Abstract
The grain size of polycrystalline materials plays a major role in dictating many critical properties including the strength and resistance to plastic flow. Nano/ultra-fine grained steels have the potential to exhibit outstanding physical, mechanical and chemical properties, which could, in principle, lead to new applications and novel technologies. Interstitial free (IF) steels in the coarse-grained condition possesses high ductility but low yield strength due to the decrease in the solid solution hardening effect of the interstitial atoms. Enhancing the strength with adequate ductility may increase the potential applications of IF steel sheets in new applications like those in aviation or defense industries. In fact, the overall trend in the development of IF steels are towards the high strength variety that will allow weight saving through down gauging. Considering the monophase microstructure of IF steel, strengthening methods to enhance its mechanical properties are limited and grain refinement seems to be the most feasible method. The most attractive method for the production of nano/ultra-fine grained IF steel is severe plastic deformation (SPD) processes. Therefore, this review is concerned with the production of nano/ultra-fine IF steel by using SPD methods such as accumulative roll bonding and equal channel angular pressing processes.
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Jamaati, R., Toroghinejad, M.R., Edris, H. et al. Fabrication of Nano/Ultra-Fine Grained IF Steel via SPD Processes: a Review. Trans Indian Inst Met 67, 787–802 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-014-0404-9
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