Recrystallization Behavior of 0.11% Ti-Added Complex Phase Steel during Hot Compression

Double-hit isothermal deformation and multi-pass continuous cooling hot compression tests were carried out to study the recrystallization behavior of a 0.11 (in mass %) Ti-microalloyed complex phase (CP) steel. The influence of different deforming temperatures and holding times on microstructure evolution was investigated. The results showed that a pronounced austenite grain refinement after appropriate recrystallization process has been detected. The grain size decreases continuously from 176μm to 20μm after four-pass compression. It has been verified that non-crystallization temperature (Tnr) of the experimental steel is about 975°C under the deformation conditions. Based on the stress-strain curves, a kinetic method was established to predict the non-recrystallization temperature of the studied steel during nonisothermal continuous hot deformation.