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Online ISSN : 1883-2954
Print ISSN : 0021-1575
ISSN-L : 0021-1575
Spheroidization of Manganese Sulfide Inclusion during Heating and Its Effect on Hydrogen Induced Cracking in Rolled Steel
Minoru NISHIDAToshiyuki KATOTomo TANAKA
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1981 Volume 67 Issue 9 Pages 1533-1541

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Spheroidization behavior of manganese sulfide inclusions and associate decrease in hydrogen induced cracking were investigated in a hot rolled commercial API-X60 grade steel coil during various heat treatment.
MnS inclusions which were elongated like ribbons in the hot rolled state began to spheroidize at such a low heating temperature as 600°C, and the extent of spheroidization was remarkable above 900°C. At an early stage of spheroidization, thin edges of elongated MnS became blunt to have a dog-bone shape, and subsequently the part was broken into very small particles. At high temperatures at or above 900°C, even the central part was broken into several spheres in the later heating stages.
The hydrogen induced cracking was not much reduced by heating below 900°C, but it was decreased remarkably as the temperature exceeded 1000°C. The cracking initiated preferentially at large inclusions, and the width rather than the length of the inclusions was correlated more closely with the cracking susceptibility ; occurrence of cracking increased with the increase in the width.

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