Low temperature composite chromizing is a process composed of a plain ion-carbonitriding or ion-nitriding at 550-580℃, followed by a low-temperature chromizing in a salt-bath of 590℃. The microstructure and properti...Low temperature composite chromizing is a process composed of a plain ion-carbonitriding or ion-nitriding at 550-580℃, followed by a low-temperature chromizing in a salt-bath of 590℃. The microstructure and properties of the low temperature composite chromized layer on H13 tool steel were investigated using metallography, X-ray diffraction, microanalysis, hardness and wear tests. It was found that this low temperature process was thermo-dynamically and kinetically possible, and the composite chromized layer on H13 steel, with a thickness of 3-6 μm, consisted of three sub-layers (bands), viz. the outer Cr-rich one, the intermediate (black) one, and the inner, original white layer. After chromizing, the former diffusion layer was thickened. The results of X-ray diffraction showed that the composite chromized layer contained such nitrides and carbides of chromium as CrN, Cr2N, (Cr, Fe)23C6, and (Cr, Fe)7C3, as well as plain α-(Fe, Cr). A high surface microhardness of 1450-1550 HV0.025, which is much higher than that obtained by the conventional ion carbonitriding and ion nitriding, was obtained. In addition, an excellent wear resistance was gained on the composite chromized layer.展开更多
The dendrite segregation in cast H13 steel was weakened with RE modification treatment. Grain boundary carbide during quenching was also under control and impact toughness was improved greatly. By thermodynamic calcul...The dendrite segregation in cast H13 steel was weakened with RE modification treatment. Grain boundary carbide during quenching was also under control and impact toughness was improved greatly. By thermodynamic calculation, analysis of two-dimensional lattice misfitting and electron probe analysis, it is found that Ce2O3 may act as the heterogeneous nuclei of modified cast H13 steel.展开更多
This study aims to investigate the primary carbides precipitation in H13 steel solidified at relatively high cooling rates,ranging from 300 to 6,000℃·min^-1,based on in situ observations with a high temperature ...This study aims to investigate the primary carbides precipitation in H13 steel solidified at relatively high cooling rates,ranging from 300 to 6,000℃·min^-1,based on in situ observations with a high temperature confocal laser scanning microscope.In the cooling rate range investigated,the solidification microstructure becomes more refined as cooling rate increases and the relationship between the secondary dendrite arm spacing(SDAS),λ2,and cooling rate,.T,can be expressed asλ2=128.45.T-0.124.Regardless of cooling rates,two kinds of primary carbides,i.e.,the Mo-Cr-rich and V-rich carbides,are precipitated along the interdendritic region and most of them are the Mo-Cr-rich carbides.The morphology of Mo-Cr-rich carbide is not obviously influenced by the cooling rate,but that of V-rich carbide is obviously affected.The increasing cooling rate markedly refines the primary carbides and reduces their volume fractions,but their precipitations cannot be inhibited even when the cooling rate is increased to 6,000℃·min^-1.Besides,the segregation ratios(SRs)of the carbides forming elements are not obviously affected by the cooling rate.However,compared with the conventionally cast ingot,the SDAS and primary carbides in the steel solidified at the investigated cooling rates are much finer,morphologies of the carbides have changed significantly,and SRs of the carbides forming elements are markedly greater.The variation of primary carbide characteristics with cooling rate is mainly due to the change in SDAS.展开更多
Biomimetic surface is an effective ways to promote the performance grade and applied range of materials without alteringtheir substrate.Many improved properties such as resisting fatigue,enduring wear,etc,have been ac...Biomimetic surface is an effective ways to promote the performance grade and applied range of materials without alteringtheir substrate.Many improved properties such as resisting fatigue,enduring wear,etc,have been achieved by applyingbiomimetic morphology or structure to some engineering material surfaces.In this paper,aiming to reveal the relationshipbetween thermal cracking behavior and mechanical properties of engineering materials with biomimetic surface,biomimeticspecimens were fabricated using laser technique by imitating the heterogeneous structure on the surface of plant leaves.Theeffect of thermal fatigue cycling on the tensile properties of H13 die steel specimens with different surfaces (several types ofbiomimetic surfaces and a smooth surface) was compared and investigated.As a result,due to the coupling effects of themorphological features on the surface and the microstructure characteristics within unit zone,these specimens with biomimeticsurface exhibit remarkably enhanced Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS) and 0.2% Yield Strength (YS) compared with referencespecimens while corresponding ductility remains largely unaffected even heightened,whether the thermal fatigue loads or not.The relative mechanisms leading to these improvements have been discussed.展开更多
