Texture, Grain Boundary Characterization and Segregation of Phosphorus in an Annealed Interstitial Free Steel

The {111} // ND plane texture, grain boundary characterization and grain boundary segregation of phosphorus are investigated for the phosphorus added high strength interstitial free (IF) steel annealed at 810 °C for 60 s to 180 s. The results show that the maximum volume fraction of {111} // ND plane texture is about 85% and the grain boundary segregation peak of phosphorus is about 14 at. % for the steel annealed at 810 °C for 120 s. The Σ3 and other low-ΣCSL (coincident site lattice) boundaries are lowest for the steel annealed for 120 s. Segregation of phosphorus is also found at low angle grain boundaries.