About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Fundamentals of Sustainable Metallurgy and Processing of Materials
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| Presentation Title |
The Impact of High Recycled Content on High Formability Products |
| Author(s) |
Freya Hamblin, Cameron Pleydell-Pearce, Martyn Dranfield |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Freya Hamblin |
| Abstract Scope |
The transition to electric arc furnaces enables increased scrap usage in steel production but introduces higher levels of residual elements (Cu, Sn, Ni, Cr), which results in reduced formability in interstitial-free (IF) steel. This study investigates the influence of processing temperatures during dynamic and static recrystallization to assess whether lower slab reheat temperatures or higher annealing temperatures can mitigate the adverse effects of these elements. Texture evolution during hot rolling and annealing was analysed, with the goal to sustain, or enhance, (111) grain intensity, which is crucial for formability. R-values via tensile testing and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) was used to evaluate mechanical behaviour, phase evolution, and grain orientation. The findings provide a view into optimising thermal processing to preserve favourable textures in low-carbon IF steels with elevated residual content. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Iron and Steel, Mechanical Properties, Phase Transformations |