In order to lower the boriding temperature of hot work steel H13, method of surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT), which can make the grain size of the surface reach nano-scale, was used before pack boriding...In order to lower the boriding temperature of hot work steel H13, method of surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT), which can make the grain size of the surface reach nano-scale, was used before pack boriding. The growth of the boride layer was studied in a function of boriding temperature and time. By TEM (transmission electron microscopy), SEM (scanning electron microscopy), XRD (x-ray diffraction) and microhardness tests, the grain size, thermal stability of the nano-structured (NS) surface and the thickness,appearance, phases of the surface boride layer were studied. Kinetic of boriding was compared between untreated samples and treated samples. Results showed that after SMAT, the boride layer was thicker and the hardness gradient was smoother. Furthermore, after boriding at a low temperature of 700℃ for 8 h, a boride layer of about 5 μm formed on the NS surface. This layer was toothlike and wedged into the substrate, which made the surface layer combine well with the substrate. The phase of the boride layer was Fe2B. Research on boriding kinetics indicated that the activation energy was decreased for the treated samples.展开更多
An attempt was made to improve the surface hardness and wear properties of AISI H13 tool steel through solid solution hardening and refinement of microstructures using a 200 W fiber laser as a heat generating source.T...An attempt was made to improve the surface hardness and wear properties of AISI H13 tool steel through solid solution hardening and refinement of microstructures using a 200 W fiber laser as a heat generating source.The hardness of laser melted zone was investigated.In order to identify the effect of heat input on the laser melting zone,scanning conditions were controlled.The results show that,the hardness of as-received AISI H13 tool steel is approximately Hv 240,and the hardness after laser surface heat treatment is around Hv 480-510.The hardening depth and width are increased with the increase in the heat input applied.Application of experimental results will be considered in tooling industry.展开更多
Optical microscope, stereomicroscope, scanning electronic microscope (SEM) and mechanical property testing were used to research the effects of different quenching temperatures on the microstructure and mechanical p...Optical microscope, stereomicroscope, scanning electronic microscope (SEM) and mechanical property testing were used to research the effects of different quenching temperatures on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the H13 mandrel steel. The results indicate that following an increase in the quenching ,the degree of alloying is enhanced due to the carbides dissolving gradually in austenite, which improves the hardenability of the specimens, as well as their room and high-temperature strength. At the same time, the fracture toughness increases due to the increment of the martensite number and the interparticle distance of impact toughness. Optimal performance Consequently,the service life of the H13 the carbides. However, extremely coarse grain and martensite can decrease the can be obtained after quenching at 1 060℃ and double tempering at 620℃mandrel steel is extended significantly.展开更多
An approach was presented to characterize the stress response of workpiece in hard machining, accounting for the effect of the initial workpiece hardness in addition to temperature, strain and strain rate on flow stre...An approach was presented to characterize the stress response of workpiece in hard machining, accounting for the effect of the initial workpiece hardness in addition to temperature, strain and strain rate on flow stress in this paper. AISI H13 die steel was chosen to verify this methodology. The proposed flow stress model demonstrates a good agreement with experimental data. Therefore, the proposed model can be used to predict the corresponding flow stress-strain response ofAISl H13 die steel with variation of the initial workpiece hardness in hard machining.展开更多
An attempt to fabricate Fe-Ni-Cr coating on AISI H13 tool steel was performed with selective laser melting.Fe-Ni-Cr coating was produced by experimental facilities consisting of a 200 W fiber laser which can be focuse...An attempt to fabricate Fe-Ni-Cr coating on AISI H13 tool steel was performed with selective laser melting.Fe-Ni-Cr coating was produced by experimental facilities consisting of a 200 W fiber laser which can be focused to 80 μm and atmospheric chamber which can control atmospheric pressure with N2 or Ar.Coating layer was fabricated with various process parameters such as laser power,scan rate and fill spacing.Surface quality and coating thickness were measured and analyzed.Three different surface patterns,such as typeⅠ,typeⅡand type Ⅲ,are shown with various test conditions and smooth regular pattern is obtained under the conditions as 10 μm of fill spacing,50-350 mm/s of scan rate and 40 μm of fill spacing,10-150 mm/s of scan rate.The maximum coating thickness is increased with power elevation or scan rate drop,and average thickness of 10 μm fill spacing is lower than that of 40 μm fill spacing.展开更多
