简介:Themicrostructuralevolutionsofadvanced9-12%Crferrite/martensiteheat-resistantsteelsusedforpowergenerationplantsarereviewedinthisarticle.Despiteofthesmalldifferencesinchemicalcompositions,thesteelssharethesamemicrostructureoftheas-temperedmartensite.Itisthethermalstabilityoftheinitialmicrostructurethatmattersthecreepbehavioroftheseheat-resistantsteels.Themicrostructuralevolutionsinvolvedin9-12%Crferriteheat-resistantsteelsareelabo-rated,including(1)martensiticlathwidening,(2)disappearanceofprioraustenitegrainboundary,(3)emergenceofsubgrains,(4)coarseningofprecipitates,and(5)formationofnewprecipitates,suchasLaves-phaseandZ-phase.Theformerthreemicrostructuralevolutionscouldberetardedbyproperlydisposingthelattertwo.Namelyimprovingthestabilityofprecipitatesandoptimizingtheirsizedistributioncaneffectivelyexertthebeneficialinfluenceofprecipitatesonmicrostructures.Inthissense,themicrostructuralstabilityofthetemperedmartensiteisinfactthestabilityofprecipitatesduringthecreep.Manyattemptshavebeencarriedouttoimprovethemicrostructuralstabilityof9-12%Crsteelsandseveralpromisingheat-resistantsteelshavebeendeveloped.