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Effects of Niobium on Microstructure, Hardness and Wear Behavior for High-Speed Steel Rolls

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In order to refine the microstructure and improve the performance of high-speed steel (HSS) roll, the effects of Nb addition on the microstructure, hardness, and wear behavior were evaluated. The results show that adding Nb raises the precipitation temperature of NbC, which is even higher than the liquidus temperature. The NbC precipitates are accompanied by alloying elements such as Mo and V, which decreases the C and alloying element contents in the liquid phase. The variation of the content of C and alloying elements and refined austenite dendrites further refine the microstructure of the eutectic carbides of M6C, M2C, and Cr7C3. The refined as-cast microstructure increases the hardness of cast HSS rolls. However, a decrease in the content of C in austenite weakens the precipitation strengthening effect after heat treatment and results in a slight decrease of the hardness of HSS rolls with the increase of the addition of Nb. The refinement of microstructure, especially primary carbides, improves the continuity and uniformity of oxide film formed on the wear surface, which efficiently retards the wear of the matrix and improves the wear resistance of HSS rolls.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51971198), Natural Science Foundation – Steel and Iron Foundation of Hebei Province (Grant No. E2019203381) and the Innovation Ability Promotion Program of Hebei (Grant No. 22567609H).

Author Contributions

H-nL: conceptualization, methodology, writing—original draft. S-cH: data curation. B-hZ: data curation. G-yQ: project administration, funding acquisition. J-bL: data curation, resources. F-rX: supervision, visualization, writing—review & editing.

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  1. Hebei Key Laboratory of Heavy Metal Deep-Remediation in Water and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P.R. China

    Hao-nan Li & Gui-ying Qiao

  2. Key Lab of Metastable Materials Science & Technology, Hebei Key Lab for Optimizing Metal Product Technology and Performance, College of Materials Science & Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P.R. China

    Shi-chao Han, Bo-han Zhang, Gui-ying Qiao & Fu-ren Xiao

  3. Hebei Technology Innovation Centre for Roller Green ManufacturingCo., Xingtai Delong Machinery & Mill Roll Ltd., Xingtai, 054009, P.R. China

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Li, Hn., Han, Sc., Zhang, Bh. et al. Effects of Niobium on Microstructure, Hardness and Wear Behavior for High-Speed Steel Rolls. Metall Mater Trans A 54, 3271–3285 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-023-07098-6

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