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The results of the modification of austenitic matrix in cast high-manganese steel containing 11÷19% Mn with additions of Cr, Ni and Ti were discussed. The introduction of carbide-forming alloying elements to this cast steel leads to the formation in matrix of stable complex carbide phases, which effectively increase the abrasive wear resistance in a mixture of SiC and water. The starting material used in tests was a cast Hadfield steel containing 11% Mn and 1.34% C. The results presented in the article show significant improvement in abrasive wear resistance and hardness owing to the structure modification with additions of Cr and Ti.

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The changes of a sulphur content during refining in melting low-alloy and high-alloy steels (G17CrMoV5-10; GX12CrMoNiVNbN9-1) applied for large-dimension castings for the power engineering are presented in the hereby paper. The investigated steel was melted in the oxygen-recovery melting technology with an application of maximum 70% of the process scrap. In addition, after steel melting in the electric arc furnace (EAF), the secondary metallurgy was performed in the ladle furnace (LF). It was shown that the application of the secondary metallurgy by a synthetic slag in the ladle furnace and argon bubbling of a metal bath leads to obtaining in the final analysis: 0.0043-0.0046% of sulphur (a decrease of S content during refining in LF reached 40%). Current measurements of FeO in the slag and maintaining its content below 0.8%, support obtaining such low sulphur content in steel. So low level of the slag oxidizing is one of the necessary conditions for a deep desulphurisation of the metal bath. Without the secondary metallurgy the sulphur content in low-alloy cast steel was 0.007%, while 0.01% in high-alloy cast steel.Controlling of the gas (oxygen, nitrogen) content during steel melting and correcting the amount of additions (e.g. deoxidants), allowed to obtain the low oxygen content (below 45 ppm for two investigated steel grades) and nitrogen content (88 ppm for low-alloy steel and 330 ppm for high-alloy steel), which warrants a good combination of strength and plastic properties.Keywords: Cast steel for power industry, Melting technology, Electric arc furnace, Ladle furnace, Desulphurisation W pracy przedstawiono zmiany zawartości siarki podczas rafinacji w czasie wytapiania stali nisko-i wysokostopowej (G17CrMoV5-10; GX12CrMoNiVNbN9-1) stosowanej na wielkogabarytowe odlewy dla energetyki. Badaną stal wytopiono w technologii odzyskowo-tlenowej z zastosowaniem maksymalnie 70% złomu własnego. Dodatkowo, po wytopieniu stali w piecu łukowym (EAF) przeprowadzono obróbkę pozapiecową w pieco-kadzi (LF). Wykazano, że zastosowanie obróbki pozapiecowej żużlem syntetycznym w pieco-kadzi i argonowania kąpieli metalowej prowadzi do uzyskania w analizie końcowej 0,0043-0,0046%S (zmniejszenie zawartości S podczas rafinacji w LF sięgało 40%). Uzyskaniu tak niskiej zawartości siarki w stali sprzyja m.in. bieżący pomiar FeO w żużlu i utrzymanie jego zawartości poniżej 0,8%. Tak niski poziom stopnia utlenienia żużla jest jednym z warunków koniecznym do dobrego odsiarczenia kąpieli metalowej. Bez obróbki pozapiecowej zawartość siarki w staliwie niskostopowym wynosiła 0,007%, natomiast dla staliwa wysokostopowego 0,01%. Kontrola zawartości gazów (tlenu i azotu) w czasie wytapiania stali i dokonywana korekta ilości wprowadzanych dodatków (np. odtleniaczy) doprowadziła do uzyskania niskiej zawartości tlenu (poniżej 45 ppm dla dwóch badanych gatunków stali) i azotu (88 ppm dla stali niskostopowej, 330 ppm dla stali wysokostopowej) gwarantująca dobrą kombinację właściwości wytrzymałościowych i plastycznych odlewów.

This paper discusses changes in the microstructure and abrasive wear resistance of G17CrMo5-5 cast steel modified with rare earth metals (REM). The changes were assessed using scanning microscopy. The wear response was determined in the Miller test to ASTM G75. Abrasion tests were supplemented with the surface profile measurements of non-modified and modified cast steel using a Talysurf CCI optical profilometer. It was demonstrated that the modification substantially affected the microstructure of the alloy, leading to grain size reduction and changed morphology of non-metallic inclusions. The observed changes in the microstructure resulted in a three times higher impact strength (from 33 to 99 kJ/cm 2 ) and more than two times higher resistance to cracking (from 116 to 250 MPa). The following surface parameters were computed: Sa: Arithmetic mean deviation of the surface, Sq: Root-mean-square deviation of the surface, Sp: Maximum height of the peak Sv: Maximum depth of the valley, Sz: Ten Point Average, Ssk: Asymmetry of the surface, Sku: Kurtosis of the surface. The findings also indicated that the addition of rare earth metals had a positive effect on the abrasion behaviour of G17CrMo5-5 cast steel.

