Theoretical calculation of the finishing rolling impact work in non-quenched and tempered Si-Mn steel

Based on the hot-continuous rolling technology, the finishing rolling impact work αk of the non-quenched and tempered Si-Mn steel is theoretically calculated with the covalent electron number nA of the strongest bond in alloying phases, and the smallest interface electron density difference Δρ of alloying phase interface and the number of atom states σ which keep the interface electron density continuous. Calculations show that the solution strengthening, the precipitation strengthening, and the interface strengthening will result in the decrease of the finishing rolling impact work αk, and the effects of the number of atom states σ which keep the interface electron density continuous on the finishing rolling impact work αk are different. Taking the impact work and the number of atom states σ0 keeping the electron density continuous of the phase interface α-Fe/α-Fe-C between α-Fe and α-Fe-C as reference values, the impact work of the interface will increase when σ of some interface is larger than σ0; otherwise, the impact will decrease. Therefore, the finishing rolling impact work αk can be calculated with the impact value of the refined α-Fe matrix and the influence amounts caused by the solution strengthening, the precipitation strengthening, the interface strengthening, and the number of atom states σ which keep the interface electron density continuous. The calculated results agree well with the measured ones. In this paper, the effect of S on the impact work is also discussed.