Xu Kai,Liu Jinyuan,Cheng Ran,et al.Effect of Heat Treatment Process on Microstructure Properties of Ultra-high-strength 95Si Wire Rod for Bridge Cables[J].Special Steel,2025,46(06):149-153.
Xu Kai,Liu Jinyuan,Cheng Ran,et al.Effect of Heat Treatment Process on Microstructure Properties of Ultra-high-strength 95Si Wire Rod for Bridge Cables[J].Special Steel,2025,46(06):149-153. DOI: 10.20057/j.1003-8620.N250508.
Effect of Heat Treatment Process on Microstructure Properties of Ultra-high-strength 95Si Wire Rod for Bridge Cables
To investigate the influence of online he at treatment process on the microstructure and properties of 95Si high-carbon wire rods for bridge cables, the wire rods were heat-treated in salt baths at 530 ℃, 550 ℃ and 570 ℃ respectively. Through mechanical property tests and microstructure characterization, the effects law of salt bath temperature on the microstructure characteristics such as pearlite lamellar spacing and globular size, as well as the strength and plasticity were studied. The results show that with the increase of temperature, the pearlite lamellar spacing increases from 74nm at 530 ℃ to 141nm at 570 ℃, the globular size increases from 2.4 μm to 3.4 μm, and the pearlite node size increases from 20.3 μm to 23.6 μm. Meanwhile the proportion of high-angle grain boundaries gradually decreases. Correspondingly the tensile strength of the wire rods decreases from 1 491 MPa to 1 374 MPa, and the reduction of area decreases from 38.8% to 35.0%. The wire rods achieve the best mechanical properties at 530 ℃, with a tensile strength of 1 491 MPa and a reduction of area of 38.8%. It can be seen that the salt bath temperature mainly affects the lamellar spacing and globular size of the wire rods, thereby improving their strength and plasticity. At 530 ℃ salt bath temperature, the refined lamellar spacing and globular size result in a higher number of high-angle grain boundaries and dislocation density, thus achieving strength enhancement. At the same time, the plasticity is improved by the hindrance effect of high-angle grain boundaries on crack propagation.
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