EDP Sciences logo
Subscriber Authentication Point
Sciengine logo
Search
Menu
All issues Volume 123 / No 2 (2026) Metall. Res. Technol., 123 2 (2026) 216 References
Issue
Metall. Res. Technol.
Volume 123, Number 2, 2026
Special Issue on ‘Innovations in Iron and Steelmaking’, edited by Carlo Mapelli and Davide Mombelli
Article Number 216
Number of page(s) 12
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2026009
Published online 20 February 2026
  1. World Steel Assoc. https://worldsteel.org/data/world-steel-in-figures/world-steel-in-figures-2024/ (2024) [Google Scholar]
  2. X. Jiang, X.M. Cheng, S.H. Song et al., Phosphorus-induced hot ductility enhancement of 1Cr-0.5Mo low alloy steel, Mater. Sci. and Eng. A 574, 46 (2013) [Google Scholar]
  3. W. Lankford, Some considerations of strength and ductility in the continuous-casting process, Met. Soci. AIME. Metal. Trans. 3, 1331 (1972) [Google Scholar]
  4. J.K. Brimacombe, K. Sorimachi, Crack formation in the continuous casting of Steel, Metal. Trans. B 8, 489 (1977) [Google Scholar]
  5. B. Mintz, S. Yue, J. Jonas, Hot ductility of steels and its relationship to the problem of transverse cracking during continuous casting, Intern. Mater. Rev. 36, 187 (1991) [Google Scholar]
  6. M. Schöbel, S. Großeiber, J. Jonke et al., Residual stresses in continuously cast Steel Slabs, BHM Berg- Und Hütt. Mon. 158, 475 (2013) [Google Scholar]
  7. B. Mintz, Importance of Ar3 temperature in controlling ductility and width of hot ductility trough in steels, and its relationship to transverse cracking, Mater. Sci. Techn. 12, 132 (1996) [Google Scholar]
  8. B. Mintz, The influence of composition on the hot ductility of steels and to the problem of transverse cracking, ISIJ Inter. 39, 833 (1999) [Google Scholar]
  9. Y. Wang, Q. Ren, L. Zhang et al., Formation and control of transverse corner cracks in the continuous casting slab of a microalloyed steel, St. Res. Int. 92, (2021) [Google Scholar]
  10. L.H. Chown, L.A. Cornish, Investigation of hot ductility in Al-killed boron steels, Mater. Sci. and Eng. A 494, 263 (2008) [Google Scholar]
  11. R. Abushosha, S. Ayyad, B. Mintz, Influence of cooling rate and MnS inclusions on hot ductility of steels, Mater. Sci. Techn. 14, 227 (1998) [Google Scholar]
  12. F. Zarandi, S. Yue, Effect of boron on hot ductility of Nb-microalloyed steels, ISIJ Inter. 46, 591 (2006) [Google Scholar]
  13. S. Bakhtiari, S.S. Sharifi, S. Ilie et al., Investigation of hot ductility behavior of micro‐alloyed steel and the effect of strain rate and dynamic phase transformation on the 2nd ductility minimum, Mater. Wiss. Werkst. Tech. 56, (2025) [Google Scholar]
  14. A. Cowley, R. Abushosha, B. Mintz, Influence of Ar3 and Ae3 temperatures on hot ductility of steels, Mater. Sci. Techn. 14, 1145 (1998) [Google Scholar]
  15. B. Mintz, R. Abushosha, A. Cowley, Preliminary analysis of hot ductility curve in simple C-Mn steels, Mater. Sci. Techn. 14, 222 (1998) [Google Scholar]
  16. J. Lewis, J. Jonas, B. Mintz, The formation of deformation induced ferrite during mechanical testing, ISIJ Intern. 38, 300 (1998) [Google Scholar]
  17. B. Mintz, J.M. Arrowsmith, Hot-ductility behavior of C-Mn-Nb-AI steels and its relationship to crack propagation during the straightening of continuously cast strand, Met. Tech. 24 (1979) [Google Scholar]
