Hot-rolled Fe–1.0%Si alloy bands with different thickness were produced and subsequently cold rolled and recrystallization annealed.The microstructure,texture evolution and magnetic properties were investigated in de...Hot-rolled Fe–1.0%Si alloy bands with different thickness were produced and subsequently cold rolled and recrystallization annealed.The microstructure,texture evolution and magnetic properties were investigated in detailby optical microscopy,X-ray diffraction.It was found that the fraction展开更多
In this study, two types of as-cast microstructure produced by strip casting were cold rolled and annealed to investigate the effect of initial microstructure on the textural evolution and magnetic properties of non-o...In this study, two types of as-cast microstructure produced by strip casting were cold rolled and annealed to investigate the effect of initial microstructure on the textural evolution and magnetic properties of non-oriented silicon steel. The results indicated that the cold-rolled sheets of coarse-grained strip with pronounced {100} components exhibited stronger 入 fiber(<100>//ND) and weaker γ fiber(<111>//ND)texture as composed to the fine-grained strip with strong Goss({110}(001)) texture. After annealing, the former was dominated by η fiber(<001>//RD) texture with a peak at {110}<001)orientation, while the latter consisted of strong {111}(112) and relatively weak {110}(001) texture. In addition, a number of precipitates of size ～30-150 nm restricted the grain growth during annealing, resulting in recrystallization of grain size of ～46 μm in the coarse-grained specimen and ～41μm in the fine-grained specimen.Ultimately, higher magnetic induction(～1.72 T) and lower core loss(～4.04 W/kg) were obtained in the final annealed sheets of coarse-grained strip with strong {100} texture.展开更多
A novel processing route involving strip casting, pre-annealing treatment, cold rolling and recrystallization annealing was applied to a Fe-2.6%Si steel to improve the magnetic properties. The impact of as-cast strip ...A novel processing route involving strip casting, pre-annealing treatment, cold rolling and recrystallization annealing was applied to a Fe-2.6%Si steel to improve the magnetic properties. The impact of as-cast strip pre-annealing on the microstructure, texture, precipitation and magnetic properties were investigated by electron probe micro-analysis, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction analysis,etc. It was found that the precipitation of second-phase particles during strip casting was restrained by rapid solidification. The absence of pre-annealing led to the occurrence of a large amount of 20-50 nm Mn S precipitates in the final annealed sheets, which is responsible for fine grains and high core loss（4.01 W/kg） due to grain boundary pinning effect. Although the microstructure and texture of 900-1000？C pre-annealed samples were similar to those of as-cast strip, significant grain coarsening together with the strengthening of-fiber texture was observed in the 1100？C pre-annealed strips. In comparison with the case of as-cast strip, a higher amount of large-sized precipitates consisting of manganese sulfide and/or aluminum nitride occurred in matrix after pre-annealing. Correspondingly, in the final annealed sheets, the number density of precipitates with sizes smaller than 100 nm was substantially reduced, and100-200 nm and 200-500 nm sized particles became more dominant in samples subjected to 30-min and 120-min pre-annealing treatments respectively. In addition, the average grain size of final annealed sheets increased with the pre-annealing temperature and time because of the weakened pining effect of coarsen precipitates. Ultimately, the magnetic induction of samples subjected to pre-annealing was slightly increased and ranged from 1.73 T to 1.75 T owing to the enhancement of {100} recrystallization texture, and simultaneously the core loss significantly decreased until a minimum of 3.26 W/kg was reached. Nevertheless, large number of 200-500 nm particles presented during pre-annealing for 120 min could weaken the improvement in core loss which is likely associated with the pinning effect on magnetic domain wall.展开更多
Quenching and partitioning(Q&P)treatment is a novel method to produce advanced high strength steel with excellent mechanical properties.In this study,combination of multiple-cyclic annealing and Q&P process wa...Quenching and partitioning(Q&P)treatment is a novel method to produce advanced high strength steel with excellent mechanical properties.In this study,combination of multiple-cyclic annealing and Q&P process was compared with traditional cold-rolled Q&P steel to investigate the microstructural characteristics and austenite retention.The results showed that retained austenite in traditional Q&P sample was principally located in the exterior of austenite transformation products,while those in multiple-cyclic annealing samples were mainly distributed inside the transformation products.With the increase in cyclic annealing number,both of austenite fraction and austenite carbon content increased,attributing to higher initial austenite carbon content and larger number of austenite/neighbored phase interface to act as carbon partitioning channel.In traditional Q&P sample,the deformed ferrite was recrystallized by sub-grain coalescence,while the austenite was newly nucleated and grew up during annealing process.As a comparison,the ferrite in multiple-cycle annealing samples was formed by means of three routes:tempered martensite that completely recovered with retention of interior martensite variant,epitaxial ferrite that formed on basis of tempered martensite,ferrite that newly nucleated and grew up during the final annealing process.Both of lath martensite and twin martensite were formed as initial martensite and then tempered during partitioning process to precipitateεcarbide with C enrichment,Mn enrichment and homogeneous Si distribution.Compared with the traditional cold-rolled Q&P steel,the Q&P specimens after multiple-cyclic annealing show smaller strength and much larger elongation,ascribing to the coarser microstructure and more efficient transformation induced plasticity(TRIP)effect deriving from retained austenite with high carbon content and larger volume fraction.The application of double annealing treatment can optimize the mechanical properties of Q&P steel to show a striking product of strength and elongation as about 29 GPa%,which efficiently exploit the potential of mechanical performance in low carbon steel.展开更多
