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Article
Precipitation Strengthening by Induction Treatment in High Strength Low Carbon Microalloyed Hot-Rolled Plates
The use of microalloyed steels in the production of thick plates is expanding due to the possibility of achieving attractive combinations of strength and toughness. As market requirements for high strength pla...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Through-Thickness Homogenization in Thin Slab Direct Rolling of Nb Microalloyed Steels
Thick gauge strip production using thin slab casting and direct rolling (TSDR) technologies show important challenges due to the lack of high total reduction from slab to final strip. In these cases, a correct...
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Article
Microstructural and precipitation characterization in Nb-Mo microalloyed steels: Estimation of the contributions to the strength
The influence of coiling temperature on the final microstructure and precipitation has been analyzed in several low carbon Nb and Nb-Mo microalloyed steels. A throughout characterization of the complex microst...
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Article
Effect of Composition and Deformation on Coarse-Grained Austenite Transformation in Nb-Mo Microalloyed Steels
Thermomechanical processing of microalloyed steels containing niobium can be performed to obtain deformed austenite prior to transformation. Accelerated cooling can be employed to refine the final microstructu...