TY - JOUR
T1 - Microstructure and mechanical property of copper bearing eutectoid steel
AU - Murakami, Masahiro
AU - Takanaga, Youhei
AU - Nakada, Nobuo
AU - Tsuchiyama, Toshihiro
AU - Takaki, Setsuo
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Isothermal heat treatment was performed for austenitized Cu bearing eutectoid steels (Fe-0.8%C-Cu alloys). Microstructural observations revealed that the pearlite transformation is significantly retarded by the addition of Cu, but the morphology of pearlite, such as lamellar spacing and block size, are hardly influenced by the Cu addition. From the result of chemical analysis for cementite phase, it was found that the redistribution of Cu had occurred between ferrite and cementite through the interfacial diffusion during pearlite transformation and then the precipitation of Cu takes place simultaneously within ferrite phase. Furthermore, in the 2 % Cu steel, age hardening behavior was found at the same temperature applied to the isothermal pearlite transformation. This means that the precipitation of Cu does not complete on pearlite transformation and the ferrite in pearlite structure is in the supersaturated state. Yield strength and tensile strength of the pearlite steels depend on not only lamellar spacing but also the dispersion of Cu particles within the ferrite phase. For example, 2 % Cu addition increases yield strength and tensile strength by about 250 MPa without reducing ductility so much.
AB - Isothermal heat treatment was performed for austenitized Cu bearing eutectoid steels (Fe-0.8%C-Cu alloys). Microstructural observations revealed that the pearlite transformation is significantly retarded by the addition of Cu, but the morphology of pearlite, such as lamellar spacing and block size, are hardly influenced by the Cu addition. From the result of chemical analysis for cementite phase, it was found that the redistribution of Cu had occurred between ferrite and cementite through the interfacial diffusion during pearlite transformation and then the precipitation of Cu takes place simultaneously within ferrite phase. Furthermore, in the 2 % Cu steel, age hardening behavior was found at the same temperature applied to the isothermal pearlite transformation. This means that the precipitation of Cu does not complete on pearlite transformation and the ferrite in pearlite structure is in the supersaturated state. Yield strength and tensile strength of the pearlite steels depend on not only lamellar spacing but also the dispersion of Cu particles within the ferrite phase. For example, 2 % Cu addition increases yield strength and tensile strength by about 250 MPa without reducing ductility so much.
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U2 - 10.2355/isijinternational.48.1467
DO - 10.2355/isijinternational.48.1467
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:57749118808
VL - 48
SP - 1467
EP - 1472
JO - Transactions of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
JF - Transactions of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
SN - 0915-1559
IS - 10
ER -