Study on transformation behavior of hot- rolled microalloyed TRIP steel

Effects of deformation mode, deformation temperature, deformation rate, cooling rate and slow- cooling stop temperature on the transformation behavior of hot- rolled microalloyed TRIP steel were studied by means of MMS- 300 thermomechanical simulator. The results show that for the samples subjected to the single or double pass deformation, ferrite transformation area is expanded, pearlite transformation area appears, and martensite transformation area disappears in the continuous cooling transformation diagrams. Transformation temperatures of Ar3, Bs and Bf decrease, diffusional transformation is prevented and intermediate temperature transformation is promoted with the increase of deformation temperature or cooling rate. When deformation temperature is 850??, transformation temperatures of Ar3, Bs and Bf increase, the amount of ferrite also increases, and the amount of bainite decreases in the microstructure with the increase of deformation rate. With the decrease of slow- cooling stop temperature, ferrite amount increases, ferrite grains grow and retained austenite amount first increases and then decreases.