Influence of Conditions of Low-Alloy Bainite Grade Steel Cooling on the Dendritic Structure Parameters and Sphericity of Granular Bainite

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https://doi.org/10.15407/scine20.06.038

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bainite, railway rail, dendrite, sphericity, dependence, cooling rate

Abstract

Introduction. Crystallization of metals and alloys typically results in the formation of branched dendritic crystals.
Problem Statement. Understanding how crystallization conditions affect the formation of the primary dendritic structure in carbon steels is crucial to comprehending the overall process of structure formation.
Purpose. This study aims to investigate the effect of varying cooling rates across the cross section of a bainite steel ingot (composition: 0.378% C, 1.02% Si, 1.38% Mn, 0.77% Cr, 0.192% Mo, 0.095% V) on the primary dendritic structure, dispersion, and sphericity of the structural components.
Materials and Methods. Metallographic analysis of the steel samples has been made with the use of Neophot 32 and Axiovert 200 M MAT light microscopes. Microstructure and chemical heterogeneity have been analyzed with a 2—3% alcoholic nitric acid (HNO3) solution and an aqueous solution derived from the reaction between trinitrophenol (picric acid) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH). The dimensions of the primary dendritic structure and final structure have been measured by the imageJ software. Brinell hardness tests have been performed on a TB5004 testing machine. Specialized software such as CalPhad and Qform has been employed for further analysis.
Results. Microstructural analysis has shown that as the density of the dendritic structure varies across the cross section of the ingot, there is a corresponding change in sphericity. Sphericity, defined as the ratio of the maximum to minimum diagonals of granular bainite, ranges from 0.1539 to 0.3673. Additionally, the lamellae of granular bainite grow approximately 2.4 times as the cooling rate decreases across the cross section of the billet, from 60 оC/min to 7 оC/min.
Conclusions. The study has established an inverse relationship between the density of the dendritic structure and the sphericity of the final granular bainite structure. The dispersion of structural components is promising for enhancing the overall mechanical properties, including both strength and plasticity.

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O. BABACHENKO, Iron and Steel Institute of Z. I. Nekrasov of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Oleksandr Ivanovych Babachenko
Oleksandr Babachenko
Doctor of Technical Sciences, senior researcher, director of the Institute of Ferrous Metallurgy named after Z. I. Nekrasova of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (ICM of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine), Dnipro, Ukraine, sq. Ac. Starodubova K.F., 1, 49050, tel. +38 (056) 790-05-14, +38 (050) 362-82-89,
A_Babachenko@i.ua
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4710-0343

G. KONONENKO, Iron and Steel Institute of Z. I. Nekrasov of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Hanna Andriivna Kononenko
Kononenko Ganna
Doctor of Technical Sciences, senior researcher, scientific secretary of the Institute of Ferrous Metallurgy named after Z. I. Nekrasova of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (ICM of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine), head of the department of problems of deformation and heat treatment of structural steels
0504519047
perlit@ua.fm
sq. Ac. Starodubova K.F., 1, 49050, Dnipro, Ukraine,
ORCID: 0000-0001-7446-4105

O. MERKULOV, Iron and Steel Institute of Z. I. Nekrasov of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Merkulov Oleksiy Yevheniovych
Oleksiy Merkulov
Doctor of Technical Sciences, senior researcher, deputy director of the Institute of Ferrous Metallurgy named after Z. I. Nekrasova National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (ICM of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine)
0979366696
merkulov1@ukr.net
sq. Ac. Starodubova K.F., 1, 49050, Dnipro, Ukraine, st. 31b Serhiy Podolinskyi, Dnipro, 49000, Ukraine,
ORCID: 0000-0002-7867-0659

O. SAFRONOVA, Iron and Steel Institute of Z. I. Nekrasov of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Olena Anatolyivna Safronova
Safronova Olena
Junior researcher of the Institute of Ferrous Metallurgy named after Z. I. Nekrasova of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (ICM of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine), Department of Problems of Deformation and Thermal Treatment of Structural Steels, Dnipro, Ukraine,
sq. Ac. Starodubova K.F., 1, 49050, tel. +38 (056) 790-05-14, +38 (050) 362-82-89,
safronovaaa77@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4032-4275

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2024-11-07

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BABACHENKO, O., KONONENKO, G., MERKULOV, O., PODOLSKYI, R., & SAFRONOVA, O. (2024). Influence of Conditions of Low-Alloy Bainite Grade Steel Cooling on the Dendritic Structure Parameters and Sphericity of Granular Bainite. Science and Innovation, 20(6), 38–47. https://doi.org/10.15407/scine20.06.038

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