New process for quenching metal materials


       In the long-term production practice and scientific experiments, people's understanding of the internal state of metal structure changes, especially since the 1960s, the application of transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction technology, the continuous improvement of various testing techniques, in the study of horses The morphology, substructure and its relationship with mechanical properties, the conditions of martensite with different morphology and substructure, the influence of the morphology, size, number and distribution of the second phase on mechanical properties have been greatly improved. The progress, new quenching processes based on these foundations are also emerging.

       (1) Cyclic rapid heating and quenching
       The strength of quenched and tempered steel is related to the austenite grain size. The finer the grain and the higher the strength, so how to obtain ultrafine grain with higher than 10 grain size is one of the important ways to improve the strength of steel. . The steel undergoes recrystallization by α→γ→α multiple phase transformation to refine the grains; increasing the heating rate and increasing the crystal center can also refine the grains. Cyclic rapid heating quenching is a new process for obtaining ultra-fine grains according to this principle to achieve strengthening. For example, 45 steel, repeated heating and quenching in a lead bath at 815 ° C for 4-5 times, can make austenite grains from 6 to 12 to 15; and as 20CrNi9Mo steel, with 3000 Hz 200 kW medium frequency induction The heating device is heated to 760 ° C at a rate of 11 ° C / s, then water quenched, increasing the σs from 960 MN / m 2 to 1215 MN / m 2 , the gas from 1107 MN / m 2 , increased to 1274 MN / m 2 , and the elongation remains unchanged , It is 18%.

       (2) High temperature quenching
       Here, the high temperature is relative to the normal quenching heating temperature. If the low carbon steel and the medium carbon steel use a higher quenching temperature, the lath martensite can be obtained, or the number of lath martensite can be increased, thereby obtaining a good Comprehensive performance.
       Experiments from the relationship between the carbon content of austenite and the morphology of martensite prove that the steel obtained by quenching the carbon content of less than 0.3% is all lath martensite. However, ordinary low carbon steel has extremely poor hardenability. To obtain martensite, in addition to alloying to improve the stability of supercooled austenite, only the austenitizing temperature and the quenching cooling can be improved. For example, a five-plow plow arm made of 16Mn steel is quenched in a 10% NaOH aqueous solution at 940 ° C and low tempered, and good results are obtained.
       The medium carbon steel is quenched by high temperature to make the austenite composition uniform: more stripe martensite is obtained to improve its comprehensive performance. For example, AISl4340 steel, after quenching at 870 °C, tempered at 200 °C, its σs is 1621 MN / m2, the fracture toughness Kc is 67.6MN / m, and heated at 1200 ° C, pre-cooled to 870 ° C after quenching, 200 ° C tempered, Σs was 1586 MN/m 2 and the fracture toughness Kc was 81.8 MN/m. If compared in the quenched state, the fracture toughness of high temperature quenching is almost double that of ordinary quenching. Metallographic analysis showed that high temperature quenching avoided the appearance of flaky martensite (twisted martensite) and all obtained lath martensite. In addition, a layer of 100-200-pound retained austenite is placed on the outside of the martensite lath, which can buffer the stress concentration at the crack tip and thus improve the fracture toughness.

Bearing steel performance and requirements



      Rolling bearing materials include rolling bearing parts and cages, rivets and other auxiliary materials.

       Rolling bearings and their parts are mostly made of steel, and the steel for rolling bearings is usually high carbon chromium steel and carburized steel. With the development of modern science and technology and the increasing use of rolling bearings, the requirements for bearings are becoming higher and higher, such as high precision, long life and high reliability. For some special-purpose bearings, the bearing materials are also required to have high temperature resistance, corrosion resistance, non-magnetic properties, ultra-low temperature, and radiation resistance. In addition, bearing materials include alloy materials, non-ferrous metals and non-metallic materials. In addition, bearings made of ceramic materials are now used in locomotives, automobiles, subways, aerospace, aerospace, chemical and other fields.

The basic requirements for the material of a rolling bearing depend to a large extent on the performance of the bearing. Choosing the right material for the rolling bearing will have a major impact on its performance and longevity. In general, the main failure modes of rolling bearings are fatigue spalling under alternating stress and loss of bearing accuracy due to frictional wear. In addition, there are cracks, indentations, rust and other causes of abnormal damage to the bearing. Therefore, the rolling bearing should have high resistance to plastic deformation, less friction and wear, good rotation accuracy, good dimensional accuracy and stability, and long contact fatigue life. And many of these properties are determined by the combination of materials and heat treatment processes.

       Since the basic requirements of the rolling bearing for the material are determined by the failure mode of the bearing, the material required to manufacture the rolling bearing should have the following properties after a certain heat treatment in the post process:

        a high contact fatigue strength
Contact fatigue damage is the main form of normal bearing damage. When the rolling bearing is running, the rolling elements roll between the raceways of the bearing and the outer ring, and the contact part is subjected to periodic alternating load, and many of them can reach hundreds of thousands of times per minute. Under the repeated action of periodic alternating stress, the contact surface Fatigue peeling occurs. When the rolling bearing begins to peel off, the bearing vibration and noise increase and the working temperature rises sharply, resulting in the final damage of the bearing. This form of damage is called contact fatigue damage. Therefore, steel for rolling bearings is required to have high contact fatigue strength.