Detailed Description
The invention provides a method for improving the hot working performance of high-cobalt high-molybdenum superhard high-speed steel, which comprises the following steps:
smelting industrial pure iron, a chromium-containing raw material, a molybdenum-containing raw material, metal tungsten, metal cobalt, graphite, industrial silicon, a manganese-containing raw material and a vanadium-containing raw material to obtain molten steel;
carrying out pressurized electroslag remelting on the cast ingot obtained by casting the molten steel to obtain an electroslag ingot; the solidification pressure in the pressurized electroslag remelting process is 1-2 MPa;
and sequentially carrying out high-temperature heat treatment and forging on the electroslag ingot to obtain the high-cobalt high-molybdenum superhard high-speed steel forging.
The method comprises the steps of smelting industrial pure iron, a chromium-containing raw material, a molybdenum-containing raw material, metal tungsten, metal cobalt, graphite, industrial silicon, a manganese-containing raw material and a vanadium-containing raw material to obtain molten steel. In the present invention, the smelting preferably comprises the steps of:
carrying out induction smelting on industrial pure iron, a chromium-containing raw material, a molybdenum-containing raw material, metal tungsten and metal cobalt to obtain base molten steel;
adding partial graphite into the basic molten steel for vacuum carbon deoxidation to obtain pre-deoxidized molten steel;
and adding a manganese-containing raw material, a vanadium-containing raw material, industrial silicon and residual graphite into the pre-deoxidized molten steel for alloying and casting to obtain an ingot.
The invention carries out induction melting on industrial pure iron, chromium-containing raw materials, molybdenum-containing raw materials, metal tungsten and metal cobalt to obtain the basic molten steel. In the present invention, the chromium-containing feedstock preferably comprises metallic chromium or ferrochrome, more preferably metallic chromium. In the present invention, the molybdenum-containing raw material preferably includes metallic molybdenum or ferromolybdenum, and more preferably metallic molybdenum. The invention has no special requirements on the mass ratio of the industrial pure iron to the chromium-containing raw material to the molybdenum-containing raw material to the metal tungsten to the metal cobalt, and the industrial pure iron and the chromium-containing raw material are prepared according to the content of the chemical components of the required high-speed steel.
In the invention, the induction melting is preferably vacuum induction melting; the vacuum degree of the vacuum induction melting is preferably less than 10Pa, and more preferably 5-8 Pa; the temperature of the vacuum induction melting is preferably 1480-1530 ℃, and more preferably 1500-1510 ℃.
After the basic molten steel is obtained, partial graphite is added into the basic molten steel for vacuum carbon deoxidation to obtain pre-deoxidation molten steel. In the invention, the mass percentage of the partial graphite in the total mass of the graphite is preferably 40-80%, and more preferably 50-60%. In the invention, the mass ratio of the total mass of the graphite to the mass of carbon in the ingot is preferably 1.03-1.08: 1, more preferably 1.05 to 1.07: 1. in the present invention, the graphite is used for deoxidation in addition to carbon in the intended high-speed steel.
In the invention, the process of adding part of graphite into the basic molten steel is preferably carried out in a protective atmosphere, the protective atmosphere is preferably argon with the purity of more than or equal to 99.999%, and the pressure of the protective atmosphere is preferably 0.01-0.05 MPa, and more preferably 0.02-0.03 MPa. In the present invention, the vacuum carbon deoxidation is preferably performed under a vacuum condition, and the vacuum degree of the vacuum condition is preferably less than 30Pa, and more preferably 10 to 20 Pa. In the invention, the temperature of vacuum carbon deoxidation is preferably 1430-1480 ℃, and more preferably 1450-1470 ℃. In the invention, the time for vacuum carbon deoxidation is preferably 20-30 min, and more preferably 20-25 min.
In the invention, the vacuum carbon deoxidation can effectively reduce the oxygen content in the molten steel, is beneficial to improving the cleanliness of the electroslag ingot and avoids oxygen element from deteriorating the thermoplasticity of the high-cobalt high-molybdenum superhard high-speed steel.
After the pre-deoxidized molten steel is obtained, the manganese-containing raw material, the vanadium-containing raw material, the industrial silicon and the residual graphite are added into the pre-deoxidized molten steel for alloying to obtain the molten steel. In the present invention, the manganese-containing raw material preferably includes metallic manganese and electrolytic manganese, more preferably metallic manganese. In the present invention, the vanadium-containing raw material preferably includes metal vanadium or ferrovanadium, more preferably metal vanadium. The invention has no special requirements on the mass ratio of the industrial silicon to the manganese-containing raw material to the vanadium-containing raw material, and the industrial silicon to the manganese-containing raw material to the vanadium-containing raw material is prepared according to the content of the chemical components of the required high-speed steel.
