Calculation Models of Interlamellar Spacing of Pearlite in High-Speed 82B Rod

With the investigated subject of 82B rod, the interlamellar spacings of pearlite at different isothermal transformation temperatures and different cooling rates during continuous cooling transformation were measured, and the effect of the isothermal transformation temperature and cooling rate on the interlamellar spacing was analyzed quantitatively. Moreover, the relationship models between undercooling and interlamellar spacing were presented by data regression. The experimental results show that the relationship between undercooling and reciprocal interlamellar spacing remains linear when the undercooling is not very large, or else, the interlamellar spacing tends to be constant and the relationship will deviate from linearity.

New pearlitic steels for 21st century rail applications

To improve competitiveness,the nation's railroads have increased the axle loads and speed of the trains.This has led to a rapid decrease in the life expectancy of premium rails through accelerated wear,rolling contact fatigue and fracture.To counter this effect,the railroads need rails that exhibit better performance in these areas.A research program has been initiated to study the microstructural aspects of near-eutectoid steels that would improve these properties.The first phase of the work was to carefully characterize the existing commercial rail steels in terms of pearlite interlamellar spacing,steel cleanliness and the presence of pro-eutectoid cementite on prior-austenite boundaries.These characterizations were then correlated with both mechanical properties and overall rail performance.The second phase of the program was to develop a better microstructure through control of composition,thermomechanical processing and cooling path.This was achieved through the use of laboratory-melted heats of experimental near-eutectoid compositions and a computer controlled MTS compression machine modified for axisymmetric compression testing and subsequent controlled cooling.The optimum processing route for these new steels has been determined,and pilot-scale heats have been melted,hot rolled and cooled using the information gained from the MTS investigations.The mechanical properties of these new steels have been determined and the rail performance tests are being conducted using laboratory-scale evaluation.Ultimately,these new rail steels will be tested under commercial conditions on the TTCI test track in Pueblo,Colorado.This paper will report on the alloy and processing design and resulting properties of the steels developed in this research program.Guidelines for future rail compositions and processing to obtain improved properties and performance will be presented.

The micro structure of high carbon low alloy steel for easy drawing

For better processing performance of high carbon low alloy steel wire rod,an investigation about the influence of cementite lamellar spacing on wire 'easy drawing' performance is completed.It is pointed out that too thin cementite lamellar spacing(<80 um) reduces the strain hardening level of wire drawing, and reduce the torsion performance of drawn wire at same time.For the wire or wire rod from industrial production,compared with the micro-structure with troostite,the micro-structure with sorbite or sorbite mixed with pearlite is more suitable to the drawing process with high reduction ratio.

Reheating Austenitizing Temperature of Spring Steel 60Si2MnA for Railway

The microsturctural transformation of austenite grain, pearlite interlamellar spacing, and lamellar cement ite thickness of spring steel 60Si2MnA for railway were studied in the hot-rolled and reheated states. Furthermore, the effect of microstructural characterization on its final mechanical properties was discussed. The results showed that as far as 60Si2MnA, the pearlite interlamellar spacing determined the hardness, whereas, the austenite grain determined the toughness. Compared with microstructure and mechanical properties in the hot rolled state, after reheating treatment at 950 ℃, its average grain sizes are apparently fine and the pearlite interlamellar spacing and lamellar cementite thickness coarsen to some extent, but both hardness and impact toughness increase to HRC 48 and 8.5 J, respectively. In the course of making spring, the optimum reheating austenitizing temperature for the 60Si2MnA steel is 950 ℃.

Using multiple regression analysis to predict directionally solidified TiAl mechanical property

The mechanical properties of TiAl alloy prepared by directional solidification were predicted through a machine learning algorithm model.The composition,input power,and pulling speed were designated as input variables as representative factors influencing mechanical properties,and multiple linear regression analysis was conducted by collecting data obtained from the literature.In this study,the R^(2)value of the tensile strength prediction result was 0.7159,elongation was 0.8459,nanoindentation hardness was 0.7573,and interlamellar spacing was 0.9674.As the R^(2)value of the elongation obtained through the analysis was higher than the R^(2)value of the tensile strength,it was confirmed that the elongation had a closer relationship with the input variables(composition,input power,pulling speed)than the tensile strength.By adding the elongation to the tensile strength as an input variable,it was observed that the R^(2)value was further increased.The tensile test prediction results were divided into four groups:The group with the lowest residual value(predicted value-actual value)was designated as group A,and the group with the largest residual value was designated as group D.When comparing the values of group A and group D,more overpredictions occurred in group A,while more under predictions occurred in group D.Using the residuals and R^(2)values,the cause of the well-prediction was studied,and through this,the relationship between the mechanical properties and the microstructure was quantitatively investigated.