Precipitation and solid solution of titanium carbonitride inclusions in hypereutectoid tire cord steel

The properties of titanium carbonitride (Ti(CxN1-x)) inclusions precipitated during solidification of tire cord steel, as well as thermodynamic conditions of decomposition and solid solution of titanium carbonitride (Ti(CxN1-x)) inclusions in the billet heating process are studied by thermodynamics. The solid solution phenomenon of titanium carbonitride inclusions in the high temperature heating process is studied with lab experiment. The results show 1) The higher the carbon content in tire cord steel, the higher the value of x in titanium carbonitride inclusions; 2) The higher the carbon content in tire cord steel, the earlier the titanium carbonitride inclusions precipitated during solidification process, the lower solidfication front temperature of precipitation of titanium carbonitride inclusions. 3) When heated to 1 087 ℃, the titanium carbonitride inclusions of 82A billet possess the thermodynamic conditions of decomposition and solid solution; 4) When heated to 1 150 ℃ and 1 250 ℃, the content of titanium carbonitride inclusions with size more than 5 μm are decreased by 55% and 70.3% respectively; However the small inclusions with size less than 2 μm continue to decompose, and the content of inclusions with size more than 5 μm increases when the sample is heating at 1 250 ℃ for two hours then furnace cooling to 1 000 ℃.     

Bubble distribution of Cr12N high-pressure solidification ingot

There are a number of bubbles when Cr12N stainless steel is smelted. But its number is smaller and smaller with the increasing of solidification pressure. When the melting pressure is 0.6 MPa and the solidification pressure increases from 1.0 to 1.6 MPa, the average number of bubbles decreases from 46.37 to 9.46 per square millimeter. Bubble number is reduced by 20.4%. The number of bubbles whose diameters are greater than 20 μm is reduced to 17.4%, while the number of bubbles whose diameters are less than 5μm increases by 37.7%. With 0.3 MPa melting pressure and 1.6 MPa solidification pressure, the average bubble size content near the lower surface is 23.9% of that near the upper surface. Average bubble size content at the edge is 25.9% of that at the center. According to the actual nitrogen content in steel ingot calculated by the established mathematical model, no bubbles of high nitrogen steel ingot may be obtained when melting pressure is 0.6 MPa and solidification pressure increases to 1.8 MPa.     

高品质GCr15轴承钢二次精炼过程中夹杂物的演变规律

采用FE-SEM/EDS研究了转炉流程生产的GCr15轴承钢LF、RH精炼过程中夹杂物的演变规律,分析了其演变机理。结果表明：钢中复合夹杂物的演变规律可归纳为：Al2O3→MgO·Al2O3→(CaO-MgO-Al2O3-(CaS))复合氧化物夹杂和Al2O3→(Al2O3-MnS)→ (Al2O3-MnS-Ti(C,N))复合氧硫碳氮物夹杂2种方式。LF精炼过程脱硫作用明显,钢中的硫化物夹杂数量大幅减少。LF精炼初期钢中主要是MnS、Al2O3、TiN的单相夹杂物。LF精炼结束后钢中的夹杂物演变为Al2O3为核心外包氧化物及MnS、TiN、Ti(C, N)、CaS的复合夹杂物。精炼渣中的CaO和耐火材料中的MgO经还原后与钢中溶解氧反应导致LF精炼结束时D类夹杂物增加。RH及软吹处理进一步强化了去除钢中的硫化物,但D类及其与A、T类复合的夹杂物含量增加。在LF阶段,夹杂物尺寸主要集中在1~3 μm范围内,到RH阶段,夹杂物尺寸则主要集中分布在小于1 μm的粒度范围。最大夹杂物尺寸由10.79 μm降到5.68 μm,单位面积夹杂个数由372 个/mm 2降到258 个/mm 2。RH及软吹处理有效地降低了钢中大于3 μm的夹杂物。     

Behavior of dendriform connections of concretefilled steel rectangular tubes

Dendriform connections of concrete filled steel rectangular tubes (CFSRT) are composed of a bifurcated column and double cruciform beam column connections. A 3 D nonlinear finite element analysis (FEA) which considers all nonlinear effects of materials, geometry and contact interfaces is established. Analysis of the FEA results show that the load displacement curves at the ends of the beam and hysteretic curves obtained experimentally and via FEA agreed with each other. The stiffener transfers the tension compression stress efficiently, the middle hole has little influence on the stress transfer, and the compressive zone of the core concrete under repeated loading has a greater contribution to the compression stress transfer.     

