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氮含量对S32750双相不锈钢组织与疲劳性能的影响

Effect of nitrogen content on microstructure and fatigue properties of S32750 duplex stainless steel

  • 摘要: 氮作为一种高效且经济的合金化元素,是调控双相不锈钢组织稳定性与力学性能的主要元素之一。然而,目前关于氮含量变化对S32750双相不锈钢低周疲劳寿命的影响规律,以及循环载荷下两相微观变形机制的研究仍相对不足。本研究以氮含量为核心变量,设计并制备了3种不同氮含量的试验钢,通过拉伸试验与低周疲劳试验,系统研究了氮含量对试验钢强度及疲劳性能的影响,并结合Thermol-Calc计算、光学显微镜(OM)及透射电子显微镜(TEM)等手段,对试验钢显微组织及两相位错形貌演变进行了表征。结果表明,试验钢强度受氮的固溶强化、热处理温度及铁素体含量等多种因素共同影响,在多因素协同作用下,氮质量分数为0.23%~0.34%试验钢的屈服强度差值控制在10 MPa以内;氮质量分数为0.23%试验钢的低周疲劳寿命约为氮质量分数为0.29%和0.34%试验钢的1.5倍。其主要原因在于,随着氮含量升高,奥氏体层错能增加、晶格畸变加剧,促进了位错塞积及形变孪晶的形成,使奥氏体相的变形组织由单一滑移带逐渐演变为滑移带+微带+形变孪晶的复合结构。在较高氮含量(质量分数为0.29%和0.34%)试验钢中,奥氏体内形变孪晶的大量形成加速了局部塑性耗散,更易诱发疲劳裂纹萌生并最终导致断裂失效。本研究阐明了氮含量对S32750双相不锈钢低周疲劳性能及微观变形机制的影响规律,可为高寿命双相不锈钢的成分优化与工艺设计提供理论依据。

     

    Abstract: Nitrogen, as an efficient and economical alloying element, is one of the element to regulate the microstructural stability and mechanical properties of duplex stainless steels. However, studies on the influence of nitrogen content variation on the low-cycle fatigue life of S32750 duplex stainless steel and the micro-deformation mechanisms of the two phases under cyclic loading are still relatively insufficient. In this regard, three experimental steels with different nitrogen contents were designed and prepared with nitrogen content as the core variable. Tensile tests and low-cycle fatigue tests were carried out to systematically study the effects of nitrogen content on the strength and fatigue properties of the experimental steels. Thermo-Calc calculations, optical microscopy (OM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were combined to characterize the microstructure and the evolution of dislocation morphologies of two phases in the experimental steels. The results show that the strength of experimental steels is co-affected by multiple factors including nitrogen solid-solution strengthening, heat treatment temperature and ferrite content. Under the synergistic effect of multiple factors, the yield strength difference of experimental steels with nitrogen mass fraction ranging from 0.23% to 0.34% is controlled within 10 MPa. The low-cycle fatigue life of experimental steel with 0.23% nitrogen mass fraction is about 1.5 times that of experimental steels with 0.29% and 0.34% nitrogen mass fraction. The main reason is that the increase in nitrogen content raises the stacking-fault energy and intensifies the lattice distortion of austenite, which promotes the formation of dislocation pile-up and deformation twins. The deformation structure of the austenite phase gradually evolves from a single slip band to a composite structure of slip bands, microbands and deformation twins. In experimental steels with high nitrogen content (0.29% and 0.34% mass fraction), the massive formation of deformation twins in austenite accelerates local plastic dissipation, which is more likely to induce fatigue crack initiation and eventually lead to fracture failure. This study clarifies the influence of the nitrogen content on the low-cycle fatigue properties and micro-deformation mechanisms of S32750 duplex stainless steel, which can provide a theoretical basis for composition optimization and process design of high-life duplex stainless steels.

     

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