Interdendritic microsegregation development of high-strength low-alloy steels during continuous casting process
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Authors
Colleges, School and Institutes
External organisations
- Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Abstract
A 1-D model based on DICTRA software was used to simulate Mn microsegregation in highstrength low-alloy steels during continuous casting. The experimentally determined (using a cumulative profiling method) segregation results were in good agreement with the modelling results. Steels undergoing solidification via a peritectic reaction had a larger segregation range than non-peritectic steels ascribed to trapping of the alloying atoms in liquid by austenite acting as a diffusion barrier. Subsequent, post-solidification cooling through the single phase austenite field decreased the microsegregation level, although the last γ →α phase transformation did affect the segregation profile in the solute-depleted dendrite centre. Simulation indicates that segregation levels could be reduced by decreasing either secondary dendrite arm spacing or adopting faster cooling rates through solidification.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1337-1346 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Materials Science and Technology (United Kingdom) |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 11 |
Early online date | 10 Jun 2019 |
Publication status | Published - 24 Jul 2019 |
Keywords
- Microsegregation characterisation, microsegregation modelling, DICTRA, solidification, HSLA continuously cast steel