Modelling Hot Deformation of Steels

This monograph reviews the literature concerning controlled rolling of microalloyed steels. The topic is defined and industrial and laboratory practices are described, then the problems associated with hot deformation are treated. These involve the determination of the material's resistance to deformation, dynamic recrystallization and computer-aided representation of its flow strength. The monograph closes with an exposition of a new approach to deformation mapping. An appendix contains hot flow curves and corresponding micrographs of a Nb-bearing microalloyed steel. Of special interest to readers will be the broad list of references, including articles that allow tracing of the evolution of thinking on dynamic recrystallization as well as papers published only very recently.