Abstract:
The present work designed three different heat treatment processes for the cold rolled 0.2C1.9Mn0.9Si0.7Al steel:quenching and austempering(QAT), quenching and tempering(QT) and quenching partitioning(Q&P). The microstructure evolution and its relationship with mechanical properties were analyzed by electron probe microanalyzer(EPMA), X-ray diffraction(XRD) and electronic universal testing machine. The results show that the microstructure of QAT sample at room temperature mainly consists of intercritical ferrite, bainite and martensite/austenite island(M/A). The microstructure of QT sample is mainly composed of intercritical ferrite and tempered martensite. And Q&P sample includes intercritical ferrite,tempered martensite, bainite and M/A island. When the annealing temperature is 800 ℃, the volume fraction of retained austenite is significantly increased, showing a good combination of strength and ductility. As the annealing temperature increases in Q&P samples, the yield strength and ultimate tensile strength increase while the elongation decreases, which is due to the increase of tempered martensite and the decrease of retained austenite.