Semi-solid forging of iron-based alloys during solidification has unique characteristics distinct from those of the classical hot forging.With the aim of acquiring precise knowledge concerning the microstructural evol...Semi-solid forging of iron-based alloys during solidification has unique characteristics distinct from those of the classical hot forging.With the aim of acquiring precise knowledge concerning the microstructural evolution of bearing steel Cr4 Mo4 V in this process,a series of semi-solid forging experiments were carried out in which samples were wrapped in a designed pure iron sheath.The effects of forging temperature and forging reduction on the grain morphology and liquid flow behavior were investigated,respectively.By forging solidifying metal(FSM),bulky primary dendrites were broken and spheroidal grains with an average shape factor of 0.87 were obtained at 1360?C.With the decreasing forging temperature to 1340?C,the microstructural homogeneity can be improved.On the other hand,it shows that a higher forging reduction(50%)is essential for the spheroidization of grains and elimination of liquid segregation.Those microstructural characteristics are related to different motion mechanisms of solid and liquid phases at different forging temperatures.Additionally,the effect of semi-solid forging on the eutectic carbides was also investigated,and the results demonstrate that the higher diffusion capacity and less liquid segregation jointly lower the large eutectic carbides and consequently cause its uniform distribution during FSM.展开更多
The electrode configuration determines the thermophysical field during the electroslag remelting(ESR) process and affects the final microstructure of the ingot. In this work, ingot with a diameter of 400 mm was prepar...The electrode configuration determines the thermophysical field during the electroslag remelting(ESR) process and affects the final microstructure of the ingot. In this work, ingot with a diameter of 400 mm was prepared with two electrode configuration modes of single power ESR process, namely one electrode(OE) and two series-connected electrodes(TSCE). Finite element simulation was employed to calculate the electromagnetic field, flow field and temperature field of the ESR system. The results show that the temperature of the slag pool and the metal pool of the TSCE process is lower and more uniform than that of the OE process.The calculated temperature distribution of the ingot could be indirectly verified from the shape of the metal pool by the experiment. The experimental results show that the depth of the metal pool in the OE ingot is about 160 mm, while the depth of the TSCE ingot is nearly 40 mm shallower than that of the OE ingot. Microstructural comparisons indicate that coarse eutectic carbides are formed in the center of the OE ingot, whereas more even eutectic carbides appear in the center of the TSCE ingot. In general, compared with the OE process, the TSCE process is preferred to remelt high speed steel ingots.展开更多
基金supported financially by the National Key Research and Development Program(No.2018YFA0702900)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U1508215,51774265 and 51701225)+3 种基金the National Science and Technology Major Project of China(No.2019ZX06004010)the Key Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.ZDRW-CN-2017-1)the Program of CAS Interdisciplinary Innovation TeamGleeble engineer Jiajun He for her technical support in superhot experiments.
文摘Semi-solid forging of iron-based alloys during solidification has unique characteristics distinct from those of the classical hot forging.With the aim of acquiring precise knowledge concerning the microstructural evolution of bearing steel Cr4 Mo4 V in this process,a series of semi-solid forging experiments were carried out in which samples were wrapped in a designed pure iron sheath.The effects of forging temperature and forging reduction on the grain morphology and liquid flow behavior were investigated,respectively.By forging solidifying metal(FSM),bulky primary dendrites were broken and spheroidal grains with an average shape factor of 0.87 were obtained at 1360?C.With the decreasing forging temperature to 1340?C,the microstructural homogeneity can be improved.On the other hand,it shows that a higher forging reduction(50%)is essential for the spheroidization of grains and elimination of liquid segregation.Those microstructural characteristics are related to different motion mechanisms of solid and liquid phases at different forging temperatures.Additionally,the effect of semi-solid forging on the eutectic carbides was also investigated,and the results demonstrate that the higher diffusion capacity and less liquid segregation jointly lower the large eutectic carbides and consequently cause its uniform distribution during FSM.
基金financially surpported by the Foundation of Hebei Provincial Department of Education,China(Grant No.QN2018034 and QN2017051)
文摘The electrode configuration determines the thermophysical field during the electroslag remelting(ESR) process and affects the final microstructure of the ingot. In this work, ingot with a diameter of 400 mm was prepared with two electrode configuration modes of single power ESR process, namely one electrode(OE) and two series-connected electrodes(TSCE). Finite element simulation was employed to calculate the electromagnetic field, flow field and temperature field of the ESR system. The results show that the temperature of the slag pool and the metal pool of the TSCE process is lower and more uniform than that of the OE process.The calculated temperature distribution of the ingot could be indirectly verified from the shape of the metal pool by the experiment. The experimental results show that the depth of the metal pool in the OE ingot is about 160 mm, while the depth of the TSCE ingot is nearly 40 mm shallower than that of the OE ingot. Microstructural comparisons indicate that coarse eutectic carbides are formed in the center of the OE ingot, whereas more even eutectic carbides appear in the center of the TSCE ingot. In general, compared with the OE process, the TSCE process is preferred to remelt high speed steel ingots.