AISI H13 hot work tool steel is widely used for hot forging, hot-extrusion and die-casting because of its high temperature strength, impact toughness, heat checking resistance and wear resistance, etc. The thermally i...AISI H13 hot work tool steel is widely used for hot forging, hot-extrusion and die-casting because of its high temperature strength, impact toughness, heat checking resistance and wear resistance, etc. The thermally induced surface damage, i. e., thermal fatigne,is believed to be controlled by the magnitude of the imposed cyclic strain. The thermal fatigue on the surface of hot working die, which is responsible to the initiation of the cracks, is reported to result in more than 80 % of the failure of dies.展开更多
The Co-based alloy coatings had been prepared by laser cladding and vacuum fusion sintering. Microstructures of the coatings were investigated and the performance of thermal cycling was also tested using scanning elec...The Co-based alloy coatings had been prepared by laser cladding and vacuum fusion sintering. Microstructures of the coatings were investigated and the performance of thermal cycling was also tested using scanning electron microscopy ( SEM) and X-ray diffraction ( XRD ). The results show that the coatings and substrates combine well. The main phase compositions of laser cladding coating are T-Co, Cr23 C6 and Ni2 9 Cro. 7 Feo. 36, while vacuum fusion sintering coating consists of Co, Cr7 C3, and Ni2.9 Cro. 7 Feo. 36. After thermal cycling, the minimum hot cracking width of laser cladding coating is 14 μm; moreover, laser cladding coating maintains high hardness and hot-cracking susceptibility. Those are beneficial to high temperature wear resistance of hot work dies.展开更多
An approach is presented to characterize the stress response of workpiece in hard machining, accounted for the effect of the initial workpiece hardness, temperature, strain and strain rate on flow stress. AISI H13 wor...An approach is presented to characterize the stress response of workpiece in hard machining, accounted for the effect of the initial workpiece hardness, temperature, strain and strain rate on flow stress. AISI H13 work tool steel was chosen to verify this methodology. The proposed flow stress model demonstrates a good agreement with data collected from published experiments. Therefore, the proposed model can be used to predict the corresponding flow stress-strain response of AISI H13 work tool steel with variation of the initial workpiece hardness in hard machining.展开更多
Deep cryogenic treatment (DCT) is one of the most recent processes being used to treat tool steels. It is a supplementary treatment where components are treated below subzero temperatures for several cryo-soaking hour...Deep cryogenic treatment (DCT) is one of the most recent processes being used to treat tool steels. It is a supplementary treatment where components are treated below subzero temperatures for several cryo-soaking hours. This paper focuses on to study the effect of deep cryogenic treatment on Thermo mechanical properties of AISI H-13 tool steel. Deep cryogenic treatment at 32 hours of cryo-soaking time is applied and thermo mechanical performance of tool steel was analyzed by using pin on disk high temperature wear testing and stress rupture testings. The microstructural evolutions during DCT were evaluated by using scanning electron microscope (SEM). It was observed that microstructural modifications like increase in carbide density, fine and uniform martensitic structure during DCT had significantly improved properties.展开更多
For precise composition control and the selection of hot-w orking operation,effects of carbon( C),sulphur( S),phosphorus( P),and nickel( Ni) compositions and hot working on thermal fatigue properties of H13 st...For precise composition control and the selection of hot-w orking operation,effects of carbon( C),sulphur( S),phosphorus( P),and nickel( Ni) compositions and hot working on thermal fatigue properties of H13 steel under thermal cycling conditions w ere studied by a self-restraint thermal fatigue test. Results show ed that the control of the C content at about 0. 35%,Ni content at about 0. 50%,and S and P contents as low as possible and the forging operation used lead to an improvement of the thermal fatigue resistance of the steel.展开更多
基金This work was financially supported by the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of High Education of China(No.20030561001)by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.50371028).
