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The effect of microstructure and microtexture on the mechanical properties of small-strain (ε < 0.8) cold-drawn pearlitic steel wires was investigated by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and electron backscatter diffraction. A quantitative statistical analysis of the measured parameters of interlamellar spacing indicated a slight decrease during the testing and a relatively high deviation from the calculated values. Calculations on the dislocation density increased from approximately \( 4.25\; \times \; 10^{14} \;{\text{m}}^{ - 2} \) at ε = 0 to approximately \( 4.33 \times 10^{15} \;{\text{m}}^{ - 2} \) and then to \( 5.81 \times 10^{15} \;{\text{m}}^{ - 2} \) with increasing cold-drawing strain. As calculated using the misorientation angle across the dislocation boundaries and the dislocation boundary area per unit volume, the dislocation density generally increased consistently. Under these conditions, a <110> microstructure tends to form through the deflection of pearlitic colonies, consequently affecting the crack propagation path and improving the yield and tensile strengths.
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We gratefully acknowledge financial assistance from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51774103, 51661006 and 51361004), the Program of ‘One Hundred Talented People’ of Guizhou Province (Grant No. 20164014), the Guizhou Province Science and Technology Project (Grant Nos. 20175656, 20192163 and 20191414) and the Program for Innovative Research Team of Guizhou Province Education Ministry (Grant No. 2016021).
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Zhao, Y., Tan, Y., Ji, X. et al. Effect of Microstructure and Microtexture on the Mechanical Properties of Small-Strain Cold-Drawn Pearlite Steel Wires. JOM 71, 4041–4049 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-019-03485-w
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