On the simultaneous improving of strength and elongation in dual phase steels via cold rolling
2020 (English) In: Metals, ISSN 2075-4701, Vol. 10, no 12, p. 1-16, article id 1676Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The ferrite-pearlite microstructure was cold-rolled to form dual phase (DP) steels, the percentage reduction of which varied. To do so, the steels were annealed in two steps and then the workpiece underwent water quenching. Accordingly, a decrease was observed in the average size of the ferrite grains, from above 15 µm to below 2 µm, subsequent to the thermomechanical processing. By an increase in the reduction percentage, the volume fraction of martensite grew. The balance between strength and elongation also improved nearly 3 times, equivalent to approximately 37,297 MPa% in DP in comparison to 11,501 MPa% in the ferrite-pearlite microstructure, even after 50% cold-rolling. Based on Hollomon and differential Crussard-Jaoul (DC–J) analyses, the DP steels under investigation deformed in two and three stages, respectively. The modified C–J (MC–J) analysis, however, revealed that the deformation process took place in four stages. The rate of strain hardening at the onset of the deformation process was rather high in all DP steels. The given rate increased once the size of the ferrite grains reduced; an increase in the volume fraction of martensite due to larger percentage of reduction also contributed to the higher rate of strain hardening. The observation of the fractured surfaces of the tensile specimens indicated ductile fracture of the studied DP steels.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages MDPI, 2020. Vol. 10, no 12, p. 1-16, article id 1676
Keywords [en]
Cold rolling, Dual phase steel, Fracture mechanism, Strain hardening behavior, Strength-elongation balance
National Category
Materials Engineering
Identifiers URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-51419 DOI: 10.3390/met10121676 ISI: 000603104600001 Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85097878372 Local ID: GOA JTH 2020;JTHMaterialIS OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-51419 DiVA, id: diva2:1515336
2021-01-082021-01-082021-06-09 Bibliographically approved