Brake Disc Steel Composition for Wear and High-Temperature Strength
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current brake disc materials for motor vehicles lack sufficient wear resistance and high-temperature strength, particularly in hot rolled steel materials, which are essential for efficient braking and weight reduction in the automotive industry.
Innovation Solution
A steel material composition with specific alloying elements (C, Si, Mn, P, S, Al, Cr, Mo, V, B, Ni, Cu, Ti, Nb, and Ca) and a manufacturing process involving heating, rough rolling, finish hot rolling, air-cooling, and rapid reheating to achieve a microstructure with 90% martensite and 10% bainite, ensuring excellent wear resistance and high-temperature strength.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional cast materials are used for brake discs, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but wear resistance and high temperature strength are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by precisely controlling alloying element compositions (C: 0.15-0.35%, Si: 0.10-0.50%, Mn: 0.20-0.70%, Cr: 0.10-0.50%, Mo: 0.30-1.00%, etc.) and processing parameters (heating temperature 1050-1250°C, rough rolling temperature 950-1050°C, finish hot rolling temperature 850-950°C, cooling rate 10°C/s or more) to achieve a martensite-based microstructure with 90% martensite and 10% bainite, thereby improving high temperature strength while maintaining manufacturing feasibility through standardized hot rolling processes
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a composite microstructure consisting of 90% martensite and 10% bainite through controlled alloying and heat treatment. The combination of multiple alloying elements (C, Si, Mn, Cr, Mo, V, B, Ni, Cu, Ti, Nb, Ca) forms a complex steel material with enhanced high temperature strength properties, effectively resolving the contradiction between strength improvement and manufacturing complexity
2Weight of moving object
If brake disc thickness is reduced to decrease weight, then weight reduction is achieved, but material strength requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes material parameters by developing a hot rolled steel material with specific alloy composition (0.15-0.35% C, 0.10-0.50% Si, 0.20-0.70% Mn, 0.10-0.50% Cr, 0.30-1.00% Mo, etc.) and controlled microstructure (90% martensite, 10% bainite) that achieves sufficiently high strength to enable thin brake disc design while maintaining required mechanical properties for weight reduction
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes the martensite microstructure's inherent properties to achieve uniform strength distribution throughout the material, allowing for optimized thin-walled brake disc designs that maintain structural integrity through controlled material properties rather than increased thickness
3Reliability
If alloying elements are increased to improve wear resistance, then wear resistance improves, but material cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent optimizes alloying element parameters within specific ranges (C: 0.15-0.35%, Si: 0.10-0.50%, Mn: 0.20-0.70%, Cr: 0.10-0.50%, Mo: 0.30-1.00%, V: 0.05-0.20%, B: 0.005-0.050%, Ni: 0.01-0.50%, Cu: 0.10-0.50%, Ti: 0.02-0.10%, Nb: 0.05-0.20%, Ca: 0.002-0.010%) to achieve excellent wear resistance through martensite microstructure formation, balancing performance improvement with compositional control rather than excessive alloying
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replicates the successful microstructure formation principles from established steelmaking practices by controlling alloying elements and processing parameters to consistently produce 90% martensite and 10% bainite microstructure, thereby achieving reliable wear resistance through proven metallurgical approaches rather than experimental complex compositions
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The proposed steel material exhibits improved wear resistance by 20% and reduced weight by 10% compared to conventional cast materials, while maintaining excellent heat resistance, thus enhancing braking performance and product life.
Implementation Method 1
heating a steel slab in a temperature range of 1050 to 1250° C.
Implementation Method 2
air-cooling the hot rolled steel plate to room temperature
Implementation Method 3
cooling the reheated hot rolled steel plate to 150° C. or lower at a cooling rate of 10° C./s or more
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention provides a steel material, and a method of manufacturing the same. The steel material comprises, by weight %, 0.02 to 0.07% of carbon, 0.1 to 0.5% of silicon, 0.2 to 0.7% of manganese, 0.05% or less of phosphorus, 0.02% or less of sulfur, 0.07% or less of aluminum, 0.1 to 0.5% of chromium, 0.3 to 1.0% of molybdenum, 0.05% or less of vanadium, 50 ppm or less of boron, 0.01 to 0.5% of nickel, 0.5% or less of copper, 0.02% or less of titanium, 0.05% or less of niobium, and 2 to 100 ppm of calcium, and the balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities, and satisfies relational expressions 1 and 2 mentioned below, wherein the microstructure thereof contains, by area %, 90% or more of martensite and 10% or less of bainite.260≤1589×[C]+228≤340 [Relational Expression 1][C]/[Mo]≤0.250 [Relational Expression 2]