  18. F.J. Ma, G.H. Wen, P. Tang et al., Causes of transverse corner cracks in microalloyed steel in vertical bending continuous slab casters, Ironmak. and Steelmak. 37, 73 (2010) [Google Scholar]
  19. K.M. Banks, A.S. Tuling, B. Mintz, Improved simulation of continuous casting to predict transverse corner cracking in microalloyed Steels, Int. J. Metall. Mater. Eng. 2, 188 (2013) [Google Scholar]
  20. D.N. Crowther, Z. Mohamed, B. Mintz, The relative influence of dynamic and static precipitation on the hot ductility of microalloyed Steels, Metal. Trans. A 18, 1929 (1987) [Google Scholar]
  21. N. Wolańska, A.K. Lis, J. Lis, Microstructure investigation of low carbon steel after hot deformation, Jour. of Achi. in Mater. and Manu. Eng. 20, 291 (2007) [Google Scholar]
  22. Y.L. Gao, X.X. Xue, H. Yang, Influence of boron on initial austenite grain size and hot deformation behavior of boron microalloyed steels, Crys. (Basel). 5, 592 (2015) [Google Scholar]
  23. R. Abushosha, O. Comineli, B. Mintz, Influence of Ti on hot ductility of C-Mn-Al steels, Mater. Sci. Techn. 15, 278 (1999) [Google Scholar]
  24. N.E. Hannerz, Critical hot plasticity and transverse slab casting with particular reference cracking in continuous to composition, Trans. ISIJ. 25, 149 (1985) [Google Scholar]
  25. H. Luo, P. Karjalainen, D. A. Porter et al., The influence of Ti on the hot ductility of Nb-bearing steels in simulated continuous casting process, ISIJ Inter. 42, 273 (2002) [Google Scholar]
  26. O. Comineli, R. Abushosha, B. Mintz, Influence of titanium and nitrogen on hot ductility of C-Mn-Nb-Al steels, Mater. Sci. Techn. 15, 1058 (1999) [Google Scholar]
  27. G. Qian, G. Cheng, Z. Hou, The influence of the induced ferrite and precipitates of Ti-bearing steel on the ductility of continuous casting slab, High Temp. Mater. and Proc. 34, 611 (2015) [Google Scholar]
  28. S.E. Kang, J.R. Banerjee, E.M. Maina et al., Influence of B and Ti on hot ductility of high Al and high Al, Nb containing TWIP steels, Mater. Sci. Techn. (United Kingdom). 29, 1225 (2013) [Google Scholar]
  29. S.E. Kang, J.R. Banerjee, A.S. Tuling et al., Influence of B on hot ductility of high Al, TWIP steels, Mater. Sci. Techn. (United Kingdom). 30, 486 (2014) [Google Scholar]
  30. K.C. Cho, D.J. Mun, J.Y. Kim et al., Effect of boron precipitation behavior on the hot ductility of boron containing steel, Metall. Mater. Trans. A Phys. Metall. Mater. Sci. 41, 1421 (2010) [Google Scholar]
  31. K.C. Cho, D.J. Mun, M.H. Kang et al., Effect of thermal cycle and N content on boron bearing steel, ISIJ Inter. 50, 839 (2010) [Google Scholar]
  32. W.J. Liu, J. Li, C.B. Shi et al., Effect of boron and titanium addition on the hot ductility of low-carbon Nb-containing Steel, High Temp. Mater. and Proc. 34, 813 (2015) [Google Scholar]
  33. E. López-Chipres, I. Mejía, C. Maldonado et al., Hot ductility behavior of boron microalloyed steels, Mater. Sci. and Eng. A 464, 460–461 (2007) [Google Scholar]
  34. S.E. Kang, J.R. Banerjee, A. Tuling et al., Influence of P and N on hot ductility of high Al, boron containing TWIP steels, Mater. Sci. Techn. (United Kingdom). 30, 1328 (2014) [Google Scholar]
  35. K.M. Banks, A. Tuling, B. Mintz, Influence of thermal history on hot ductility of steel and its relationship to the problem of cracking in continuous casting, Mater. Sci. Techn. 28, 536 (2012) [Google Scholar]
