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Study of Secondary Phase Particle Dissolution and Austenite Grain Growth on Heating Fine-Grained High-Strength IF-Steel

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Dissolution of particles of second phase and growth of austenite grains in high-strength fine-grained IF-steel (0.0057% C, 0.0023% N) on heating is studied. Metallographic analysis of flat steel specimens cut from plates prepared by hot and cold rolling is performed. Steel structure is studied after holding for 10 – 60 min at different temperatures and water quenching. The quenching parameters at which the microalloying elements (Ti, Nb) dissolve completely with retention of fine-grained austenite are determined. Amathematical model of austenite grain growth is developed by nonlinear regression analysis of experimental data.

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  1. Liaoning Key Laboratory of Material Formation and Microstructure Property Control, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, China

    Hong-bin Jia & Hong-mei Zhang

  2. Ansteel Group Iron and Steel Research Institute, Anshan, China

    Cheng-qian Sun

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Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 6, pp. 14 – 19, June, 2016.

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Jia, Hb., Zhang, Hm. & Sun, Cq. Study of Secondary Phase Particle Dissolution and Austenite Grain Growth on Heating Fine-Grained High-Strength IF-Steel. Met Sci Heat Treat 58, 324–329 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11041-016-0011-y

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