Examensarbetet har utförts under våren 2017 vid Bergsskolan i Filipstad, i samarbete med voestalpine Precision Strip i Munkfors. Att producera så kostnadseffektivt som möjligt likväl att minimera material som kasseras är något företag idag ser som självklart. På samma gång som detta efterlevs bör även kundnöjdheten maximeras. Utrymmet att göra fel har minskat vilket leder till en ständig strävan att undvika att produkter med oönskade defekter går ut till kund. För att nå detta måste företaget ha en förståelse för vilka mekanismer som påverkar vilka defekter. Syftet med det här arbetet är att dokumentera bandstålets processteg, från råmaterial till halvfabrikat. På så vis kan arbetets mål uppnås, det vill säga att hitta vilka möjliga orsaker som kan påverka bandstålets rakhet, specifikt den så kallade kortkrokigheten. Det finns två typer av rakhet, långkrok och kortkrok. Den som ställer till med problem vid beläggning och slipning av bandstål är den så kallade kortkroken. Därmed är det detta som voestalpine Precision Strip önskat hjälp med att kartlägga. Materialet som studerats var tre olika band av samma stålsort (UHB 20C), dessa var alla tänkta att gå vidare till beläggningen. För att bandet ska kunna beläggas måste materialet vara helt rakt, toleransen är +/- 33 µm, vilket många gånger innebär att bandet ser rakt ut trots en rakhetsavvikelse. Finns en avvikelse går det inte att färdigställa produkten utifrån kundspecifikation och materialet används då till annan slutprodukt, eller i värsta fall skrotas. För att kartlägga vilka mekanismer som bandstålet utsattes för användes den teoretiska ansatsen ”de sju förbättringsverktygen”, en teori utvecklad i Japan som är användbar då kvalitetsförbättringar efterfrågas. Arbetet börjades med litteraturstudier, det var svårt att hitta studier och annan litteratur som behandlar ämnet kortkrok i allmänhet och kortkrok i kallvalsat bandstål i synnerhet. Förutom litteratur erhölls en del information av personal på voestalpine Precision Strip i Munkfors. Det gjordes inga intervjuer utan enbart samtal med personal på plats i Munkfors. Dessa samtal ledde till ökad förståelse för vad problemet innebär och ett orsak-verkan-diagram gjordes. Fem möjliga orsaker till kortkrok vid kallvalsning av stål identifierades. Utifrån detta ritades ett flödesschema över hela processen upp. De fem möjliga orsakerna som studerades närmre var ·        tvärprofil ·        reduktionen i tre olika valsverk ·        kontaktlängd och valsmaterial i valsverken ·        rullsaxen som kantskär och slittar materialet ·        den mänskliga faktorn. Utifrån detta arbete kunde flera alternativa svar på problemet till varför kortkrok uppstår identifieras. Det kan vara stickserien i valsverk 311, bomberingen som var sliten/icke-sliten i valsverk 322, kontaktlängden i valsverk 345, materialet i arbetsvalsen i valsverk 311 eller rullsaxen. Ett antal orsaker som kan påverka att kortkrok uppkommer är överhuvudtaget inte är studerade. Till exempel värmebehandling, friktion och smörjmedel. I arbetet framkom en orsak som mest trolig till varför kortkroken uppstår, rullsaxen. Att rullsaxen påverkat kortkrokens uppkomst kan bero på den mänskliga faktorn likväl som att det kan bero på att den är felkonstruerad för just detta ändamål. I dagsläget saknas exakta rutiner för hur arbetsprocessen vid rullsaxen utförs, vilket inneburit att de som arbetar vid maskinen gör samma sak men på olika vis. Slutresultatet kan ha påverkats av vilken person som arbetat vid valsen. Det finns en möjlighet att voestalpine Precision Strip kan vinna på att ha detaljerade inställningsscheman så det är möjligt att utesluta att slutresultatet påverkas av vem som arbetar vid maskinen. / This thesis has been carried out during the spring of 2017 at Bergsskolan in Filipstad, in cooperation with voestalpine Precision Strip in Munkfors. The demands to produce as cost-effectively as possible is increasing as well as demands to minimize the amount of discarded materials and at the