Microstructure and properties of the high-temperature (HAZ) of thermo-mechanically treated S700MC high-yield-strength steel

Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine the properties and microstructure of the high-temperature heat affected zone (HAZ) of S700MC steel heated to a temperature of 1250°C and cooled at different speeds. The simulation of the thermal cycles was performed using a welding thermal cycles simulator. Samples with a cross-section 10 mm × 10 mm × 55 mm were submitted to metallographic analysis, impact tests, hardness measurements and tensile tests. Welding thermal cycles with cooling times t8/5 = (3, 5, 10, 15, 30, 60 and 120) s and a maximum temperature cycle temperature of Tmax = 1250°C were used. The welding thermal thermomechanical processing cycles differ significantly, especially with high rates of heating and cooling in the SWC, short time holding at the maximum temperature and frequent overlap of two or more cycles during the multi-layer welding. One of the elements in the evaluation of steel weldability is the analysis of the austenite phase transformation during cooling. Steel hardness tests on simulated HAZ regions cooling times increasing from 3 s to 120 s, showed reductions by approximately 40 HV, while, regardless of the length of the cooling time t8/5, the impact resistance was very low, at the level of a few J/cm 2 . The tensile strength, hardness and toughness indicates a secondary role of austenite in the control of welded joints transformation strength and plastic properties, the analysis of the g-a phase transition not shown to be a reliable basis for assessment of the weldability of this steel group. Keywords: TMCP steel, welding thermal cycles, HAZ, high yield strength, impact resistance Namen {tudije je bil dolo~iti lastnosti in mikrostrukturo visokotemperaturne toplotno vplivanega obmo~ja zvara (HAZ) v jeklu S700MC, segretem na temperaturo 1250°C in ohlajenem pri razli~nih hitrostih. Simulacija procesa toplotnih ciklov je bila izvedena z uporabo simulatorja toplotnih ciklov pri varjenju. Vzorci s presekom 10 mm × 10 mm × 55 mm so bili metalografsko pregledani, izveden je bil udarni preizkus, izmerjena je bila trdota in izvedeni so bili natezni preizkusi. Uporabljeni so bili toplotni cikli pri varjenju s~asi ohlajanja t8/5 = (3, 5, 10, 15, 30, 60 in 120) s in maksimalna temperatura toplotnega cikla je bila Tmax = 1250°C. Pri varjenju se cikli varilno termi~nega in termomehanskega procesiranja precej razlikujejo, predvsem pri veliki hitrosti ogrevanja in ohlajanja v SWC, kratkotrajnem zadr`anju na maksimalni temperaturi in pogostem prekrivanju enega ali ve~ciklov pri ve~plastnih zvarih. Eden od elementov pri ocenjevanju varivosti jekla, je analiza premene avstenita med ohlajanjem. Pri preizkusih trdote simuliranih HAZ podro~ij, se le ta, s pove~anjem~asa ohlajanja od 3 s na 120 s, zmanj{a za okrog 40 HV, medtem ko je`ilavost zelo nizka in na nivoju nekaj J/cm 2 ne glede na~as ohlajanja t8/5. Natezna trdnost, trdota iǹ ilavost ka`ejo drugotno vlogo pri kontroli trdnosti in plasti~nosti transformiranega avstenita zvarjenih spojev. Analiza faznega prehoda g-a ni zanesljiva osnova za ugotavljanje varlj...

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