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Hot Ductility and Deformation Behavior of C-Mn/Nb-Microalloyed Steel Related to Cracking During Continuous Casting

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Hot ductility studies have been performed on C-Mn and C-Mn-Nb steels with an approach to simulate the effect of cooling conditions experienced by steel in secondary cooling zone during continuous casting. Thermal oscillations prior to tensile straining deteriorate hot ductility of steel by deepening and widening the hot ductility trough. C-Mn steels are found to exhibit ductility troughs in three distinct zones whereas C-Mn-Nb steel shows drop in ductility only at low temperature in the vicinity of ferrite transformation temperatures. Start of ferrite transformation in steels causes yield ratio to increase while work hardening rates and strength coefficient decrease with decrease in test temperature in presence of thermal oscillation prior to tensile testing. Inhibition of recrystallization due to build-up of AlN particles along with the presence of MnS particles in structure and low work hardening rates causes embrittlement of steel in austenitic range. Alloying elements enhancing work hardening rates in austenitic range can be promoted to improve hot ductility. The presence of low melting phase saturated with impurities along the austenitic grain boundaries causes intergranular fracture at high temperature in C-Mn steels.

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  1. Research & Development and Scientific Services, JSW Steel Ltd., Vijaynagar Works, Toranagallu, Bellary, Karnataka, India

    H. A. Lanjewar & Pranavkumar Tripathi

  2. Research & Development, JSW Steel Ltd., Dolvi Works, Raigad, Maharashtra, India

    M. Singhai & P. K. Patra

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Lanjewar, H.A., Tripathi, P., Singhai, M. et al. Hot Ductility and Deformation Behavior of C-Mn/Nb-Microalloyed Steel Related to Cracking During Continuous Casting. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 23, 3600–3609 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-014-1151-0

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