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Large section H13 mold steel is prone to segregation and internal problems, which affect the quality and service life of the mold. In response to this challenge, by precisely controlling the chemical composition of H13 mold steel, optimizing smelting, forging, and heat treatment processes, the uniformity of the microstructure has been successfully improved and the grain size has been refined, thereby enhancing the overall performance of large H13 mold steel.

The heat treatment process of forged steel cold rolling rolls mainly includes post forging heat treatment, overall quenching and tempering treatment of the roll, deep quenching and tempering treatment of the roll body. Some cold rolling work rolls also require deep cryogenic treatment to increase the depth of the quenching layer and reduce the residual austenite content. Among them, post forging heat treatment, as a heat treatment process for roll forging, includes forms such as normalizing and spheroidizing annealing, mainly used to improve the matrix structure, eliminate stress, and improve machining and cutting performance. The overall quenching and tempering treatment of the rolling mill includes quenching and high-temperature tempering. After quenching and tempering treatment, the rolling mill substrate has good strength, toughness, plasticity, and mechanical processing properties.

This article employs a two-step melting process to produce alloy ingots with varying carbon contents. Subsequently, through processes such as forging, solution treatment, testing, and analysis, target alloy forgings are fabricated. The results indicate that when the carbon content in the alloy falls within a specific range, the alloy exhibits both excellent corrosion resistance and superior high-temperature performance. The comprehensive performance of the product meets the requirements for use in China's aerospace, energy, nuclear reactor, and other fields.

Adopting appropriate forging processes can effectively adjust the ratio of α phase and γ phase in dual-phase steel forgings, thereby enhancing the mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of the forgings: (1) Heating the cold ingot of duplex stainless steel to 1160~1180℃ for cogging and elongation forging, and crushing the as-cast crystalline structure of duplex stainless steel can refine the grain size of the billet. Water cooling after forging effectively prevents the precipitation of harmful phases such as σ. (2) After the second heating forging process, the billet undergoes upsetting and drawing, leading to further grain refinement. Various casting defects diffuse at high temperatures, dispersing uniformly or being eliminated.

Due to prolonged friction and rolling contact between the work roll and the support roll, the support roll bears significant shear and contact stresses, resulting in deformation strengthening and wear. Therefore, its main failure modes are peeling and wear. The tonnage of forged steel support rollers is large, the production process is complex, and waste products are easily generated.

The manufacturing methods of support rollers mainly include forging and casting. The hot working process of forged steel support rollers mainly includes smelting, casting, forging, and heat treatment, so that the working layer of the produced support roller body can achieve high wear resistance, high and uniform hardness, and excellent accident resistance. At the same time, it ensures that the core and neck of the roller have high toughness and strength, to ensure the dimensional accuracy and good surface quality of cold-rolled strip or steel plate.