Analysis of the relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties of intercritically annealed 3.5Mn steel

The paper mainly studies intercritically annealed medium manganese steel, which only contains 3.5 wt% Mn. After annealing at different temperature, the microstructure of the experimental steel is composed of ferrite and austenite with different morphology. With the increase of intercritical annealin...

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Main Authors: Tao Kang, Zhengzhi Zhao, Feng Li, Lei Zhang, Xiaoying Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2021-01-01
Series:Materials Research Express
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ac1d19
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author Tao Kang
Zhengzhi Zhao
Feng Li
Lei Zhang
Xiaoying Hou
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Zhengzhi Zhao
Feng Li
Lei Zhang
Xiaoying Hou
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description The paper mainly studies intercritically annealed medium manganese steel, which only contains 3.5 wt% Mn. After annealing at different temperature, the microstructure of the experimental steel is composed of ferrite and austenite with different morphology. With the increase of intercritical annealing temperature, a small amount of martensite appears in the microstructure due to the decrease of austenite stability, and the proportion of retained austenite decreases. When the experimental steel is annealed at 700 °C, the best matching of strength and plasticity is obtained, which benefits from the appropriate proportion of austenite with different stability. The results show that excellent mechanical properties of 3.5 wt% Mn steel can be achieved by adjusting the intercritical annealing process.
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spelling doaj.art-7a1cc422f5af44fa9aaa2a178b49023f2023-08-09T15:54:06ZengIOP PublishingMaterials Research Express2053-15912021-01-018808651710.1088/2053-1591/ac1d19Analysis of the relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties of intercritically annealed 3.5Mn steelTao Kang0Zhengzhi Zhao1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0324-5164Feng Li2Lei Zhang3Xiaoying Hou4Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China; Beijing Laboratory of Metallic Materials and Processing for Modern Transportation, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China; Beijing Engineering Technology Research Center of Special Steel for Traffic and Energy, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of ChinaCollaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China; Beijing Laboratory of Metallic Materials and Processing for Modern Transportation, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China; Beijing Engineering Technology Research Center of Special Steel for Traffic and Energy, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of ChinaCollaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China; Beijing Laboratory of Metallic Materials and Processing for Modern Transportation, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China; Beijing Engineering Technology Research Center of Special Steel for Traffic and Energy, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of ChinaShandong Iron and Steel Group Rizhao Co., Ltd, Rizhao 276805, People’s Republic of ChinaShandong Iron and Steel Group Rizhao Co., Ltd, Rizhao 276805, People’s Republic of ChinaThe paper mainly studies intercritically annealed medium manganese steel, which only contains 3.5 wt% Mn. After annealing at different temperature, the microstructure of the experimental steel is composed of ferrite and austenite with different morphology. With the increase of intercritical annealing temperature, a small amount of martensite appears in the microstructure due to the decrease of austenite stability, and the proportion of retained austenite decreases. When the experimental steel is annealed at 700 °C, the best matching of strength and plasticity is obtained, which benefits from the appropriate proportion of austenite with different stability. The results show that excellent mechanical properties of 3.5 wt% Mn steel can be achieved by adjusting the intercritical annealing process.https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ac1d19medium manganese steelintercritical annealingpartition of manganese elementTRIP effectretain austenite stability
spellingShingle Tao Kang
Zhengzhi Zhao
Feng Li
Lei Zhang
Xiaoying Hou
Analysis of the relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties of intercritically annealed 3.5Mn steel
Materials Research Express
medium manganese steel
intercritical annealing
partition of manganese element
TRIP effect
retain austenite stability
title Analysis of the relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties of intercritically annealed 3.5Mn steel
title_full Analysis of the relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties of intercritically annealed 3.5Mn steel
title_fullStr Analysis of the relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties of intercritically annealed 3.5Mn steel
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of the relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties of intercritically annealed 3.5Mn steel
title_short Analysis of the relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties of intercritically annealed 3.5Mn steel
title_sort analysis of the relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties of intercritically annealed 3 5mn steel
topic medium manganese steel
intercritical annealing
partition of manganese element
TRIP effect
retain austenite stability
url https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ac1d19
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