材料研究学报, 2026, 40(3): 188-200 DOI: 10.11901/1005.3093.2025.109

研究论文

奥氏体不锈钢的显微硬度与拉伸性能的关系

王权1,3, 李一磊2, 庞建超,1,4, 高崇4, 姚迪2, 张辉3, 李守新4, 张哲峰4

1.中国科学院金属研究所 中国科学院核用材料与安全评价重点实验室 沈阳 110016

2.中国核动力研究设计院反应堆工程研究所 成都 610213

3.东北大学 材料电磁过程研究教育部重点实验室 沈阳 110819

4.中国科学院金属研究所 沈阳材料科学国家研究中心 沈阳 110016

Quantitative Relationship of Microhardness with Tensile Properties of 316L Austenitic Stainless Steel

WANG Quan1,3, LI Yilei2, PANG Jianchao,1,4, GAO Chong4, YAO Di2, ZHANG Hui3, LI Shouxin4, ZHANG Zhefeng4

1.Key Laboratory of Nuclear Materials and Safety Assessment, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China

2.Reactor Engineering Research Sub_Institute, Nuclear Power Institute of China, Chengdu 610213, China

3.Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China

4.Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China

通讯作者: 庞建超,研究员,jcpang@imr.ac.cn,研究方向为材料疲劳与断裂

收稿日期: 2025-03-14   修回日期: 2025-07-22  

基金资助: 中核集团领创科研项目(CNNC-LCKY-202286)
国家自然科学基金(52130002)

Corresponding authors: PANG Jianchao, Tel:(024)83978879, E-mail:jcpang@imr.ac.cn

Received: 2025-03-14   Revised: 2025-07-22  

Fund supported: Ling Chuang Research Project of China National Nuclear Corporation(CNNC-LCKY-202286)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(52130002)

作者简介 About authors

王 权,男,1999年生,硕士

摘要

将316L奥氏体不锈钢进行固溶处理和轧制,其抗拉强度为667~1363 MPa。进行这种材料的室温拉伸实验并测试其显微硬度,用激光共聚焦显微镜观察并测量压痕的形态和几何尺寸;使用X射线衍射仪、扫描电子显微镜、透射电子显微镜和电子背散射衍射技术表征其物相组成、组织形态和晶粒尺寸演变。结果表明:在材料内部出现了变形孪晶和剪切带,且应变诱发了马氏体相变。用不同工艺处理的试样其显微硬度、抗拉强度和强度系数提高。测试显微硬度时产生了堆积型硬度压痕,显微硬度与屈服强度间线性关系的误差逐渐减小,但是与抗拉强度之间存在较为准确的线性关系。采用铜合金的数据对此进行了验证。

关键词: 金属材料; 显微硬度; 拉伸性能; 加工硬化

Abstract

The as received 55 mm rod of 316L austenitic stainless steel was first subjected to solution treatment, and then followed by 40% cold rolling, 90% warm rolling, and 90% cold rolling respectively. The above four states of 316L austenitic stainless steel presents tensile strengths ranging from 667 MPa to 1363 MPa. Next, their room-temperature tensile strength and microhardness were measured by means of universal testing machine and micro-hardness tester. The morphology and geometric dimensions of their indentations were observed and measured using laser confocal microscopy. The phase composition, microstructure, and grain size evolution were characterized by X-ray diffraction technology, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and electron backscatter diffraction. The results indicate that the deformation twins and shear bands appear, and the strain induces martensite phase transformation. The microhardness, tensile strength and strength coefficient of the steels proceeded through different procedures are all enhanced. The hardness indentations of the steels present different pattern types, including the accumulation-type, and different patterns correspond to different hardness-strength relationships, among others, there is a relatively accurate linear relationship between the microhardness and tensile strength for the hardness with accumulation-type indentation pattern, and which was further verified with the data of copper alloys. It is believed that the findings may provide a valuable reference for the prediction and application of the relationship between strength and hardness of metal materials.

