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Microstructural Modelling of Nb Microalloyed Steels during Thin Slab Direct Rolling Processing
Author(s) -
Uranga Pello,
López Beatriz,
RodriguezIbabe Jose M.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
steel research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.603
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1869-344X
pISSN - 1611-3683
DOI - 10.1002/srin.200705881
Subject(s) - microalloyed steel , materials science , metallurgy , austenite , microstructure , recrystallization (geology) , hot rolled , thermomechanical processing , homogeneity (statistics) , geology , paleontology , statistics , mathematics
The microstructural evolution during the hot rolling of coarse grain sized austenite has been modeled considering all the microstructural mechanisms (dynamic, static and metadynamic recrystallization, strain induced precipitation) that can take place during an industrial TSDR production of three Nb microalloyed steels. Based on the results obtained from the model, processing maps have been drawn for 0.02%, 0.035% and 0.05% Nb microalloyed steels. Optimum processing conditions to exploit all the benefits of the Nb microalloying have been defined considering a final gauge thickness range between 1.5 and 12.65 mm. In addition, and facing the difficulties present in the production of thick hot strip, several alternative thermomechanical schedules are proposed, which would originate microstructures with a suitable combination of homogeneity and retained strain prior to transformation.