In the invention, a manganese-containing raw material, a vanadium-containing raw material, industrial silicon and residual graphite are added into the pre-deoxidized molten steel, and preferably, the manganese-containing raw material, the vanadium-containing raw material, the industrial silicon and the residual graphite are sequentially added into the pre-deoxidized molten steel; the time interval for adding the manganese-containing raw material, the vanadium-containing raw material, the industrial silicon and the residual graphite is preferably 1-3 min, and more preferably 2 min. The present invention preferably performs alloying during the addition process. In the invention, the alloying process is preferably carried out in a protective atmosphere, the protective atmosphere is preferably argon with the purity of more than or equal to 99.999%, and the pressure of the protective atmosphere is preferably 0.01-0.03 MPa, and more preferably 0.02-0.03 MPa. In the invention, the alloying temperature is preferably 1430-1480 ℃, and more preferably 1450-1470 ℃.
In the invention, after the manganese-containing raw material, the vanadium-containing raw material, the industrial silicon and the residual graphite are added into the pre-deoxidized molten steel, the addition of magnesium alloy and rare earth is preferably further included for deep deoxidation and deep desulfurization. In the present invention, the magnesium alloy preferably includes a nickel-magnesium alloy or an iron-magnesium alloy, and more preferably a nickel-magnesium alloy. In the invention, the mass percentage of magnesium in the magnesium alloy is preferably 5-20%. In the present invention, the rare earth preferably includes cerium or lanthanum, and more preferably cerium. In the invention, based on one ton of high-cobalt high-molybdenum superhard high-speed steel, the addition amount of magnesium in the magnesium alloy is preferably 0.006-0.012 kg, and more preferably 0.008-0.10 kg; the addition amount of the rare earth is preferably 0.3-0.6 kg, and more preferably 0.4-0.5 kg.
According to the invention, by adding the magnesium alloy and the rare earth into the molten steel, oxygen and sulfur impurities in the molten steel can be further reduced, the cleanliness of the electroslag ingot is improved, and the oxygen and sulfur impurity elements are prevented from deteriorating the thermoplasticity of the high-cobalt high-molybdenum superhard high-speed steel.
After molten steel is obtained, casting ingots obtained by casting the molten steel to perform pressurized electroslag remelting to obtain electroslag ingots; and the solidification pressure in the pressurized electroslag remelting process is 1-2 MPa.
In the invention, the temperature of the molten steel during casting is preferably 1430-1480 ℃, and more preferably 1450-1470 ℃. In the present invention, the casting method further preferably comprises: and keeping the temperature of the molten steel at the casting temperature. In the invention, the heat preservation time is preferably 2-4 min, and more preferably 3 min. The invention has no special requirements on the casting and can be carried out by adopting a conventional mode in the field.
In the present invention, the pressurized electroslag remelting is preferably performed in a pressurized electroslag remelting furnace. The invention preferably forges the cast ingot to obtain the consumable electrode which is suitable for the size of the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace crystallizer. The size of the consumable electrode is not specially limited, and the consumable electrode can be adapted to the size of the crystallizer of the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace. In an embodiment of the invention, the consumable electrode is a rod of 80mm diameter. In the present invention, the pressurized electroslag remelting process preferably further comprises: welding the consumable electrode to a dummy electrode and connecting the dummy electrode to an electrode holder; placing arc striking scraps in an arc striking ring at the center of a pressurized electroslag remelting furnace bottom water tank; and baking the pre-melted slag, and adding the baked pre-melted slag into a crystallizer of a pressurized electroslag remelting furnace for arc starting and slag making.
The present invention also preferably includes, prior to welding the consumable electrode to the dummy electrode: and polishing the surface of the consumable electrode. In the present invention, the present invention does not specifically limit the polishing operation, and a polishing operation conventional in the art may be used. The invention polishes the periphery of the consumable electrode to remove oxide skin, and can prevent oxygen enrichment in the electroslag ingot.
