Mechanisms of sticking phenomenon occurring during hot rolling of two ferritic stainless steels, STS 430J1L and STS 436L, were investigated in the present study. A hot-rolling simulation test was carried out using a high-temperature wear tester capable of controlling rolling speed, load, and temperature. The test results at 900°C and 1000°C revealed that the sticking process proceeded with three stages, i.e., nucleation, growth, and saturation, for the both stainless steels, and that STS 430J1L had a smaller number of sticking nucleation sites and slower growth rate than the STS 436L because of higher high-temperature hardness, thereby leading to less serious sticking. When the test was conducted at 1070°C, the sticking hardly occurred in both stainless steels as Fe-Cr oxide layers were formed on the surface of the rolled materials. Thus, in order to prevent or minimize the sticking, it was suggested to improve high-temperature properties of stainless steels in the case of hot rolling at 900°C to 1000°C, and to establish appropriate rolling conditions and alloy compositions for ready formation of oxide layers in the case of hot rolling at higher temperatures than 1000°C.

In this study, the powder injection molding (PIM) process was applied to Fe-alloy powders. Microstructure, hardness, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance of the PIM specimens were analyzed and compared with those of a conventional stainless steel, SS316L. When Fe-alloy powders were injection molded and then sintered at 1200°C or 1250°C, completely densified specimens with almost no pores were obtained. They contained 63 to 80 vol pct of hard (Cr,Fe) 2 B dispersed in the austenite or martensite matrix. Since these (Cr,Fe) 2 B borides were very hard, thermally stable, and corrosion resistant, hardness, high-temperature hardness, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance of the PIM specimens of Fe-alloy powders were 2 to 5 times as high as those of the stainless steel. Such property improvement suggested new applicability of the PIM products of Fe-alloy powders to structures and parts requiring excellent mechanical properties.

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