Estudo da influência das temperaturas de austenitização nas propriedades mecânicas do ferro nodular austemperado a partir da zona crítica

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2009

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In the present work the influence of austenitizing temperature on mechanical properties Austempered Ductile Iron from intercritical austenitizing temperature ranges was investigated. A heat treatment for development of material with improved mechanical properties for application in suspension parts is shown. Samples of alloyed ductile iron with a fully ferritic matrix was austenitized within intercritical range between 775C and 820C for 5h and then austempered at 360C for 2h to produce ductile iron with dual matrix; with different percentages of free ferrite. After the heat treatment, the samples were sends for mechanical testing (tensile, impact and hardness tests) and for metallographic analysis. The percentages of free ferrite ranged from 9,5 to 21%, new ferrite of 7 to 10%; the observation of new ferrite was made through special reagents. The austenite (ausferrite at room temperature) nucleates firstly in the eutectic cell. The intercritical austenitizing can be interpreted in two stages: 1) short times the austenite is found only in the eutectic cell or grain boundaries and 2) long times the austenitizing also occur inside of grain. Due long times of austenitizing, it is probably that this work has arrived to the equilibrium of phases in austenitizing, which explain fewer ferrite, when compared with other literature. Samples exhibited good combination mechanical properties, with high strength and excellent amount of elongation. The study presents fractures microstructure from scan electron microscopy of tensions specimen, has noticed large dimples near graphite; quantities of cleavages area increase with decrease ferrite in the microstructure. The materials show few secondary cracks, characteristic in tension tests of high strength irons. Quality index (IQ) were calculated for samples this work, specimen austenitized to 805C has shown better result to tensile test. However, it is important to add that specimen austenitized to 790C has shown better result to components that require impact strength. The result of mechanical properties achieved in this study follow an extrapolation of the values of international standard (ex. ASTM), which facilitates the normalizing this group of materials, including it in present standard of austempered ductile iron.

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ductile iron ferro nodular ausferrita austêmpera zona crítica ferrita proeutetóide austempering ausferrite intercritical range free ferrite engenharia de materiais e metalurgica

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