Keywords: metallic materials; Vickers hardness; tensile properties; work-hardening

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王权, 李一磊, 庞建超, 高崇, 姚迪, 张辉, 李守新, 张哲峰. 奥氏体不锈钢的显微硬度与拉伸性能的关系[J]. 材料研究学报, 2026, 40(3): 188-200 DOI:10.11901/1005.3093.2025.109

WANG Quan, LI Yilei, PANG Jianchao, GAO Chong, YAO Di, ZHANG Hui, LI Shouxin, ZHANG Zhefeng. Quantitative Relationship of Microhardness with Tensile Properties of 316L Austenitic Stainless Steel[J]. Chinese Journal of Materials Research, 2026, 40(3): 188-200 DOI:10.11901/1005.3093.2025.109

316L奥氏体不锈钢具有优异的加工性能、高温抗力和耐腐蚀性能,广泛应用于石油化工、海洋防腐、航空航天和核电等领域[1,2]。核电的能量密度高和低碳排放,是一种理想的绿色能源。随着核电技术的发展和应用范围的扩大,对可用于制造反应堆压力容器内构件和冷却系统管道的316L不锈钢的需求持续增长。但是,原始状态的316L不锈钢屈服强度较低(仅约为300 MPa),在高温、高辐照剂量和存在复杂腐蚀介质的条件下长期服役,如此低的强度可能使其过早失效而引发安全事故[3,4]。为了提高316L不锈钢的力学性能,可将其轧制以调控晶粒尺寸和组织形态[5,6]。目前,仍用传统的拉伸性能评估材料的性能。但是,切取试样会破坏材料的结构。因此,应该建立非破坏性评价材料力学性能的方法。

近年来,尝试用硬度间接评估强度,其理论基础是金属材料的硬度与其屈服强度的经验关系[7],例如Tabor公式σy ≈ HV/3。对于316L不锈钢,轧制使其硬度和强度同步提高,标定轧制工艺参数与硬度和强度三者的定量关系即可评估其在役部件的力学性能。与布氏硬度、洛氏硬度以及纳米硬度的测试相比,维氏硬度的测试精度较高和适用范围更广,尤其适用于高精度、微小样品的硬度测试。特别是,用现代便携式维氏硬度检测装置可原位检测关键服役部件的硬度。结合这一技术建立硬度与强度之间的定量关系,可评估在役材料的性能还能及时评估加工成本较高、尺寸较小的贵金属材料[7~10]。Tabor[7]提出,钢材以及其他合金的抗拉强度与维氏硬度的比值与其应变硬化系数之间有一定的关系。Lai和Lim[11]发现,铝合金、管道钢、低碳钢以及Assab 760钢的强度变化时,强度系数与应变硬化系数都与硬度呈线性关系。这一结果,可用于预测材料的抗拉强度和屈服强度。Zhang等[12]研究不同组织的铜合金、锆基、钴基金属玻璃(BMG)以及Al₂O₃合金时,发现压痕行为及剪切变形性能显著影响其硬度与强度的比值。Umemoto等[13]致力于建立单一相结构钢材的硬度与拉伸性能之间的关系,并提出了多种硬度与屈服强度、拉伸强度之间的比例系数。Tian等[14]也研究了高熵合金的硬度与强度之间的关系,并根据不同的晶体结构提出了定量的根据硬度预测强度的模型。

对于加工硬化性能适中的金属材料,其显微硬度值与抗拉强度之间一般存在一个3倍关系,但是对于加工硬化性能极低或极高的材料,这种关系不成立[12,14,15]。本文对316L不锈钢材料进行固溶处理和轧制,研究宽强度范围内316L不锈钢的组织演变过程、压痕形貌特征以及显微硬度与拉伸性能之间的定量关系。

1 实验方法

实验用316L不锈钢的化学成分(质量分数,%)为:P 0.04、C 0.03、Si 0.40、Mn 1.12、Cr 16.1、Ni 10.2、Mo 2.04、S 0.002、Fe余量。将直径为55 mm的棒材分别进行固溶处理(Solution treatment)、40%冷轧(Cold rolling)、90%温轧(Warm rolling)、以及90%冷轧(Cold rolling),将这4种试样分别记为ST、40CR、90WR、90CR。使用维氏硬度测量仪(LM247AT)测量这4种试样的维氏硬度,在测量过程中使压头下压方向与样品平面垂直(如图1所示),实验力为4.905 N,保载时间15 s,不同硬度点的间隔为500 μm,每组样品测试100个硬度点取其硬度的平均值。在Instron 5982万能实验机上进行室温拉伸实验,拉伸速率为5 × 10-4 s-1,拉伸载荷加载方向与轧制方向相同。用电火花线切割机加工狗骨形拉伸试样,其尺寸如图2所示,图中标注了试样的轧制方向(Rolling direction, RD)、横向(Transverse direction, TD)以及法向(Normal direction, ND),平行段尺寸为12 mm × 3 mm × 4 mm,总长为60 mm,每种工艺各测试至少3个试样取其结果的平均值[16]

