scholarly journals Development of Ultrafine Grain IF Steel via Differential Speed Rolling Technique

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1925
Author(s):  
Young Gun Ko ◽  
Kotiba Hamad
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Ultrafine Grain ◽  
Speed Ratio ◽  
Shear Direction ◽  
Interstitial Free ◽  
If Steel ◽  
Shear Texture ◽  
Differential Speed Rolling ◽  
Differential Speed

The aim of this paper was to investigate the microstructural development and properties of interstitial free (IF) steel fabricated using the DSR (differential speed rolling) process. Severe plastic deformation of the DSR passes was imposed on the sample for up to four passes, leading to ~1.7 total strain with a speed ratio of 1:4 between the two rolls. Microstructural observation revealed that the equiaxed grain size of ~0.7 µm, including the formation of grain boundaries with a high angle of misorientation, was reached after four operations of DSR, which was attributed to the grain subdivision of severely elongated ferrite grain. Since the deformation mode of the DSR operation was dominated by severe shear deformation, the main shear texture of the bcc components appeared in all DSR operations in which the α-fiber of the {110} slip became a main component in accommodating the severe plastic deformation of the DSR process. The intensity of the shear texture, the {110} and {112} slip, increased by increasing the number of passes. Moreover, the γ-fiber of the <112>-type planes was activated as a result of the alternation of the shear direction during sample rotation. The microhardness and room temperature tensile tests revealed that the strength of the IF steel improved as the amount of strain increased, and this was attributed to the grain refinement and texture characteristics of the samples after the DSR processing.

scholarly journals Accumulative Roll Bonding of Pure Copper and IF Steel

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeed Tamimi ◽  
Mostafa Ketabchi ◽  
Nader Parvin ◽  
Mehdi Sanjari ◽  
Augusto Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Accumulative Roll Bonding ◽  
Pure Copper ◽  
Rolling Process ◽  
Ultrafine Grain ◽  
Crystallographic Structure ◽  
Interstitial Free ◽  
If Steel ◽  
Roll Bonding

Severe plastic deformation is a new method to produce ultrafine grain materials with enhanced mechanical properties. The main objective of this work is to investigate whether accumulative roll bonding (ARB) is an effective grain refinement technique for two engineering materials of pure copper and interstitial free (IF) steel strips. Additionally, the influence of severely plastic deformation imposed by ARB on the mechanical properties of these materials with different crystallographic structure is taken into account. For this purpose, a number of ARB processes were performed at elevated temperature on the materials with 50% of plastic deformation in each rolling pass. Hardness of the samples was measured using microhardness tests. It was found that both the ultimate grain size achieved, and the degree of bonding depend on the number of rolling passes and the total plastic deformation. The rolling process was stopped in the 4th cycle for copper and the 10th cycle for IF steel, until cracking of the edges became pronounced. The effects of process temperature and wire-brushing as significant parameters in ARB process on the mechanical behaviour of the samples were evaluated.

Influences of Rolling Conditions on Texture and Mechanical Properties of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy Processed by Differential Speed Rolling

2007 ◽  
Vol 561-565 ◽  
pp. 287-290
Author(s):  
Kazutaka Suzuki ◽  
Xin Sheng Huang ◽  
Akira Watazu ◽  
Ichinori Shigematsu ◽  
Naobumi Saito
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Magnesium Alloy ◽  
Rolling Direction ◽  
Rolling Temperature ◽  
Az31 Magnesium Alloy ◽  
Speed Ratio ◽  
Shear Direction ◽  
Differential Speed Rolling ◽  
Press Formability ◽  
Differential Speed

It was reported that the cold and warm press formability of the magnesium alloy was improved by the application of a differential speed rolling (DSR). However, it can be considered that the microstructure and the texture of the DSR processed sheets greatly change with the rolling conditions. In this study, commercial AZ31B magnesium alloy extrusions were processed by DSR at a differential speed ratio of 1.167 and a reduction per pass of 10% or less, and the effects of the rolling temperature, the number of rolling passes and reversal of the rolling direction on texture and mechanical properties were examined. As a result, it was found that the optimal rolling temperature in terms of the workability and formability of the material was 573 K. And the elongation and formability were maximal in sheets processed by 4–6 passes of DSR. Moreover, reversing the shear direction made the microstructure more homogeneous and finer than unidirectional shear, and improved the mechanical properties and formability. This improvement was greater in samples where the shear direction was reversed once in the middle than where it was reversed for each pass.

