Continuous innovations in design of advanced structural steels are essential for future
progress in manufacturing, automotive and construction industries. Events taking place at …

With the rapid development of high-strength low-alloy (HSLA) steel, Nb as an important
microalloying element has received more and more attention in recent years. The …

Atom probe tomography (APT) is a mass spectrometry method with atomic‐scale spatial
resolution that can be used for the investigation of a wide range of materials. The main …

We demonstrate that a Nb-microalloyed ultra-thin cast strip steel can be strengthened
substantially without compromising ductility by performing a simple heat treatment at 700° C …

Combining high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) and 3-dimensional
atom probe tomography (3D-APT), the early stages of nucleation and growth of vanadium …

The identification and quantification of the different ferrite microconstituents in steels has
long been a major challenge for metallurgists. Manual point counting from images obtained …

A novel low carbon Nb–V–Ti–Cr microalloyed bainitic steel with yield strength of 1000 MPa
and excellent low temperature toughness was successfully processed. Two cooling …

It has been known that Nb precipitate strengthened steels attain an excellent combination of
strength and ductility. However, the effect of solute Nb on phase transformations, during …

The microstructure and mechanical properties of a Nb–V microalloyed steel produced by
strip casting in as-coiled and aged conditions were investigated using scanning electron …

The low-carbon bainitic–martensitic steel added with microalloying elements was designed,
and samples with different cooling rates were produced through ingot casting and simulated …