Changes in the microstructure and selected mechanical properties of two-phase ferritic-austenitic cast steel containing 24% Cr-5% Ni-2.5% Mo-2.5% Cu after isothermal holding at 750 °C and 900 °C are presented. The choice of the two temperatures of isothermal holding was dictated by the precipitation of brittle phases within a range of 600 °C–950 °C, while the holding time depended on the casting cooling time in the mould. Changes in the microstructure were studied by the SEM-EDS and XRD techniques. As a result of the decomposition of the eutectoid ferrite, a σ phase that was rich in Cr, Mo, and Ni and a secondary γ2 austenite with Widmannstätten morphology were formed. Compared to the austenite, the chemical composition of the secondary γ2 austenite showed depletion of Cr and Mo. In the ferrite, the presence of Cr2N nitrides was also detected. After a holding time of 3 h at 900 °C, these phases increased the hardness of the tested cast steel to approximately 275 HV10. At the same time, the UTS value was recorded to decrease with the increasing temperature based on the tensile test results. At 750 °C, the value of UTS was 250 MPa for 1 h of holding and 345 MPa for 3 h of holding. These values decreased after increasing the temperature to 900 °C and amounted to 139 for 1 h holding and 127 MPa for 3 h holding. It was also found that the elongation values at 750 °C ranged from 7–10%, while they amounted to 35–37% at 900 °C. A fracture analysis of the tested cast steel showed that in the prevailing part, the fractures were made of ductile nature with an arrangement of dimples that is typical for this type of fracture. Non-metallic inclusions that are typical for cast steel (i.e., oxides and nitrides) were also found in the area of the fractures.

This paper presents the results of experimental studies, the main aim of which has been to demonstrate that changes in the microstructure of austenitic 18%Cr-9%Ni cast steel provoked by the addition of 1.4% boron, and boron with titanium, give increased wear resistance. After melting the high-alloyed 18%Cr-9%Ni cast steel with an addition of boron, and boron with titanium, metallographic examinations were conducted using light microscopy and SEM. These examinations revealed in the austenitic structure of the 18%Cr-9%Ni cast steel, the presence of a eutectic rich in boron and chromium, and characterised by a microhardness of 1838-1890 µ HV 20 . Additionally, in the cast steel inoculated with boron and titanium, the presence of titanium nitride precipitates was observed. Changes that have occurred in the microstructure as a result of introducing the additions of boron, and boron with titanium, also caused an increase of the cast steel hardness from 212 HV 30 to 290-320 HV 30 and 320-350 HV 30 , respectively. To determine the abrasive wear resistance, 16-hour Miller test was performed (ASTM G 75-07), wherein the abrasive medium was a mixture of SiC and water. Obtaining the hard, rich in boron and chromium, eutectic and titanium nitride precipitates in the structure of 18%Cr-9%Ni cast steel increased the abrasive wear resistance by approximately 21%, according to the data recorded in the sixteenth hour of the test cycle. As an additional benchmark point for the results obtained served the wear resistant, structural, L35GSM steel used for castings working in difficult conditions. Comparing the values of abrasive wear resistance obtained for the 18%Cr-9%Ni cast steel and cast L35GSM steel, an increase in the wear resistance of the 18%Cr-9%Ni cast steel by about 35% has been proved.Keywords: austenitic, cast steel, miller test, slury abrasiv resistance, microstructure W artykule przedstawiono wyniki badań eksperymentalnych, których celem było wykazanie, że zmiany w mikrostrukturze austenitycznego staliwa 18%Cr-9%Ni na skutek wprowadzenie dodatku 1,4% boru oraz boru i tytanu skutkują zwiększeniem odporności na zużycie. Po wytopieniu wysokostopowego staliwa 18%Cr-9%Ni z borem oraz z dodatkiem boru i tytanu przeprowadzono badania metalograficzne z wykorzystaniem mikroskopu świetlnego i skaningowego. Badania te wykazały obecność w austenitycznej strukturze staliwa 18%Cr-9%Ni eutektyki bogatej w bor i chrom, o mikrotwardości 1838-1890 µHV 20. W staliwie modyfikowanym borem i tytanem dodatkowo stwierdzono obecność wydzieleń azotków tytanu. Zmiany jakie zaszły w mikrostrukturze po wprowadzeniu dodatków boru oraz boru i tytanu spowodowały również wzrost twardości staliwa z 212 HV 30 odpowiednio do 290-320 HV 30 oraz do 320-350 HV 30 . Do określenia odporności na zużycie ścierne wykonano 16-godzinny test Millera (ASTM G 75-07), w którym medium ścierającym była mieszanina SiC i wody. Uzyskanie twardej eutektyki bogatej w bor i chrom oraz wydzieleń azotków tytanu w strukturze staliwa 18%Cr-9%Ni doprowadziło do zwiększenia odporno...

An influence of a decreased Cr content on the microstructure of the highly alloyed Cr-Ni cast steel, duplex type, melted under laboratory conditions, was characterized in the paper. The microstructure investigations were performed in the initial state and after the heat treatment (solution annealing) at 1060°C as well as the phase transformation kinetics at continuous cooling was measured. The wear resistance of the investigated cast steel was tested and compared with the 24%Cr-5%Ni-2.5%Mo cast steel. The Cr content decrease, in ferritic-austenitic cast steels (duplex), from 24-26%Cr to 18% leads to the changes of the castings microstructure and eliminating of a brittle σ phase. In dependence of the casting cooling rate, apart from ferrite and austenite, also fine martensite precipitates occur in the casting structure. It was shown that the investigated cast steel is characterised by a slightly lower wear resistance than the typical cast steel duplex grades.