Effect of the heat-treatment temperature on the mechanical properties and microstructural evolution of cold-rolled twinning-induced plasticity steel

Abstract

TWIP steels with 70% cold-rolled reduction were heated at 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, and 1100 °C. Then, the properties before and after heating were examined through tensile and hardness experiments. The microstructures were also analyzed by optical microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The relationship between the properties and microstructure was examined as well. Finally, the evolution process of cold-rolled microstructures during heating was discussed in detail. Moreover, some conclusions can be drawn, and the heating evolution characteristics are described.

Keywords

TWIP steel / cold rolled / static recrystallization / dislocation walls

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