Numerical Cooling Strategy Design for Hot Rolled Dual Phase Steel

In this article, a Mo-Mn dual phase steel and its process parameters in hot rolling are discussed. The process window was derived by combining the experimental work in a hot deformation dilatometer and numerical calculation of the process parameters using rate law models for ferrite and martensite transformation. The ferrite formation model is based on the Leblond and Devaux approach while martensite formation is based on the Koistinen-Marburger (K-M) formula. The carbon enrichment during ferrite formation is taken into account for the following martensite formation. After completing the parameter identification for the rate law model, the evolution of phases in this steel can be addressed. Particularly, the simulations allow the prediction of preferable degree of retained strain and holding temperature on the run out table (ROT) for the required ferrite fraction.