The effect of both Nb content and heat input on the softening phenomenon of the heat-affected zone (HAZ) of low-alloy high-strength steel was studied through welding thermal simulation experiments. The microstructure evolution, density variation of geometrically necessary dislocation, microhardness distribution and the second phase precipitation behavior in HAZ was characterized and analyzed by combining the optical microscope, scanning electron microscope, high-resolution transmission electron microscope with microhardness tests. The results showed that the softening appeared in the fine-grain HAZ (FGHAZ) of the low-alloy high-strength steel with the polygonal ferrite and bainite microstructure. With an increase in Nb content, the FGHAZ softening was inhibited even with high heat input; however, the hardness shows little variation. On the one hand, the increase in the Nb content increased the volume fraction of high-strength bainite in the FGHAZ. On the other hand, the remarkable strengthening was produced by the equally distributed precipitation nanoparticles. As a result, the two factors were the main reason for the solution of the FGHAZ softening problem in the low-alloyed high-strength steel with the mixed microstructure of ferrite and bainite.
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