Effect of chemical composition on the processing of microalloyed steels

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https://doi.org/10.29105/ingenierias29.100-977

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Microalloyed steels, thermomechanical processing, CCT, PTT, cooling

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This article presents the variables that influence thermomechanical and cooling processing, to create process routes that consider: chemical design, microstructural evolution optimization and process variables. From these parameters, low carbon steels with strengths above 1 GPa can be developed, by means of thermomechanical processing designed with constitutive equations and the Precipitation-Time-Temperature diagrams (PTT), considering the effect of chemical composition on dynamic recrystallization kinetics, this information will also enable the selection of processing parameters and different cooling paths from continuous cooling transformation diagrams (CCT).

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Mariana Valdez Vazquez, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

A Chemical Metallurgical Engineer, graduated from the Facultad de Química at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), with a Master of Science in Materials Engineering from the Institute of Materials Research at UNAM, and currently a Doctoral student in Materials Engineering at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), focusing on metallic materials in the hot rolling process of advanced steels. This thesis topic is being developed in collaboration with industry, specifically in the Research and Development area at TERNIUM. She received the ANFEI recognition and the Gabino Barreda medal in 2017, served as treasurer of the Material Advantage student chapter from 2015-2016, participated in short research stays assisting undergraduate and high school students, and presented at national and international conferences, resulting in four articles in conference proceedings and one article for a general audience.

Martha Patricia Guerrero-Mata, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Materials, both from the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León; Doctorate in Materials Engineering from the University of Sheffield in England. Since 1997, she has been a full-time research professor in the Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica from the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. She has been a visiting professor at the Nancy School of Mines in France, the University of Ghent in Belgium, and the Colorado School of Mines in the United States. She has led research and technology projects funded by CONAHCYT (the Mexican National Council of Science and Technology), the European Economic Community, and the private sector. She has participated in over 150 national and international conferences, published 60 peer-reviewed articles, and has mentored 12 undergraduate students, 50 master's students, and 17 doctoral students. Her research areas include the mechanical properties of metallic materials, numerical simulation of forming, galvanizing, and hot-dip galvanizing processes, and welding. She is a member of the National System of Researchers, level II, has Prodep Profile recognition and is a Regular Member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences, head of the Mexican Academy of Engineering and member of the consolidated academic body “Processing of advanced metallic alloys”, member of the New York Academy of Science and Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining of the United Kingdom.

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Valdez Vazquez, M., & Guerrero-Mata, M. P. (2026). Effect of chemical composition on the processing of microalloyed steels. Revista Ingenierías, 29(100), 16–29. https://doi.org/10.29105/ingenierias29.100-977

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