Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 1999, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (4): 637-644.

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RELATION BETWEEN THE INTERGRANULAR SEGREGATION OF SAND THE HOT DUCTILITY IN HIGH PURITY Fe SALLOYS

C. M. Liu1) , K. Abiko2) and M. Tanino2) 1) Schoolof Materials and Metallurgy , Northeastern University ,Shenyang 110006 ,China 2) Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University ,Sendai980 ,Japan   

  • Received:1999-08-25 Revised:1999-08-25 Online:1999-08-25 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: Effectoftheintergranularsegregationof Sonthehot ductilityof high purityiron wasquan titativelyinvestigated using high purityiron specimenscontaining < 2 ,5,10 ,20 and 60massppm Sby scanning AES,tensiletests under high vacuum and SEMof the fracturedsurface. The main resultsareasfollows: high purityironcontaininglessthan 2 massppm Sexhibitsanexcellenthotductility,thatis,reductionofareatofracturelargerthan95 % ,at alltesttemperaturesbetween673 and 1173 K. Dissolved Sof5 massppm causesanevident hot ductility dropof high purityiron at873~973 K.Increasingthedissolved Scontentfur ther decreases hot ductility and widensthetemperaturerange ofembrittlement. Theembrit tledspecimensfailinintergranular mode. Theamountoftheequilibrium intergranularseg regation of Sincreases withincreasingtheconcentration of dissolved Sand with decreasingthe annealingtemperature. Ssegregates much moreon cavitysurfacesthan atgrain boundaries.

Key words: high purityiron, sulphur, intergranularsegregation, intergranularfail ure, cavity nucleation, hot ductility