  36. Y. Maehara, K. Nakai, K. Yasumoto et al., Hot cracking of low alloy steels in simulated continuous casting-direct rolling process, Trans. ISIJ. 28, 1021 (1987) [Google Scholar]
  37. M. Gontijo, C. Hoflehner, P. Estermann et al., Effect of strain rate on the hot ductility behavior of a continuously cast Ti–Nb microalloyed steel, St. Res. Int. 91, (2020) [Google Scholar]
  38. Y. Liu, L.X. Du, H.Y. Wu et al., Hot ductility and fracture phenomena of low-carbon V–N–Cr microalloyed steels St. Res. Int. 91, (2020) [Google Scholar]
  39. B. Mintz, J.R. Banerjee, Influence of C and Mn on hot ductility behavior of steel and its relationship to transverse cracking in continuous casting, Mater. Sci. Techn. 26, 547 (2010) [Google Scholar]
  40. B. Mintz, Z. Mohamed, Influence of manganese and sulphur on hot ductility of steels heated directly to ten1perature, Mater. Sci. Techn. 5, 1212 (1989) [Google Scholar]
  41. M. Lückl, T. Wojcik, E. Povoden-Karadeniz et al., Co-Precipitation behavior of MnS and AlN in a Low-Carbon Steel, St. Res. Int. 89 (2018) [Google Scholar]
  42. M. Gontijo, C. Hoflehner, S. Ilie et al., Holding time influence on the hot ductility behavior of a continuously cast low alloy steel, Met. (Basel). 11 (2021) [Google Scholar]
  43. B. Mintz, J.J. Jonas, Influence of strain rate on production of deformation induced ferrite and hot ductility of steels, Mater. Sci. Techn. 10, 721 (1994) [Google Scholar]
  44. É. Dénes, A.L. Tóth, E.R. Fábián, Qualitative and quantitative analysis of boron content precipitates by FEG-SEM and EDS methods, Mater. Sci. For., 659, 295 (2010) [Google Scholar]
  45. B. Mintz, D.N. Crowther, Hot ductility of steels and its relationship to the problem of transverse cracking in continuous casting, Intern. Mater. Rev. 55, 168 (2010) [Google Scholar]
  46. S.S. Sharifi, S. Bakhtiari, E. Shahryari et al., The influence of thermomechanical conditions on the hot ductility of continuously cast microalloyed Steels. Mater. 17, (2024) [Google Scholar]
  47. S.K. Kim, J. Sung Kim, N.J. Kim, Effect of boron on the hot ductility of Nb-containing steel, Metal. and Mater. Trans. A 33, 701 (2002) [Google Scholar]
  48. T.N. Baker, Microalloyed steels, Sci. Prog. Oxf. 65, 493 (1978) [Google Scholar]
  49. T.N. Baker, Microalloyed steels, Ironmak. Steelmak. 43, 264 (2016) [Google Scholar]
  50. W.S. Wang, H.Y. Zhu, J. Sun et al., Thermodynamic analysis of BN, AlN and TiN precipitation in boron-bearing steel, Metall. 58, 199 (2019) [Google Scholar]
  51. Y.N. Wang, Y.P. Bao, M. Wang et al., Basic research on precipitation and control of BN inclusions in steel, Metall. Mater. Trans. B 44, 1144 (2013) [Google Scholar]
  52. M. Gontijo, A. Chakraborty, R.F. Webster et al., Thermomechanical and microstructural analysis of the influence of B- and Ti-content on the hot ductility behavior of microalloyed Steels, Met. (Basel). 12, 1808 (2022) [Google Scholar]

Current usage metrics show cumulative count of Article Views (full-text article views including HTML views, PDF and ePub downloads, according to the available data) and Abstracts Views on Vision4Press platform.

Data correspond to usage on the plateform after 2015. The current usage metrics is available 48-96 hours after online publication and is updated daily on week days.

Initial download of the metrics may take a while.