Abstract
An investigation was conducted into the cracking phenomenon occurring during the cold rolling of lightweight steel plates. Four steels of varying C contents were fabricated and steel plates containing C contents of 0.5wt% or higher were cracked during the initial stage of the cold rolling. The steels were basically composed of ferrite grains and -carbides in a band shape, but the volume fraction and thickness of κ-carbide band increased as the C content increased. Microstructural observation of the deformed region of fractured tensile specimens revealed that deformation bands were homogeneously formed in wide areas of ferrite matrix in the steels containing C contents of 0.3 wt% or lower, while κ-carbide bands were hardly deformed or cracked. In the steels containing high C contents of 0.5 wt% or higher, on the other hand, microcracks were initiated mostly at fine proeutectoid ferrite located within κ-carbide bands, and were grown further to coalesce with other microcracks to form long cracks. To prevent the cracking, thus, the proeutectoid ferrite should be minimized by the hot rolling in the (α+γ) two phase region. As practical methods, the content of C below 0.5% or Al above 5% was suggested to expand the (α+γ) phase region.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 43-53 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Metals and Materials International |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 Jan 1 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- ferritic lightweight steel
- fracture
- phase diagram
- rolling
- scanning electron microscopy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry
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Microstructural analysis of cracking phenomenon occurring during cold rolling of (0.1~0.7)C-3Mn-5Al lightweight steels. / Sohn, Seok S; Lee, Byeong Joo; Lee, Sunghak; Kwak, Jai Hyun.
In: Metals and Materials International, Vol. 21, No. 1, 01.01.2015, p. 43-53.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Microstructural analysis of cracking phenomenon occurring during cold rolling of (0.1~0.7)C-3Mn-5Al lightweight steels
AU - Sohn, Seok S
AU - Lee, Byeong Joo
AU - Lee, Sunghak
AU - Kwak, Jai Hyun
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - An investigation was conducted into the cracking phenomenon occurring during the cold rolling of lightweight steel plates. Four steels of varying C contents were fabricated and steel plates containing C contents of 0.5wt% or higher were cracked during the initial stage of the cold rolling. The steels were basically composed of ferrite grains and -carbides in a band shape, but the volume fraction and thickness of κ-carbide band increased as the C content increased. Microstructural observation of the deformed region of fractured tensile specimens revealed that deformation bands were homogeneously formed in wide areas of ferrite matrix in the steels containing C contents of 0.3 wt% or lower, while κ-carbide bands were hardly deformed or cracked. In the steels containing high C contents of 0.5 wt% or higher, on the other hand, microcracks were initiated mostly at fine proeutectoid ferrite located within κ-carbide bands, and were grown further to coalesce with other microcracks to form long cracks. To prevent the cracking, thus, the proeutectoid ferrite should be minimized by the hot rolling in the (α+γ) two phase region. As practical methods, the content of C below 0.5% or Al above 5% was suggested to expand the (α+γ) phase region.
AB - An investigation was conducted into the cracking phenomenon occurring during the cold rolling of lightweight steel plates. Four steels of varying C contents were fabricated and steel plates containing C contents of 0.5wt% or higher were cracked during the initial stage of the cold rolling. The steels were basically composed of ferrite grains and -carbides in a band shape, but the volume fraction and thickness of κ-carbide band increased as the C content increased. Microstructural observation of the deformed region of fractured tensile specimens revealed that deformation bands were homogeneously formed in wide areas of ferrite matrix in the steels containing C contents of 0.3 wt% or lower, while κ-carbide bands were hardly deformed or cracked. In the steels containing high C contents of 0.5 wt% or higher, on the other hand, microcracks were initiated mostly at fine proeutectoid ferrite located within κ-carbide bands, and were grown further to coalesce with other microcracks to form long cracks. To prevent the cracking, thus, the proeutectoid ferrite should be minimized by the hot rolling in the (α+γ) two phase region. As practical methods, the content of C below 0.5% or Al above 5% was suggested to expand the (α+γ) phase region.
KW - ferritic lightweight steel
KW - fracture
KW - phase diagram
KW - rolling
KW - scanning electron microscopy
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U2 - 10.1007/s12540-015-1006-8
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SP - 43
EP - 53
JO - Metals and Materials International
JF - Metals and Materials International
SN - 1598-9623
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