摘要：Based on gradient control of carbon partitioning between martensite and austenite during heat treatment of steels,a stepping-quenching-partitioning(S-Q-P) process is developed for high strength *** S-Q-P process involves several quenching processes at progressively lower temperatures between martensite-start(Ms) and martensite-finish(Mf) temperatures,each followed by a partitioning treatment at either the initial quenching temperature or above that temperature.A novel microstructure is designed based on the S-Q-P *** and distributions of retained austenite and high-carbon martensite surrounded by martensite laths can be manipulated by the partitioning duration and temperature,and quenching temperature of the S-Q-P *** element Si is employed in the S-Q-P steel to suppress formation of carbides and create suitable amount of retained austenite.A steel of 0.39C-1.22Mn-1.12Si-0.23Cr(wt.%) treated by the S-Q-P process is endowed with some special microstructural characteristics:some strips of retained austenite located at edges of martensite blocks with high density of dislocations and between martensite laths,some small blocks of twinned martensites distributed among bundles of the low-carbon martensite *** mechanical properties of the medium carbon steel after the S-Q-P process can reach ultimate tensile strength(Rm) of 1240 MPa,total elongation(EI) of 25%,and product of strength and ductility(PSD) of 31.2 GPa% that are much more improved than those after the conventional quenching-tempering(Q-T) and currently prevailing quenching-partitioning(Q-P) *** PSD of the tested steel after the S-Q-P process increases by 67% and 32% as compared with those after the Q-T and Q-P processes,respectively.

摘要：利用碳在马氏体与奥氏体之间的扩散分配实现钢的组织结构与力学性能调控,是近年来钢铁材料领域的重要研究方向。基于碳的完全均匀分配,Speer提出了淬火-分配(Q-P)热处理工艺,本文总结了近年Q-P工艺碳分配机理研究和工艺实践。同时,根据碳在奥氏体和马氏体中的扩散分配过程分析,提出了碳的梯度扩散分配与控制理念,并开发出了分级-淬火-分配(S-Q-P)工艺,希望能获得低碳马氏体、残留奥氏体、高碳马氏体相间分布的组织。对35SiMn钢分别进行淬火-回火(Q-T)、Q-P及S-Q-P工艺试验,并测量力学性能及观察显微组织。结果表明,S-Q-P工艺处理后钢的强塑性积达到31.2 GPa%(1240 MPa×25%),比传统Q-T和现行Q-P工艺分别提高67%和32%,其显微组织也接近于工艺设计的理想组织,证明了利用碳的梯度扩散分配可以实现对钢的组织与性能的调控。