same time maximize customer satisfaction. To achieve this, the company must have an understanding for the mechanisms that influence the defects. The purpose of the thesis is to document the production steps of the strip steel process, from raw materials to processed steel. Doing that the goal can be achieved, i.e. to find the parameters that influence the strip steel's straightness, specifically the so-called camber. There are two types of straightness which causes problems and the important one in this thesis is the so-called camber. The material studied was three different strips of the same steel (UHB20C) which were all supposed to move on to the department CCB (Coated Coater Blades). But to proceed, the material must be perfectly straight. The tolerance is as small as +/-33 microns, which often means that the strip looks straight even when there is a straightness deviation. If so, the material may be used in a different application and occasionally it will be scrapped. To identify the mechanisms the strip steel was exposed to, the theoretical approach “the seven QC-tools", was used. This is a theory usable when quality improvements are demanded. The work begun with literature studies, however, it was very difficult to find studies and other literature that discussed camber in cold-rolled strip steel. In addition to literature some information was obtained through conversations with the staff in Munkfors. This led to better understanding about the problem. Afterwards it was time to draw a chart over the causes effecting the camber. Five parameters were identified as important and was chosen for closer looking. The parameters studied more closely were: ·        transverse profile ·        reductions done in the three different rolling mills ·        contact length and materials in the work roll ·        slitter scorer (the machine that slits the material) ·        human influence Then a flow chart of the entire process was drawn up. There are several alternative answers to the problem this paper is trying to solve. The answer could be among the parameters studied but it may as well be found among causes not studied. For example friction, lubricants or the heat treatment the material is exposed to. Due to all measurements done in this study there is one parameter most likely to be the cause of camber, the slitter scorer seems to influence the material straightness most of all. Though it is not cleared why the slitter scorer affects the camber more than the other production steps. It could be caused by human influence, it is a machine where very small mistakes, probably unconscious, can lead to big consequences. It may also be due to malfunction of the machine. Rolling is a craft which means that the person working at the rolling mill, and the other machines in the production process, has a big influence on final outcome. Voestalpine Precision Strip could probably gain a lot by having detailed setting schedules and measuring instruments that would help the staff doing the exact same thing every time. Hopefully the outcome would not fluctuate as much as it does in the current situation. / <p>Presentationen har redan ägt rum, i juni 2017 på Bergsskolan i Filipstad</p>

A geração de novas fontes de energia limpa, segura e renovável por meio da fusão nuclear envolve importantes desafios tecnológicos, dentre eles a pesquisa, caracterização e a fabricação de materiais avançados para os futuros reatores de fusão nuclear. Os aços ferrítico-martensíticos de reduzida atividade radioativa, em especial a liga Eurofer-97, destacam-se por apresentar uma combinação única de propriedades para esta aplicação. O objetivo desta Tese de Doutorado é avaliar a estabilidade microestrutural deste aço recozido numa ampla faixa de temperaturas. Cálculos termodinâmicos e testes de dilatometria foram usados para determinar as temperaturas de transformação de fase. A estabilidade microestrutural foi estudada por meio de recozimentos isotérmicos entre 200 e 1350oC após laminação