Effects of Atomizing Gas on Microstructural Characteristics and Mechanical Properties of Spray Formed High Si Steels

In order to investigate the feasibility of spray forming process for production of high Si steel sheets, 4.8 similar to 6.4%Si steels were prepared by spray forming process using N-2 and Ar gases and their cold workability was compared with that of conventional ingot cast samples. Atomizing gas affected significant effect on deposit features, microstructural characteristics and mechanical properties of the spray formed high Si steels.