文摘Low temperature composite chromizing is a process composed of a plain ion-carbonitriding or ion-nitriding at 550-580℃, followed by a low-temperature chromizing in a salt-bath of 590℃. The microstructure and properties of the low temperature composite chromized layer on H13 tool steel were investigated using metallography, X-ray diffraction, microanalysis, hardness and wear tests. It was found that this low temperature process was thermo-dynamically and kinetically possible, and the composite chromized layer on H13 steel, with a thickness of 3-6 μm, consisted of three sub-layers (bands), viz. the outer Cr-rich one, the intermediate (black) one, and the inner, original white layer. After chromizing, the former diffusion layer was thickened. The results of X-ray diffraction showed that the composite chromized layer contained such nitrides and carbides of chromium as CrN, Cr2N, (Cr, Fe)23C6, and (Cr, Fe)7C3, as well as plain α-(Fe, Cr). A high surface microhardness of 1450-1550 HV0.025, which is much higher than that obtained by the conventional ion carbonitriding and ion nitriding, was obtained. In addition, an excellent wear resistance was gained on the composite chromized layer.
文摘The dendrite segregation in cast H13 steel was weakened with RE modification treatment. Grain boundary carbide during quenching was also under control and impact toughness was improved greatly. By thermodynamic calculation, analysis of two-dimensional lattice misfitting and electron probe analysis, it is found that Ce2O3 may act as the heterogeneous nuclei of modified cast H13 steel.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51904146)the Doctor Start-up Fund of Liaoning Province(Grant No.2019-BS-125)the National Key Laboratory of Marine Engineering of China(Grant No.SKLMEA-USTL-201707)。
文摘This study aims to investigate the primary carbides precipitation in H13 steel solidified at relatively high cooling rates,ranging from 300 to 6,000℃·min^-1,based on in situ observations with a high temperature confocal laser scanning microscope.In the cooling rate range investigated,the solidification microstructure becomes more refined as cooling rate increases and the relationship between the secondary dendrite arm spacing(SDAS),λ2,and cooling rate,.T,can be expressed asλ2=128.45.T-0.124.Regardless of cooling rates,two kinds of primary carbides,i.e.,the Mo-Cr-rich and V-rich carbides,are precipitated along the interdendritic region and most of them are the Mo-Cr-rich carbides.The morphology of Mo-Cr-rich carbide is not obviously influenced by the cooling rate,but that of V-rich carbide is obviously affected.The increasing cooling rate markedly refines the primary carbides and reduces their volume fractions,but their precipitations cannot be inhibited even when the cooling rate is increased to 6,000℃·min^-1.Besides,the segregation ratios(SRs)of the carbides forming elements are not obviously affected by the cooling rate.However,compared with the conventionally cast ingot,the SDAS and primary carbides in the steel solidified at the investigated cooling rates are much finer,morphologies of the carbides have changed significantly,and SRs of the carbides forming elements are markedly greater.The variation of primary carbide characteristics with cooling rate is mainly due to the change in SDAS.
