Effects of asymmetric rolling process on ridging resistance of ultra-purified 17%Cr ferritic stainless steel

In ferritic stainless steels, a significant non-uniform recrystallization orientation and a substantial texture gradient usually occur, which can degrade the ridging resistance of the final sheets. To improve the homogeneity of the recrystallization orientation and reduce the texture gradient in ultra-purified 17%Cr ferritic stainless steel, in this work, we performed conventional and asymmetric rolling processes and conducted macro and micro-texture analyses to investigate texture evolution under different cold-rolling conditions. In the conventional rolling specimens, we observed that the deformation was not uniform in the thickness direction, whereas there was homogeneous shear deformation in the asymmetric rolling specimens as well as the formation of uniform recrystallized grains and random orientation grains in the final annealing sheets. As such, the ridging resistance of the final sheets was significantly improved by employing the asymmetric rolling process. This result indicates with certainty that the texture gradient and orientation inhomogeneity can be attributed to non-uniform deformation, whereas the uniform orientation gradient in the thickness direction is explained by the increased number of shear bands obtained in the asymmetric rolling process.

Effect of Processing Condition on Texture and Drawability of a Ferritic Rolled and Annealed Interstitial-Free Steel

The processing conditions of the texture formation and deep drawability of a Ti-IF steel strip hot-rolled in ferritic region and subsequently annealed were investigated. The r-value increases with the decrease of reheating temperature, and finish rolling temperature and the increase of reductions in ferritic region. For lubricated ferritic rolling and annealing, the r-value is raised up to 1.75, and elongation rate is over 50% at the finish rolling temperature of 650 ℃, which is suitable for DDQ grade products. However, the r-value is below 1.0 in the case of unlubricated rolling. The X-ray diffraction was used to analyze the textural characteristic of samples. For samples subjected to lubricated rolling and annealing, the strong { 111 }//ND recrystallization texture is distributed homogeneously along the thickness direction, and the intensity of { 110} recrystallization texture is very low even in surface. However, for unlubricated samples, the {111} texture is distributed inhomogeneously and is weak along the thickness direction, and （110}//ND recrystallization texture is strong, which deteriorates the formability.

Technologies for ultra-thin hot-rolled strip:a prospective review

Ultra-thin hot-rolled strip is the developing result of the modern plate and strip rolling technology and can be used to replace cold-rolled products for energy saving and emission reduction.This work reviews recent progress and breakthroughs in this field by focusing on three recent technologies,namely the conventional strip with hot coil box and endless rolling,thin slab continuous casting and rolling/semi endless rolling,and endless compact rolling.In summary,ensuring high-quality production is an important bottleneck for ultra-thin strip and ferritic hot rolling by endless compact rolling.This production technology has strong feasibility and broad prospects for future development.

Texture Evolution in Ferritic Rolled Ti-IF Steel During Cold Rolling

The texture evolution of ferritic hot rolled Ti-IF steel during cold rolling was investigated in which the reduction was from 15% to 85 %. It was found that α fibre texture was monotonously intensified with the increase in the cold rolling reduction, while y fibre texture changed in a different way. When the cold rolling reduction was in the range of 15 % -- 35 % or 45 % -- 75 %, γ fibre texture was strengthened ; however, when the cold rolling reduction was 35 %- 45 % or 75 %- 85%, the intensity of 7 fibre was reduced. The 7 fibre displayed a maximum intensity for the reduction of 75%, and the highest average plastic strain ratio was simultaneously obtained owing to the favorable recrystallization texture.

Influence of hot rolling on microstructure and mechanical characteristics of explosive-welded FSS/CS laminate

The influence of hot rolling on the microstructure and subsequent mechanical characteristics of explosive-welded ferritic stainless steel （FSS）/carbon steel （CS） laminate was investigated. The results indicate that by hot rolling, decarburization layer disappears and a uniform structure is gained in CS side, but ferrite grains and carbides in constituent FSS form an uneven band microstructure which is denser at superficial zone than near the interface. The transmission electron microscopy results indicate that the layers adhering to the interface show typical deformed microstructure features, i.e., stream-like strips and elongated grains in FSS plates, carbide precipitates and bended cementite fragments in CS plates; and high-density dislocations in both plates, With hot rolling, various mechanical strengths and hardness are increased, while the elongation percentage is diminished. Examination of fractographs from tensile tests reveals predominately small dimples for explosive-welded specimens, whereas both big dimples and cleavage fracture for rolled specimens. Stereomicroscopic fractographs taken on shear samples indicate that the surfaces of explosive-welded specimens exhibit uniform deformation, but uneven deformation is displayed for that of rolled specimens. These results indicate that hot rolling is beneficial to improve the strength of explosive-welded FSS/CS laminate but not good for enhancing its plasticity.

Textures and Properties of Hot Rolled High Strength Ti-IF Steels

The texture evolution in a high strength Ti-IF steel during the processing of hot rolling, cold rolling, and annealing is studied. For comparison, both ferrite rolling and austenite rolling are employed. It is found that the texture type is the. same after ferrite rolling and austenite rolling, but the texture intensity is much higher in the ferrite rolled sample. Furthermore, texture characteristics at the surface are absolutely different from those at the mid sec tion in both ferrite rolled and austenite rolled samples, as well as under the cold rolled and annealed conditions. The shear texture { 110 } 〈001 〉 disappears and orientation rotates along { 110 } 〈001 〉→ { 554 } 〈 225 〉→ { 111 } 〈 112 〉→{111}〈110〉→{223}〈110〉 during cold rolling. Compared to the austenite rolled sample, the properties of the cold rolled and annealed sheet which is subjected to ferrite rolling are higher.

