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Effects of pre-annealing conditions on the microstructure and properties of vanadium-bearing dual-phase steels produced using continuous galvanizing line simulations

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It is well known that the fracture behavior and weldability of steel often vary inversely with the carbon content. In the case of thin sheet intended for automotive applications, this means spot weldability and tensile ductility. However, the question arises, what is the reasonable maximum strength attainable in a low-carbon dual-phase (DP) steel under the constraints of: (1) with carbon levels at 0.1 wt%, (2) with the product (UTS × % TE) > 18,000 MPa, and (3) with processing on a simulated continuous hot-dipped galvanizing line. This study has focused on experimental compositions intended to meet DP steel grade properties in excess of 780 MPa UTS. This kind of advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) is an integral part of mass reduction programs for the body-in-white for the automotive industry. The family of steels investigated here is based on a low-carbon, aluminum-killed base steel containing Cr and Mo. In this study, the effects of the presence of V were studied. In addition, there were three processing variables investigated in terms of their respective effects on microstructure and mechanical properties: first, hot band coiling temperature; second, % cold reduction; and third, the thermal path through the CGL process. The thermal paths explored included both a standard galvanizing process and a new supercooling process; these were studied using a CGL simulation. This research revealed that all three variables can have a significant effect on the final microstructure and properties.

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Acknowledgements

The authors should like to thank Vanitec Ltd., London (The Vanadium International Technical Committee), for financially sponsoring this work, and the United States Steel Research and Technology Center for in-kind assistance. Their generous support is greatly appreciated. Special thanks for helpful discussions are also due to Drs. Dennis Haezebrouk and Todd Link, Research and Technology Center of United States Steel Corp. and Robert Glodowski formerly of Everaz, PLC, but now associated with RGL Metallurgical, LLC.

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  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China

    Y. Gong

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Basic Metals Processing Research Institute, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 636 Benedum Hall, 3700 O’Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA

    Y. Gong, M. Hua, Y. Wu & A. J. DeArdo

  3. Materials Engineering Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre for Advanced Steels Research, University of Oulu, P.O Box 4200, 90014, Oulu, Finland

    J. Uusitalo & A. J. DeArdo

  4. Sichuan University – Pittsburgh Institute (SCUPI), Zone 4 Liberal Arts Building, Jiang’an Campus, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610207, Sichuan Province, China

    M. Hua

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Gong, Y., Uusitalo, J., Hua, M. et al. Effects of pre-annealing conditions on the microstructure and properties of vanadium-bearing dual-phase steels produced using continuous galvanizing line simulations. J Mater Sci 54, 7211–7230 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-019-03338-6

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