The Influence of Welding Heat Input on the Impact Performance of an Automotive Beam Steel
摘要
In this paper, the effect of the welding heat input on the microstructure and impact properties of an automotive beam steel were studied. The research found that when the heat input increases from 20 to 50 KJ/cm, the coarse grained heat affected zone (CGHAZ) of the steel gradually transform from lath bainite to acicular ferrite and granular bainite, and when the heat input continue increased to 60 KJ/cm, the acicular ferrite content in the CGHAZ significantly reduced, and the granular bainite content increased correspondingly. The − 20 °C impact toughness test found that with the heat input increases from 20 to 50 KJ/cm, the impact absorbed energy of the automotive beam steel steadily increasing, and when the heat input continues to increase to 60 KJ/cm, the impact toughness of the steel suddenly decreased. Analysis suggests that when the heat input increases from 20 to 50 KJ/cm, the increase in the impact absorbed energy for the steel is due to the increased content of the acicular ferrite, the lower solid solubility of C atom in acicular ferrite increases the deformation ability of steel, and when the heat input increased to 60 KJ/cm, the lower impact absorbed energy of steel is due to the formation of granular bainite, and the brittle and hard M-A constituent in the granular bainite promote the initiation and propagation of cracks, thereby reducing deformation ability of steel.