Effects of TMCP Schedule on Precipitation,Microstructure and Properties of Ti-microalloyed High Strength Steel

Using the similar compositions of the Ti-microalloyed high-strength steels produced by the thin-slab casting process of compact strip production（CSP）,four thermo-mechanical control processes（TMCP）after the simulated thickslab casting,i.e.the two hot rolling routes and the two cooling processes,were designed,aiming at achieving the same mechanical properties as the thin strip products.The final microstructures after the four TMCP processes were examined by optical microscope（OM）,scanning electron microscope（SEM）and transmission electron microscope（TEM）.The tensile properties and Charpy impact energy were measured correspondingly.Strain-induced TiC precipitation was found in the two-stage rolling route with the finish rolling temperature at low levels,leading to grain refinement due to the pinning effect during austenite recrystallization.Precipitation hardening in ferrite was observed when a period of isothermal holding was applied after hot rolling.It could be concluded that both finish rolling temperature and the subsequent isothermal holding temperature were crucial for the achieved strength level due to the combined effect of grain refinement and precipitation hardening.At the same time,it was found that the isothermal holding led to poor impact toughness because of remarkable precipitation hardening.Therefore,it was suggested that the precipitation kinetics of titanium carbides in both austenite and ferrite should be investigated in future.

Evolution of Through-Thickness Texture in Ultra Purified 17%Cr Ferritic Stainless Steels

Texture inhomogeneity usually takes place in ferritic stainless steels due to the lack of phase transformation and recrystallization during hot strip rolling,which can deteriorate the formability of final sheets.In order to work out the way of weakening texture inhomogeneity,conventional hot rolling and warm rolling processes have been carried out with an ultra purified ferritic stainless steel.The results showed that the evolution of through-thickness texture is closely dependent on rolling process,especially for the texture in the center layer.For both conventional and warm rolling processes,shear texture components were formed in the surface layers after hot rolling and annealing;sharp α-fiber and weakγ-fiber with the major component at{111}〈110〉 were developed in both cold rolled sheet surfaces,leading to the formation of inhomogeneousγ-fiber dominated by{111}〈112〉after recrystallization annealing.In the center layer of conventional rolled and annealed bands,strongα-fiber and weakγ-fiber textures were formed;the cold rolled textures were comprised of sharpα-fiber and weakγ-fiber with the major component at{111}〈110〉,and inhomogeneousγ-fiber dominated by{111}〈112〉 was formed after recrystallization annealing.By contrast,in the centre layer of warm rolled bands,the texture was comprised of weakα-fiber and sharpγ-fiber,andγ-fiber became the only component after annealing.The cold rolled texture displayed a sharpγ-fiber with the major component at{111}〈112〉and the intensity ofγ-fiber close to that ofα-fiber,resulting in the formation of a nearly homogeneousγ-fiber recrystallization texture in the center layer of the final sheet.

Effects of Nb and V on Microstructural Evolution,Precipitation Behavior and Tensile Properties in Hot-rolled Mo-bearing Steel

Microstructural evolution,precipitation behavior,and tensile properties of four experimental Mo-bearing steels were studied to elucidate the effects of Nb and V on microstructural properties.The results indicated that the microstructure of hot-rolled steels consisted of polygonal ferrite and degenerate pearlite,and the morphology remained same after holding at 600 ℃for 1h.The smallest grain size was obtained in Nb-V-Mo containing steel,followed by Nb-Mo and V-Mo steels.Precipitation was less in the hot-rolled Mo-bearing steel.The maximum volume fraction of precipitates was obtained in Nb-V-Mo bearing steel,and the Nb-V-Mo complex carbonitrides were highly stable at 600℃.In the Mo-bearing steel,the yield ratio was lowest at room temperature but highest at 600℃,which was attributed to the precipitation of Mo carbides and drag effect of Mo solute on dislocation movement.

Effects of Processing Variables on Microstructure and Yield Ratio of High Strength Constructional Steels

The process of“controlled rolling＋relaxation＋ultra fast cooling（UFC）”for high strength constructional steel with low yield ratio was presented.Microstructure and corresponding relationship with low yield ratio were investigated.The results showed that the constructional steels with multiphase microstructure of bainitic ferrite,martensite-austenite（M-A）and lath bainite were obtained through the creative process.The grain size decreased with the decrease in finish rolling temperature,which enhanced the strength by the grain refinement strengthening.The proper relaxation treatment promoted the bainitic ferrite lath width and the formation of blocky M-A constituent.In addition,both the tensile and yield strength increased with the decrease in finish rolling temperature and UFC final temperature,but the yield strength increased more significantly than tensile strength,which caused the increase in yield ratio.By using the process of“controlled rolling＋relaxation＋ultra fast cooling”,the excellent comprehensive mechanical properties of 780 MPa grade constructional steels of 12-40 mm in thickness were achieved.