Notch toughness in hot-rolled low carbon steel wire rod
Charpy V-notch toughness has been investigated in four hot-rolled, low carbon steels with different grain sizes and carbon contents between 0.019 and 0.057%. The raw material was wire rod designed for drawing and possible subsequent cold heading operations and manufactured from continuous cast billets. In this study, the influence of microstructure, mechanical properties, and alloying elements on the ductile-brittle transition behavior has been assessed. A particular emphasis has been given to the influence of boron with contents up to 0.0097%. As a result, transition temperatures between {minus}29 and +50 C explicated by the material properties have been obtained. The examination also shows that the transition temperature raises with circa 0.5 C for each added ppm boron most likely as a consequence of an enlargement of the ferrite grain size and the reduction of yield and tensile strength. The highest upper shelf energy and lowest transition temperature can be observed in a steel without boron additions and with maximum contents of carbon, silicon, and manganese.
- Research Organization:
- Fundia Wire Oy Ab, Dalsbruk (FI)
- OSTI ID:
- 20005425
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 8, Issue 6; Other Information: PBD: Dec 1999; ISSN 1059-9495
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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