Superior synergy of strength and ductility in carbon steel by thermomechanical processing

In this work, a simple technique consisting of asymmetric rolling and low-temperature heat treatment was proposed to fabricate medium carbon steel with a large strength-ductility balance. The heat-treated samples exhibited an inhomogeneous lamellar structure consisting of hard pearlite lamellae embe...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Talebi, Roohollah Jamaati, Seyed Jamal Hosseinipour
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-07-01
Series:Case Studies in Construction Materials
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description In this work, a simple technique consisting of asymmetric rolling and low-temperature heat treatment was proposed to fabricate medium carbon steel with a large strength-ductility balance. The heat-treated samples exhibited an inhomogeneous lamellar structure consisting of hard pearlite lamellae embedded in soft proeutectoid ferrite lamellae matrix. Many spherical cementite particles were formed in the pearlite grains after the heat treatment at 400°C. By increasing the duration of heat treatment, the number of spherical θ particles was increased. The absence of significant changes in the texture of heat-treated sheets compared to the rolled sheet demonstrated that recrystallization has not occurred during heat treatment and recovery was the main mechanism. After a holding time of 2 h, the sample revealed a superior synergy of large strength and good ductility which was related to the formation of spherical fine cementite, heterogeneous deformation-induced strengthening, and recovery of the work-hardening rate mechanism.
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spelling doaj-art-e3c730e2c04f4022a7fd9242f5a428be2024-12-25T04:21:19ZengElsevierCase Studies in Construction Materials2214-50952025-07-0122e04146Superior synergy of strength and ductility in carbon steel by thermomechanical processingFatemeh Talebi0Roohollah Jamaati1Seyed Jamal Hosseinipour2Department of Materials Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Shariati Ave., Babol 47148-71167, IranCorresponding author.; Department of Materials Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Shariati Ave., Babol 47148-71167, IranDepartment of Materials Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Shariati Ave., Babol 47148-71167, IranIn this work, a simple technique consisting of asymmetric rolling and low-temperature heat treatment was proposed to fabricate medium carbon steel with a large strength-ductility balance. The heat-treated samples exhibited an inhomogeneous lamellar structure consisting of hard pearlite lamellae embedded in soft proeutectoid ferrite lamellae matrix. Many spherical cementite particles were formed in the pearlite grains after the heat treatment at 400°C. By increasing the duration of heat treatment, the number of spherical θ particles was increased. The absence of significant changes in the texture of heat-treated sheets compared to the rolled sheet demonstrated that recrystallization has not occurred during heat treatment and recovery was the main mechanism. After a holding time of 2 h, the sample revealed a superior synergy of large strength and good ductility which was related to the formation of spherical fine cementite, heterogeneous deformation-induced strengthening, and recovery of the work-hardening rate mechanism.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214509524012981Medium carbon steelAsymmetric cold rollingLow-temperature heat treatmentMicrostructural evolutionTensile propertiesRecovery of strain-hardening rate
spellingShingle Fatemeh Talebi
Roohollah Jamaati
Seyed Jamal Hosseinipour
Superior synergy of strength and ductility in carbon steel by thermomechanical processing
Case Studies in Construction Materials
Medium carbon steel
Asymmetric cold rolling
Low-temperature heat treatment
Microstructural evolution
Tensile properties
Recovery of strain-hardening rate
title Superior synergy of strength and ductility in carbon steel by thermomechanical processing
title_full Superior synergy of strength and ductility in carbon steel by thermomechanical processing
title_fullStr Superior synergy of strength and ductility in carbon steel by thermomechanical processing
title_full_unstemmed Superior synergy of strength and ductility in carbon steel by thermomechanical processing
title_short Superior synergy of strength and ductility in carbon steel by thermomechanical processing
title_sort superior synergy of strength and ductility in carbon steel by thermomechanical processing
topic Medium carbon steel
Asymmetric cold rolling
Low-temperature heat treatment
Microstructural evolution
Tensile properties
Recovery of strain-hardening rate
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214509524012981
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