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Effect of Intercritical Rolling on the Microstructure, Texture and Mechanical Properties of Dual Phase TWIP Steel

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In the current research, deformed microstructures and mechanical properties were studied for two dual phase TWIP steels (i.e. TWIP 1 and TWIP 2) subjected to intercritical rolling at 700 °C. Microstructural refinements were observed for both the TWIP steels due to intercritical rolling. Optical, SEM, TEM and EBSD micrographs reveal austenitic matrix with annealing and deformation twins, DIF along the direction of rolling for both steels. Major microstructural difference is fine-grained microstructure and more DIF for TWIP 2 steel due to grain refinement achieved due to combined effects of intercritical rolling and Ti microalloying when compared to Ti-free TWIP 1 steel. Misorientation distribution map of both steels show a misorientation peak at 60° which is a characteristic of formation of deformation twin obtained as a result of intercritical rolling. EBSD study shows strong Goss Twin {113} 〈332〉, weak cube {001} 〈100〉 and γ-fibre (〈111〉//ND) components along with low intensity of Cu {211} 〈111〉 and Brass {011} 〈211〉 components in austenite of TWIP 1 steel, whereas TWIP 2 shows strong Copper Twin (CuT) {552} 〈115〉 and γ-fibre components. On the contrary, ferrite texture consists of strong α-fibre such as Rotated Copper (Rt-Cu) {112} 〈110〉 with weak γ-fibre components in both steels. TWIP 2 steel contributes to increase in hardness (from 305 to 327 HV) and strength (from 949 to 952 MPa) and lowering of elongation (from 34 to 29%) than those of TWIP 1 steel due to strain hardening and grain refinement resulting from intercritical rolling. Fractography reveals ductile fracture for TWIP 1 steel and quasi-cleavage fracture for TWIP 2 steel due to combined effect of intercritical rolling and Ti microalloying.

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Gupta, V.K., Tewary, N.K., Yadav, M. et al. Effect of Intercritical Rolling on the Microstructure, Texture and Mechanical Properties of Dual Phase TWIP Steel. Metallogr. Microstruct. Anal. 11, 602–616 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13632-022-00878-3

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