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In this report, the microstructure, mechanical properties, and textures of warm rolled interstitial-free steel annealed at four different temperatures (730, 760, 790, and 820°C) were studied. The overall structural features of specimens were investigated by optical microscopy, and the textures were measured by X-ray diffraction (XRD). Nano-sized precipitates were then observed by a transmission electron microscope (TEM) on carbon extraction replicas. According to the results, with increased annealing temperatures, the ferrite grains grew; in addition, the sizes of Ti4C2S2 and TiC precipitates also increased. Additionally, the sizes of TiN and TiS precipitates slightly changed. When the annealing temperature increased from 730 to 820°C, the yield strength (YS) and the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) showed a decreasing trend. Meanwhile, elongation and the strain harden exponent (n value) increased to 49.6% and 0.34, respectively. By comparing textures annealed at different temperatures, the intensity of {111} texture annealed at 820°C was the largest, while the difference between the intensity of {111}<110> and {111}<112> was the smallest when the annealing temperature was 820°C. Therefore, the plastic strain ratio (r value) annealed at 820°C was the highest.
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Qiu, Cy., Li, L., Hao, Ll. et al. Effect of continuous annealing temperature on microstructure and properties of ferritic rolled interstitial-free steel. Int J Miner Metall Mater 25, 536–546 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-018-1600-0
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