In the present invention, the material of the arc ignition scrap is preferably the same as that of the target high speed steel. In the embodiment of the invention, the amount of the arc striking chips is preferably 0.25-0.35 kg, and more preferably 0.28-0.32 kg. In the invention, a gasket is preferably arranged between the arc ignition ring and the pressurizing electroslag remelting furnace crystallizer, and the gasket is preferably made of cast iron. The diameter of the gasket in the embodiment of the invention is preferably 108-112 mm, and more preferably 110 mm; the thickness of the gasket is preferably 8-12 mm, and more preferably 10 mm. In the invention, the consumable electrode, the arc striking chips and the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace bottom water tank are in close contact, so that current can pass after the power is on.
In the invention, the pre-melted slag preferably comprises 55-65% of CaF in percentage by mass2,15~25%CaO,15~25%Al2O3And unavoidable impurities; more preferably 58-62% CaF2,18~22%CaO,18~22%Al2O3And inevitable impurities. In the invention, the pre-melted slag is preferably used in an amount of 3-3.6 kg, and more preferably 3.3-3.5 kg. In the invention, the baking temperature is preferably 600-800 ℃, more preferably 650 &750 ℃; the time is preferably 6 to 10 hours, and more preferably 8 to 9 hours.
In the present invention, before the arc starting and slagging, the method further preferably comprises: and introducing argon into the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace. The purity of the argon is preferably more than or equal to 99.999%, the flow of the introduced argon is preferably 10-20 NL/min, more preferably 12-15 NL/min, and the time is preferably 4-10 min, more preferably 5-8 min. The invention removes the air in the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace by introducing argon. In the invention, the voltage for arc starting and slagging is preferably 25-33V, and more preferably 28-30V; the current is preferably 1200-2100A, and more preferably 1600-2000A; the time is preferably 7 to 15min, and more preferably 10 to 15 min.
In the invention, the voltage of the pressurized electroslag remelting is preferably 33-40V, and more preferably 35-40V; the current is preferably 2200 to 3000A, more preferably 2200 to 2500A. In the present invention, the fluctuation of the voltage and current is preferably less than 5%. In the present invention, the melting rate of the pressurized electroslag remelting is preferably determined according to formula 1:
v ═ 0.35 to 0.45 × D kg/h formula 1;
wherein D is the size of the crystallizer of the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace and the unit is mm. In the examples of the present invention, the melt rate was specifically 50 kg/h. In the present invention, the melting rate fluctuation is preferably less than 5%. In the invention, the pressure of the pressurized electroslag remelting is preferably 1-2 MPa, and more preferably 1.5-1.8 MPa. In the present invention, the pressure is preferably formed by introducing argon gas into the melting chamber of the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace. In the invention, the solidification pressure in the pressurized electroslag remelting process is 1-2 MPa, preferably 1.5-1.8 MPa, and the solidification pressure refers to the gas pressure in the smelting chamber. The invention preferably fills argon into the melting chamber of the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace and simultaneously improves the pressure of the cooling water in the jacket of the crystallizer, so that the pressure of the cooling water is consistent with the pressure in the melting chamber. In the invention, the cooling mode of the pressurized electroslag remelting is cooling water cooling.
In the present invention, the pressurized electroslag remelting preferably further comprises: feeding and filling are carried out in a mode of gradually reducing current; and (5) closing the power supply, releasing pressure and taking out the electroslag ingot.
The invention adopts a mode of gradually reducing current to carry out feeding filling. In the invention, the current is reduced by preferably 500-1000A, more preferably 600-800A each time, so as to ensure that the feeding filling is sufficient and ensure that the feeding end face is flat. In the invention, the frequency of reducing the current is preferably 3-5 min/time, and more preferably 4 min/time.
After feeding and filling are finished, the electroslag ingot furnace closes a power supply, releases pressure and takes out the electroslag ingot. In the present invention, the pressure relief is preferably performed by reducing the pressure in the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace and in the crystallizer, and the pressure after the pressure relief is normal pressure. After the electroslag ingot is taken out, the electroslag ingot is preferably placed in a heat-insulating cover for slow cooling so as to prevent cracking.
