Effect of Tempering Temperature on Microstructure and Properties of Low Carbon High Silicon Alloy Steel Treated by Q-P-T Process

Abstract:

The mechanical properties and microstructure of low-carbon high-silicon alloy steel were examined under various tempering temperatures using the quenching, partitioning and tempering (Q–P–T) process. The performance changed with the variation in tempering temperature. The results show that the microstructure of low carbon high silicon alloy steel treated by Q-P-T process was mainly ferrite, martensite, carbide-free bainite and film-like retained austenite. This alloys exhibited good mechanical properties at tempering temperature of 300 °C. The product of strength and elongation were 33.7 GPa%. Specifically, the Ultimate tensile strength were 1508 MPa, the yield strength were 1048 MPa, and the elongation were 22.4%. At this temperature of 300 °C, the volume fraction of retained austenite reached 10.4%.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 993)
• Pages: 592-596
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.993.592
• Online since: May 2020
• Authors: Jun Hu Wei*, Xu Ran, Han Ying
• Keywords: Carbide-Free Bainite, Film-Likeretained Austenite, Q-P-T Process, Tempering Temperature

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