On the formation of secondary border centrifugal cast steel 40х25н20с2

Authors

  • S. I. Gubenko Department of Materials Science, National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine, pr. Gagarin, 4, 49600, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, Ukraine
  • V. N. Bespalko Department of Materials Science, National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine, pr. Gagarin, 4, 49600, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, Ukraine
  • V. V. Yurkovsky Department of Materials Science, National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine, pr. Gagarin, 4, 49600, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, Ukraine
  • I. I. Balieva Department of Materials Science, National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine, pr. Gagarin, 4, 49600, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukrain, Ukraine

Keywords:

centrifugal casting, cracks, grain structure, polygonizational structure, secondary boundaries

Abstract

Purpose. Study of the formation of secondary grain boundaries during crystallization in centrifugally-cast billets (steel grade  40Х25Н20С2).  Methodology.  The  microstructure  of  hollow  billets  (steel  grade  40Х25Н20С2)  produced  by  horizontal centrifugal casting machines was analyzed. Features of secondary grain boundaries in 40Х25Н20С2 steel were examined in the caststate after annealing at temperatures of 1100°C and 1200°C and equalizing for one and five hours. Metallographic (Neophot-21) and electron microscopic (JSM-35,  Tesla,  EMW-100B) studies were conducted. Findings. It  was  found that changes in technological parameters  of  centrifugal  casting  leading  to  a  reduction  of  the  transcrystallization  area  and  increased  surface  areas  of  equiaxed crystals  in  the  structure  of  centrifugal-cast  hollow  billets (steel  grade  40Х25Н20С2)  allow  reducing  susceptibility  to  brittle intercrystalline fracture. Hot cracks of crystallization origin and polygonizational cracks form in castings. It is shown that formation of crystallization cracks is significantly affected by chemical heterogeneity, while formation of polygonizational cracks is affected by substructural heterogeneity caused by formation of secondary boundaries. A significant means to reduce susceptibility of cast steel to generation of microfraction is to control the scale and nature of chemical and substructural heterogeneity. Originality. We discuss the main  sources  of polygonizational formation  of secondary  grain  boundaries in  centrifugally-cast  steel. Practical  value. The  obtained results allow using the secondary boundaries to inhibit the development of intergranular cracks.

Author Biographies

S. I. Gubenko, Department of Materials Science, National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine, pr. Gagarin, 4, 49600, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine

Dr. Sc. (Tech.), Prof.

V. N. Bespalko, Department of Materials Science, National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine, pr. Gagarin, 4, 49600, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine

Cand. Sc. (Tech.)

V. V. Yurkovsky, Department of Materials Science, National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine, pr. Gagarin, 4, 49600, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine

Graduate student

I. I. Balieva, Department of Materials Science, National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine, pr. Gagarin, 4, 49600, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukrain

Graduate student

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Published

2016-03-22

Issue

Section

Proceedings in memory of Starodubov