Change in Yield Strength of Nb-Bearing Ultra-Low Carbon Steels by Temper-Rolling

Abstract:

Yield strength of low carbon mild steel decreases when temper-rolling is applied to release yield point elongation. Generally mobile dislocation used to be considered as the cause of the YS lowering. However from Bailey-Hirsch theory, strength should be higher with temper-rolling because of the increase of dislocation density. To newly explain the lowering yield strength by temper-rolling, standing at the point that a few ppm carbon change Hall-Petch coefficient , decrease in yield strength by temper-rolling is investigated using an ultra-low carbon steel. Yield strength of steel with the small amount of solute carbon increased after 2% temper-rolling and didn’t change after aging. On the other hand, yield strength of steel with the high amount of solute carbon decreased after 2% temper-rolling and increased again after aging. Despite solute carbon content, the Hall-Petch σ0 increased by dislocation strengthening of temper-rolling. Hall-Petch coefficient ky of low solute carbon steel remained at the low level even after temper-rolling or aging , however, that of high solute carbon steels significantly decreased after temper-rolling and increased again after aging. Yield strength reduction of the high solute carbon steel can be attributed to the decrease of ky.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 941)
• Pages: 230-235
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.941.230
• Online since: December 2018
• Authors: Ling Ling Yang, Tatsuya Nakagaito, Yoshimasa Funakawa, Katsumi Kojima
• Keywords: Dislocation, Hall-Petch Coefficient, Temper-Rolling, Ultra-Low Steel, Yield Strength

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