An improved process for producing ferritic stainless steel strips having reduced yield point elongation, comprising the following steps in sequence : (i) selecting conventionally produced 4 mm thick hot rolled ferritic stainless steel strips of composition (by weight %): C-0.05, Mn-0.45, Si-0.20, P-0.02, S-0.001, Cr-16.80, Ni-0.25, Mo-0.01, N-0.03, Al-0.015 and Fe-the balance; (ii) annealing the strips in a continuous annealing furnace at a temperature of 900°C for 4 minutes; (iii) pickling the annealed strips in the standard manner; (iv) cold rolling the strips for reducing thickness thereof to 0.5 mm in two stages, the reduction in thickness in the first stage being 55 to 65% and that in the second stage being 65 to 75% with final annealing of the strips for 1 minute in a continuous annealing furnaces; characterised in that the strips are finally annealed at a temperature of 880°C and subjected to minimum one skin-passing.
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| 1 | 1900-cal-1998-granted-specification.pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 2 | 1900-cal-1998-granted-reply to examination report.pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 3 | 1900-cal-1998-granted-pa.pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 4 | 1900-cal-1998-granted-letter patent.pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 5 | 1900-cal-1998-granted-form 6.pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 6 | 1900-cal-1998-granted-form 3.pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 7 | 1900-cal-1998-granted-form 2.pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 8 | 1900-cal-1998-granted-form 1.pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 9 | 1900-cal-1998-granted-drawings.pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 10 | 1900-cal-1998-granted-description (complete).pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 11 | 1900-cal-1998-granted-correspondence.pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 12 | 1900-cal-1998-granted-claims.pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 13 | 1900-cal-1998-granted-assignment.pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 14 | 1900-cal-1998-granted-acceptance publication.pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 15 | 1900-cal-1998-granted-abstract.pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 16 | 01900-cal-1998-form-pa.pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 17 | 01900-cal-1998-form-5.pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 18 | 01900-cal-1998-form-3.pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 19 | 01900-cal-1998-form-2.pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 20 | 01900-cal-1998-form-1.pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 21 | 01900-cal-1998-drawings.pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 22 | 01900-cal-1998-description(complete).pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 23 | 01900-cal-1998-correspondence.pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 24 | 01900-cal-1998-claims.pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 25 | 01900-cal-1998-assignment.pdf | 2011-10-07 |
| 26 | 01900-cal-1998-abstract.pdf | 2011-10-07 |