a frio com reduções de 40, 70, 80 e 90%. A avaliação da estabilidade mecânica do aço Eurofer-97 foi realizada por meio de medidas de dureza Vickers. As principais técnicas utilizadas para caracterização microestrutural foram microscopias eletrônica de varredura e de transmissão, tomografia por sonda atômica e medidas de magnetização DC. Tanto a textura como a microtextura foram determinadas por meio de medidas de difração de raios X e de elétrons retroespalhados (EBSD). Recuperação, recristalização primária e crescimento anormal de grão ocorrem neste material recozido abaixo de 800oC. Acima desta temperatura, a transformação martensítica ocorre alterando bastante a micoroestrutura. A cinética de crescimento anormal de grão é alterada pela quantidade de redução a frio previamente aplicada. A hipótese proposta para explicar o crescimento anormal de grãos neste material baseia-se principalmente na vantagem de tamanho adquirida pelos núcleos de recristalização primária com diferenças de orientação médias superiores a 45º em relação aos vizinhos. Neste caso, o crescimento anormal de grão é responsável por fortalecer as componentes {111} e {111}, {001} e {110}. Acima de 800oC a transformação martensítica prevalece elevando a dureza Vickers e randomizando a textura deste aço. As características do produto transformado dependem tanto da temperatura de austenitização quanto do tamanho incial do grão ferrítico. Os dados de composição química das partículas estáveis após recozimento em temperaturas inferiores a 800oC foram usados para validar os resultados dos cálculos termodinâmicos obtidos via Thermo-Calc. / Clean, safe, and renewable energy sources such as nuclear fusion comprise important technological challenges, including research, characterization and manufacture of advanced materials for future fusion reactors. Modified ferritic-martensitic steels with reduced radioactive activity (RAFM), especially Eurofer-97 steel, are among worldwide references in the nuclear field for their unique properties. The scope of this Thesis is to evaluate the microstructural (thermal) stability in ferritic-martensitic Eurofer-97 after annealing within a wide range of temperatures. Themodinamic calculations as well as dilatometric tests were used to determine the main phase transformation temperatures. The microstructural stability of this steel was followed by isothermal annealing between 200 and 1350°C after cold rolling to 40, 70, 80 and 90% reductions in thickness. The mechanical stability in the Eurofer-97 was assessed by Vickers microhardness measurements. Representative samples for each metallurgical condition were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, atom probe tomography, and DC-magnetization tests. Both texture and microtexture were evaluated by X-ray diffraction and electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) techniques. Recovery, primary recrystallization, and abnormal grain growth (secondary recrystallization) processes have been observed at temperatures below 800°C. The amount of abnormally grown grains depends on the amount of previous cold rolling. The hypothesis for the most probable mechanism responsible for abnormal grain growth is based on the advantage size acquired by nuclei with misorientations above 45º surrounding their neighboring grains, even in regions where primary recrystallization was incomplete. The texture developed after abnormal grain growth has components belonging to ?- and ?-fibers with predominance of {111}, {111}, {100} e {110} components. The martensite transformation takes place when this steel is annealed above 800°C causing an increase of hardness, significant changes in microstructure, and texture weakening. The martensitic sructure depends very much on both austenitization temperature and initial austenitic grain size. The results of chemical analyses of stable particles present in samples annealed below 800oC were used to validate the thermodynamic calculations provided by Thermo-Calc.

