1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
2. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan 430070, China
Dr. Dongsheng Qian
1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
2. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan 430070, China
The voids caused by the cold rolling (CR) quite deteriorates the final performance of M50 bearing steel. In this work, the effect of electropulsing treatment (EPT) on the voids has been investigated, finding that the nano-size voids around carbides have been extensively healed. Moreover, it is interesting to find that the Cr-rich carbides are partially dissolved and consequently refined by EPT, which could be attributed to the decreased thermodynamic dissolution barriers and accelerated kinetic diffusion of carbon atoms towards dislocation. These results inspire people to develop a novel strategy (CR + EPT) to fully take advantage of CR and tailor the carbides size in bearing steels.
1 March 2021 in Materials Science and Engineering: A