Influence of vanadium, niobium and boron on kinetics of austenite recrystallization of steels with different strength levels under hot deformation conditions

Summarized results of research of the dynamic and static austenite recrystallization kinetics of low-carbon low-alloy and alloyed steels of strength classes 420, 620, 690, 750 and 890 and medium-carbon steels of strength class 1700 containing different amounts of vanadium, niobium and boron are presented. Studies were carried out by the plasmetric method under deformation conditions close to hot rolling. It was found that vanadium has a weak effect on recrystallization, and niobium in all the studied steels significantly slows it down in the hot rolling temperature range, regardless of the total doping level; microalloying of steels with boron leads to acceleration of austenite recrystallization.