After obtaining the electroslag ingot, sequentially carrying out high-temperature heat treatment and forging on the electroslag ingot to obtain the high-cobalt high-molybdenum superhard high-speed steel forging. In the present invention, the high temperature heat treatment preferably further comprises: coating the surface of the electroslag ingot with paint. In the present invention, the coating material preferably includes a binder and a powder material. In the invention, the adhesive is preferably sodium silicate aqueous solution (water glass), and the density of the adhesive is preferably 1.36-1.42 g/cm3. In the invention, the powder material preferably comprises the following components in percentage by mass: 45 to 50% SiO2,22~26%Al2O3,14~18%SiC,2~4%CeO22-4% of CaO and 5-8% of white mud; the powder material preferably comprises 45-50% of SiO in percentage by mass2More preferably 46 to 48%. The powder material preferably comprises 22-26% of Al in percentage by mass2O3More preferably 23 to 25%. In the invention, the low-melting-point sodium silicate is melted to form a film at high temperature to bond silicon dioxide and aluminum oxide to form a compact glassy coating film, so that the electroslag ingot is protected at a high-temperature stage. The powder material preferably comprises 14-18% of SiC by mass percentage, and more preferably 15-17% of SiC by mass percentage. In the present invention, the SiC is mixed with O2The reaction reduces the oxygen potential around the coating and increases the protective effect of the coating at the low temperature stage. The powder material preferably comprises 2-4% by massCeO2More preferably 2.5 to 3.5%. In the invention, the cerium dioxide can improve the adhesion between the coating and the electroslag ingot, so that the coating can still be tightly combined with the electroslag ingot at high temperature. The powder material preferably comprises 2-4% of CaO in percentage by mass, and more preferably 2.5-3.5%. In the invention, the calcium oxide can improve the fluidity and lubricity of the coating at high temperature, so that the coating can uniformly cover the surface of the electroslag ingot. The powder material also preferably comprises 5-8% of white mud by mass percentage, and more preferably 6-7%.
In the invention, the average particle size of the powder is preferably 100-200 meshes, and more preferably 100-150 meshes. In the invention, the mass ratio of the adhesive to the powder is preferably 0.4-0.9: 1, more preferably 0.5 to 0.7: 1. in the invention, the thickness of the coating after coating is preferably 0.3-0.6 mm, and more preferably 0.4-0.5 mm.
In the present invention, the coating has good chemical stability, moderate surface tension, strong adhesion, good wetting and high temperature resistance. The coating is coated on the surface of the electroslag ingot, so that the severe oxidation and decarburization of the electroslag ingot in the heat treatment process can be avoided; meanwhile, the oxidation burning loss amount and the decarburized layer thickness of the electroslag ingot in the heat treatment process can be obviously reduced.
In the present invention, the coating preferably further comprises: and drying the electroslag ingot coated with the coating. In the invention, the drying temperature is preferably 20-50 ℃, and more preferably 25-40 ℃; the time is preferably 8 to 15 hours, and more preferably 9 to 12 hours.
In the invention, the temperature of the high-temperature heat treatment is preferably 1100-1140 ℃, and more preferably 1120-1130 ℃; the heat preservation time is preferably 6-10 h, and more preferably 6-8 h. In the invention, the heating rate for heating to the temperature required by the heat treatment is preferably 80-120 ℃/h, and more preferably 80-100 ℃/h. In the present invention, the initial temperature of the temperature rise is preferably less than 200 ℃, more preferably less than 150 ℃. In the present invention, the high temperature heat treatment process causes M in a metastable state2C eutectic carbide is decomposed to generate M6C and MC stable carbides;the decomposition reaction is shown as formula 1:
M2C+γ(Fe)→M6c + MC is represented by formula 1.
In the present invention, the forging method preferably further comprises: preheating the hammer anvil; the temperature after preheating is preferably 150-200 ℃. In the invention, the forging starting temperature is preferably 1090-1120 ℃, and more preferably 1100-1110 ℃; the finish forging temperature is preferably 960-980 ℃, and more preferably 970-980 ℃. In the present invention, when the forging temperature is 1050 ℃ or more, tapping is preferable to prevent the ingot from cracking; when the temperature of the forging material is 980-1050 ℃, the forging material is preferably pounded to ensure that the carbide in the forging material can be broken. In the present invention, the number of times of forging is preferably 3 to 5 times, and the total forging ratio of forging is preferably 12 to 16.
According to the invention, the cracking tendency of the electroslag ingot in the forging process can be reduced by selecting different striking degrees at different forging temperatures, and meanwhile, coarse eutectic carbide in the electroslag ingot can be crushed, so that a fine and uniformly distributed structure of the carbide is obtained. The invention performs forging under a large forging ratio, can fully deform the high-speed steel, can effectively break an as-cast structure, further reduces the size of carbide and uniformly distributes the carbide.