Microstructure and Texture Control of Al-Mg Alloy Sheets by Differential Speed Rolling

2005 ◽  
Vol 495-497 ◽  
pp. 597-602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuo Sakai ◽  
K. Yoneda ◽  
S. Osugi
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strain ◽  
Shear Deformation ◽  
Rolling Direction ◽  
Deformation Texture ◽  
Speed Ratio ◽  
Roll Speed ◽  
Shear Texture ◽  
Differential Speed Rolling ◽  
R Value ◽  
Differential Speed

Large shear deformation was successfully introduced in 5182 aluminum alloy sheets by 2-pass differential speed warm rolling under a high friction condition. The roll speed ratio was varied from 1.0 to 2.0. When the roll speed ratio was smaller than 1.4, shear strain increased near the surface, but the strain decreased to zero at the mid-thickness. At a roll speed ratio larger than 1.4, shear strain was introduced even at the mid-thickness, and it increased near the surface. Thus the shear strain increased with the roll speed ratio. After 2-pass differential speed rolling, a large shear strain prevailed throughout the thickness. The rolling direction of the second pass was so selected that the direction of shear deformation introduced in the second pass was similar to (unidirectional shear rolling) or opposite (reverse shear rolling) that in the first pass. A shear texture with main components of {111}<110>, {112}<110> and {001}<110> prevailed throughout the thickness, and conventional rolling textures such as {112}<111> or {123}<634> orientation were not detected in any part of thickness. The rolling direction of the second pass had little effect on the deformation texture. After recrystallization annealing, the shear texture components were retained. The intensity of the shear texture components after recrystallization was almost similar to the deformation texture. The r-value of the annealed sheet was slightly increased and the planar anisotropy of the r-value was decreased by differential speed rolling. Differential speed rolling, by which shear deformation can be introduced throughout the thickness, was thus shown to be a promising process for improving the physical and mechanical properties of rolled and annealed aluminum alloy sheets by texture control.

Dislocation-Source Hardening in Nanostructured Steel Produced by Severe Plastic Deformation

2010 ◽  
Vol 638-642 ◽  
pp. 1959-1964 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoya Kamikawa ◽  
Xiao Xu Huang ◽  
Niels Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Boundary Structure ◽  
Interstitial Free ◽  
If Steel ◽  
Dislocation Source ◽  
Softening Behavior ◽  
Elongation To Failure ◽  
Dislocation Sources

Annealing-induced hardening and deformation-induced softening behavior has recently been found in nanostructured aluminum (fcc) produced by severe plastic deformation. It has also been demonstrated that annealing led to a decrease in ductility while deformation led to an increase in ductility. These mechanical responses are totally opposite to those in conventional coarse-grained samples. The present study explores the effect of post-process annealing or deformation on mechanical properties of nanostructured interstitial free (IF) steel (bcc). Accumulative roll-bonding was used to produce the nanostructured IF steel. The deformation structure was characterized by a lamellar boundary structure with a mean spacing of about 200 nm, consisting of high-angle boundaries, low-angle dislocation boundaries and dislocations in the volume between the boundaries. When the deformed sample was annealed at 400oC for 0.5 h, the yield stress and ultimate tensile strength increased and the elongation to failure decreased markedly. In contrast, when the annealed treatment was followed by a light rolling deformation of 15 % thickness reduction, the strength decreased and the elongation to failure increased. These results are consistent with those observed in the aluminum samples. Structural observations by transmission electron microscopy indicated that a removal of dislocations between the boundaries leads to a lack of dislocation sources, resulting in a higher stress to activate alternative dislocation sources. It was suggested that deformation rather than annealing could be a new route to improve the ductility of nanostructured metals and that a moderate light deformation gives a good balance of strength and ductility.

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