基金supported by the Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.50635030)the National Natural Science Foundation for Youths (No.51005097)+1 种基金the Major Program of the Science and Technology Development of Jilin Province (Grant No.09ZDGG001)the Fundamental Science Research Funds for the Central Universities (No.200903275)
文摘Biomimetic surface is an effective ways to promote the performance grade and applied range of materials without alteringtheir substrate.Many improved properties such as resisting fatigue,enduring wear,etc,have been achieved by applyingbiomimetic morphology or structure to some engineering material surfaces.In this paper,aiming to reveal the relationshipbetween thermal cracking behavior and mechanical properties of engineering materials with biomimetic surface,biomimeticspecimens were fabricated using laser technique by imitating the heterogeneous structure on the surface of plant leaves.Theeffect of thermal fatigue cycling on the tensile properties of H13 die steel specimens with different surfaces (several types ofbiomimetic surfaces and a smooth surface) was compared and investigated.As a result,due to the coupling effects of themorphological features on the surface and the microstructure characteristics within unit zone,these specimens with biomimeticsurface exhibit remarkably enhanced Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS) and 0.2% Yield Strength (YS) compared with referencespecimens while corresponding ductility remains largely unaffected even heightened,whether the thermal fatigue loads or not.The relative mechanisms leading to these improvements have been discussed.
文摘In order to lower the boriding temperature of hot work steel H13, method of surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT), which can make the grain size of the surface reach nano-scale, was used before pack boriding. The growth of the boride layer was studied in a function of boriding temperature and time. By TEM (transmission electron microscopy), SEM (scanning electron microscopy), XRD (x-ray diffraction) and microhardness tests, the grain size, thermal stability of the nano-structured (NS) surface and the thickness,appearance, phases of the surface boride layer were studied. Kinetic of boriding was compared between untreated samples and treated samples. Results showed that after SMAT, the boride layer was thicker and the hardness gradient was smoother. Furthermore, after boriding at a low temperature of 700℃ for 8 h, a boride layer of about 5 μm formed on the NS surface. This layer was toothlike and wedged into the substrate, which made the surface layer combine well with the substrate. The phase of the boride layer was Fe2B. Research on boriding kinetics indicated that the activation energy was decreased for the treated samples.
基金supported by the Korea Research Foundation Grant funded by the Korean Government (MOEHRD,Basic Research Promotion Fund)grants-in-aid for the National Core Research Center Program from MOST/KOSEF
文摘An attempt was made to improve the surface hardness and wear properties of AISI H13 tool steel through solid solution hardening and refinement of microstructures using a 200 W fiber laser as a heat generating source.The hardness of laser melted zone was investigated.In order to identify the effect of heat input on the laser melting zone,scanning conditions were controlled.The results show that,the hardness of as-received AISI H13 tool steel is approximately Hv 240,and the hardness after laser surface heat treatment is around Hv 480-510.The hardening depth and width are increased with the increase in the heat input applied.Application of experimental results will be considered in tooling industry.
文摘Optical microscope, stereomicroscope, scanning electronic microscope (SEM) and mechanical property testing were used to research the effects of different quenching temperatures on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the H13 mandrel steel. The results indicate that following an increase in the quenching ,the degree of alloying is enhanced due to the carbides dissolving gradually in austenite, which improves the hardenability of the specimens, as well as their room and high-temperature strength. At the same time, the fracture toughness increases due to the increment of the martensite number and the interparticle distance of impact toughness. Optimal performance Consequently,the service life of the H13 the carbides. However, extremely coarse grain and martensite can decrease the can be obtained after quenching at 1 060℃ and double tempering at 620℃mandrel steel is extended significantly.
基金the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province(No.550067)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50465003)Foundation of the State Key Laboratory of Plastic Forming Simulation and Die & Mould Technology(No.06-3)
文摘An approach was presented to characterize the stress response of workpiece in hard machining, accounting for the effect of the initial workpiece hardness in addition to temperature, strain and strain rate on flow stress in this paper. AISI H13 die steel was chosen to verify this methodology. The proposed flow stress model demonstrates a good agreement with experimental data. Therefore, the proposed model can be used to predict the corresponding flow stress-strain response ofAISl H13 die steel with variation of the initial workpiece hardness in hard machining.
