Recent progress in the understanding of the deformation-induced martensitic transformation,
the transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) effect, and the reversion annealing in the …

Advanced high strength steels (AHSSs) are regarded as the most promising materials for
vehicles in the 21st century. AHSSs are complex and sophisticated materials, with …

Dual-phase (DP) steel is the flagship of advanced high-strength steels, which were the first
among various candidate alloy systems to find application in weight-reduced automotive …

Thermal mechanisms of microstructural refinement in steels were reviewed. These include
thermal cycling, martensite process, and static recrystallization (SRX), in which the dominant …

In order to clarify the effects of the martensite distribution on the mechanical properties of low-
carbon dual-phase steel, four types of dual-phase steel with different ferrite grain sizes and …

Data-driven approaches enable a deep understanding of microstructure and mechanical
properties of materials and greatly promote one's capability in designing new advanced …

New concepts proposed for processing of dual phase (DP) steels as one of the main classes
of advanced high-strength steels (AHSSs) to enhance their mechanical properties (strength …

The impact of the intercritical annealing time and refinement of microstructure upon the
tensile properties and work-hardening capacity of a dual phase (DP) steel were evaluated …

Ultrafast heating (UFH) at the rates of 10–300° C/s was employed as a new strategy to
anneal a cold-rolled 7wt% Mn steel, followed by the immediate cooling. Severely deformed …

The simultaneous effects of cold rolling reduction and intercritical annealing time on the
microstructure and tensile properties of St12 steel were studied. It was revealed that by …