Quantitative texture analysis of 20 {micro}m dual-phase {alpha} + {alpha}{prime} steel wire
- Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom). Dept. of Materials Science and Metallurgy
Dual-phase steels were developed in the late 1970`s as high-strength, low-alloy sheet steels characterized by a microstructure consisting primarily of a dispersion of hard martensite (10 to 40 vol.%) in soft, ductile ferrite, with the possible presence of some retained austenite or bainite. More recently, dual-phase steels have been developed for wire and rod applications. In order to optimize the properties of the material, it is desirable to understand the development of crystallographic texture in the wire. While the texture and textural evolution during the drawing of pearlitic steel wires have been studied previously, neither studies of ultra-thin wires (<85{micro}m diameter) nor of dual-phase {alpha} + {alpha}{prime} steel wire have been reported. This work investigates the texture of the highly-deformed 20 {micro}m diameter {alpha} + {alpha}{prime} Scifer steel wire, texture gradients within the wire and its recrystallization texture.
- OSTI ID:
- 477135
- Journal Information:
- Scripta Materialia, Vol. 36, Issue 8; Other Information: PBD: 15 Apr 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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