Differential regulation of primary carbides in high carbon bearing steel using pulsed current to improve corrosion resistance

In high-carbon alloy steels, the difference in properties between the primary carbides and the matrix leads to stress concentration and electrochemical corrosion during use, which leads to corrosion, cracking, wear, peeling, and ultimately material failure. In the traditional homogenization annealin...

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Main Authors: Mingkui Zhang, Le Ren, Xiaoshan Huang, Mengcheng Zhou, Jinchao Ma, Tao Zhang, Jide Liu, Jingdong Guo, Xinfang Zhang
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Le Ren
Xiaoshan Huang
Mengcheng Zhou
Jinchao Ma
Tao Zhang
Jide Liu
Jingdong Guo
Xinfang Zhang
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description In high-carbon alloy steels, the difference in properties between the primary carbides and the matrix leads to stress concentration and electrochemical corrosion during use, which leads to corrosion, cracking, wear, peeling, and ultimately material failure. In the traditional homogenization annealing methods, M2C carbides are slowly eliminated, while MC carbides are significantly coarsened. Based on the difference in electrical properties between the primary carbides and the matrix, this study innovatively uses pulsed electric current to effectively eliminate M2C carbides at low temperatures, while slowing down the coarsening of MC carbides. With the primary carbides diminished, electrochemical testing indicates that the corrosion potential of the sample is increased by 26.33% after 1 h pulsed electric current treatment at 1100 °C, demonstrating excellent corrosion resistance. The new method of regulating primary carbides proposed in this study can provide a new way to study the change of corrosion resistance during the microstructural evolution.
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spelling doaj-art-5bd7e47e8e664354a7c7c86983c7a0392025-08-20T02:59:52ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542025-03-01356763677710.1016/j.jmrt.2025.03.025Differential regulation of primary carbides in high carbon bearing steel using pulsed current to improve corrosion resistanceMingkui Zhang0Le Ren1Xiaoshan Huang2Mengcheng Zhou3Jinchao Ma4Tao Zhang5Jide Liu6Jingdong Guo7Xinfang Zhang8School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, PR ChinaSchool of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, PR ChinaSchool of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, PR ChinaKey Laboratory of Green Extraction & Efficient Utilization of Light Rare-Earth Resources (Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology), Ministry of Education, School of Rare Earth Industry, Baotou, 014010, PR ChinaShenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, PR ChinaKey Laboratory of Green Extraction & Efficient Utilization of Light Rare-Earth Resources (Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology), Ministry of Education, School of Rare Earth Industry, Baotou, 014010, PR ChinaShi-changxu Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, PR ChinaShenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, PR ChinaSchool of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, PR China; Key Laboratory of Green Extraction & Efficient Utilization of Light Rare-Earth Resources (Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology), Ministry of Education, School of Rare Earth Industry, Baotou, 014010, PR China; Corresponding author. School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, PR China.In high-carbon alloy steels, the difference in properties between the primary carbides and the matrix leads to stress concentration and electrochemical corrosion during use, which leads to corrosion, cracking, wear, peeling, and ultimately material failure. In the traditional homogenization annealing methods, M2C carbides are slowly eliminated, while MC carbides are significantly coarsened. Based on the difference in electrical properties between the primary carbides and the matrix, this study innovatively uses pulsed electric current to effectively eliminate M2C carbides at low temperatures, while slowing down the coarsening of MC carbides. With the primary carbides diminished, electrochemical testing indicates that the corrosion potential of the sample is increased by 26.33% after 1 h pulsed electric current treatment at 1100 °C, demonstrating excellent corrosion resistance. The new method of regulating primary carbides proposed in this study can provide a new way to study the change of corrosion resistance during the microstructural evolution.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425005356Homogenization annealingPulsed electric currentM2C carbides eliminationMC carbides coarseningCorrosion resistance
spellingShingle Mingkui Zhang
Le Ren
Xiaoshan Huang
Mengcheng Zhou
Jinchao Ma
Tao Zhang
Jide Liu
Jingdong Guo
Xinfang Zhang
Differential regulation of primary carbides in high carbon bearing steel using pulsed current to improve corrosion resistance
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Homogenization annealing
Pulsed electric current
M2C carbides elimination
MC carbides coarsening
Corrosion resistance
title Differential regulation of primary carbides in high carbon bearing steel using pulsed current to improve corrosion resistance
title_full Differential regulation of primary carbides in high carbon bearing steel using pulsed current to improve corrosion resistance
title_fullStr Differential regulation of primary carbides in high carbon bearing steel using pulsed current to improve corrosion resistance
title_full_unstemmed Differential regulation of primary carbides in high carbon bearing steel using pulsed current to improve corrosion resistance
title_short Differential regulation of primary carbides in high carbon bearing steel using pulsed current to improve corrosion resistance
title_sort differential regulation of primary carbides in high carbon bearing steel using pulsed current to improve corrosion resistance
topic Homogenization annealing
Pulsed electric current
M2C carbides elimination
MC carbides coarsening
Corrosion resistance
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425005356
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