Features of the formation of structure and mechanical properties in rolled products of various thicknesses from low-carbon microalloyed steel produced by casting and rolling complex

The article considers results of the study of microstructure parameters effect on the impact strength in temperature range from 0 to –80  °C in 20  °C increments of Charpy samples with a sharp stress concentrator and Mesnager test pieces with a circular stress concentrator from rolled coils of low-carbon microalloyed steel with various thicknesses. The used roll products were produced in conditions of JSC “Vyksa Metallurgical Plant”. The tests were performed using optical and scanning electron microscopy. It is shown that with the same chemical composition and thermomechanical treatment modes, the metal of smaller thickness (6, 8 mm) is characterized by higher strength properties (on average, by 10 MPa for temporary resistance, by 30 MPa for yield strength) and a margin for viscous properties at negative temperatures at close values of grain score and average grain size corresponding to 10 – 11 numbers according to the State standard GOST 5639. The metal with a thickness of 12 mm has the lowest level of cold resistance, and the temperature of brittle transition is minus 50 °C. Structure of rolled products of various thicknesses has a variation in grain size. Rolled metal of smaller thicknesses have a smaller grains corresponding to number 14, rolled metal of larger thicknesses has a larger grains corresponding to number 8. By conducting electron microscopic studies using the backscattered electron method, it was found that a greater number of large-angle boundaries, which are barriers for brittle cracks propagation, are observed in the 6, 8 mm thick rolled products. The constructed orientation maps of the microstructure showed the presence of pronounced deformation texture corresponding to the orientations <110>||RD (rolling direction) and (<113>...<112>)||RD for rolled products with a thickness of 6 mm.

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