Abstract
This study investigates the correlation between the microstructural change and fracture characteristics in the coarse-grained heat-affected zones (CGHAZs) of the newly developed quenching, lamellarizing and tempering (QLT)-processed 9% Ni steel. The microscopic fracture behaviors of the various sub-zones within the HAZs including local brittle zone (LBZ) were estimated using simulated HAZ specimens. Both results of Charpy impact tests and in situ scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations on simulated CGHAZ specimens show that the inter-critically reheated coarse-grained HAZ (IC CGHAZ) is a primary LBZ of this steel at cryogenic temperature, but not at room temperature. Microstructural analysis suggests that, unlike in other studies, the cryogenic LBZ phenomenon of the IC CGHAZs cannot be explained simply by the amount of martensite–austenite (M–A) constituents, but is mainly associated with the carbon contents in them. From all results obtained, a mechanism for microscopic toughness change among the CGHAZs is proposed and discussed.
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