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Bulk nano-structured low carbon steel and method of manufacturing the same

a low carbon steel and nano-structure technology, applied in the direction of nanotechnology, etc., can solve the problems that the majority of nano-materials manufactured by such methods are difficult to be practically applied in the industry, and achieve the effects of low production cost, reduced manufacturing cost and increased siz

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-11-28
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
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The present invention provides a method for economically producing large bulk nano-structured low carbon steel with a uniform nanostructure that shows high tensile strength and fatigue limit. The method involves deformation at a high strain rate typically in a range of 102-103 / s, which leads to a uniform nano-structure in a larger bulk low carbon steel, for example having a thickness or diameter of not less than 5 mm. Pre-treatment of the blank of bulk low carbon steel before the impacting step can improve the deformation at a high strain rate and obtain a more uniform microstructure and better mechanical properties. The method can be implemented with not-so-complicated facilities and can be used to produce a larger bulk nano-structured low carbon steel with an economic production cost.

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However, most of nano-materials manufactured by such methods are difficult to be practically applied in the industry because of complicated manufacturing process, high production cost or the disadvantages of limited overall dimension, internal void and so on.
Particularly, in the current prior art, there are big challenges on how to achieve a uniform nano-structure in larger bulk material, especially in bulk low carbon steel for example having a thickness or diameter of not less than 5 mm (i.e. equal to or greater than 5 mm) and how to manufacture bulk nano-structured materials at a low production cost.

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[0045]The sample size is φ 22 mm×35 mm. Multiple times deformation treatment is performed at room temperature, the strain in each deformation is about 0.1-0.2, the accumulated strain is about 1.73. The treated sample size is Φ52.7 mm×6.5 mm. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in SEM-ECC (Scanning Electron Microscopy-Electron Channel Contrast) and TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy) cross-section observations, a microstructure composed of lamellar-shaped ferrite grains and deformed pearlite grains is presented. Obviously, after the above-mentioned treatment, the ferrite grain is changed into a lamellar shape and high-density dislocations are distributed inside the grain. The average dimension in the direction of the minor axis of the ferrite grain is 200 nm. As can be seen from the engineering stress-strain curve shown in FIG. 4, the tensile strength is 976 MPa and the elongation at break is 4.0%. As can be seen from the typical fatigue curve shown in FIG. 5, fatigue limit at 50% failure ...

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[0046]The sample size is Φ 10 mm×17 mm. Multiple times deformation treatment is performed at room temperature, the strain in each deformation is about 0.23, the accumulated strain is about 2.1. The treated sample size is Φ 31.2 mm×2 mm. In SEM-ECC and TEM cross-section observations, a microstructure composed of lamellar-shaped ferrite grains and deformed pearlite grains is presented. The Hardness testing shows that the average hardness is Vickers hardness HV271. The room temperature tensile testing shows that the tensile strength is 1014 MPa, and the elongation at break is 3.8%.

embodiment 3

[0047]The sample size is Φ 15 mm×20 mm. Multiple times deformation treatment is performed at room temperature, the strain in each deformation is about 0.1-0.2, the accumulated strain is about 1.4. The treated sample size is Φ 33.2 mm×5.0 mm. In SEM-ECC and TEM cross-section observations, a microstructure composed of lamellar-shaped ferrite grains and deformed pearlite grains is presented. The Hardness testing shows that the average hardness is Vickers hardness HV264. The room temperature tensile testing shows that the tensile strength is 978 MPa, and the elongation at break is 5.5%.

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Abstract

A method of manufacturing bulk nano-structured low carbon steel includes: preparing a blank of bulk low carbon steel; impacting the blank of bulk low carbon steel by using a compression device, so as to force the blank of bulk low carbon steel to perform a deformation at a high strain rate normally in a range of 102-103 / s, so that the microstructure of the blank of bulk low carbon steel is nano-structured, that is, bulk nano-structured low carbon steel is thus manufactured. The bulk nano-structured low carbon steel is a plate having a thickness of not less than 5 mm or a bar having a diameter of not less than 5 mm.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing nano-structured low carbon steel and nano-structured low carbon steel manufactured by the method, and especially relates to bulk nano-structured low carbon steel and a method of manufacturing the same.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Generally, low carbon steel shows low tensile strength and fatigue limit. Typically, there are four ways to increase tensile strength and fatigue limit of low carbon steel: 1) alloying (i.e. solution strengthening or precipitation hardening); 2) phase deformation strengthening (such as martensitization); 3) grain refinement down to micrometer regime by heat treatment, or sub-micrometer regime by severe plastic deformation; 4) grain refinement down to nano-scale size.[0003]Nano-structured low carbon steel manufactured by the above-mentioned fourth way shows excellent mechanical and physical properties, such as high tensile strength and fatigue limit, due to small sized...

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IPC IPC(8): B21D31/06
CPCB21D31/06C21D8/00C21D8/06C21D2211/005C21D2211/009B82Y40/00
Inventor SUN, LIXINTAO, NAIRONGLU, KEKUNTZ, MATTHIASYU, JIAQING
Owner ROBERT BOSCH GMBH