Study on phase transformation of CMnSi steel when heat treatment

Abstract

After manufacturing, if the CMnSi steel was heat treatment, it would create the multi-phase microstructure consists of highly ductility ferrite matrix, martensite, bainite and amounts of austenite. Thereby, the strength and ductility of the steel were improved. In the process of improving the quality of steel, there will be two processes: the plastic deformation process and the heat treatment process. In this paper, we present the study on the microstructure and mechanical properties of CMnSi steel which was heated. The heat treatment process of CMnSi steel is a special heat treatment process including the process of heating the steel to austenite temperature at 900 °C then keeping the heat to ensure uniformity of steel. This steel was cooled quickly from austenite temperature to phase transformation temperature which had bainite transformation equal to about 400 °C (this temperature is determined by CCT diagram). The results of microstructure analysis show that by the heat treatment process, the microstructure of steel is included three main phases: ferrite, bainite, and residual austenite. The results of mechanical tests show that after the heat treatment, the strength limit of steel is 1141 MPa, the elastic limit is 943 MPa and the elongation is 36%.