Journal of Northeastern University Natural Science ›› 2018, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (8): 1123-1126.DOI: 10.12068/j.issn.1005-3026.2018.08.012

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Development and Strengthening Mechanism of 420MPa Grade Bridge Steel with High Toughness

GAO Cai-ru1, LIU Bao-xi2, PAN Huan1, GAO Xiu-hua1   

  1. 1.State Key Laboratory of Rolling and Automation, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China; 2. Technology Center, Tangshan Iron and Steel Group,Tangshan 063002, China.
  • Received:2017-04-12 Revised:2017-04-12 Online:2018-08-15 Published:2018-09-12
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Abstract: The Q420 bridge steel with yield strength of 480~ 530MPa, tensile strength of 560~ 630MPa, elongation of 21 %~ 25% and impact strength of more than 200J at-20℃was developed by optimization of alloy composition and improvement of control rolling and control cooling process. The amount of various types of strengthening contribution was obtained through analyzing the amount of precipitation by transmission electron microscopy and the grain size of metallographic microstructure. Then the strengthening mechanism of Q420 bridge steel was studied. The results showed that the contribution of precipitation strengthening accounts for less than 10% of the total strength for Q420 bridge steel, and the contribution of solid solution strengthening and fine grain strengthening are 54% and 36%,respectively.It is confirmed that solid solution strengthening and fine grain strengthening are dominated in 420MPa grade steel.

Key words: control rolling and control cooling, high toughness, 420MPa grade bridge steel, strengthening mechanism, strength calculation

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