Hot Deformation Behavior of a Nickel-modified AISI 4330 Steel

Bitterlin, Matthieu; Shahriari, D.; Lapierre-Boire, Louis-Philippe; Morin, Jean-Benoît; Jahazi, Mohammad

doi:10.2355/isijinternational.isijint-2018-034

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“…However, as the exploitation depth of oil and gas wells increased, superior low-temperature toughness and fatigue resistance properties were needed [ 4 ]. Ni was introduced into S4330 steel to increase the low-temperature toughness because it can promote cross slip of dislocations so that the deformation would continue [ 5 ]. The isothermal temperature of 500 °C was also used to induce the upper bainite transformation to improve the strength and toughness match and inhibit the fatigue crack growth [ 6 , 7 ].…”

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Superior Comprehensive Mechanical Properties of a Low-Carbon Medium Manganese Steel for Replacing AISI 4330 Steel in the Oil and Gas Industry

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A low-carbon medium manganese steel (0.12C-3.13Mn) containing Cr, Ni, Mo, V, and Cu elements was designed to replace the AISI 4330 steel applied in the oil and gas industry. The mechanical properties, microstructures, and fatigue crack growth rate were comparatively analyzed using uniaxial tension tests, microstructure characterization, and compact tension with fatigue crack growth characterization. The results showed that the ductility and −40 °C impact energy of 0.12C-3.13Mn steel were better than AISI 4330 steel (from 115 J to 179 J), while the yield strength of 957 MPa of the former was lower than the latter of 1060 MPa after being subjected to the same tempering process. The microstructure of 0.12C-3.13Mn steel was composed of a mixture of tempered martensite, reversed austenite, and nanosized precipitation particles, while the microstructure of S4330 steel contained ferrite and large-size Fe3C with lath and near-spherical morphologies. Compared to Cr-rich Fe3C, (V, Mo)C and Cu-rich particles have smaller sizes and, thus, provide more strengthening increment, leading to a higher yield ratio. The impressive fatigue-resistance property was obtained in 0.12C-3.13Mn steel because the threshold value was 5.23 MPa*m1/2 compared to the value of 4.88 MPa*m1/2 for S4330 steel. Even if the fatigue crack grew, the stress intensity factor range of 0.12C-3.13Mn steel was obviously wider than that of AISI 4330 steel due to the presence of reversed austenite and secondary cracks. Overall, the AISI 4330 steel could be replaced with the designed 0.12C-3.13Mn steel due to the similar strength and better ductility, low-temperature toughness, and fatigue-resistance property.

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