Influence of Coiling Temperature on Microstructure, Precipitation Behaviors and Mechanical Properties of a Low Carbon Ti Micro-Alloyed Steel
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Procedure
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Optical Metallography
3.2. Vickers Hardness
3.3. Precipitation Behavior
3.4. Rolling Experiment
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Heating Temperature °C | Cooling Rate °C/s | Coiling Temperature °C | Yield Strength MPa | Tensile Strength MPa | Elongation % |
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1200 | 20–30 | 630 | 682 ± 2.1 | 742 ± 4.9 | 24.2 ± 1.7 |
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Sun, M.; Xu, Y.; Du, W. Influence of Coiling Temperature on Microstructure, Precipitation Behaviors and Mechanical Properties of a Low Carbon Ti Micro-Alloyed Steel. Metals 2020, 10, 1173. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10091173
Sun M, Xu Y, Du W. Influence of Coiling Temperature on Microstructure, Precipitation Behaviors and Mechanical Properties of a Low Carbon Ti Micro-Alloyed Steel. Metals. 2020; 10(9):1173. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10091173
Chicago/Turabian StyleSun, Mingxue, Yang Xu, and Wenbo Du. 2020. "Influence of Coiling Temperature on Microstructure, Precipitation Behaviors and Mechanical Properties of a Low Carbon Ti Micro-Alloyed Steel" Metals 10, no. 9: 1173. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10091173