An excellent Fe-3.3 wt% Si steel was fabricated by double cold rolling and final annealing. The evolution of the microstructure and texture was studied by optical microscope (OM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), ex situ, and quasi-in situ electron backscatt...
A Ni-Cr alloyed layer was prepared on the surface of Q235 steel using double-glow plasma surface alloying (DGPSA) technology and the alloyed layer was cold-rolled with different deformation rates. The microstructure, composition distribution and phas...
The influence of double continuous cold rolling followed by annealing on the texture evolution and mechanical properties of a commercial low-carbon ferritic steel was investigated. Ultrathin sheets (final thickness 0.22 mm) were produced through a tw...
In this paper, the fractional order differential terms are introduced into a horizontal nonlinear dynamics model of a cold mill roller system. The resonance characteristics of the roller system under high-frequency and low-frequency excitation signal...
Weight reduction strategies are essential for the transportation sector to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or extend the range of electric vehicles. In the field of lightweight assembly strategies, multi-material design offers great potential. Joinin...
A Ni-Cr-Mo-based C276 superalloy was cold rolled to 5–40% and annealed at 1050 °C for 30 min. The microstructure and grain boundary character distribution after cold rolling and annealing were characterized. Grain refinement and a certain a...
With the implementation of the “double carbon” policy in various countries in the world, the demand for grain-oriented electrical steel with low iron loss and high magnetic induction is increasing. Reducing the thickness of the steel shee...
Plastic deformation and fracture of Zr–1% Nb alloys exposed to quasi-static tensile testing have been studied via a joint analysis of stress-strain curves, ultrasound velocity and double-exposure speckle photographs. The possibilities of ductil...
An accurate determination of the contact pressure and local sliding in a cold rolling process is an essential step towards the prediction of the roller’s life due to wear damage. This investigation utilized finite element analysis to quantify the loc...
The present paper investigates the role of parent phase topology on a crystallographic variant selection rule. This rule assumes that product phase nuclei appear at certain grain boundaries in the parent structure, such that a specific crystallograph...
The narrow process window during intercritical annealing and discontinuous yielding have limited the commercialization of medium Mn steels. In this study, a double-annealing process based on the commercial continuous annealing line is proposed. The c...
An Nb-containing grain-oriented silicon steel was produced through double-stage cold rolling in order to investigate the effect of the heating rate during intermediate annealing on primary recrystallization and decarburization behavior. The microstru...
Thin-walled cold-rolled sections are used in the construction industry, especially in the roofing of large-span halls. The load-bearing capacity of a thin-walled structure depends to a large extent on the load-bearing capacity of the details at the p...
This paper investigates if the polar groups induced by a plasma treatment can increase the lap shear strength of laser-joined metal and plastic hybrids. Optimal laser joining parameters for cold-rolled AISI304–polyamide 6.6 and sandblasted AISI...
Smart-port decarbonisation requires operations-research decision support under day-ahead uncertainty. We present a rolling-horizon Model Predictive Control Energy Management System, formulated as a Mixed-Integer Linear Program with five forecast stre...
In slab continuous-casting machines, the quality of the finished product mainly depends on the hydrodynamic behavior of the molten steel in the cavity of the continuous-casting mold, where the submerged entry nozzle is the central element. Recently,...
The as-received commercial Inconel 718 material was solid solution heat treated (ST), cold-rolled (CR), and precipitation-hardened (PH) to investigate the effects of deformation on the tensile properties, hardness, and texture. Three sets of specimen...
Shear-keyed inter-modular connections (IMCs) are integral components of high-rise modular steel structures (MSSs), providing robust interconnectivity to support grouped tubular columns across modules, thereby introducing column discontinuities and di...