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Effect of interpass time on austenite grain refinement by means of dynamic recrystallization of austenite

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A 0.06 pct C-0.3 pct Mn and a 0.07 pct C-0.6 pct Mn-0.028 pct Nb steel were deformed in torsion at a constant strain rate of 2/s. Two schedules were used. In schedule A, seven roughing passes executed between 1260°C and 1130°C were followed by a single large finishing pass with a strain of 3.5 at constant temperatures between 1010°C and 840°C. The time between roughing and finishing was 200 seconds. In schedule B, the seven roughing passes were followed by 10 finishing passes, again applied isothermally, with strains of 0.3 and interpass times of 0.6, 2, and 10 seconds. The results indicate that for the Nb steel, low rolling temperatures (870°C) and strains above 2 are required for complete dynamic recrystallization, which results in austenite grain sizes under 6μm. Cooled at a rate of 10°C/s, the dynamically recrystallized austenite grain structures transform into ferrite with grain sizes under 4 μ. Extrapolations from the present data suggest that at industrial strain rates and cooling rates, ferrite grain sizes under 2 μm should be achieved.

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  1. Chalk River Laboratories, AECL Research Company, KOJ 1PO, Chalk River, ON, Canada

    J. W. Bowden (Research Metallurgist)

  2. Départment des Sciences Appliquées, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, G7H 2B1, Chicoutimi, PQ, Canada

    F. H. Samuel (Professor)

  3. the Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, McGill University, H3A 2A7, Montréal, PQ, Canada

    J. J. Jonas (Professor of Steel Processing)

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Bowden, J.W., Samuel, F.H. & Jonas, J.J. Effect of interpass time on austenite grain refinement by means of dynamic recrystallization of austenite. Metall Trans A 22, 2947–2957 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02650254

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