文摘Hot-rolled Fe–1.0%Si alloy bands with different thickness were produced and subsequently cold rolled and recrystallization annealed.The microstructure,texture evolution and magnetic properties were investigated in detailby optical microscopy,X-ray diffraction.It was found that the fraction
基金support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51674080,51404155 and U1260204)the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2017YFB0304105)
文摘In this study, two types of as-cast microstructure produced by strip casting were cold rolled and annealed to investigate the effect of initial microstructure on the textural evolution and magnetic properties of non-oriented silicon steel. The results indicated that the cold-rolled sheets of coarse-grained strip with pronounced {100} components exhibited stronger 入 fiber(<100>//ND) and weaker γ fiber(<111>//ND)texture as composed to the fine-grained strip with strong Goss({110}(001)) texture. After annealing, the former was dominated by η fiber(<001>//RD) texture with a peak at {110}<001)orientation, while the latter consisted of strong {111}(112) and relatively weak {110}(001) texture. In addition, a number of precipitates of size ～30-150 nm restricted the grain growth during annealing, resulting in recrystallization of grain size of ～46 μm in the coarse-grained specimen and ～41μm in the fine-grained specimen.Ultimately, higher magnetic induction(～1.72 T) and lower core loss(～4.04 W/kg) were obtained in the final annealed sheets of coarse-grained strip with strong {100} texture.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51674080,51404155 and U1260204)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University(No.NCET-13-0111)+1 种基金the Program for Liaoning Excellent Talents in University(No.LR2014007)support from the University of Texas at El Paso
文摘A novel processing route involving strip casting, pre-annealing treatment, cold rolling and recrystallization annealing was applied to a Fe-2.6%Si steel to improve the magnetic properties. The impact of as-cast strip pre-annealing on the microstructure, texture, precipitation and magnetic properties were investigated by electron probe micro-analysis, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction analysis,etc. It was found that the precipitation of second-phase particles during strip casting was restrained by rapid solidification. The absence of pre-annealing led to the occurrence of a large amount of 20-50 nm Mn S precipitates in the final annealed sheets, which is responsible for fine grains and high core loss（4.01 W/kg） due to grain boundary pinning effect. Although the microstructure and texture of 900-1000？C pre-annealed samples were similar to those of as-cast strip, significant grain coarsening together with the strengthening of-fiber texture was observed in the 1100？C pre-annealed strips. In comparison with the case of as-cast strip, a higher amount of large-sized precipitates consisting of manganese sulfide and/or aluminum nitride occurred in matrix after pre-annealing. Correspondingly, in the final annealed sheets, the number density of precipitates with sizes smaller than 100 nm was substantially reduced, and100-200 nm and 200-500 nm sized particles became more dominant in samples subjected to 30-min and 120-min pre-annealing treatments respectively. In addition, the average grain size of final annealed sheets increased with the pre-annealing temperature and time because of the weakened pining effect of coarsen precipitates. Ultimately, the magnetic induction of samples subjected to pre-annealing was slightly increased and ranged from 1.73 T to 1.75 T owing to the enhancement of {100} recrystallization texture, and simultaneously the core loss significantly decreased until a minimum of 3.26 W/kg was reached. Nevertheless, large number of 200-500 nm particles presented during pre-annealing for 120 min could weaken the improvement in core loss which is likely associated with the pinning effect on magnetic domain wall.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51974085 and 51674080)the National Key R&D Program of China(Nos.2017YFB0304105,2017YFB0304400)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.531118010562)。
文摘Quenching and partitioning(Q&P)treatment is a novel method to produce advanced high strength steel with excellent mechanical properties.In this study,combination of multiple-cyclic annealing and Q&P process was compared with traditional cold-rolled Q&P steel to investigate the microstructural characteristics and austenite retention.The results showed that retained austenite in traditional Q&P sample was principally located in the exterior of austenite transformation products,while those in multiple-cyclic annealing samples were mainly distributed inside the transformation products.With the increase in cyclic annealing number,both of austenite fraction and austenite carbon content increased,attributing to higher initial austenite carbon content and larger number of austenite/neighbored phase interface to act as carbon partitioning channel.In traditional Q&P sample,the deformed ferrite was recrystallized by sub-grain coalescence,while the austenite was newly nucleated and grew up during annealing process.As a comparison,the ferrite in multiple-cycle annealing samples was formed by means of three routes:tempered martensite that completely recovered with retention of interior martensite variant,epitaxial ferrite that formed on basis of tempered martensite,ferrite that newly nucleated and grew up during the final annealing process.Both of lath martensite and twin martensite were formed as initial martensite and then tempered during partitioning process to precipitateεcarbide with C enrichment,Mn enrichment and homogeneous Si distribution.Compared with the traditional cold-rolled Q&P steel,the Q&P specimens after multiple-cyclic annealing show smaller strength and much larger elongation,ascribing to the coarser microstructure and more efficient transformation induced plasticity(TRIP)effect deriving from retained austenite with high carbon content and larger volume fraction.The application of double annealing treatment can optimize the mechanical properties of Q&P steel to show a striking product of strength and elongation as about 29 GPa%,which efficiently exploit the potential of mechanical performance in low carbon steel.
