Heat Treatment of Metals ›› 2023, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (12): 110-115.DOI: 10.13251/j.issn.0254-6051.2023.12.018

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Effect of CQ-ART process on microstructure and properties of medium manganese steel used for self-made mobile umbrella type crossing frame truss

Liu Min1, Xu Biyu2, Gan Lihong1, Liu Fan1, Liu Yinchen1, Zhang Yang3, Feng Bo3, Liu Chunquan4   

  1. 1. Xianning Power Supply Company of State Grid Hubei Electric Power Co., Ltd., Xianning Hubei 437000, China;
    2. Hubei Xiangcheng Intelligent Electromechanical Research Institute Co., Ltd., Xianning Hubei 437000, China;
    3. Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hubei University of Science and Technology,Xianning Hubei 437000, China;
    4. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Institute of Technology, Hengyang Hunan 421002, China
  • Received:2023-07-21 Revised:2023-10-18 Online:2023-12-25 Published:2024-01-29

Abstract: A new cyclic quenching and austenite reverse phase transformation (CQ-ART) heat treatment process was adopted to obtain better mechanical properties by adjusting the retained austenite content and stability of the medium manganese steel used for the self-made mobile umbrella type crossing frame truss. The results show that a large amount of retained austenite is obtained in the Fe-0.25C-3.98Mn-1.22Al-0.20Si-0.19Mo-0.03Nb (wt%) medium manganese steel by CQ-ART process. After two cycles of quenching and ART heat treatment, the alloy obtains the best comprehensive properties, with ultimate tensile strength of 838 MPa, total elongation of 90.8%, product of strength and plasticity of 76.1 GPa·%, and the volume fraction of austenite is about 62%. The content and stability of retained austenite increase when the rapid heating cycle quenching is increased from one to two cycles. The medium-manganese steel used for the self-made mobile umbrella type crossing frame truss treated by the CQ-ART process has excellent comprehensive mechanical properties, which can significantly improve the safety of the transmission line crossing construction process.

Key words: crossing frame, medium manganese steel, cyclic quenching, microstructure, mechanical properties

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