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Effect of electropulsing on microstructure and hardness of cold-rolled low carbon steel

Alaghmand Fard, R ; Sharif University of Technology | 2019

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2019.02.023
  3. Publisher: Elsevier Editora Ltda , 2019
  4. Abstract:
  5. The application of electropulsing treatment (EPT) is studied on the microstructure and hardness of cold-rolled low carbon steel. The effects of electrical pulses on the grain refinement, precipitate size evolution and hardness are investigated. It is found that applying electrical pulse decreases the grain and precipitate size and increases the hardness in the early stages of electropulsing, but the grain and precipitate size is increased and the hardness is decreased by continuing electropulsing. Also, the effect of electropulsing treatment variables as well as treated time and number of periods are discussed. It is demonstrated that increasing treated time can accelerate achieving maximum hardness in lower number of periods. © 2019 The Authors
  6. Keywords:
  7. Electropulsing treatment ; Grain refinement ; Hardness ; Microstructure ; Precipitate ; Cold rolled steel ; Cold rolling ; Grain size and shape ; Metal cladding ; Precipitates ; Steel sheet ; Cold-rolled ; Electrical pulse ; Electropulsing ; Electropulsing treatments ; Maximum hardness ; Precipitate size ; Low carbon steel
  8. Source: Journal of Materials Research and Technology ; Volume 8, Issue 3 , 2019 , Pages 3114-3125 ; 22387854 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785418310664