La modélisation des défauts de planéité apparaissant en ligne en laminage à froid des tôles minces est abordée comme un problème de flambage de tôles minces sous contraintes résiduelles. Celles-ci sont les contraintes engendrées au-delà de l'emprise par le laminage lui-même. Pour cela, un modèle de flambage et post-flambage de tôle (forme, amplitude, contraintes) fondé sur la méthode multi-échelle de Damil et Potier-Ferry, et nommé MSBM pour Multi-Scale Based Method, a été développé. En entrée, on y introduit une carte de contraintes post-emprise venant d'un calcul de laminage. Les hypothèses simplificatrices du modèle de flambement permettent de ramener sa résolution à un ensemble de problèmes éléments finis 1D, mais de ce fait restreignent l'analyse aux défauts de type bord long ou centre long. Dans sa version découplée, ce modèle a été comparé avec succès à des résultats de la littérature. Il permet d'effectuer des études paramétriques d'intérêt pratique, comme l'influence du frottement ou de la force de contre-flexion des cylindres sur l'état de contrainte et la géométrie de la tôle.Dans un second temps, ce modèle est introduit comme modèle de flambage intégré dans le logiciel éléments finis de laminage Lam3/Tec3. Comme dans le modèle précédent implémenté par Abdelkhalek en 2010, MSBM calcule un champ de déformation lié spécifiquement aux déplacements hors-plan caractérisant le flambage, champ de déformation qui est ajouté à la décomposition élastique – plastique et réactualisé à chaque itération du calcul éléments finis. Des comparaisons ont été effectuées avec les deux modèles couplés précédemment implantés par Abdelkhalek. Elles montrent les insuffisances du présent modèle de flambage, unidirectionnel, qui ne permet pas de traiter toutes ensemble les diverses instabilités, d'orientations différentes, qui ont lieu après la sortie d'emprise et se révèlent fortement couplées entre elles. Des pistes d'amélioration sont proposées en conséquence. / Modelling of on line manifest flatness defects in thin strip cold rolling is addressed as a problem of buckling under residual stresses. The latter are stresses built beyond the roll bite by the rolling process itself. To this aim, a buckling / post buckling model has been developed, giving strip shape, amplitude and stresses, based on Damil and Potier-Ferry's method and hereafter named MSBM like Multi-Scale Based Method. Its input is a post-bite stress map computed by a rolling model. Simplifications of the buckling model make it amenable to a series of 1D FEM solutions, but restrict its application to simple flatness defects such as wavy edges or wavy centre. In a decoupled version, it has been successfully compared with literature results. It allows parametric studies of practical interest, such as the influence of friction or work roll bending force on post-buckled strip shape and stress.In a second stage, this model is implemented as the internal buckling model in the FEM software Lam3/Tec3. As the previous one, implemented by Abdelkhalek in 2010, MSBM computes a strain field strictly due to the out-of-plane displacement which characterizes buckling. This strain field is introduced into the elastic – plastic decomposition and updated at each iteration of the finite element computation. Comparisons have been performed with the two models previously coupled to Lam3/Tec3 by Abdelkhalek. They show the limits of the present unidirectional buckling model, which cannot deal with all instabilities together, which have different orientations and take place after roll bite exit, which furthermore prove to be strongly interacting. Ideas for future generalization of the coupled model are proposed accordingly.

Les effets des nanoparticules (cisaillables et non-cisaillables) sur l’évolution microstructurale et l'évolution de la texture cristallographique des deux alliages à base d’aluminium après laminage à froid ont été étudiés dans cette thèse. Un alliage Al-Sc contenant des nanoparticules cisaillables de Al3Sc et un composite Al-TiB2 contenant des nanoparticules non-cisaillables TiB2 sont étudiés. La microscopie électronique en transmission (MET), la diffraction d'électrons rétrodiffusés (EBSD) et l’analyse de la texture par la diffraction de neutrons sont utilisées pour caractériser le développement de la microstructure et la texture cristallographique lors du laminage à froid des 2 alliages.La restauration dynamique pendant laminage a été inhibée dans la matrice contenant des Al3Sc nanoparticules cisaillables et TiB2 non-cisaillables. Par conséquent, peu de cellules de dislocation ont été générées dans la matrice, ce qui limite la diminution de la taille des grains.Le développement de la texture de laminage est retardé par les nanoparticules cisaillables ou les particules non-cisaillables. Des bandes d’orientation de cube résiduelles se trouvent dans les matériaux contenant des particules cisaillables dans une matrice