Study of the structure and mechanical properties of corrosion-resistant steel with a high concentration of boron at elevated temperatures

Because of the high cost of corrosion-resistant steels, a necessary condition for their production is reducing rejection at all stages of processing, including hot forming, by optimizing process parameters. In this work, the mechanical characteristics of a corrosion-resistant steel with high content of boron have been studied at elevated temperatures. Using a special complex for the physical simulation of thermomechanical processes, it has been shown that the optimum temperature range of hot compressive plastic deformation is 950–1100°C. A mathematical model has been constructed, which relates the yield stress to the parameters of the process of hot plastic deformation. During deformation in the range of 850–1150°C, the boride particles present in the steel become oriented perpendicular to the compression axis; at high temperatures, the spheroidization of titanium diborides occurs, which reduces their size.