Inclusion and its deformation behavior in 304 stainless steel

Non-metallic inclusion is the main reason for the presence of surface defects in cold-rolled steel strip. In this study,the composition,morphology,and size of the non-metallic inclusion in hot-rolled 304 stainless steel strips are analyzed. Cold-rolled 304 stainless steel strips with different cold-rolling reduction have been prepared,and the morphology and size of inclusion in these cold-rolled strips are also analyzed. Furthermore,the deformation behavior of a non-metallic inclusion during the cold-rolling process is studied. The results showthat Ca O-SiO2-MgO-Al2O3,a kind of brittle compound oxide,is the main type of inclusion in hot-rolled 304 stainless steel strips.During the cold-rolling process,ductile deformation of this type of inclusion is not obvious,where large inclusions are crushed,and the average size of inclusions in cold-rolled strips decreased while the cold-rolling reduction increased.