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Effect of copper on edge cracking behavior and microstructure of rolled austenitic stainless steel plate

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Cu is known to affect the edge cracking characteristics of austenitic stainless steel as it causes embrittlement. The hot rolling test of four kinds of austenitic stainless steel with different copper content (0, 2.42, 3.60 and 4.35 wt.%) was carried out to examine the effect of hot rolling cracks on steel containing different copper contents. The evolution of crack and microstructure was analyzed using the scanning electron microscope, energy-dispersive spectrometer, electron back scattered diffraction and transmission electron microscope. Experimental results showed an upward trend in edge cracking degree when Cu content was 4.35%, and the crack extended from the edge of the steel plate to the middle by about 14 mm. Besides, severe oxidation was observed inside the crack by fractography. With the increase in copper content at 1250 °C, the content of {110}<112> brass and {112}<111> copper textures decreased. When the content of copper was 4.35%, the decrease was most significant, and {112}<111> copper texture content decreased to only 0.5%. Generally, the textures of 2.42%Cu and 3.60%Cu 304L steel changed little, while a large change in the texture of 4.35%Cu 304L steel was observed. To conclude, the increase in rolling temperature can prevent edge crack and its propagation effectively.

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The project was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFB0300205), Taiyuan University of Science and Technology Postdoctoral Research Startup Fund (20192024), Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (No. 2019-KF-25-05), the Shanxi Province Science Foundation for Youths (201801D221120), the Key Research and Development Program of Shanxi Province (201703D111003), the Taiyuan University of Science and Technology Scientific Research Initial Funding (20172014), Shanxi Outstanding Doctorate Award Funding Fund (20182061), and the Coordinative Innovation Center of Taiyuan Heavy Machinery Equipment.

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  1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, Shanxi, China

    Guang-hui Zhao, Jian Zhang, Juan Li, Hua-ying Li & Li-feng Ma

  2. Shanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Metallurgical Device Design Theory and Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, Shanxi, China

    Guang-hui Zhao, Jian Zhang, Juan Li, Hua-ying Li & Li-feng Ma

  3. State Key Laboratory of Rolling and Automation, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, Liaoning, China

    Hai-tao Liu

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Zhao, Gh., Zhang, J., Li, J. et al. Effect of copper on edge cracking behavior and microstructure of rolled austenitic stainless steel plate. J. Iron Steel Res. Int. 29, 281–294 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42243-021-00588-0

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