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Effect of as-cast structure and macrosegregation on mechanical properties in direct-quenched low-alloy ultrahigh-strength steel |
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| Author: | Koskenniska, S.; Kaijalainen, A.; Pikkarainen, T.1; |
| Organizations: |
1SSAB Europe Oy, Rautaruukintie 155, P.O. Box 93, 92101, Raahe, Finland 2Materials and Mechanical Engineering, Centre for Advanced Steel Research, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 8000, 90014, Oulu, Finland |
| Format: | article |
| Version: | published version |
| Access: | open |
| Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 5 MB) |
| Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2020110389110 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Springer Nature,
2020
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| Publish Date: | 2020-11-03 |
| Description: |
AbstractThe effect of as-cast structure and macrosegregation on the mechanical properties of a direct-quenched low-alloy martensitic ultrahigh-strength aluminum killed and calcium treated steel cast at different superheats was studied. Samples from the castings were laboratory hot rolled with two different finishing rolling temperatures to distinguish the effect of hot rolling. Using optical emission spectrometry, the steel composition was analyzed as a function of slab thickness in order to detect the variations in steel chemistry due to macrosegregation. Further, hardness profiles, prior austenite grain sizes and tensile and impact toughness were determined for the hot-rolled specimens. It was found that interdendritic segregation was more intense at the higher superheat, which led to more pronounced positive segregation in the columnar-to-equiaxed transition (CET) zone, and negative segregation between CET and the centerline. These macrosegregation patterns were inherited by the hot-rolled samples causing local variations in hardness, which followed the variations in carbon content. However, altering the superheat had a minor effect on the nominal transformed microstructures and nominal prior austenite grain sizes. This occurred because of the interdendritic segregation induced composition variations both enlarged and decreased by turns the grain sizes. The CET also reduced measured impact toughness values. see all
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| Series: |
Metallurgical and materials transactions. B, Process metallurgy and materials processing science |
| ISSN: | 1073-5615 |
| ISSN-E: | 1543-1916 |
| ISSN-L: | 1073-5615 |
| Volume: | In press |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11663-020-01997-4 |
| OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1007/s11663-020-01997-4 |
| Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
| Field of Science: |
216 Materials engineering |
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| Funding: |
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Finnish funding agency for innovation Tekes and the companies participating in the program. Open access funding provided by University of Oulu including Oulu University Hospital. |
| Copyright information: |
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