Abstract
In the present study, the influence of precipitations and texture evolution on the sheet forming properties of Ti added IF (Interstitial Free) steels has been investigated. Precipitations in Ti−IF steels were examined using TEM. Equilibrium precipitation behavior was simulated to predict the proper amount of Ti addition to IF steels to fix interstitial atoms. Texture evolution was studied by employing X-ray pole figure measurement and ODF analysis. The formability of Ti−IF steels was improved by fixing interstitial atoms C, N, S with Ti. Additional improvement of formability was also found due to the existence of solute Ti of about 0.02 wt.%. A systematic analytical methodology for the precipitation behavior and texture evolution of Ti−IF steels was established for the development of IF steels.
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