The Influence of Thermomechanical Processing Conditions on the Evolution of Microstructure and Crystallographic Textures and the Mechanical Properties of Deformed Mild Steels in the Intercritical Region

Table 2

Mean equivalent diameter (D₀) of ferrite grains as a function of the rolling temperature and rolling reduction %.

Steel	% rolling reduction	Ferrite grain size (µm) (790°C)	Ferrite grain size (µm) (830°C)	Ferrite grain size (µm) (870°C)
Mild steel	30	27.15	38.35	7.9
	60	15.9	24.6	25.35