图1

图1   316L不锈钢的维氏硬度及压痕尺寸测量方法示意图

Fig.1   Schematic diagram of vickers hardness and indentation size measurement method for 316L stainless steel


图2

图2   316L不锈钢拉伸试样的尺寸

Fig.2   Configuration of 316L stainless steel tensile specimen


拉伸实验结束后,在试样夹持段切取尺寸约为5 mm × 4 mm × 5 mm的方块,依次用400#、800#、1200#、1500#、2000#砂纸将其表面精细打磨后用2.5 μm金刚石抛光膏进行机械抛光使表面光滑,再用王水(HCl∶HNO3 = 3∶1)腐蚀其表面用于观察微观组织。用X射线衍射仪(X-Ray diffraction, XRD)测试变形后材料的物相组成,扫描范围为40°~100°,扫描速率为5 (°)/min。使用Zeiss Sigma 500扫描电子显微镜(SEM)观察试样轧制平面、横截面以及法平面的组织,并用电子背散射衍射(Electron backscattered diffraction, EBSD)技术测定晶粒取向、织构并统计晶粒尺寸。用FEI Tecnai F20型透射电子显微镜(Transmission electron microscope, TEM)观察变形过程中试样内位错的分布和晶粒形态。用激光共聚焦显微镜(Laser scanning confocal microscope, LSCM)观察压痕形貌并统计反映金属塑性变形性能的压痕深度(ΔD)和金属堆积高度(ΔH)。

2 实验结果

2.1 显微组织和物相

图3a可见ST试样内部形成了均匀的单相奥氏体组织,其中有大量等轴晶及孪晶;从图3b可见,40CR试样内有密度较高的位错,晶粒逐渐沿轧制方向(RD)被拉长且有整齐的剪切带和变形孪晶。90WR试样(图3c)和90CR试样(图3d)中的晶粒细小形成了纤维状组织且部分夹杂物分布在其上。剪切带和变形孪晶的生成是面心立方金属在位错滑移受到抑制的情况下的协调变形方式。同时,剪切带的协同变形作用使变形孪晶以束状的形式嵌套在剪切带中形成了特殊的眼状纳米孪晶束(Eye-shaped NT bundles)结构(图3cd)[17~21]。随着变形量的增加平均晶粒尺寸由8.8 μm依次减小到0.99 μm (图3e~h)。

图3

图3   固溶和轧制后316L不锈钢的形貌和晶粒尺寸统计

Fig.3   Microstructure morphology and grain size statistical chart of 316L stainless steel after solution treatment and rolling (a, e) ST, (b, f) 40CR, (c, g) 90WR, (d, h) 90CR


图4给出的XRD谱可以看出,ST试样中的衍射峰均为奥氏体峰,分别为FCC的(111)、(200)、(220)、(311)、(222)。这表明,固溶处理的316L不锈钢其原始态微观组织均为奥氏体组织。在经不同轧制的试样中出现3个不同的衍射峰分别为BCC的(110)、(200)、(211),表明应变诱发了不同程度的马氏体相变。40CR试样和90WR试样的谱中马氏体的衍射峰不明显,90CR试样的谱中奥氏体的衍射峰明显削弱。从40CR到90CR试样其马氏体的衍射峰强度依次提高,表明其马氏体含量的提高。

图4

图4   将316L不锈钢进行4种工艺处理后的XRD谱

Fig.4   XRD patterns of 316L stainless steel after being treated by four processes


电子背散射衍射的表征结果如图5所示,可见ST试样中晶粒随机取向。在反极图(图5a)中晶粒取向颜色在样品表面较为分散,没有明显的织构特征。40CR试样(图5b)中的晶粒平均尺寸明显减小但是奥氏体晶粒形态未完全破坏并生成许多变形孪晶,冷轧使晶界更加清晰和紧密而形成了以奥氏体为主掺杂了许多剪切带和变形孪晶的轻度异质层状结构[22]。90WR试样(图5c)中的晶粒沿轧制方向拉成长条状形成了明显的织构,大部分晶粒取向在轧制过程中发生了变化[23]。同时,温轧使样品中的部分晶体结构发生了一定程度的回复而使位错密度降低和部分应力释放,使其综合力学性能部分恢复。冷轧后的90CR试样(图5d),极高的变形程度使其内部产生较大的应力,在反极图中出现了许多未被解析的黑色部分。但是,仍能观察到细小的变形晶粒以及冷轧引起的显著织构特征[5]