In the present invention, the forging preferably further includes: and cooling the forged product, wherein the cooling rate of cooling is preferably 80-120 ℃/h, and more preferably 80-100 ℃/h. In the invention, the cooling preferably comprises cooling the forged product in a heating furnace or cooling the forged product by covering a heat insulating material on the surface.
The invention also provides a high-speed steel prepared by the preparation method of the technical scheme, which comprises the following chemical components in percentage by mass:
in the invention, the high-speed steel preferably comprises the following chemical components in percentage by mass:
in order to further illustrate the present invention, the following embodiments are described in detail, but they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention.
In the embodiment of the invention, the induction melting is carried out in a 50kg vacuum induction furnace, wherein the ultimate vacuum degree is 0.1Pa, and the charging amount is 40-45 kg.
In the embodiment of the invention, the pressurized electroslag remelting is carried out in a 50kg pressurized electroslag remelting furnace, the highest pressure of the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace is 7MPa, the rated power of a power supply is 500kW, the inner diameter D of a crystallizer is 130mm, and the weight of a consumable electrode is 30-50 kg.
In the embodiment of the invention, the industrial pure iron contains 99.9 wt% of iron, the purity of metal chromium is 99.15 wt%, the purity of metal molybdenum is 99.98 wt%, the purity of metal cobalt is 99.94 wt%, the purity of metal tungsten is 99.95 wt%, the purity of metal vanadium is more than or equal to 99.9 wt%, the purity of industrial silicon is 99.93 wt%, the purity of metal manganese is 97.65 wt%, the purity of graphite is more than or equal to 99.9 wt%, the purity of nickel-magnesium alloy contains 19.65 wt% of magnesium, the purity of nickel is 80.37 wt%, the purity of cerium is more than or equal to 99.5 wt%, and the purity of argon in each step is more than or.
In the embodiment of the invention, the pre-melted slag comprises CaF2:60±1%,Al2O3: 20 +/-1%, CaO: 20 plus or minus 1 percent, and the balance of inevitable impurities.
Example 1
31.248kg of industrial pure iron, 1.575kg of metal chromium, 3.99kg of metal molybdenum, 0.63kg of metal tungsten and 3.36kg of metal cobalt are placed in a crucible in a vacuum induction furnace, and induction melting is carried out under the conditions that the temperature is 1505 ℃, the vacuum degree is 5Pa, and basic molten steel is obtained;
filling argon with the purity of more than or equal to 99.999 percent into a vacuum induction furnace to ensure that the pressure in the furnace is 0.025MPa, adding 0.255kg of graphite (5 percent more on the basis of target components) into the primary molten steel in the argon atmosphere, starting a vacuum pump after the graphite is melted down to perform vacuum carbon deoxidation, wherein the vacuum degree of the vacuum carbon deoxidation is 15Pa, the temperature is 1480 ℃, and the time is 24min to obtain pre-deoxidized molten steel;
argon with the purity of more than or equal to 99.999 percent is filled into the furnace to ensure that the pressure in the furnace is 0.02MPa, and 0.126kg of metal manganese, 0.483kg of metal vanadium, 0.126kg of industrial silicon, 0.230kg of graphite, 0.042kg of nickel-magnesium alloy and 0.021kg of cerium are sequentially added into the pre-deoxidized molten steel at the temperature of 1480 ℃ (at intervals of 2min) to obtain molten steel;
keeping the temperature of the molten steel at 1470 ℃ for 3min, and then casting to obtain a cast ingot; forging the cast ingot to obtain a consumable electrode with the diameter phi of 80mm, welding the consumable electrode to a dummy electrode, and connecting the dummy electrode with an electrode holder;
placing 0.32kg of arc striking scraps (1.1% of C, 0.3% of Si, 0.3% of Mn, 3.75% of Cr, 9.5% of Mo, 8% of Co, 1.5% of W, 1.15% of V and the balance of Fe) in an arc striking ring at the center of a pressurized electroslag remelting furnace bottom water tank (a consumable electrode, the arc striking scraps and the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace bottom water tank are in close contact); wherein a gasket which has the diameter of 110mm, the thickness of 10mm and is made of cast iron is arranged between the arc striking ring and the water tank;
baking 3.35kg of premelting slag at 650 ℃ for 8 hours, adding the premelting slag into a crystallizer of a pressurized electroslag remelting furnace, and then sealing the pressurized electroslag furnace; starting a water supply system to introduce normal-pressure cooling water into the crystallizer; introducing argon gas with the flow rate of 15NL/min into the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace for 6 min; carrying out arc starting and slagging for 12min under the conditions that the voltage is 28V and the current is 1600A;
