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Carbon and Manganese Effects on Quenching and Partitioning Response of CMnSi-Steels

Journal Article
2015-01-0530
ISSN: 1946-3979, e-ISSN: 1946-3987
Published April 14, 2015 by SAE International in United States
Carbon and Manganese Effects on Quenching and Partitioning Response of CMnSi-Steels
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Citation: Kähkönen, M., De Moor, E., Speer, J., and Thomas, G., "Carbon and Manganese Effects on Quenching and Partitioning Response of CMnSi-Steels," SAE Int. J. Mater. Manf. 8(2):419-424, 2015, https://doi.org/10.4271/2015-01-0530.
Language: English

Abstract:

Quenching and partitioning (Q&P) is a novel heat treatment to produce third generation advanced high-strength steels (AHSS). The influence of carbon on mechanical properties of Q&P treated CMnSi-steels was studied using 0.3C-1.5Mn-1.5Si and 0.4C-1.5Mn-1.5Si alloys. Full austenitization followed by two-step Q&P treatments were conducted using varying partitioning times and a fixed partitioning temperature of 400 °C. The results were compared to literature data for 0.2C-1.6Mn-1.6Si, 0.2-3Mn-1.6Si and 0.3-3Mn-1.6Si Q&P treated steels. The comparison showed that increasing the carbon content from 0.2 to 0.4 wt pct increased the ultimate tensile strength by 140 MPa per 0.1 wt pct C up to 1611 MPa without significantly decreasing ductility for the partitioning conditions used. Increased alloy carbon content did not substantially increase the retained austenite fractions. The best combinations of ultimate tensile strength and total elongation were obtained using short partitioning times. Comparison with higher manganese alloys showed that an increase in manganese content from 1.5 to 3 wt pct increased both UTS and TE while an increase in carbon content mainly increased UTS.