Wang Xu,Wang Ying,Wang Yang,et al.Effect of Precipitate Phase Pretreatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of High-strength Bolts[J].Special Steel,2025,46(06):134-141.
Wang Xu,Wang Ying,Wang Yang,et al.Effect of Precipitate Phase Pretreatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of High-strength Bolts[J].Special Steel,2025,46(06):134-141. DOI: 10.20057/j.1003-8620.2025-00007.
Effect of Precipitate Phase Pretreatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of High-strength Bolts
8 mm 42CrMoVNb high strength bolt steel were studied, and the effects of different quenching, tempering and precipitation phase control processes on the microstructure and properties of the steel were compared. The experimental results showed that the grain size of steel after 1 100 ℃ and 1 200 ℃ temperature precipitation phase control treatment was effectively refined, and the amount of carbide precipitation in tempered martensite increased, which effectively improved the strength and toughness of the material.Particularly, during the tempering process, precipitate phase control treatment had a remarkable impact on enhancing the tensile strength and ductility of the material. The results of delayed fracture test showed that the delayed fracture strength ratio (DFSR) decreased gradually with the increasd of strength, and the delayed fracture performance of 42CrMoVNb steel was higher than its 42CrMo steel of national standard 12.9 grade;.The delayed fracture strength ratios of 42CrMoVNb steel after precipitation phase control treatment were 0.77 and 0.76 respectively, the delayed fracture performance was significantly better than that of 42CrMoVNb steel after conventional quenching and tempering treatment at the same strength grade. The optimal process at the 14.9 strength grade was1 100 ℃ precipitated phase control treatment + 940 ℃ quenching +595 ℃ tempering.
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