Compared with conventional cast Cr12MoV steel and forged Cr12MoV steels, carbide morphology and properties of modified cast Cr12MoV steels were investigated by performing hardness test, impact test, fracture toughness...Compared with conventional cast Cr12MoV steel and forged Cr12MoV steels, carbide morphology and properties of modified cast Cr12MoV steels were investigated by performing hardness test, impact test, fracture toughness test, fatigue crack propagation test, metallographic examination and quantitatively metallographic analysis. The results indicate that the carbide morphology in modified cast steel is characterized by uniformly-distributed granular carbide, which is different from that of conventional cast steel, but similar to that of forged steel. the impact toughness of modified cast steel is distinctly increased to 12.75 J/cm2 from 6.8 J/cm2 in the conventional cast steel with networked carbide, because of carbide granulation. Furthermore, The fracture toughness and fatigue-crack-propagation threshold of modified cast steel are not only higher than that of the conventional cast steel, but also higher than that of the forged steels.展开更多
文摘Compared with conventional cast Cr12MoV steel and forged Cr12MoV steels, carbide morphology and properties of modified cast Cr12MoV steels were investigated by performing hardness test, impact test, fracture toughness test, fatigue crack propagation test, metallographic examination and quantitatively metallographic analysis. The results indicate that the carbide morphology in modified cast steel is characterized by uniformly-distributed granular carbide, which is different from that of conventional cast steel, but similar to that of forged steel. the impact toughness of modified cast steel is distinctly increased to 12.75 J/cm2 from 6.8 J/cm2 in the conventional cast steel with networked carbide, because of carbide granulation. Furthermore, The fracture toughness and fatigue-crack-propagation threshold of modified cast steel are not only higher than that of the conventional cast steel, but also higher than that of the forged steels.