METALLURGICAL ASPECTS ON INTERSTITIAL-FREE SHEET STEEL FROM INDUSTRIAL VIEWPOINTS

The recent situation of IF steel is reviewed and discussed with regard to following items: 1) The production of IF steel in Japan, 2) Featur ing conditions to decarburize the molten steel effectively in steelmak ing process, 3) The effect of Ti and Nb on metallurgical behaviors of IF steel, 4) The effect of processing conditions on metallurgical prop erties of IF steel, 5) The effect of soluted carbon on the powdering a nd the cold working embrittlement of IF steel, and 6) Metallurgical pr operties of IF ferritic stainless steel.