Alligatoring in a rolled slab - Rolling defects


Figure 1: Alligatoring in a rolled slab. This defect is thought to be caused by nonhomogeneous deformation and nonuniform recrystallization during primary rolling.

Defect name: Alligatoring
Record No.: 3102
Type of defect (Internal/Surface): Surface
Defect classification: Rolling defects
Steel name: Steel
Steel composition in weight %: No data.
Note:  Another rolling defect whose source is metallurgical is alligatoring (Fig. 1).
Reference: Not shown in this demonstration version.

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