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BackgroundGrowing demand for materials suitable for Arctic marine constructions necessitates the development of lowcost steels with excellent low-temperature properties. One way of addressing this issue is to obtain a finegrained structure by careful control of the recrystallization process.MethodsThe research methods used in this paper includes conducting experiments and making observations. The study investigates mechanisms of grain structure formation in low-carbon cold-resistant F620 steels additionally alloyed with Nb or V during hot plastic deformation.ResultsThe obtained results evidence that static recrystallization is the most effective means to refine the austenite structure under conditions of industrial rolling. On this basis, a temperature-strain scheme of fractional hot rolling is proposed that provides the most refined uniform structures of bainite and/or martensite after quenching. Additionally, the results show that substitution of the alloying element V by Nb makes the structure of the hot-rolled austenite more finely dispersed.ConclusionsNew cold-resistant F620 steels for Arctic applications alloyed with Nb of 50-mm thickness were produced utilizing the research results. These grades of steels have reduced alloying content and exhibit improved properties, in particular, cold resistance down to −60 °С and high fracture toughness at −50 °С.

international journal of mechanical and materials engineering

Recrystallization-based formation of uniform fine-grained austenite structure before polymorphic transition in high-strength steels for Arctic applications