Heat Treatment of Metals ›› 2023, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (5): 41-48.DOI: 10.13251/j.issn.0254-6051.2023.05.007

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Microstructure and strengthening mechanism of a novel 700 MPa grade high strength anchor steel

Meng Yasen1, Pan Lifang2, Zhang Hongxu3, Liu Peng3, Ren Zhifeng1, Liu Guangming1   

  1. 1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan Shanxi 030024, China;
    2. School of Engineering for Safety and Emergency Management, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan Shanxi 030024, China;
    3. Shanxi Tongcai Industry and Trade Co., Ltd., Linfen Shanxi 043000, China
  • Received:2022-11-11 Revised:2023-03-13 Online:2023-05-25 Published:2023-06-21

Abstract: Microstructure and mechanical properties of a self-designed 700 MPa grade high strength anchor steel were investigated systematically by means of optical microscope, scanning electron microscope as well as transmission electron microscope, etc, and the strengthening mechanisms of the tested steel were further quantitatively discussed. The results show that the microstructure of the tested anchor steel is composed of banded laminated pearlite and fine equiaxed ferrite, the volume fraction of pearlite is about 43%, and in the ferrite there are a large amount of nano-sized V(C, N) precipitated particles (<20 nm). In addition, the tested steel has good comprehensive properties, with the yield strength, tensile strength, and elongation after fracture being respectively about 734 MPa, 936 MPa, and 15.1%, and the yield ratio being about 0.78. The strengthening mechanism of the tested anchor steel is a coupling of grain refining strengthening, solid solution strengthening, dislocation strengthening, and precipitation strengthening, where the contributions induced by grain refining strengthening and solid solution strengthening account for about 73% of the total strength.

Key words: anchor steel, mechanical properties, strengthening mechanism, microstructure

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