TEXTURE DEVELOPMENT OF STRIP CAST FERRITIC STAINLESS-STEEL

The textures and the mechanical properties of a strip cast, cold rolle d and recrystallized ferritic stainless steel with 16% Cr have been in vestigated and compared to conventionally processed hot band. The stri p cast initial material exposed three improvements. First, the texture s were weaker and more homogeneous through the sheet thickness. Second , it revealed a higher Lankfort value and third, the complete eliminat ion of the ridging phenomenon.