Hot Deformation Behavior and Processing Maps of a High Al-low Si Transformation-Induced Plasticity Steel: Microstructural Evolution and Flow Stress Behavior
Abstract:Hot deformation behavior of a high Allow Si transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) steel was studied by an MMS-300 thermo-simulation machine at the temperature range of 1050-1200°C and strain rate range of 0.01-10 s-1. The constitutive equations of the TRIP steel were established at high temperature by fitting the strain factor with a sixth-order polynomial. The instability during hot rolling was discussed using processing maps. The results reveal that two types of flow stress curves (dynamic recrystallizati… Show more
“…This steel is alloyed with manganese to support austenite retention during heat or thermo-mechanical treatments. Moreover, silicon and aluminium have similar effects, they provide solid solution hardening of the ferrite at one hand and postpone cementite precipitation during the treatment on the other hand [11]. If carbon is not consumed by the precipitation of the carbides, it is available in a larger amount for chemical stabilization of the remaining austenite.…”
Low carbon low alloyed high strength steel with the chemical composition suitably designed to support the stabilization of retained austenite was used in this work. The steel was processed by conventional annealing for a reference and several different heat and thermomechanical treatments were further proposed to test typical TRIP (transformation induced plasticity), DP (dual phase) steel and QP (quenching and partitioning) processing routes. All the processing methods used the same soaking temperature of 1050 °C. Processed samples were subjected to metallographic analysis, hardness measurement and tensile test to characterise resulting microstructures. While simple annealing reached tensile strength of 861 MPa with 25% of total elongation, the best combination of the highest tensile strength of 903 MPa and a total elongation of 32% was obtained after processing typical for TRIP steel. QP treatment resulted in the highest tensile strength of 1289 MPa with a total elongation of 19%.TRIP steel DP steel QP treatment high strength steel
“…This steel is alloyed with manganese to support austenite retention during heat or thermo-mechanical treatments. Moreover, silicon and aluminium have similar effects, they provide solid solution hardening of the ferrite at one hand and postpone cementite precipitation during the treatment on the other hand [11]. If carbon is not consumed by the precipitation of the carbides, it is available in a larger amount for chemical stabilization of the remaining austenite.…”
Low carbon low alloyed high strength steel with the chemical composition suitably designed to support the stabilization of retained austenite was used in this work. The steel was processed by conventional annealing for a reference and several different heat and thermomechanical treatments were further proposed to test typical TRIP (transformation induced plasticity), DP (dual phase) steel and QP (quenching and partitioning) processing routes. All the processing methods used the same soaking temperature of 1050 °C. Processed samples were subjected to metallographic analysis, hardness measurement and tensile test to characterise resulting microstructures. While simple annealing reached tensile strength of 861 MPa with 25% of total elongation, the best combination of the highest tensile strength of 903 MPa and a total elongation of 32% was obtained after processing typical for TRIP steel. QP treatment resulted in the highest tensile strength of 1289 MPa with a total elongation of 19%.TRIP steel DP steel QP treatment high strength steel
“…The power dissipation due to plastic deformation is known as G content and is represented in equation (2). The power dissipated through the microstructure change is known as J co-content and is shown in equation (3). When the work-piece works as an ideal linear dissipater, the J reaches its maximum value (J= Jmax= sέ/2).…”
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“…Processing maps are extensively used to optimize the hot deformation process and achieve the desired microstructure for safe working and achieve the desired mechanical properties without trial and error and determining process limitations in the manufacturing process [2][3][4]. Prasad et.al.…”
The hot workability of microalloyed steel was studied in the deformation
temperature range of 850-1200oC and strain rate of 0.001-100s-1. The
constitutive relation of flow stress with temperature, strain rate and
strain was established to construct processing maps of the microalloyed
steel. The processing maps were constructed using conventional power law,
integral method and Arrhenius equations. The developed processing maps were
used to predict the optimal hot deformation conditions and validated with
metallurgical examinations. The safe regime for hot working of the
experimental steel was found to be in the intermediate temperature-strain
rate range (1000-1150oC- 0.001-10 s-1), where the deformation process is
dominated by dynamic recrystallization and dynamic recovery of the
austenitic phase. The processing map constructed using Arrhenius equations
increases continuously with an increase in deformation temperature and
decrease in strain rate and does not reveal relevant information of hot
workability with respect to deformation temperature and strain rate. The
dynamic recrystallization behavior of experimental steel was affected by
both deformation temperature and strain rate which is explained in detail
through microstructural examination.
“…Considering that the hot rolled plates are directly applied in automobile body, the surface quality becomes an important performance of hot rolled products. Since Si deteriorates surface quality of hot rolled plates, TRIP steel containing Al in partial or full substitution for Si needs to be studied for better surface quality [6][7][8]. Based on the fact that polygonal ferrite, bainitic ferrite and retained austenite are soft phases, the tensile strength of TRIP steel is relatively lower than some other advanced high strength steels, such as MART steel, Q&P steel and DP steel.…”
In this study, an energy-efficient processing route involving hot rolling and on-line heat treatment was proposed, which is applied to Nb-alloyed and Al-containing hot-rolled TRIP steel. The experiments were carried out involving hot rolling and on-line heat treatment, where the samples were subjected to different bainite hold times. The results shows that during isothermal bainite transformation, film-like and blocky retained austenite were present in microstructures at bainite hold times of 10 and 20 min. The sample subjected to bainite hold time of 20 min exhibited excellent mechanical properties, with tensile strength of 839 MPa, total elongation of 38% and product of strength and elongation of 31.9 GPa%. The instantaneous work hardening exponent increased gradually with true strain at bainite hold time of 20 min.
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