Mechanical and microstructural properties of tinplate

R. STRUBBIA; S HEREÑU; I ALVAREZ,

Rosario, Argentina

Conferencia; 17 Conferencia de Laminación / 4 Conferencia Usos del Acero del IAS; 2008

Instituto Argentino de Siderurgia

The steels used for tinplate are microalloyed steels with low carbon.  Some of the applications for which tinplates are potentially considered are the manufacture of different types of containers for the food industries and ornamentation.  Due to the increasing cost of alloying elements, the search for processes to obtain different properties even in the same alloy is relevant.  The study of the microstructural and mechanical properties enables a more effective control of the manufacture process of the final rolled product. The objective of this work is to investigate the influence of temperature, chemical composition and microstructure on the mechanical properties of a cold rolled low carbon steel. It is of particular interest of this research to analyze the drawbacks that come from the processes of incomplete recrystallization.