Porcelain enamel coatings were widely applied for the protection of steel products because they offered high corrosion protection,resistance to heat and abrasion,high hardness,hygiene and ease of cleaning.The typical ...Porcelain enamel coatings were widely applied for the protection of steel products because they offered high corrosion protection,resistance to heat and abrasion,high hardness,hygiene and ease of cleaning.The typical process to produce enameled steels is roughly divided into two stages:the first stage consists of a forming process to give the desired shape to a steel substrate,and the second stage consists of a firing process to bond enamel frits on the substrate.This firing process requires a high temperature above 800 °C,which may lead to austenitic transformation and severe thermal deformation of the steel substrate.The aim of this study is to develop a finite element analysis (FE analysis) technique to predict the mechanical and thermal deformations of the enameled steels during forming and any further enameling process,including firing.The FE analysis involves analyzing the strain history of the steel substrate,which comprises the stress and thickness distributions of the substrate and its deformed shape,and the high-temperature behavior of the enamel coating layer.The validity of the FE analysis is verified through the U-bending test and firing test with various numbers and positions of enamel coating layers on the substrate.The results reveal that the FE analysis results agree well with the experimental results with 8% error.展开更多
During the production of the inner walls of ovens,pit defects were formed on the surface of the enamel layer that was enameled on the cold-rolled steel via electrostatic powder spraying and sintering.The paper elabora...During the production of the inner walls of ovens,pit defects were formed on the surface of the enamel layer that was enameled on the cold-rolled steel via electrostatic powder spraying and sintering.The paper elaborates on the microstructure and element distribution of the enamel-steel interface and the enamel layer.Optical microscopy,scanning electron microscopy,and energy-dispersive spectroscopy were adopted to investigate the microstructure of a longitudinal section of the defect,and the pit-forming causes were analyzed.The results show that rusty spots lead to pit defects.During high-temperature firing,there is an inadequate fusion and reaction between iron oxides of the rusty spots and the enamel glaze.The rusty spots are closely related to pretreatment process;thus,to avoid their occurrence,electrostatic powder spraying and sintering should be performed timely after forming,degreasing,and thorough drying of the metal sheets.展开更多
基金Project(NRF-2012R1A5A1048294)supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)Grant funded by the Ministry of Education,Science and Technologythe LG Electronics
文摘Porcelain enamel coatings were widely applied for the protection of steel products because they offered high corrosion protection,resistance to heat and abrasion,high hardness,hygiene and ease of cleaning.The typical process to produce enameled steels is roughly divided into two stages:the first stage consists of a forming process to give the desired shape to a steel substrate,and the second stage consists of a firing process to bond enamel frits on the substrate.This firing process requires a high temperature above 800 °C,which may lead to austenitic transformation and severe thermal deformation of the steel substrate.The aim of this study is to develop a finite element analysis (FE analysis) technique to predict the mechanical and thermal deformations of the enameled steels during forming and any further enameling process,including firing.The FE analysis involves analyzing the strain history of the steel substrate,which comprises the stress and thickness distributions of the substrate and its deformed shape,and the high-temperature behavior of the enamel coating layer.The validity of the FE analysis is verified through the U-bending test and firing test with various numbers and positions of enamel coating layers on the substrate.The results reveal that the FE analysis results agree well with the experimental results with 8% error.
文摘During the production of the inner walls of ovens,pit defects were formed on the surface of the enamel layer that was enameled on the cold-rolled steel via electrostatic powder spraying and sintering.The paper elaborates on the microstructure and element distribution of the enamel-steel interface and the enamel layer.Optical microscopy,scanning electron microscopy,and energy-dispersive spectroscopy were adopted to investigate the microstructure of a longitudinal section of the defect,and the pit-forming causes were analyzed.The results show that rusty spots lead to pit defects.During high-temperature firing,there is an inadequate fusion and reaction between iron oxides of the rusty spots and the enamel glaze.The rusty spots are closely related to pretreatment process;thus,to avoid their occurrence,electrostatic powder spraying and sintering should be performed timely after forming,degreasing,and thorough drying of the metal sheets.