图5

图5   4种316L不锈钢试样轧制面的晶粒形态和取向示意图

Fig.5   Schematic diagrams of grain morphology and orientation on the rolling surface of four 316L stainless steel samples (a) ST, (b) 40CR, (c) 90WR, (d) 90CR


图6给出了4种试样中几何必要位错(Geometrically necessary dislocations, GND)的分布和密度。从ST试样到90CR试样,GND密度依次提高。固溶处理消除了ST试样中的晶体缺陷,位错周围自由移动空间的增大和相互作用的减少,维持了位错的低密度状态。40CR试样中的位错密度显著提高,位错集中分布在晶界附近且分布不均匀,较大晶粒内的位错密度较低,小晶粒处的位错密度较高。冷轧施加的外力使晶体发生塑性变形,使滑移系产生大量位错,并聚集在原子排列不规则的晶界。将90WR试样在高温下变形,虽然其内部原子的活性使部分位错能攀移和交滑移以缓解位错塞积,但是变形产生的位错远超回复过程的位错消除量,使位错密度仍大幅度提高。90CR试样的变形温度较低,位错运动以滑移为主,较细的晶粒和大量晶界使位错的运动空间极为有限,使大量位错塞积在一起。

图6

图6   4种316L不锈钢试样轧制面的GND分布和密度示意图

Fig.6   Schematic of GND distribution and density on the rolling surface of four 316L stainless steel samples (a) ST, (b) 40CR, (c) 90WR, (d) 90CR


图7给出了90CR试样和90WR试样的TEM照片。可以看出,90WR试样内的晶粒破碎且细小,位错大量增殖并塞积和缠结,增大了材料内的畸变能。在高倍照片中可观察到除了位错网络外,晶粒内部还存在大量变形孪晶(图7b)。冷轧的高应力、大应变使晶体以孪生的方式协调变形。变形孪晶细化了晶粒、增大了晶界面积,使材料的强度显著提高。图7c可见,在90WR试样内形成了独特的“眼状纳米孪晶束”结构[17,20]。此类结构源于轧制变形时剪切带的协同变形,平行孪晶束嵌套在剪切带内提高了不锈钢的强度和延展性(图7d)。

图7

图7   90CR和90WR试样的组织形态和眼状纳米孪晶束结构

Fig.7   Microstructure morphology and eye-shaped nanotwin bundles of 90CR and 90WR samples (a) 90CR, (b) magnified regional view of specimen 90CR, (c) 90WR, (d) magnified regional view of specimen 90WR


2.2 维氏硬度和压痕的微观形貌

不同工艺的处理使316L不锈钢的平均维氏硬度发生了显著变化。图8a给出了4种试样的硬度。可以看出,从ST试样到90CR试样,其平均维氏硬度随着晶粒尺寸的减小增幅达119.9% (表1)。硬度的变化,反映了材料抵抗弹性变形、塑性变形或破坏的能力。随着晶粒尺寸的减小相同面积的材料中晶界数量显著增加,变形过程中晶界对位错运动的阻碍逐渐增强,在宏观上表现出更高的硬度。如图8c~f所示,4种试样的硬度数据均符合正态分布特征,其平均值位于分布峰值,标准差决定了曲线的宽窄程度,而方差和标准差则反映了数据的离散性。这种离散性,体现了材料显微组织的均匀程度。如图8b所示,从ST试样到90CR试样硬度方差呈现出先增大后减小的变化规律。ST试样的方差值最小即硬度的波动最低,表明其组织均匀性最优;40CR试样的方差最大,表明其组织均匀性较差。虽然标准差呈现先升后降的趋势,但是所有试样的标准差均在较低水平,且中位数与平均值的偏差不超过5%。这表明,4组试样的整体组织均匀性都较为良好。

图8

图8   4种试样的硬度变化示意图、硬度的参数变化示意图和分布直方图

Fig.8   Schematic diagram of the change in hardness (a), hardness parameters (b) and the histogram of the hardness distribution (c-f) for four samples


表1   4种试样的力学性能参数[16]和压痕尺寸

Table 1  Mechanical properties parameters and indentation size of the four specimens

