TY - JOUR
T1 - Precipitation analysis of as-cast HK40 steel after isothermal aging
AU - Saucedo-Muñoz, M. L.
AU - Ortiz-Mariscal, A.
AU - Lopez-Hirata, V. M.
AU - Villegas-Cardenas, J. D.
AU - Soriano-Vargas, Orlando
AU - Avila-Davila, Erika O.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, University of Science and Technology Beijing and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany.
PY - 2017/10/1
Y1 - 2017/10/1
N2 - As-cast HK40 steel was aged at 700, 800, or 900°C for times as long as 2000 h. Microstructural characterization showed that the primary M7C3 carbide network contained a substantial content of manganese, in agreement with the microsegregation of manganese calculated by Thermo-Calc using the Scheil–Gulliver module. The dissolution of primary carbides caused the solute supersaturation of austenite and subsequent precipitation of fine M23C6 carbides in the austenite matrix for aged specimens. During prolonged aging, the carbide size increased with increasing time because of the coarsening process. A time–temperature–precipitation diagram for M23C6 carbides was calculated using the Thermo-Calc PRISMA software; this diagram showed good agreement with the experimental growth kinetics of precipitation. The fine carbide precipitation caused an increase in hardness; however, the coarsening process of carbides promoted a decrease in hardness. Nanoindentation tests of the austenite matrix indicated an increase in ductility with increasing aging time.
AB - As-cast HK40 steel was aged at 700, 800, or 900°C for times as long as 2000 h. Microstructural characterization showed that the primary M7C3 carbide network contained a substantial content of manganese, in agreement with the microsegregation of manganese calculated by Thermo-Calc using the Scheil–Gulliver module. The dissolution of primary carbides caused the solute supersaturation of austenite and subsequent precipitation of fine M23C6 carbides in the austenite matrix for aged specimens. During prolonged aging, the carbide size increased with increasing time because of the coarsening process. A time–temperature–precipitation diagram for M23C6 carbides was calculated using the Thermo-Calc PRISMA software; this diagram showed good agreement with the experimental growth kinetics of precipitation. The fine carbide precipitation caused an increase in hardness; however, the coarsening process of carbides promoted a decrease in hardness. Nanoindentation tests of the austenite matrix indicated an increase in ductility with increasing aging time.
KW - aging
KW - as-cast HK40 steel
KW - carbide precipitation
KW - precipitation simulation
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U2 - 10.1007/s12613-017-1503-5
DO - 10.1007/s12613-017-1503-5
M3 - Artículo
SN - 1674-4799
VL - 24
SP - 1125
EP - 1133
JO - International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials
JF - International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials
IS - 10
ER -