The effects of B, Ti-Nb, and Ti-Nb-B microalloying on the microstructure and properties of the coarse grain heat affected zone (CGHAZ) of C-Mn-Si-Mo wear-resistant steel have been investigated by means of thermal simulation, mechanical property test, microstructure analysis, and theoretical formula calculation. The B, Ti-Nb, and Ti-Nb-B microalloyed C-Mn-Si-Mo wear-resistant steels prepared by a controlled rolling + direct quenching + low temperature (CR + DQ + T) process have martensite/bainite (M/B) dual-phase microstructure and fully-refined effective grain size, which make the base metal to have high hardness and impact toughness. At the heat input of 20 kJ/cm, the impact toughness of CGHAZ of three kinds of microalloyed wear-resistant steels decreased in varying degrees. The main reasons for brittleness were coarse grain embrittlement and microstructural embrittlement. Ti-Nb-B microalloying can effectively prevent grain growth in CGHAZ while avoiding the formation of pearlite, small lump ferrite, and large grain carbides at the grain boundaries, thereby reducing the embrittlement of coarse grain and microstructure.
The present study was envisaged to investigate the role of La content on the particle, microstructure and toughness in the simulated coarse-grained heat-affected zone (CGHAZ) of high-strength low-alloy steels. Three steels with La content of 0.016 wt.%, 0.046 wt.% and 0.093 wt.% were prepared and simulated in a 100 kJ/cm heat input welding thermal cycle. Subsequently, the particle and microstructure of selected specimens were characterized and the impact absorb energy was measured at −20 °C. The results indicated that the La2O2S inclusions in 0.016 wt.%-La steel were gradually modified to LaS-LaP in 0.046 wt.%-La steel and to LaP in 0.093 wt.%-La steel. A higher fraction of acicular ferrite was obtained in the simulated CGHAZ of 0.016 wt.%-La steel, since the inclusion of La2O2S was more powerful to induce the formation of acicular ferrite. Furthermore, the fraction of M-A constituents in the simulated CGHAZ increased with increasing La content. The impact toughness in the simulated CGHAZ of 0.016 wt.%-La steel was the highest, owing to the high fraction of the fine-grained acicular ferrite and low fraction of M-A constituent.
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