Materialσy / MPaσb / MPaHVΔD / μmΔH / μmKn
90CR1225 ± 81363 ± 134316.611.0330980.20
90WR1010 ± 221170 ± 213797.041.1517100.09
40CR793 ± 23904 ± 83107.731.4310870.06
ST285 ± 3667 ± 1119610.491.558950.22

Note:σy—Yield strength, σb—Tensile strength, HV—Vickers hardness, K—Strength coefficient, n—Strain hardening exponent

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图9给出了用激光共聚焦显微镜观测到的维氏硬度测试点的微观形貌和尺寸。测量穿过压痕中心的截面几何形状(测量方法见图1),从微观形貌可见试样表面相对平坦,压痕附近区域的塑性变形较为均匀。截面图显示,压痕处金属受挤压后部分被挤出堆积在样品表面。对从ST试样到90CR试样硬度点的深度ΔD和堆积高度ΔH的统计发现,随着硬度的升高压痕深度和堆积高度都逐渐减小(表1)。这一结果表明,工艺处理显著影响316L不锈钢的塑性变形性能。

图9

图9   4种试样的硬度压痕形貌和截面测量示意图

Fig.9   Vickers hardness indentation morphology and cross-sectional measurement schematics for four samples (a) ST, (b) 40CR, (c) 90WR, (d) 90CR


2.3 拉伸性能

4种试样的拉伸性能列于表1。从ST试样到90CR试样强度逐渐提高。与ST试样相比,90CR试样的屈服强度和抗拉强度分别提高了约4.3倍和2倍[16]。Wei等[24]指出,316L不锈钢变形量的逐渐增大使粗晶演化为超细晶或纳米晶。更细的晶粒使材料的强度更高。本文研究的细晶强化、位错强化以及马氏体相变强化,都是316L不锈钢具有高强度的原因。材料的加工硬化率曲线反映材料的加工硬化性能。Hollomon[25]研究了多种材料的拉伸性能后提出了幂律硬化方程

σt=Kεtn

式中σt为真应力,εt为真应变,K为强度系数,n为应变硬化指数。

4种试样的应变硬化率曲线如图10a所示。可以看出,随着变形程度的提高应变硬化率均呈现出剧烈降低的趋势。变形达到一定程度时90CR样品先丧失应变硬化能力,然后是90WR、40CR试样,最后是ST样品。这一现象表明,在加载过程中90CR试样以最快的速度达到硬化极限,ST试样的硬化空间较大。还可以看出,90CR和90WR试样的曲线更加曲折,可能与组织中的异质层状结构有关。异质层状结构中不同区域的力学性能不同,使其在变形过程中应变硬化率的变化更为复杂,从而使曲线更为曲折。从图10b中的4种试样的真应力-应变曲线可见,随着强度的提高材料的加工硬化能力逐渐降低,也反应了4种试样的K值不断增大。

图10

图10   4种试样的应变硬化率曲线和真应力-应变曲线

Fig.10   Strain hardening rate curves (a) and true stress-strain curves (b) of four samples


3 讨论

3.1 不同工艺处理的316L不锈钢组织演化和性能强化机制

固溶处理使316L不锈钢在前序加工过程中受损的奥氏体晶格恢复,出现了部分孪晶、位错密度显著降低和消除内应力,晶体结构趋于均匀稳定。但是,ST试样的晶粒尺寸较大。根据Hall-Petch[26,27]关系,这种较大的晶粒尺寸限制了其强度的进一步提高,并且晶粒内空间充足的位错运动使其加工硬化能力较弱(图3a);剪切力作用使40CR试样内产生了大量位错、变形孪晶及剪切带,其相互协调使材料的塑性变形得以进行。如图6b所示,轧制过程中破碎的晶粒周围的位错密度较高,而在较大晶粒中位错主要分布在晶界。90WR试样内发生部分回复,使其韧性与同等变形量的冷轧相比有所恢复。90CR试样剧烈的变形使其内部出现大量应力集中点,在变形过程中剪切带的相互作用降低了局部应力集中导致材料断裂的可能,从而维持了塑性变形[21,28,29]。在90CR和90WR试样中,剪切带的相互作用产生了大量眼状纳米孪晶束(图7c,d)。这种眼状纳米孪晶束是一种使不锈钢的强度和延展性提高的微观结构[29,30]。同时,XRD结果显示,超过马氏体相变点的应力集中会诱发马氏体相变,使剪切带中生成细小的马氏体晶粒,从而使材料进一步强化[18,31~35]。这一演化过程如图11所示,是316L不锈钢经不同工艺处理后硬度、强度显著提高的原因[36,37]

