Abstract
The effect of composition and a wide range of pre-deformation on the ageing response of a promising high strength copper-containing interstitial free steel has been studied. It has been observed that higher amount of copper and the addition of Ni, P and B improve the hardening potential and accelerate the copper precipitation kinetics. Pre-deformation also affects the copper precipitation in a similar way. It has been shown that the fastest precipitation kinetics and the dominance of recovery over ageing in a pre-deformed material correspond to a critical amount of pre-deformation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 969-974 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Materials Characterization |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jul 2008 |
Keywords
- Age hardening
- Copper alloying
- Dislocation density
- Interstitial free steel
- Pre-deformation