基金supported by the Korea Research Foundation Grant funded by the Korean Government (MOEHRD,Basic Research Promotion Fund)grants-in-aid for the National Core Research Center Program from MOST/KOSEF
文摘An attempt to fabricate Fe-Ni-Cr coating on AISI H13 tool steel was performed with selective laser melting.Fe-Ni-Cr coating was produced by experimental facilities consisting of a 200 W fiber laser which can be focused to 80 μm and atmospheric chamber which can control atmospheric pressure with N2 or Ar.Coating layer was fabricated with various process parameters such as laser power,scan rate and fill spacing.Surface quality and coating thickness were measured and analyzed.Three different surface patterns,such as typeⅠ,typeⅡand type Ⅲ,are shown with various test conditions and smooth regular pattern is obtained under the conditions as 10 μm of fill spacing,50-350 mm/s of scan rate and 40 μm of fill spacing,10-150 mm/s of scan rate.The maximum coating thickness is increased with power elevation or scan rate drop,and average thickness of 10 μm fill spacing is lower than that of 40 μm fill spacing.
文摘AISI H13 hot work tool steel is widely used for hot forging, hot-extrusion and die-casting because of its high temperature strength, impact toughness, heat checking resistance and wear resistance, etc. The thermally induced surface damage, i. e., thermal fatigne,is believed to be controlled by the magnitude of the imposed cyclic strain. The thermal fatigue on the surface of hot working die, which is responsible to the initiation of the cracks, is reported to result in more than 80 % of the failure of dies.
文摘The Co-based alloy coatings had been prepared by laser cladding and vacuum fusion sintering. Microstructures of the coatings were investigated and the performance of thermal cycling was also tested using scanning electron microscopy ( SEM) and X-ray diffraction ( XRD ). The results show that the coatings and substrates combine well. The main phase compositions of laser cladding coating are T-Co, Cr23 C6 and Ni2 9 Cro. 7 Feo. 36, while vacuum fusion sintering coating consists of Co, Cr7 C3, and Ni2.9 Cro. 7 Feo. 36. After thermal cycling, the minimum hot cracking width of laser cladding coating is 14 μm; moreover, laser cladding coating maintains high hardness and hot-cracking susceptibility. Those are beneficial to high temperature wear resistance of hot work dies.
基金supported by the Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(No.550067)Jiangxi Provincial Education Commission Foundation(No.2005-26).
文摘An approach is presented to characterize the stress response of workpiece in hard machining, accounted for the effect of the initial workpiece hardness, temperature, strain and strain rate on flow stress. AISI H13 work tool steel was chosen to verify this methodology. The proposed flow stress model demonstrates a good agreement with data collected from published experiments. Therefore, the proposed model can be used to predict the corresponding flow stress-strain response of AISI H13 work tool steel with variation of the initial workpiece hardness in hard machining.
文摘Deep cryogenic treatment (DCT) is one of the most recent processes being used to treat tool steels. It is a supplementary treatment where components are treated below subzero temperatures for several cryo-soaking hours. This paper focuses on to study the effect of deep cryogenic treatment on Thermo mechanical properties of AISI H-13 tool steel. Deep cryogenic treatment at 32 hours of cryo-soaking time is applied and thermo mechanical performance of tool steel was analyzed by using pin on disk high temperature wear testing and stress rupture testings. The microstructural evolutions during DCT were evaluated by using scanning electron microscope (SEM). It was observed that microstructural modifications like increase in carbide density, fine and uniform martensitic structure during DCT had significantly improved properties.
文摘For precise composition control and the selection of hot-w orking operation,effects of carbon( C),sulphur( S),phosphorus( P),and nickel( Ni) compositions and hot working on thermal fatigue properties of H13 steel under thermal cycling conditions w ere studied by a self-restraint thermal fatigue test. Results show ed that the control of the C content at about 0. 35%,Ni content at about 0. 50%,and S and P contents as low as possible and the forging operation used lead to an improvement of the thermal fatigue resistance of the steel.