图11

图11   316L不锈钢在固溶和轧制处理过程中的组织演化机理

Fig.11   Microstructural evolution mechanism in 316L stainless steel during solution treatment and rolling processes


3.2 压痕形貌的形成原理

图12可见,经不同工艺处理的4种试样其强度系数K随着硬度的提高而增大,而应变硬化指数n则随着硬度的提高先减小后增大,压痕深度和堆积高度则随着硬度的提高而降低。Zhang等[12]的研究表明:测试硬度的压头压入使材料发生加工硬化。测试后的硬度压痕形态分为下沉型、堆积型和裂纹型。不同形态对应不同的硬度-强度关系,其中具有堆积型压痕形态的硬度与强度之间存在线性关系。图9所示的4种试样的压痕形貌及截面测量示意图表明,这4种试样的压痕形态均为典型堆积形态。分析压痕形貌的形成原理,有助于理解材料硬度与强度之间的关系。压头与金属表面接触使接触区域迅速发生局部变形并引起材料硬化。硬化后的区域挤压周围金属,使塑性变形在更广泛的范围内扩展。但是,不同工艺处理使材料内的位错运动空间受限,从而限制了塑性变形的范围。从ST试样到90CR试样,其强度系数和应变硬化指数分别揭示了材料的硬化极限和材料的硬化速率。ST试样的硬化速率最高但是其强度系数较低,而90CR试样的硬化速率较高和强度系数最高。这4种试样靠近压痕处的材料其加工硬化能力不同,进而形成了不同的堆积型压痕形貌。

图12

图12   4种试样的硬度与强度系数、应变硬化指数、压痕深度和堆积高度的关系

Fig.12   Relationships between the hardness of the four specimens and the strength coefficient (a), the strain hardening exponent (b), the indentation depth (c), the accumulation height (d)


3.3 硬度与强度之间的定量关系

材料强度的变化伴随着硬度的变化,两者之间的关系满足经验公式[15,38]

HVmσb

式中HV为维氏硬度(MPa);m为比例系数(约为2.6~3.7)[12]σb为材料的抗拉强度(MPa)。材料的处理工艺及其内部组织不同,因此m的数值可能在小范围内波动。许多学者的研究指出[34,39~42],金属材料的硬度与屈服强度或抗拉强度之间一般存在3倍关系(表2),不同试样的硬屈比(维氏硬度与屈服强度的比值)和硬强比(维氏硬度和抗拉强度的比值)反应硬度与屈服强度和抗拉强度3倍关系的偏差程度。实验结果表明,ST试样的硬度与屈服强度之间的关系严重偏离了3倍关系,误差为55.49%。随着材料强度的提高,3倍关系的误差随之减小。从40CR试样到90CR试样其误差分别为21.69%、15.03%和12.99%,逐渐靠近3倍关系(图13a)。对比图12ab,在误差减小的同时强度系数上升而应变硬化指数先下降后逐渐上升。这一现象说明,材料的加工硬化能力影响材料硬度与屈服强度之间的3倍关系。不同试样的屈强差不同,测试硬度的压头与材料表面接触使材料发生短暂的弹性变形后便开始塑性变形直至保载时间结束。在此过程中,应变硬化速率的不同使不同的试样硬化到不同的状态。而不同的强度系数则使材料的硬化极限不同,硬化速率和强度系数更高试样的硬度更接近材料的本征特性,因此随着硬度的提高硬度与屈服强度之间的3倍关系逐渐接近。从低强度试样到高强度试样,不同的应变硬化能力只对应了材料在某一状态下硬度与屈服强度的3倍关系。也正是硬化能力的差异使硬度与屈服强度关系中的比例系数发生波动。从图13b可以看出,大多试样的硬度与抗拉强度之间的3倍关系符合较好,但是40CR试样硬度与抗拉强度的3倍关系的偏差最大。在硬度测试中40CR试样的硬度波动最大,其方差为162.5HV (图8d),其原因可能是40%冷轧后组织中出现了随机分布且分散的剪切带和变形孪晶,形成了如图5b所示的轻度异质层状结构[22]。这种结构,使硬度出现较大的波动。从图6b也可以看出,一些晶粒细小区域的位错密度显著高于其他区域,在硬度测试过程中较软的奥氏体组织先发生塑性变形和位错源先开动,但是位错的运动受到周围剪切带和变形孪晶的限制而发生塞积,组织结构之间的非均匀协调塑性变形共同反映材料抵抗破坏的能力。大量的硬度测试结果表明,40CR试样的硬度波动性较大,与抗拉强度的3倍关系偏差也最明显。而ST、90WR和90CR试样的硬度与抗拉强度之间的3倍关系较为准确,误差均小于10% (图13b)。

