Investigation of the liquidus temperature calculation method for medium manganese steel

Abstract

The liquidus temperature and temperature drop coefficients of medium manganese steel were systematically studied using Factsage and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) experiments. The results indicated that the temperature drop coefficients of C, Mn, Cr, Si, and Al were complex, while the coefficients of Mo, V, and Nb were of a constant value. Based on the temperature drop coefficients, the empirical formula for calculating the liquidus temperature of medium manganese steel was established. The liquidus temperature calculated using the empirical formula was 1422.7°C, while that obtained by the DSC experiment was 1422.9°C. By comparison with different calculation formulas, the liquidus temperature obtained from the formula that was constructed in this study was much closer to the experiment one, indicating the high accuracy of the empirical formula in predicting the liquidus temperature of medium manganese steel.

Keywords

• liquidus temperature
• temperature drop coefficients
• dsc
• medium manganese steel