1. PECULIARITIES OF FRACTURE OF WELDED JOINTS OF RAILWAY RAILS OF OXYGEN-CONVERTER K76F STEEL.
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Shvets, V. I., Ziakhor, I. V., Kapitanchuk, L. M., Didkovskyi, O. V., and Antipin, E. V.
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WELDED joints ,IRON clusters ,FERRIC oxide ,IRON oxides ,STEEL - Abstract
The fracture surface of rail K76F steel after static bending tests of rail butt joints produced by flash-butt welding was studied. Butt joints of rails of individual batches were fractured on the base metal or heat-affected zone (HAZ). It is shown that in the regions of dark colour and oval shape, the fracture on the iron oxide film takes place. The formation of films occurs as a result of melting and distribution of iron oxide inclusions along the structural boundaries probably in the thermo-deformation conditions of the crimping shop at the stage of blooming production. The formation of clusters of iron oxides occurs during the crystallization of the residual melt in steel ingots with an insufficient degree of deoxidation. Oval regions of dark colour on the fracture surface are evidence of an insufficient degree of deoxidation of rail steel and a factor of its quality reduction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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