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Tingwei Yin, Yongfeng Shen, Nan Jia, Xin Sun, and Wenying Xue, Role of multicomponent nanoprecipitates on strength and low-temperature toughness of simulated heat-affected zone (HAZ) in high-strength low-carbon steel, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-025-3245-0
Tingwei Yin, Yongfeng Shen, Nan Jia, Xin Sun, and Wenying Xue, Role of multicomponent nanoprecipitates on strength and low-temperature toughness of simulated heat-affected zone (HAZ) in high-strength low-carbon steel, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-025-3245-0
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多组分纳米析出相对高强度低碳钢模拟热影响区(HAZ)强韧性的作用

摘要: 本研究探究了高强度低碳钢焊接热影响区的微观结构与多组分(Ni(Al,Mn)与Cu)纳米析出相的共析出行为。通过热模拟,系统表征了临界热影响区、细晶热影响区与粗晶热影响区,以阐明微观组织、析出行为与力学性能之间的相互作用。在30 kJ·cm−1的热输入下,Ni(Al,Mn)纳米颗粒在临界热影响区发生溶解,随后在冷却过程中发生密集再析出并伴随着Cu颗粒的显著粗化,从而保持了较高的强度,但使其冲击韧性降至(142 ± 10)J(相较于母材的(205 ± 8)J)。在同一热输入下,细晶热影响区呈现出细化的铁素体-贝氏体基体、少量细小的Ni(Al,Mn)析出相和略微粗化的Cu颗粒,这增强了塑性变形能力,从而获得了优异的冲击韧性(196 ± 7)J。尽管粗晶热影响区在峰值温度下原始析出相完全溶解,但再析出的纳米颗粒提供了有效的强化效果,弥补了晶粒粗化和位错回复带来的软化,最终获得了(186 ± 6)J的优异冲击韧性。该韧化机制主要归因于基体、析出相及形变孪晶的协同作用。这些发现为建立不同焊接热影响区的“工艺–组织–性能”关系提供了机理与定量依据,该框架可进一步用于优化焊接参数,以满足特定应用需求。

 

Role of multicomponent nanoprecipitates on strength and low-temperature toughness of simulated heat-affected zone (HAZ) in high-strength low-carbon steel

Abstract: This study investigates the microstructure and co-precipitation behavior of multicomponent (Ni(Al,Mn) and Cu) nanoparticles in the weld heat-affected zones of high-strength low-carbon steel. Through thermal simulations, the intercritical, fine-grained, and coarse-grained heat-affected zones were systematically characterized to elucidate the interplay between the microstructure, precipitation, and mechanical properties. At a heat input of 30 kJ·cm−1, Ni(Al,Mn) nanoparticles dissolve in the intercritical heat-affected zone, followed by dense reprecipitation coupled with significant coarsening of Cu particles during cooling, thereby retaining high strength but reducing impact toughness to (142 ± 10) J (compared to (205 ± 8) J of the base metal). The fine-grained heat-affected zone, under the same heat input, exhibits a refined ferritic–bainite matrix with a few fine Ni(Al,Mn) and slightly coarsened Cu particles, thus enhancing plastic deformation capacity and resulting in superior impact toughness of (196 ± 7) J. Despite complete dissolution of original precipitates at peak temperatures in the coarse-grained heat-affected zone, re-precipitated nanoparticles provide effective strengthening effect, compensating for grain coarsening and dislocation recovery and resulting in an impressive impact toughness of (186 ± 6) J. The toughening mechanism is primarily attributed to the synergistic actions of the matrix, precipitates, and deformation twins. These findings provide mechanistic and quantitative insights for developing processing–microstructure–property relationships in different welding heat-affected zones, and this framework can be further utilized to optimize welding parameters for tailored applications.

 

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