Effect of Rare Earth Additions on Grain Refinement of Plain Carbon Steels

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Tuttle
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Carbon Steels ◽  
Rare Earth Additions

scholarly journals Comparison of Rare Earth Refinement in 4130 and HY100

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 540
Author(s):  
Robert Tuttle
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Thermal Analysis ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Energy Barrier ◽  
Peritectic Temperature ◽  
Rare Earth Additions ◽  
Strong Segregation ◽  
Rare Earth Silicide

Solidification based grain refinement has gained wide interest by both researchers and industry. This method provides a route for refinement in processes where thermomechanical approaches are ineffective. Prior research into 4130 and HY100 found very different responses when rare earth additions were made. The 4130 was effectively refined while HY100 showed no response. The cause of this difference was not determined. The research presented in this paper examined heats of 4130 and HY100 with rare earth silicide or EGR additions. Characterization included macrostructure examination, mechanical testing, thermal analysis, and electron microscopy. Refinement was observed only in the treated 4130 heats and corresponded to an increase in the peritectic temperature. The HY100 heats had no changes in macrostructure or solidification reactions. Rare earth containing inclusions of similar compositions were observed in the treated 4130 and HY100 heats. These inclusions appear to be a good fit for austenite based on the 4130 data. It was proposed that the unresponsiveness of HY100 was due to the strong segregation of nickel before the peritectic in that alloy. Nickel promotes austenite, and its segregation may provide a stronger driving force for its formation than the energy barrier reduction caused by the presence of rare earth inclusions.

Microstructure of Al3Sc with ternary rare-earth additions

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 17-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Harada ◽  
D.C. Dunand
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Additions

scholarly journals Influence of Vanadium on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Medium-Carbon Steels for Wheels

Metals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengfei Wang ◽  
Zhaodong Li ◽  
Guobiao Lin ◽  
Shitong Zhou ◽  
Caifu Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Impact Toughness ◽  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Carbon Steels ◽  
Precipitation Strengthening ◽  
Austenite Grain Size ◽  
Medium Carbon ◽  
Microstructure And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Medium Carbon Steels ◽  
The Impact

Steels used for high-speed train wheels require a combination of high strength, toughness, and wear resistance. In 0.54% C-0.9% Si wheel steel, the addition of 0.075 or 0.12 wt % V can refine grains and increase the ferrite content and toughness, although the influence on the microstructure and toughness is complex and poorly understood. We investigated the effect of 0.03, 0.12, and 0.23 wt % V on the microstructure and mechanical properties of medium-carbon steels (0.54% C-0.9% Si) for train wheels. As the V content increased, the precipitation strengthening increased, whereas the grain refinement initially increased, and then it remained unchanged. The increase in strength and hardness was mainly due to V(C,N) precipitation strengthening. Increasing the V content to 0.12 wt % refined the austenite grain size and pearlite block size, and increased the density of high-angle ferrite boundaries and ferrite volume fraction. The grain refinement improved the impact toughness. However, the impact toughness then reduced as the V content was increased to 0.23 wt %, because grain refinement did not further increase, whereas precipitation strengthening and ferrite hardening occurred.

Structure Maps and Phase Stability in AlTi3 Alloyed with Rare-Earth Elements

1988 ◽  
Vol 133 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. T. Liu ◽  
J. A. Horton ◽  
D. G. Petitifor
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Solubility Limit ◽  
Size Factor ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Atomic Size ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Dependent Parameter ◽  
Rare Earth Additions

ABSTRACTRare-earth elements including Y, Er and Sc were added to AlTi3 for stabilizing the Ll2 ordered crystal structure, as predicted by the AB3 structure map. The crystal structure and phase composition in the AlTi3 alloys were studied by electron microprobe analysis, X-ray diffraction and TEM. The solubility limit of the rare-earth elements were determined and correlated with the atomic size factor. The results obtained so far indicate that rare-earth additions are unable to change the crystal structure of AlTi3 from DO19 to Ll2. The inability to stabilize the Ll2 structure demonstrates the need to characterize the structure map domains with a further period-dependent parameter.

Effects of rare earth elements on corrosion behaviors of low‐carbon steels and weathering steels

2019 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 258-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Liu ◽  
Xintong Lian ◽  
Tengshi Liu ◽  
Yudan Yang ◽  
Jianan Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Carbon Steels ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Steels ◽  
Corrosion Behaviors

scholarly journals Microstructure and Hardness of Scandium Trialuminide with Ternary Rare-Earth Additions

2007 ◽  
Vol 539-543 ◽  
pp. 1565-1570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshihisa Harada ◽  
David C. Dunand
Keyword(s):  
Solid Solution ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Lattice Parameter ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Micro Hardness ◽  
Size Mismatch ◽  
Atomic Size ◽  
Rare Earth Additions ◽  
Re Elements ◽  
Vickers Micro Hardness

The microstructure of ternary Al3(Sc1-yREy) intermetallic compounds (where RE is one of the rare-earth elements La, Ce, Nd, Sm, Eu, Yb or Lu), was investigated as a function of RE concentration for 0<y≤0.75. Alloys with La, Ce, Nd, Sm or Eu additions consist of a L12 phase containing a dendritic second phase with D019 (La, Ce, Nd, Sm) or C11b (Eu) structure. Alloys with Yb or Lu additions show a single L12 phase. The RE solubility limits at 1373 K in the L12-Al3(Sc1-yREy) phase are very low for La, Nd, Ce and Eu (0.08-0.41 at.% or y=0.0032-0.0164), low for Sm (3.22 at.% or y=0.1288) and complete for Yb and Lu. The lattice parameter of the L12 solid-solution increases linearly with RE concentration and the magnitude of this effect is correlated with the atomic size mismatch between Sc and the RE elements. The Vickers micro-hardness of the L12 solid-solution increases linearly with increasing RE concentration.

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