蠕变模型对约束钢梁抗火性能分析的影响

钢材在高温和荷载作用下产生明显蠕变变形,影响火灾中结构的变形和受力性能。现有的蠕变模型较多,但没有一个广泛适用的蠕变模型。不同的蠕变模型对钢结构抗火分析结果有很大影响。为了量化蠕变模型对约束钢梁抗火性能分析的影响,对5种常用的蠕变模型进行了对比分析。采用编写的约束钢梁计算程序,分别计算5种蠕变模型下约束钢梁的抗火性能并与试验数据进行对比。结果表明,采用Norton蠕变模型的计算结果与试验数据吻合最好。最后对影响约束钢梁抗火性能参数进行了研究,研究发现,Harmathy蠕变模型对约束梁抗火性能分析结果影响最大;不同蠕变模型对不同荷载比、约束刚度下的约束钢梁抗火性能影响程度均不同。     

Calculation model for the turnover number of steel ladle based on casting schedule

In order to realize optimization of production organization and put forward a reasonable calculation model for the turnover number of steel ladle, the turnover process and time of steel ladle are analyzed with steel ladle of Q steelmaking plant. Gantt charts of steel ladle turnover for single casting schedule and double casting schedule are drawn. Calculation model for turnover number of steel ladle is put forward by analyzing the relationship between casting schedule and the turnover time of steel ladle, and the accuracy of the model is verified by simulation method. Researches show that the turnover number of steel ladle can be reduced 1-2 by adjusting cast starting time, and have significance for the optimization of steel ladle production organization.     

Finite Element Analysis of Hysteretic Behavior of PR Steel Frame-steel Plate Shear Wall

In order to investigate the seismic behavior of partially-restrained steel plate shear wall (Steel Plate Shear Wall, SPSW), the effects of partially-restrained connection on the hysteretic behavior, lateral bearing capacity, stiffness, energy dissipation of SPSW with strong and weak steel frame were simulated under low cyclic loading via equivalent strip model that had been verified by experiment. The results show that hysteretic behavior of SPSW has dual characters. The hysteretic curves of SPSW with strong surrounding steel frame become fat, and the hysteretic curves of SPSW with weak surrounding steel frame become narrow. With the increase of the bending capacity of PR connection, the hysteretic curves of SPSW become fat gradually, and the capacity of energy dissipation and lateral bearing increase. However, the effect on lateral stiffness of PR connection of SPSW with strong steel frame is higher than the one with weak steel frame.     

Finite Element Modeling of Stainless Steel Plates in Compression and Structural Behavior

The behavior of plate in compression plays a basic role in relevant research. There are significant differences between stainless steel and carbon steel plates in structural behavior. Analysis on the behavior of stainless steel plate in compression was presented. The development of FE models for analyzing stainless steel plates in compression was described based on the results of Rasmussen's test. And the strength curve was achieved by such advanced FE models with a high degree of accuracy. The explicit strength equations and design method were proposed for determining the local buckling strength of stainless plate and cold formed rectangular hollow section in compression. It is shown that the numerical simulation results achieved by using Quach model are accurate.     

Experimental studies on the energy absorption property of aluminum foam filled steel pipe under transverse compression

To understand the energy absorption property of aluminum foam-filled steel pipes and the energy absorption property affected by aluminum foam filler, the energy absorption ability and transverse compression property of steel pipes and aluminum foam-filled steel pipes are tested. The results show that the normal stress-strain curve of steel pipes is similar with that of cellular materials. The normal yield stress of a steel pipe with a large diameter under transverse compression is lower than that with the same wall thickness but a small diameter. The deformation mode of steel pipes can be changed by the filling of aluminum foam. The aluminum foam filler improve the energy absorption ability of steel pipes. The effect of aluminum foam density on the energy absorption ability of steel pipe is small, and the effect of pipe diameter on the energy absorption ability of aluminum foam-filled steel pipes is large.