Effect of rolling reduction on ultrafine grained structure and mechanical properties of low-carbon steel thermomechanically processed from martensite starting structure

Science and Technology of Advanced Materials

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 153-162

  Ueji, Rintaro ^a   Tsuji, Nobuhiro ^a   Minamino, Yoritoshi ^a   Koizumi, Yuichiro ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Annealing; Carbide; Cold working; Martensite; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Rolling; Steels; Tensile test; Ultrafine grains

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CARBIDES; COLD ROLLING; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; MARTENSITE; REDUCTION; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT; TORSIONAL STRESS;

HIGH PRESSURE TORSION (HPT); ULTRAFINE GRAINS;

CARBON STEEL;

EID: 1642273886     PISSN: 14686996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.stam.2003.10.017     Document Type: Article

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