after the arcing and slagging are finished, introducing argon into a smelting chamber of the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace to ensure that the pressure in the smelting chamber of the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace is 1.8MPa, the pressure of cooling water in a crystallizer jacket of the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace is 1.8MPa, and pressurized electroslag remelting (with the smelting speed of 50kg/h) is carried out under the conditions that the voltage is 37V and the current is 2300A;
after the consumable electrode is smelted, feeding and filling are carried out in a mode of gradually reducing current, the current is reduced once every 4min, and the current is reduced by 550A each time;
after the completion of the shrinkage, closing an alternating current power supply, opening a vent valve of the pressurized electroslag furnace to release pressure, and synchronously reducing the pressure of cooling water in a crystallizer of the pressurized electroslag furnace to normal pressure to obtain an electroslag ingot; placing the electroslag ingot in a heat-preserving cover for cooling;
coating a coating with the thickness of 0.4mm (powder material composition: 48% SiO) on the surface of the electroslag ingot2,24%Al2O3,16%SiC,3%CeO23% of CaO and 6% of white mud; the adhesive has a density of 1.38g/cm3An aqueous sodium silicate solution; the mass ratio of the binder to the powder is 0.6: 1) then drying for 12h at 25 ℃; placing the electroslag ingot coated with the coating in a heating furnace with the initial temperature of 150 ℃ to raise the temperature to 1130 ℃ according to the temperature rise rate of 100 ℃/h, and carrying out high-temperature heat treatment for 6 h;
preheating a hammer anvil to 150 ℃, forging the electroslag ingot after heat treatment (the forging starting temperature is 1100 ℃, and the final forging temperature is 980 ℃), tapping when the temperature is above 1050 ℃, tapping when the temperature is 980-1050 ℃, and returning to a heating furnace for reheating when the temperature is below 980 ℃; repeatedly forging for 3 times to obtain a round bar with the diameter of 40mm, wherein the total forging ratio is 12; and then, the forged product is placed in a heating furnace and cooled to room temperature according to the cooling rate of 100 ℃/h, and the high-cobalt high-molybdenum superhard high-speed steel forging is obtained.
Example 2
31.992kg of industrial pure iron, 1.613kg of metal chromium, 4.085kg of metal molybdenum, 0.645kg of metal tungsten and 3.440kg of metal cobalt are placed in a crucible in an induction furnace, and induction melting is carried out under the conditions that the temperature is 1515 ℃ and the vacuum degree is 7Pa to obtain basic molten steel;
filling argon with the purity of more than or equal to 99.999 percent into a vacuum induction furnace to ensure that the pressure in the furnace is 0.026MPa, adding 0.261kg of graphite (0.059 percent on the basis of target components) into the basic molten steel in the argon atmosphere, starting a vacuum pump after the graphite is melted down to perform vacuum carbon deoxidation, wherein the vacuum degree of the vacuum carbon deoxidation is 12Pa, the temperature is 1475 ℃, and the time is 25min to obtain pre-deoxidation molten steel;
argon with the purity of more than or equal to 99.999 percent is filled into the furnace to ensure that the pressure in the furnace is 0.03MPa, and 0.129kg of metal manganese, 0.495kg of metal vanadium, 0.129kg of industrial silicon, 0.240kg of graphite, 0.043kg of nickel-magnesium alloy and 0.022kg of cerium are added into the pre-deoxidized molten steel in sequence (at intervals of 2min) at 1475 ℃ to be alloyed to obtain molten steel;
cooling the molten steel to 1472 ℃, preserving heat for 3min, and then casting to obtain a cast ingot; forging the cast ingot to obtain a consumable electrode with the diameter phi of 80mm, welding the consumable electrode to a dummy electrode, and connecting the dummy electrode with an electrode holder;
placing 0.33kg of arc striking scraps (1.1% of C, 0.3% of Si, 0.3% of Mn, 3.75% of Cr, 9.5% of Mo, 8% of Co, 1.5% of W, 1.15% of V and the balance of Fe) in an arc striking ring at the center of a pressurized electroslag remelting furnace bottom water tank (a consumable electrode, the arc striking scraps and the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace bottom water tank are in close contact); wherein a gasket which has the diameter of 110mm, the thickness of 10mm and is made of cast iron is arranged between the arc ignition ring and the water tank;