très déformée en raison de la limitation du glissement croisé. La réduction de la proption volumique des composantes de texture du laminage se produit dans les matériaux contenant de grandes particules non-cisaillables (de l’ordre d’un micromètre) en raison de la recristallisation dans les PDZs (Particle Deformation Zones), ce qui contribue également à la diminution des grains.De plus, le cisaillement de nanoparticules favorise le glissades en plan, ce qui conduit à une forte localisation des déformations et à l'apparition de bandes de cisaillement. La génération de bandes de cisaillement dépend de l'orientation et est dû au changement soudain des chemins de déformation et et de l'inhibition de la récupération dynamique. Les nanoparticules non cisaillables ont probablement pivoté avec la matrice environnante, ce qui pourrait constituer un nouveau mécanisme de déformation. / The effects of shearable and non-shearable nanoparticles on the microstructure and crystallographic texture evolution of two Al-based alloys after cold rolling have been studied in this thesis. An Al-Sc alloy containing shearable Al3Sc nanoprecipitates and Al-TiB2 composite containing non-shearable TiB2 nanoparticles are investigated, respectively. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and neutron diffraction texture analysis are employed to characterize the microstructure and texture development of the two alloys during cold rolling.Dynamic recovery has been inhibited in the matrix containing both shearable (Al3Sc) and non-shearable (TiB2) nanoparticles due to the pinning effects. Hence, few dislocation cells are generated in these matrices that impedes the grain refinement.The development of rolling texture is retarded by either shearable nanoprecipitates or non-shearbale particles. Obvious residual Cube orientation bands are found in materials containing shearable precipitates at the deformed states due to the limitation of cross-slip. Volume reduction of rolling texture components occurs in materials containing large non-shearable particles (about 1 micrometer) due to the recrystallization at PDZs (Particle Deformation Zones), which contributes to grain refinement.In addition, the shearing of nanoprecipitates promotes planar slip leading to strong strain localization and the occurrence of shearbands. The generation of shearbands is orientation dependent and results from the sudden change of deformation paths and inhibition of dynamic recovery. The non-shearable nanoparticles probably have rotated together with the surrounding matrix, which could be a new deformation mechanism.

Cette étude porte sur la caractérisation des mécanismes d'adhésion et d'endommagement de produits colaminés à froid, afin de pouvoir proposer des procédés optimisés. Celle-ci s’inscrit dans le cadre de la participation au projet MeGaN (pour Module Electronique GaN) qui porte le développement de nouvelles technologies de modules de puissances à base de composants à grand gap « GaN », compatibles avec des applications hautes températures et hautes tensions. Notre travail porte essentiellement sur l’intégration d’un substrat innovant (i-TBC), un composite architecturé cuivre invar doté de ponts thermiques pour un bon compromis dialatation thermique/conductivité thermique pour accueillir les composants électroniques développés dans le cadre de ce projet. Ainsi, une première partie de ce travail est axée sur la caractérisation microstructurale du substrat i-TBC durant les étapes de son élaboration, l’objectif est de comprendre l’impact du procédé de colaminage sur la formation de l’adhésion des interfaces de cuivre dans les ponts thermiques. On a ainsi mis en évidence que la recristallisation de grains et la microstructure continue à travers l'interface Cu-Cu était garante d'une bonne adhérence de celle-ci. Dans la seconde partie, nous nous sommes focalisés sur la caractérisation de la tenue mécanique du substrat i-TBCdans des conditions de cycles thermiques passifs. Pour ce faire, des essais de fatigue thermique et de choc thermique nous permettent de déterminer la sensibilité de la tenue mécanique des interfaces à la fois à l’amplitude et à la vitesse de variation de température. La conclusion de cette étudeest que les paramètres de colaminage doivent permettent un compromis entreadhérence du pont Cu-Cu et des interfaces Cu-Invar pour augmenter significativement la durée de vie du composant. Enfin, nous avons procédé à l'analyse thermo-mécanique des propriétés intrinsèques du substrat seul et de l'assemblage électronique complet. Les propriétés intrinsèques ont été établies en termes de comportement mécanique du composite Cu-Invar et d'endommagement des interfaces sous la forme de propagation d'une fissure à l'interface Cu-Cu. / This work is part of ‘MeGaN” project which focuses on the development of new power module technologies based on "GaN" wide gap components, compatible with high temperature