It is very effective, so it is added in minute amounts. At greater than 0. Thank you to the American Welding Society for providing some information used in this resource. Phone: Fax: Safety Awards. Effect of Chemical Elements in Steel. Sulfur Sulfur is usually an undesirable impurity in steel rather than an alloying element.
Phosphorus Phosphorus is generally considered to be an undesirable impurity in steels. Silicon Usually only small amounts 0.
Manganese Steels usually contain at least 0. Chromium Chromium is a powerful alloying element in steel. Nickel Nickel is added to steels to increase hardenability.
Aluminum Aluminum is added to steel in very small amounts as a deoxidizer. Vanadium The addition of vanadium will result in an increase in the hardenability of a steel. General Steel Definitions Ingot Iron 0. Low-carbon 0. Mild Steel 0. Medium Carbon 0. Mn is present in most commercially made steels. Mn plays a key role in steel because of its two important properties namely i its ability to combine with sulphur S , and ii its powerful deoxidation capacity. Mn is undoubtedly the most prevalent alloying agent in steels, after carbon C.
Mn is intentionally present in many grades of steel and is a residual constituent of virtually all others. No satisfactory substitute for Mn in steel has been identified which combines its relatively low price with outstanding technical benefits. Available forms Mn is used in steel industry in an extensive variety of product forms. These can be classified into three major groups namely i ferro-manganese Fe-Mn , ii silico-manganese Si-Mn , and iii Mn ore.
There are several standard grades within each group. Fe-Mn and Si-Mn are used mainly during steel making while Mn ore is mainly used in iron making. Mn additions in form of ferro alloys are usually made in the steel teeming ladle during the liquid steel tapping from the steel making furnace. Bath temperature is important not only as it affects the C and O balance, but also in relation to chill factors, especially when large Mn additions are made.
Further addition of stronger deoxidizers than Mn such as aluminum Al or silicon Si can cause reversion of Mn from slag to metal.
All other factors considered, however, Mn addition agents are generally chosen on the basis of C content. Standard high carbon Fe-Mn is used when the steel is well oxidized low in C or when higher residual C contents are allowable. As maximum steel carbons become more restricted it is necessary to switch to the more costly low-or medium carbon Fe-Mn. Mn improves hot workability by preventing the formation of low melting iron sulfide FeS. Manganese sulphide MnS , which forms preferentially to FeS, has a high melting point and appears as discrete and randomly distributed globules.
Although solid at hot working temperatures, the MnS inclusions are soft enough to deform into elongated stringers during rolling or forging.
Their presence may be harmful or beneficial, depending on the product form and its application. MnS is necessary in any steel that must be machined since it is an effective chip breaker. Also since MnS counters the brittleness from S, it is beneficial to the surface finish of C steel. The shape and orientation of MnS inclusions after hot working, along with that of other nonmetallic inclusions, gives the steel a characteristic texture anisotropic microstructure.
The elongated MnS inclusions are having different effective area when loaded along different axes. This results in anisotropy of monotonic properties as reflected in directional ductility and impact properties. Where these properties are not critical, MnS is essentially harmless. Mn has a negligible solid solution strengthening effect in austenite and only a moderate effect in ferrite. Mn increases strength and toughness after rolling by lowering the austenite decomposition temperature during cooling to give ferritic grain refinement and a reduction in grain size.
Mn increases the work hardening rate in austenite and actually reduces work hardening through enhancement of dislocation cross slip in ferrite, at least at ordinary concentrations. Since Mn increases steels resistance to deformation, Mn steels are stiffer during rolling or forging. Mn improves the response of steel to quenching by its effect on the transformation temperature. Mn is also weak carbide former. Effect of manganese on the shape of the austenite field[2]. Effect of alloying elements on hardenability - Grossman multiplying factors[2].
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