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Influence of Q&P parameters on the mechanical properties and wear performance of AHSS steels
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics.
2021 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

Hadfield Mn steel is known for its good wear performance; however, the so-called AHSS steels have demonstrated much better wear performance than Mn steel. Unlike the conventional HSS steels known for their single-phase ferritic microstructure, AHSS steels have a multiphase microstructure generated through carefully selected chemical composition and precisely controlled heating and cooling cycles. AHSS steels include three main generations: the 1st and 2nd generations that involve steels such as Dual-phase (DP), martensitic, and TRIP steels. However, in this project, the 3rd generation of AHSS steels is of interest and, more specifically, Q&P steels obtained via Quenching & Partitioning heat treatment. As they exhibited good wear performance in previous research work, two different cast steel compositions with high carbon content have been selected for Q&P heat treatments. The parameters of the latter, namely partitioning temperature and time have been varied. Afterward, the different obtained Q&P steels have been analyzed in terms of microstructure, hardness, and toughness. Afterward, the optimum Q&P steel has been selected for wear testing to analyze its wear performance and establish a comparison between this Q&P steel and Mn steel. It has been found that the structure of Q&P steel mainly composed of hard martensite exhibited better wear performance than the austenitic Mn steel before and after wear testing. However, Mn steel has demonstrated much better toughness than Q&P steels suggesting that it can resist more crack initiation when subjected to mechanical loads.

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2021.
Keywords [en]
AHSS steels, Q&P heat treatment, wear performance, retained austenite, toughness, hardness
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Metallurgy and Metallic Materials Other Mechanical Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-86891OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-86891DiVA, id: diva2:1588610
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Materials Engineering, master's level (120 credits)
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Available from: 2021-08-27 Created: 2021-08-27 Last updated: 2025-02-14Bibliographically approved

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