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Cracking Phenomenon Occurring in Bi-S–Based Free-Machining Steel Wire Rods During Hot Rolling

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In this study, cracks or scabs formed during hot rolling of Bi-S–based free-machining steel wire rods were analyzed, and their formation mechanisms were clarified in relation with microstructure. Detailed microstructural analyses of large-diameter rods showed that the rod having low carbon content was cracked, whereas the rod having higher carbon content was not, because oxides formed during hot rolling were penetrated into the relatively soft surface, thereby leading to the surface cracking. While the crack-free, large-diameter rod containing high carbon content was subsequently rolled to make a small-diameter rod, a few scabs of 1 to 2 mm in size were formed on the surface as some protrusions were folded during hot rolling. Thus, in order to prevent the cracking or scab formation in wire rods, (1) the increase in hot-rolling temperature for homogeneous rolling of rods, (2) the minimization of temperature drop of rolled rods upon descaling treatment, and (3) the increase of rolling passes and the decrease of reduction ratio of each pass were suggested. Using these methods, crack- or scab-free wire rods could be successfully fabricated.

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This work was supported by POSCO under Contract No. 20108008. The authors thank Dr. Yu Hwan Lee, Technical Research Laboratories, POSCO, for his help with experimental analysis.

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  1. Center for Advanced Aerospace Materials, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, Korea

    Yongjin Kim (Student), Hyunmin Kim (Student), Sang Yong Shin (Research Assistant Professor) & Sunghak Lee (Professor)

  2. Wire Rod Research Group, Technical Research Laboratories, POSCO, Pohang, 790-785, Korea

    Kiho Rhee (Researcher), Sang Bog Ahn (Researcher) & Duk Lak Lee (Researcher)

  3. Graduate Institute of Ferrous Technology, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, Korea

    Nack J. Kim (Dean and Professor)

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Kim, Y., Kim, H., Shin, S.Y. et al. Cracking Phenomenon Occurring in Bi-S–Based Free-Machining Steel Wire Rods During Hot Rolling. Metall Mater Trans A 42, 3095–3105 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-011-0736-6

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