回火工艺对13Cr超级马氏体不锈钢组织和性能的影响-材料工程专业论文.docxVIP

ABSTRACT Super martensitic stainless steels (SMSS) have been widely used as pipeline materials in the applications of oil and gas exploration in CO2–containing environment. It has been developed on the basis of traditional martensitic stainless steel by redesigning the alloying system i.e. reducing C content (0.07%), strictly controlling Ni content (3.5%-4.5%) and Mo content (1.5%-2.5%). Compared with conventional stainless steels, SMSS exhibits a more excellent combination of strength and toughness, as well as good corrosion resistance. In addition, SMSS demonstrates advantages in overcoming the sulfur induced stress cracking sensitivity during the welding process as well as possessing better weldability, over the traditional stainless steels. Super martensitic stainless steels are often used as pipelines for the transport of petroleum products containing corrosive agents, especially in applications of CO2 and a small amount of H2S environment. Recent researches on SMSS have been largely focused on its corrosion resistance and welding performance, but very little attention has been paid to the investigation of its phase transformation and heat treatment processes, especially single-stage tempering process. In the present work, the experimental specimens were treated with various quenching parameters, and analyzed with a combination of microscopy, hardness testing, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to explore the influence of quenching parameters, i.e. quenching temperature and cooling rate, on the phase transformation, room-temperature microstructure, and properties of the steel. Some conclusions were summarized as follows: (1) Martensite lath refinement is noted in the specimens tempered above austenite transformation start temperature, 650 oC. The lath refinement is strongly dependent on the tempering time in the intercritical region since it is caused by reverse transformation, which is thought to occur following a diffus