Thin Slab Direct Rolling of Microalloyed Steel

<ul><li>Preface</li><li>Table of Contents</li><li>1. Introduction</li><li>1.1. Different Types of TSDR Industrial Routes</li><li>1.2. Economical and Ecological Benefits</li><li>1.3. Metallurgical Differences between Conventional Rolling and TSDR</li><li>1.4 Scope</li><li>2. Strength and Toughness: Relationships with Microstructure</li><li>2.1. Introduction</li><li>2.2. Strength (in Low Carbon Steels)</li><li>2.3. Toughness</li><li>2.4. Microstructural Homogeneity and Toughness (in the Ductile-Brittle Regime)</li><li>3. Microstructural Control during and after Hot Rolling</li><li>3.1. Microstructural Changes during Hot Working</li><li>3.2. Conventional Controlled Rolling</li><li>3.3. Recrystallisation Controlled Rolling. Effect of Titanium</li><li>3.4. Mean Flow Stress</li><li>3.5. Phase Transformation during Cooling. Precipitation Hardening</li><li>4. TSDR: Continuous Casting and Tunnel Furnace</li><li>4.1. Continuous Casting</li><li>4.2. Tunnel Furnace</li><li>5. TSDR: Rolling of Plain Carbon and Microalloyed Steels</li><li>5.1. As-Cast Austenite Refinement</li><li>5.2. Austenite Conditioning</li><li>5.3. Processing Maps</li><li>5.4. Optimisation of Rolling Schedules</li><li>5.3. Phase Transformation</li><li>6. Industrial Applications</li><li>6.1. Structural and HSLA Steels</li><li>6.2. Development of API Grades</li><li>6.3. Dual Phase Steels</li><li>6.4. Concluding Remarks</li><li>7. References</li></ul>