baking 3.35kg of premelting slag at 650 ℃ for 8 hours, adding the premelting slag into a crystallizer of a pressurized electroslag remelting furnace, and then sealing the pressurized electroslag furnace; starting a water supply system to introduce normal-pressure cooling water into the crystallizer; introducing argon gas with the flow rate of 15NL/min into the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace for 6 min; carrying out arc starting and slagging for 12min under the conditions that the voltage is 27V and the current is 1600A;
after the arc starting and slagging are finished, argon is introduced into a smelting chamber of the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace, so that the pressure in the smelting chamber of the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace is 1.8MPa, the pressure of cooling water in a crystallizer jacket of the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace is 1.8MPa, and pressurized electroslag remelting (with the smelting speed of 50kg/h) is carried out under the conditions that the voltage is 38V and the current is 2250A;
after the consumable electrode is smelted, feeding and filling are carried out in a mode of gradually reducing current, the current is reduced once every 4min, and the current is reduced by 550A each time;
after the completion of the shrinkage, closing an alternating current power supply, opening a vent valve of the pressurized electroslag furnace to release pressure, and synchronously reducing the pressure of cooling water in a crystallizer of the pressurized electroslag furnace to normal pressure to obtain an electroslag ingot; placing the electroslag ingot in a heat-preserving cover for cooling;
coating a coating with the thickness of 0.45mm (powder material composition: 48% SiO) on the surface of the electroslag ingot2,24%Al2O3,16%SiC,3%CeO23% of CaO and 6% of white mud; the adhesive has a density of 1.38g/cm3An aqueous sodium silicate solution; the mass ratio of the binder to the powder is 0.6: 1) drying at 27 deg.C for 10 hr; placing the electroslag ingot coated with the coating in a heating furnace with the initial temperature of 100 ℃ to heat up to 1120 ℃ according to the heating rate of 100 ℃/h, and carrying out high-temperature heat treatment for 8 h;
preheating a hammer anvil to 150 ℃, forging the electroslag ingot after heat treatment (the forging starting temperature is 1100 ℃, and the final forging temperature is 980 ℃), tapping when the temperature is above 1050 ℃, tapping when the temperature is 980-1050 ℃, and returning to a heating furnace for reheating when the temperature is below 980 ℃; repeatedly forging for 3 times to obtain a round bar with the diameter of 40mm, wherein the total forging ratio is 12; and then the forged product is placed in a heating furnace and cooled to room temperature according to the cooling rate of 90 ℃/h, and the high-cobalt high-molybdenum superhard high-speed steel forging is obtained.
Comparative example 1
30.504kg of industrial pure iron, 1.538kg of metal chromium, 3.895kg of metal molybdenum, 0.615kg of metal tungsten and 3.280kg of metal cobalt are placed in a crucible in an induction furnace, and induction melting is carried out at the temperature of 1490 ℃ and the vacuum degree of 6Pa to obtain base molten steel;
filling argon with the purity of more than or equal to 99.999 percent into a vacuum induction furnace to ensure that the pressure in the furnace is 0.025MPa, adding 0.244kg of graphite (5 percent more on the basis of target components) into the basic molten steel in the argon atmosphere, starting a vacuum pump after the graphite is melted down to perform vacuum carbon deoxidation, wherein the vacuum degree of the vacuum carbon deoxidation is 14Pa, the temperature is 1510 ℃, and the time is 25min to obtain pre-deoxidation molten steel;
argon with the purity of more than or equal to 99.999 percent is filled into the furnace to ensure that the pressure in the furnace is 40kPa, and 0.123kg of metal manganese, 0.472kg of metal vanadium, 0.123kg of industrial silicon, 0.230kg of graphite, 0.041kg of nickel-magnesium alloy and 0.020kg of cerium are added into the pre-deoxidized molten steel in sequence (at an interval of 3min) at the temperature of 1505 ℃ to obtain alloyed molten steel;
cooling the alloying molten steel to 1467 ℃, preserving heat for 3min, and then casting to obtain a cast ingot; forging the cast ingot to obtain a consumable electrode with the diameter phi of 80mm, welding the consumable electrode to a dummy electrode, and connecting the dummy electrode with an electrode holder;
placing 0.33kg of arc striking scraps (1.1% of C, 0.3% of Si, 0.3% of Mn, 3.75% of Cr, 9.5% of Mo, 8% of Co, 1.5% of W, 1.15% of V and the balance of Fe) in an arc striking ring at the center of a pressurized electroslag remelting furnace bottom water tank (a consumable electrode, the arc striking scraps and the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace bottom water tank are in close contact); wherein a gasket which has the diameter of 110mm, the thickness of 10mm and is made of cast iron is arranged between the arc ignition ring and the water tank;
