The invention discloses steel H08Mn2E for a submerged-
arc welding wire and a preparation method thereof.The steel for the submerged-
arc welding wire mainly comprises, by
mass, 0.05%-0.10% of C, smaller than or equal to 0.07% of Si, 1.50%-1.90% of Mn, smaller than or equal to 0.015% of P, smaller than or equal to 0.010% of S and 0.35%-0.45% of Ni, the quality of a
wire rod of the steel H08Mn2E for the submerged-
arc welding wire is effectively improved, the
mechanical property and the steel purity of the
wire rod are guaranteed through the low-
sulfur-
phosphorus high-
manganese component design, and the
steel quality of the submerged-arc
welding wire is improved. And a proper amount of
Ni element is added to improve the weld
toughness and ensure the weld quality. In the preparation method, crystallizer
electromagnetic stirring is adopted for
continuous casting, the surface quality of a
casting blank is improved, and internal cracks and center defects are reduced; a metallographic structure composed of ferrite and
pearlite is obtained through a steel rolling stelmor controlled rolling and controlled cooling process in combination with a
slow cooling process; not only is the
mechanical property of the H08Mn2E
wire rod guaranteed, but also the drawing property of the H08Mn2E wire rod is guaranteed.