and high voltages applications. In This study, a new substrate an innovative thermal bridge composite (i-TBC) has been developed, obtained by roll bonding of two copper sheets separated by perforated invar. The i-TBC is an “architectured” composite material that combines good thermal conductivity associated to copper and limited CTE due to the presence of invar. A particularity of the i-TBC consists of the formation of copper bonding area through the invar perforations during the cold rolling called thermal bridges. These thermal bridges, ensure good thermal conductivity of the i-TBC. Thus, a first part of this work focuses on the microstructural characterization of the i-TBC substrate during the stages of its elaboration, the objective is to understand the impact of the elaboration steps on the adhesion formationof the copper interfaces. in thermal bridges. It was thus demonstrated that the cold welding obtained along the interface Cu-Cu was a guarantee of good adhesion. In the second part, we focused on the characterization of the mechanical strength of the i-TBC substrate under passive thermal cycling conditions. To do this, tests of thermal fatigue and thermal shock allow us todetermine the sensitivity of the mechanical resistance of the interfaces to both the amplitude and the speed of temperature variation. The conclusion of this study is that the parameters of cold rolling must allow a compromise between adhesion of the Cu-Cu bridge and Cu-Invar interfaces to significantly increase the lifetime of the substrate. Finally, a finite element analysis (FEA) wasperformed. firstly, the thermal modeling validated the thermal performance of the i-TBC substrate in an electronic assembly.Then, the intrinsic properties were established in terms of mechanical behavior of the Cu-Invar composite and deterioration of the interfaces in the form of propagation ofa crack at the Cu-Cu interface.

Studien har genomförts på ett antal stålplåtar från olika kulturhistoriska byggnader. När kulturhistoriskt värdefulla byggnader ska renoveras måste detta göras med så god kunskap som möjligt om byggnadens olika delar och de värden dessa representerar. Det problem som studien har ämnat att lösa har varit en bristande kunskap om historiska stålplåtar. Studien har därför utförts för att bidra med kunskap som kan användas när gamla byggnader ska renoveras.För att uppnå syftet att bidra med kunskap som kan vägleda renovering av kulturhistoriska byggnader har studiens mål varit att undersöka hur de olika plåtarna tillverkats och vilka resultat de processerna har fått.Detta har genomförts genom att utföra en metallografi på samtliga prover för att undersöka deras mikrostrukturer och få en förståelse för materialen. Även en kemisk analys av materialens innehåll har gjorts genom en optisk emissions spektroskopi.De resultat som hämtades från plåtarna visade hur stor skillnad det var mellan olika tillverkningsmetoder och deras konsekvenser. Genom att ha sett den mångfald av egenskaper som fanns bland plåtarna har slutsatserna dragits att det finns ett värde i att respektera de äldre materialen.Genom att vara medveten om att det kan finnas stora skillnader i materialen kan valet av plåt göras på ett bättre sätt. Under studiens gång blev det även uppenbart hur mycket historia som fanns lagrad i de gamla plåtarna som är viktig att ta vara på. / The study has been conducted on a number of steel plates from different buildings of cultural and historical value. When old, cultural buildings are to be renovated, it must be done with as much knowledge as possible about the different parts of the building and the values that they represent. The problem that the study has aimed to solve has been an inadequate level of knowledge in regards to historical steel plates. Because of this, the study has been conducted to contribute with knowledge that could be used when old buildings are to be renovated.To achieve the purpose of contributing knowledge to guide renovations of culturally and historically valuable buildings, the goal of the study has been to analyze how the different plates have been made and what the results of those processes were.This has been carried out by conducting a metallography on all of the samples to analyze their microstructures and to gain an understanding of the materials. A chemical analysis has also been conducted on the contents of the materials by using optical emission spectroscopy.The results showed how big of a difference there was between different manufacturing methods and their consequences. By discovering the diversity of the properties of the plates the conclusion has been drawn that there is value in respecting the values of the older materials.By being conscious of how large the difference is between different types of steel sheets, better decisions can be made during choice of steel sheet, and it is more obvious how much history that is stored within the old plates.

