Heat Treatment of Metals ›› 2020, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (11): 138-143.DOI: 10.13251/j.issn.0254-6051.2020.11.025

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Research on quenching grain control and tensile properties of 22MnB5 steel

Li Suyun1, Pei Yiding 1, Li Qi1, Xu Peiyao2, Gong Xiumian2, Min Yong'an1   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China;
    2. Shanghai Huizhong Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201206, China
  • Received:2020-04-19 Online:2020-11-25 Published:2020-12-29

Abstract: To improve the strength and plasticity of the hot stamping steel, the 22MnB5 steel was heated at 830-920 ℃ by a DIL805A thermal dilatometer and held for 2-20 min, and then quenched after austenitizing. The prior austenite grains were observed by optical microscope. According to the characteristics of grain growth, the tensile properties of the 22MnB5 steel plate were tested by uniaxial tensile test after quenching and tempering. The results show that uniformly fine austenite grains can be obtained by austenitizing at 830-890 ℃ and within 10 min of effective holding for the 22MnB5 steel. While when the effective holding time is extended to 20 min, the mixed grain microstructure begins to appear when austenitized at 860 ℃. Compared with the traditional hot stamping process, the strength and plasticity of 22MnB5 steel is significantly improved by controlling the quenching grains, and the product of strength and elongation increases from 9.0-11.0 GPa·% to 13.0-14.5 GPa·%.

Key words: 22MnB5 steel, quenching and tempering, grain size, product of strength and elongation

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