The diploma work presents the effect of degree of strain on softening kinetics of S690QL steel, by using double compression test. S690QL structural steel is heat treated and has a minimum yield strength of 690MPa. It has good bending and welding properties. The goal of the diploma was to find out the effect of degree of strain on softening kinetics of S690QL steel.
In the theoretical part, the influences of parameters such as temperature, grain size, residual stresses and strain rate on the softening kinetics are presented. Various methods for calculating the softening fraction are also presented and discussed. These are: offset method, back extrapolation method, mean stress method and strain recovery method.
In the experimental part double compression test with a Gleeble 1500D simulator is presented, with which we can simulate all the conditions and processes we encounter in the processing of materials. The samples were deformed at a temperature of 1050°C at a deformation rate of 1s-1 by a double compression test. In the experiments, we were changing the degree of strain and the time between deformations. During the experiment, values of strain size and stress were recorded. From the obtained data, we plotted flow curves from which we could later determine the softening fraction.
The results of compression tests and calculations of softening fractions are presented in the form of tables and graphs. From this presentation, the effects of the degree of strain on the softening kinetics of steel are clearly seen. The data collected in the diploma work are in line with the findings of previous research on softening kinetics.
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