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In the current experimental investigation, a comparative study has been carried out to understand the development of texture under different conditions, viz. controlled hot-rolled, one-step cold-rolled (CR) and annealed, and two-step cold-rolled and annealed conditions. Mechanical properties were determined and experimental formability limit diagrams (FLDs) were plotted after both one-step and two-step cold-rolled and annealed conditions. From the tabulated data, it was found that hot band texture of 85 to 90 pct deformation was strong and the main orientations were \( \left( {112} \right)\left[ {1\bar{1}0} \right] \) and \( \left( {332} \right)\left[ {\bar{1}\bar{1}3} \right]. \) One-step cold rolling developed the strong and uniform α-fiber and γ-fiber at 80 pct cold reduction. The strong and uniform new γ-fiber was obtained at the one-step 80 pct CR annealed condition. In addition, the highest drawability was found at the one-step 80 pct CR annealed condition. In two-step cold rolling, orientation \( \left( {223} \right)\left[ {1\bar{1}0} \right] \) was the main texture component along with extremely strong γ-fiber. Moreover, batch annealing of two-step cold-rolled steel sheets developed exceptionally strong and uniform γ-fiber, and all mechanical properties were enhanced significantly except yield strength. From FLDs, it is observed that the formability properties of interstitial free (IF) high-strength (HS) steel sheets were excellent at both one-step and two-step cold-rolled and annealed conditions. However, the two-step cold-rolling and annealing process was found to be superior to the one-step process. The data of this investigation may be used at the industrial level to design the entire processing of IF-HS steel sheets.
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The authors acknowledge the financial support from Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, New Delhi. The authors thank Dr. S. Srikanth, Director, National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, for his encouragement and kind permission to publish this article
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Humane, M.M., Minj, R.K., Peshwe, D.R. et al. Texture and Formability of One-Step and Two-Step Cold-Rolled and Annealed Interstitial Free High-Strength Steel Sheets. Metall Mater Trans A 42, 1692–1708 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-010-0552-4
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