LIU Hongning, WANG Yanjun, YANG Shanglu, et al.Post-weld Heat Treatment Improves the Mechanical Properties of Laser Welded Joints of Medium Manganese TRIP Steel[J].Electric Welding Machine, 2023, 53(7): 9-15.
LIU Hongning, WANG Yanjun, YANG Shanglu, et al.Post-weld Heat Treatment Improves the Mechanical Properties of Laser Welded Joints of Medium Manganese TRIP Steel[J].Electric Welding Machine, 2023, 53(7): 9-15. DOI: 10.7512/j.issn.1001-2303.2023.07.02.
Post-weld Heat Treatment Improves the Mechanical Properties of Laser Welded Joints of Medium Manganese TRIP Steel
To solve the problem of brittle fracture in welded joint of medium manganese steel, this article studied the effect of post-weld heat treatment process on the microstructure, static mechanical properties, and distribution of manganese element of laser self-melting welded joint of 1.6 mm thick medium manganese TRIP steel. The heat treatment temperature was selected between Ac1 (austenite start transformation temperature) and Ac3 (austenite transformation termination temperature), which is the same as the rolling temperature of medium manganese steel, to ensure higher strength and toughness. The results showed that the weld zone of the as-welded sample was mainly composed of martensitic structure, while the weld zone after heat treatment was mainly composed of tempered martensite with carbide precipitation. After being heated at 620 ℃ for 3 minutes, the tensile strength of the welded joint did not increase significantly, but the elongation of the welded joint increased by 1959.2% relative to that of the as-welded joint. The main reason was that the heat treatment relieved the segregation of manganese element at grain boundaries. The failed fracture of the as-welded joint was a typical brittle fracture, with more secondary intergranular cracks. The failed fracture of the heat-treated joint showed more pits and toughness dimples and presented good toughness fracture characteristics. A secondary yield was found in the stress-strain curve of the heat-treated sample, and through the VIC-3D digital image correlation (DIC) technology, it was found that this was caused by the Lüders band encountering the martensitic structure with higher hardness across the weld zone, leading to a sudden increase in stress and ultimately causing necking and fracture at the base metal.
关键词
中锰TRIP钢激光焊接焊后热处理力学性能Mn元素偏析
Keywords
medium manganese TRIP steellaser weldingpost-weld heat treatmentmechanical propertyMn element segregation
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