On the role of chemical heterogeneity in carbon diffusion during quenching and partitioning

Zhang, Chao; Xiong, Zhiping; Li, Zhaodong; Cao, Yanguang; Yang, Dezhen; Cheng, Xingwang

doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2024.119902

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“…Bainite induced by the quenching and partitioning (Q&P) process is a promising method for both strength and plasticity enhancement, which is induced from austenite in quenching. In partitioning, bainite disturbs the carbon transformation from martensite to austenite, and a gradient carbon distribution is formed [ 8 ]. This process induces a multitude of filmy retained austenite (RA) close to bainite with a high carbon concentration and good stability, while the area separate from bainite has more pronounced carbon precipitation, and blocky RA in a low carbon concentration is formed with less stability.…”

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Study of Quenching and Partitioning (Q&P) and Ultrasonic Surface Rolling (USR) Process on Microstructure and Mechanical Property of a High-Strength Martensitic Steel

Hou,

Duan,

et al. 2024

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Steel with a combination of strength and plasticity is prevalently demanded for lightweight design and emission reductions in manufacturing. In this study, a high-strength Cr-Ni-Mo martensitic steel treated by quenching and partitioning (Q&P) and ultrasonic surface rolling (USR) processes was studied for both strength and plasticity enhancement. Specimens were austenitized at 850 °C and then quenched to 240 °C via cooling by water, oil, and normalization in quenching. This was followed by partitioning, in which two groups of specimens were heated to 370 °C and 350 °C for 45 min, respectively. At last, all the specimens were quenched to room temperature with the same methods of quenching. The highest tensile strength increased from 681.73 MPa to 1389.76 MPa when compared to as-received (AR) steel after the Q&P process. The USR process with a static force of 800 N further improved the tensile strength of specimens with high tensile strength after the Q&P process, which improved from 1389.76 MPa to 1586.62 MPa and the product’s strength and elongation (PSE) increased from 15.76 GPa% to 15.9 GPa%, while the total elongation showed a mitigatory decrease from 11.34% to 10.02%. Tensile fractures were also studied and verified using a combination of strength and plasticity after a combined process of Q&P and USR.

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