• Title of article

    Effect of tempering temperature and carbide free bainite on the mechanical characteristics of a high strength low alloy steel

  • Author/Authors

    Liu، نويسنده , , Dongyu and Bai، نويسنده , , Bingzhe and Fang، نويسنده , , Hongsheng and Zhang، نويسنده , , Wenzheng and Gu، نويسنده , , Jialin and Chang، نويسنده , , Kaidi، نويسنده ,

  • Pages
    5
  • From page
    40
  • To page
    44
  • Abstract
    The effect of tempering temperatures and the role of carbide free bainite (CFB) on the mechanical properties and susceptibility to hydrogen embrittlement of a low carbon Mn–Si–Cr steel have experimentally been investigated. The air-cooled steel consists of a mixed microstructure of carbide free bainite–martensite (CFB/M), which exhibits a combination of strength and toughness superior to a water-quenched martensite microstructure, after intermediate temperature tempering. The susceptibility to hydrogen embrittlement of the steel with the CFB/M microstructure decreases as the tempering temperature increases from 280 to 370 °C. This is attributed to the CFB/M mixed microstructure which not only possesses high temper resistance but also delays the tempered martensite embrittlement onset temperature. Films of carbon enriched retained austenite in the CFB exhibit good mechanical stability which enhances the toughness of the steel.
  • Keywords
    Carbide free bainite–martensite mixed microstructure , Strength , Susceptibility to hydrogen embrittlement , Toughness
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Record number

    2063799