ON THE PROPERTIES AND STRUCTURE OF MICRO-ALLOYED AND COPPER-BEARING HOT-ROLLED STEELS

Authors
KHALID FA EDMONDS DV
Citation
Fa. Khalid et Dv. Edmonds, ON THE PROPERTIES AND STRUCTURE OF MICRO-ALLOYED AND COPPER-BEARING HOT-ROLLED STEELS, Journal of materials processing technology, 72(3), 1997, pp. 434-436
Citations number
14
Journal title
Journal of materials processing technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09240136
Volume
72
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
434 - 436
Database
ISI
SICI code
0924-0136(1997)72:3<434:OTPASO>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The properties and fracture behavior of micro-alloyed and copper-beari ng hot-rolled steels have been studied. It was found that copper preci pitation occurred in both the ferritic and the cementite lamellae of t he pearlite and thus seemed to have influenced the overall properties of the pearlite microstructure of the steels. A comparison of VC and e psilon-Cu precipitation observed in the pearlite microstructure is pre sented. The effect of VC and copper precipitation on microcracking of the cementite lamellae of the pearlite is also discussed. (C) 1997 Els evier Science S.A.