Annealing is used in the steel industry as an important step for heat-treatment. Its processes may be classified into the following two categories: batch processes- a large, stationary mass of steel is subjected to a long heat-treatment cycle by varyi...
Annealing is used in the steel industry as an important step for heat-treatment. Its processes may be classified into the following two categories: batch processes- a large, stationary mass of steel is subjected to a long heat-treatment cycle by varying the temperature within the furnace that surrounds it; continuous processes-a single thickness of cold reduced sheet or strip is passed through a furnace in a relatively short time. And batch annealing is widely used to produce steel sheets like automobile cold rolled steel sheets and sheets used for the manufacture of automobile parts. We developed a BAF simulator to estimate the effects of BAF conditions on the mechanical properties of 440㎫ grade HSS sheet. Conditions for the batch annealing process consist of various annealing time and temperature. 440㎫ HSS sheets require a yield strength (25~40㎏/㎟), tensile strength (≥45㎏/㎟) and elongation (≥34%). The optimum conditions of BAF 440㎫ grade HSS sheet are 10hr of soaking time and 760℃ of heating temperature at △T 40℃.