Abstract
The effect of coarse austenite grain size on the dynamic and static recrystallisation kinetics of two microalloyed Nb and Nb-Ti steels has been investigated in the present work. To characterize the dynamic recrystallisation behaviour of the austenite, continuous-torsion tests were carried out after the reheating of the specimen at different temperatures in the range 1000-1420°C. It has been observed that the occurrence of dynamic recrystallisation is dependent on the initial grain size and the deformation conditions (temperature and strain-rate). Decreasing values of the Zener-Hollomon parameter (Z) and grain size promotes dynamic recrystallisation. However for the coarser grain sizes no peaks appear on the flow curves above a determined value of Z. This value seems to decrease with increasing the grain size. An equation to predict the e p peak strain for a wide range of grain sizes has been obtained for both steels. The effect of strain on the static recrystallisation of the austenite, having a large grain size, has been also studied. Interrupted-torsion tests were performed to determined the fractional softening. A quadratic dependence of t 0.5 on strain has been observed, denoting a less dependence of recrystallisation on strain than proposed previously by other authors in the range of lower grain sizes.
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