baking 3.3kg of premelting slag at 650 ℃ for 9 hours, adding the premelting slag into a crystallizer of a pressurized electroslag remelting furnace, and then sealing the pressurized electroslag furnace; starting a water supply system to introduce normal-pressure cooling water into the crystallizer; introducing argon gas with the flow rate of 15NL/min into the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace for 6 min; carrying out arc starting and slagging for 13min under the conditions that the voltage is 28V and the current is 1600A;
after the arc starting and slagging are finished, argon is introduced into the smelting chamber of the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace, so that the pressure in the smelting chamber of the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace is 0.1MPa, meanwhile, the pressure of cooling water in a crystallizer jacket of the pressurized electroslag remelting furnace is 0.1MPa, and pressurized electroslag remelting (with the smelting speed of 50kg/h) is carried out under the conditions that the voltage is 37V and the current is 2250A;
after the consumable electrode is smelted, feeding and filling are carried out in a mode of gradually reducing current, the current is reduced every 4min, and the current is reduced by 550A each time;
after the completion of the shrinkage, closing an alternating current power supply, opening a vent valve of the pressurized electroslag furnace to release pressure, and synchronously reducing the pressure of cooling water in a crystallizer of the pressurized electroslag furnace to normal pressure to obtain an electroslag ingot; placing the electroslag ingot in a heat-preserving cover for cooling;
coating a coating with the thickness of 0.4mm (powder material composition: 48% SiO) on the surface of the electroslag ingot2,24%Al2O3,16%SiC,3%CeO23% of CaO and 6% of white mud; the adhesive has a density of 1.38g/cm3An aqueous sodium silicate solution; the mass ratio of the binder to the powder is 0.6: 1) then drying for 12h at room temperature and 25 ℃; preheating an anvil to 150 ℃, placing the electroslag ingot coated with the coating in a heating furnace with the temperature of 150 ℃ to 1120 ℃, preserving heat for 1h, and forging (the start forging temperature is 1100 ℃, and the finish forging temperature is 980 ℃), whereinTapping when the temperature is above 1050 ℃, tapping when the temperature is 980-1050 ℃, and returning to the heating furnace for reheating when the temperature is below 980 ℃; repeatedly forging for 3 times to obtain a round bar with the diameter of 40mm, wherein the total forging ratio is 12; and then the forged product is placed in a heating furnace and cooled to room temperature according to the cooling rate of 90 ℃/h, and the high-cobalt high-molybdenum superhard high-speed steel forging is obtained.
The microstructure of the electroslag ingots prepared in examples 1 and 2 after the high-temperature heat treatment was observed by a metallographic microscope to obtain a microstructure diagram, as shown in fig. 1 and 2. The observation sample was taken from 1/2 radius portions of the electroslag ingots prepared in examples 1 and 2. As can be seen from FIGS. 1 and 2, M in the high-speed steel prepared by the preparation method provided by the present invention2The C eutectic carbide is fully decomposed, fractured and spheroidized, and the form and the size of the carbide are improved.
The microstructure of the superhard high-speed steel forging with high cobalt and high molybdenum prepared in the embodiments 1 and 2 is observed by a metallographic microscope to obtain a microstructure diagram, as shown in fig. 3 and 4. The observation sample is taken from the central part of the high-cobalt high-molybdenum superhard high-speed steel forging prepared in the embodiments 1 and 2. As can be seen from FIGS. 3 and 4, the carbides in the high-speed steel prepared by the preparation method provided by the present invention are finely dispersed and uniformly distributed.
FIGS. 5 to 7 are surface topography maps of the high-cobalt high-molybdenum superhard high-speed steel forgings prepared in examples 1 and 2 and comparative example 1 respectively. Comparing fig. 5 to 7, it can be seen that the high-speed steel prepared by the preparation method of the present invention has good surface quality and no crack defect after forging, while the high-speed steel prepared by the comparative example has cracking and deeper transverse cracks on the surface after forging, which indicates that the high-speed steel prepared by the preparation method of the present invention has good hot workability.
Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, it is only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments, and other embodiments can be obtained without inventive step according to the embodiments, and the embodiments are within the scope of the present invention.