Dramatic improvement in strength–ductility balance of dual-phase steels by optimizing features of ferrite phase

Dramatic improvement in the strength–ductility balance of dual-phase (DP) steels by optimizing the features of the ferrite phase was attempted. Four types of specimens with and without Nb and with initial microstructures of ferrite–pearlite (P) and martensite (M) were prepared. These specimens were...

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Main Authors: Kohei Ogatsu, Toshio Ogawa, Ta-Te Chen, Fei Sun, Yoshitaka Adachi
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Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
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description Dramatic improvement in the strength–ductility balance of dual-phase (DP) steels by optimizing the features of the ferrite phase was attempted. Four types of specimens with and without Nb and with initial microstructures of ferrite–pearlite (P) and martensite (M) were prepared. These specimens were cold-rolled, annealed, and then water-cooled. For the specimens without Nb, the recrystallized ferrite grains in specimen M were finer and more equiaxed than those in specimen P. For the specimens with Nb, nonrecrystallized ferrite grains were observed in specimen P, whereas the finest and most equiaxed recrystallized ferrite grains were observed in specimen M. Additionally, finer recrystallized ferrite grains were formed in specimens M with Nb while maintaining equiaxiality by controlled annealing. By controlling the annealing process, the hardening of the recrystallized ferrite grains due to niobium carbide precipitation was also observed. These results indicate that fine, equiaxed, and hardened recrystallized ferrite grains can be formed by adding Nb, selecting martensite as the initial microstructure, and performing controlled annealing. The strength–ductility balance was significantly improved by adding Nb and selecting martensite as the initial microstructure. Furthermore, the strength–ductility balance of specimens M with Nb was dramatically improved via controlled annealing. This was attributed to the decrease in the strain concentration at the interface between the precipitation-strengthened ferrite and martensite in addition to the fine and equiaxed recrystallized ferrite grains. Therefore, it was concluded that the strength–ductility balance of DP steels can be dramatically improved by optimizing the features of the ferrite phase.
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spelling doaj-art-56b27d6ccca44ea3bc457448cb9132f62025-01-11T06:41:32ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542025-03-0135289297Dramatic improvement in strength–ductility balance of dual-phase steels by optimizing features of ferrite phaseKohei Ogatsu0Toshio Ogawa1Ta-Te Chen2Fei Sun3Yoshitaka Adachi4Department of Materials Design Innovation Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8603, JapanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aichi Institute of Technology, 1247 Yachigusa, Yakusa-cho, Toyota, Aichi, 470-0392, Japan; Corresponding author.Department of Materials Design Innovation Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8603, JapanDepartment of Materials Design Innovation Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8603, JapanDepartment of Materials Design Innovation Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8603, JapanDramatic improvement in the strength–ductility balance of dual-phase (DP) steels by optimizing the features of the ferrite phase was attempted. Four types of specimens with and without Nb and with initial microstructures of ferrite–pearlite (P) and martensite (M) were prepared. These specimens were cold-rolled, annealed, and then water-cooled. For the specimens without Nb, the recrystallized ferrite grains in specimen M were finer and more equiaxed than those in specimen P. For the specimens with Nb, nonrecrystallized ferrite grains were observed in specimen P, whereas the finest and most equiaxed recrystallized ferrite grains were observed in specimen M. Additionally, finer recrystallized ferrite grains were formed in specimens M with Nb while maintaining equiaxiality by controlled annealing. By controlling the annealing process, the hardening of the recrystallized ferrite grains due to niobium carbide precipitation was also observed. These results indicate that fine, equiaxed, and hardened recrystallized ferrite grains can be formed by adding Nb, selecting martensite as the initial microstructure, and performing controlled annealing. The strength–ductility balance was significantly improved by adding Nb and selecting martensite as the initial microstructure. Furthermore, the strength–ductility balance of specimens M with Nb was dramatically improved via controlled annealing. This was attributed to the decrease in the strain concentration at the interface between the precipitation-strengthened ferrite and martensite in addition to the fine and equiaxed recrystallized ferrite grains. Therefore, it was concluded that the strength–ductility balance of DP steels can be dramatically improved by optimizing the features of the ferrite phase.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425000316Dual-phase steelStrength–ductility balanceInitial microstructurePrecipitation
spellingShingle Kohei Ogatsu
Toshio Ogawa
Ta-Te Chen
Fei Sun
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Dramatic improvement in strength–ductility balance of dual-phase steels by optimizing features of ferrite phase
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Dual-phase steel
Strength–ductility balance
Initial microstructure
Precipitation
title Dramatic improvement in strength–ductility balance of dual-phase steels by optimizing features of ferrite phase
title_full Dramatic improvement in strength–ductility balance of dual-phase steels by optimizing features of ferrite phase
title_fullStr Dramatic improvement in strength–ductility balance of dual-phase steels by optimizing features of ferrite phase
title_full_unstemmed Dramatic improvement in strength–ductility balance of dual-phase steels by optimizing features of ferrite phase
title_short Dramatic improvement in strength–ductility balance of dual-phase steels by optimizing features of ferrite phase
title_sort dramatic improvement in strength ductility balance of dual phase steels by optimizing features of ferrite phase
topic Dual-phase steel
Strength–ductility balance
Initial microstructure
Precipitation
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425000316
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