表2   4种试样的硬屈比和硬强比

Table 2  Parameters of the hardness-yield strength ratio and hardness-tensile strength ratio of the four specimens

SampleHardness / MPa3σy / MPa3σb / MPaσy, error / %σb, error / %
90CR4223.83675408912.993.19
90WR3174.23156351015.035.50
40CR3038.02379271221.6910.73
ST1920.8855200155.49-4.18

Note:σy, error = (HV-3σy)/HV × 100%, σb, error = (HV-3σb)/HV × 100%

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图13

图13   4种试样的硬度与屈服强度以及抗拉强度之间的关系示意图

Fig.13   Schematic diagrams of the relationships between the hardness of the four specimens and the yield strength (a) as well as the tensile strength (b)


为了验证上述硬度与强度间的3倍关系,分析了文献[43]中抗拉强度为492~1274 MPa的Cu-Be合金数据(表3)。可以看出,随着这种合金强度的提高其强度系数呈现持续增大的趋势,而应变硬化指数先减小后增大再减小。从图14可见,随着Cu-Be合金强度的提高其硬度与屈服强度之间3倍关系的误差逐渐减小。同时,硬度与抗拉强度之间2.7倍的线性关系且误差小于10%。从图14b也可见,抗拉强度最低的Cu-Be合金试样其硬度与强度2.7倍关系的误差较大。其原因是,这个试样的应变硬化指数较高和强度系数较低。虽然较高的应变硬化指数使试样在变形过程中硬化较快,但是较低的强度系数限制了硬化的极限。因此,这个试样的硬度难以与抗拉强度保持良好的3倍关系。对Cu-Be合金的分析表明,不同材料的强度系数和应变硬化指数对硬度与强度之间的比例关系有显著的影响。

表3   Cu-Be合金拉伸性能和硬屈比、硬强比参数

Table 3  Tensile properties, hardness-to-yield ratio and hardness-to-ultimate tensile strength ratio parameters of the Cu-Be alloy

SampleHardness / MPa3σy / MPa2.7σb / MPaσy, error / %σb, error / %Kn
3622.93405.03439.86.025.0520190.12
Cu-Be alloy2660.12484.42827.46.60-6.2920050.18
1791.01268.41808.729.18-0.998790.14
981.7540.91328.644.91-35.343890.16

Note:σy, error = (HV-3σy)/HV×100%; σb, error = (HV-2.7σb)/HV×100%

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图14

图14   Cu-Be合金的硬度与屈服强度以及抗拉强度之间的关系示意图

Fig.14   Schematic diagrams of the relationships between the hardness of Cu-Be alloy and the yield strength (a) as well as the tensile strength (b)


4 结论

(1) 固溶处理可恢复316L不锈钢的奥氏体晶格并消除内应力,但是大晶粒抑制了强度的提高。冷/温轧过程中的位错、孪晶和剪切带协调变形促进了塑性变形,剪切带的交互作用形成了眼状纳米孪晶束,与马氏体相变一起使材料的强度和硬度显著提高。

(2) 不同工艺处理使材料强度提高的同时塑性变形及变形扩展性能降低。4种试样的压痕形态均为堆积型,强度提高引起的强度系数和应变硬化指数的增加使压痕深度与压痕周围金属堆积高度减小。

(3) 随着强度的提高材料的强度系数和应变硬化速率随之提高,316L不锈钢的硬度与屈服强度之间3倍关系的误差逐渐减小,而与抗拉强度之间的3倍关系良好。这种比例关系受到材料加工硬化能力的调控,硬化能力适中的材料其强度系数限制了硬化的极限,而应变硬化指数则调控材料达到硬化极限的速率。随着强度系数和应变硬化指数的提高硬度与屈服强度的3倍关系逐渐准确,而与抗拉强度的比例关系较好。

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