The invention discloses a method for displaying an original
austenite grain boundary of
spring steel after
thermal compression, and belongs to the technical field of physical detection. The method aims at solving the problems that when the original
austenite grain boundary of the hot compression
spring steel is displayed through a traditional method, display is difficult, and potential safety hazards are caused by using corrosive agents such as
picric acid. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, splitting a
thermal compression sample along a compression direction, and
grinding and
polishing the section of the
thermal compression sample to obtain a scratch-free mirror surface; then, the polished surface faces upwards, heat preservation is conducted for 15-30 min in an air furnace at the temperature of 850-870 DEG C, and then water
quenching is conducted; and finally, corroding the surface of the sample for 5-10 seconds by adopting a
nitric acid alcohol solution with the
volume concentration of 4%, washing, dehydrating and
drying, so that the clear original
austenite grain boundary can be observed under a metallographic
microscope. Through the steps, clear display of the original
austenite grain boundary after hot compression of the
spring steel is achieved. According to the method, a
nitric acid alcohol solution is adopted to replace a traditional
picric acid solution, so that the
operation safety is improved; and
specific heat treatment is combined with a
corrosion process, so that the definition and the stability of
crystal boundary display are ensured.