium-carbon martensitic steel was heat treated through a quenching-partitioning-tempering (Q-P-T) treatment. Both the mechanism for improved ductility and the high temperature stability of austenite were investigated. The Q-P-T marten...
The advancement of construction techniques and high-performance sustainable materials enables the increase of span length for arch bridge. It is of great importance to study the theoretical ultimate span length of arch bridge. Based on the parabolic...
Quenching-partitioning-tempering (Q-P-T) heat treatment is a relatively novel approach to attain excellent ductility in high-strength steels. In the present work, the microstructural evolution and the mechanical properties of a low carbon microalloye...
This study examines the microstructure, mechanical properties, and precipitation behavior of 1000 MPa grade GEN3 steel when subjected to various quenching processes, with a focus on the quench and partition (Q&P) technique. The Q&P-treated sa...
Third-generation advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) containing metastable retained austenite are being developed for the structural components of vehicles to reduce vehicle weight and improve crash performance. The goal of this work was to compare...
Using high-strength steel (yield strength fy ≥ 460 MPa) in concrete-filled steel tubes is expected to provide a superior bearing capacity by achieving light weight and efficient construction, but the existing design limitation on diameter-to-thick...
The occurrence of the welding heat-affected zone in Q420C steel may lead to a reduction in the toughness of the welded joint and disruption of high strength-toughness combination of Q420C. This study investigates the microstructure and mechanical pro...
Fine-grained high-strength low-alloyed (HSLA) steels are used for their advantageous combination of mechanical properties such as high yield strength, tensile strength, ductility, and good formability. These properties are mainly based on applied gra...
The mechanical behavior of bolted connections in high-strength (HS) steel structures is a matter of concern, since the less ductility compared to mild steels may affect the load transfer and stress distribution of bolted connections. Conducting advan...
The corrosion behaviors of three bridge steels in a real tropical marine environment for 2 years were studied. One weathering steel (WS) was designed with higher levels of nickel, copper, and molybdenum compared to the other. These two kinds of WSs a...
The cyclic performance of structural steels after exposure to various elevated temperatures and cooling-down methods was experimentally investigated in this paper. Four types of frequently used structural steels were tested including Chinese mild ste...
Advanced high-strength steels (AHSSs) are designed for meeting strict requirements, especially in the automotive industry, as a means to directly influence the reduction in the carbon footprint. As rotary friction welding (RFW) has many important adv...
Reasonable welding methods are of great significance for optimizing the microstructure and ensuring the mechanical properties of welded joints. In this study, ultra-narrow gap welding (UNGW) and submerged arc welding (SAW) were employed to weld Q355E...
A well-designed complex microstructure containing both soft and hard micro-constituents can enhance the mechanical properties of steel. In this study, commercial AISI 9254 steel was annealed at 900 °C, rapidly cooled to 550 °C for 500 s to pr...
High-strength low-alloy (HSLA) steel is used in important steel structural members because of its strength and plastic toughness. Q960 steel is HSLA steel obtained by adding an appropriate amount of alloy elements and quenching and tempering treatmen...
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