Design and Properties of Hot Rolled Tough Carbide Free Bainitic Steels

Abstract:

Carbide free bainitic microstructures of steels in hot rolled condition have high potential for automotive and structural applications, where both high elongation and toughness at a high strength level are needed. However, achieving a combination of these properties remains a challenge due to difficulties in ensuring a high stability of retained austenite while maintaining industrial processability. Therefore, an attempt has been made in this work to achieve combined high toughness and high elongation in hot rolled carbide free bainitic steels.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1105)
• Pages: 219-224
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-6XTcHP
• Online since: November 2023
• Authors: Radhakanta Rana*, Erick Cordova-Tapia, Lucía Morales Rivas, Carlos Garcia-Mateo
• Keywords: Alloy Design, Carbide Free Bainite, Hot Rolling, Mechanical Properties, Stability of Retained Austenite

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