Ce travail porte sur l'élaboration et l'analyse du comportement mécanique d'alliages à distribution bimodale de taille de grains. Les applications concernent les aciers inoxydables austénitiques 304L et 316L. Une approche couplée expérience-modélisation est menée pour comprendre les réponses mécaniques macroscopiques et locales de ces nouveaux alliages en se basant notamment sur l'étude des mécanismes de déformation associés. L'utilisation de deux voies d'élaboration et l'optimisation de leurs paramètres a conduit à l'obtention d'un large choix d'échantillons avec différentes distributions bimodales et différentes proportions de chaque famille de taille de grains. L'influence de ces caractéristiques microstructurales sur le comportement a été analysée sur la base d'essais en traction simple sous chargement monotone ou en charges-décharges alternées. Une base de données étendue de propriétés a ainsi été constituée et des éléments de réponse concernant les mécanismes de déformation propres aux alliages bimodaux ont pu être apportés. La présence de grains de taille conventionnelle (Coarse Grain -CG) au sein d'une matrice à grains ultrafins (UltraFine Grain - UFG) semble favoriser la relaxation d'une partie des contraintes internes de la matrice et tend ainsi à retarder l'endommagement des alliages bimodaux en comparaison aux alliages unimodaux à grains ultrafins. Une modélisation à champs complets selon deux lois de plasticité cristalline tenant compte explicitement d'une longueur interne a été proposée. Sa première motivation est de fournir un outil de prédiction du comportement effectif des alliages bimodaux en fonction de leurs caractéristiques microstructurales. Elle donne par ailleurs accès aux champs locaux et permet d'appuyer les analyses expérimentales en partition des contraintes en montrant à la fois une relaxation partielle des contraintes dans la matrice UFG mais aussi des concentrations de contrainte aux interfaces CG/UFG. / This work is focused on the elaboration and the mechanical behaviour of 304L and 316L austenitic stainless steel alloys with bimodal grain size distribution. The complementary approach between experiments and modelling enables a better understanding of both macroscopic and local mechanical responses and also of the associated deformation mechanisms.The use of two elaboration routes and optimized process parameters results in a wide range of samples with different bimodal grain size distributions. Grain sizes and fractions of each population are modified in order to study the influence of these microstructural characteristics on mechanical behavior. Uniaxial tensile tests are used to realize a database of mechanical properties of bimodal alloys and loading-unloading tests provides valuable informations about deformation mechanisms in these materials. With coarse grains (CG) embedded in an ultrafine grained (UFG) matrix, a relaxation of a part of the internal stresses seems to take place and leads to a delayed embrittlement of bimodal alloys as compared to their unimodal counterparts. Full-field modelling, based on two crystal plasticity laws with an explicit account of an internal length, is proposed. It constitutes a valuable prediction tool of effective properties of bimodal alloys in order, in particular, to study the effect of several microstructural characteristics. An access to local fields is also possible and tend, so far, to show similar results compared to experimental ones : stress relaxation is observed in the UFG matrix as well as stress concentrations at the CG/UFG interfaces.

В работе проведен обзор основных технологий производства холоднокатаных листов низкоуглеродистых сталей для изготовления изделий методом холодной штамповки и эмалирования. Проанализированы химические составы, структура, кристаллографическая текстура образцов листов, и их влияние на возможности производства бытовых изделий (ванн, моек, поддонов). Рассмотрены вопросы улучшения качества листов низкоуглеродистых сталей, используемых для холодной штамповки и эмалирования. / The paper reviews the main technologies to produce cold-rolled sheets of low-carbon steels for the manufacture of products by cold stamping and enameling. The chemical compositions, structure, crystallographic texture of sheet samples, and their influence on the possibility of manufacturing household products (bathtubs, sinks, and pallets) are analyzed. The issues of improving the quality of low-carbon steel sheets used for cold stamping and enameling are considered.