“…The chemical composition (mass%) of the steel used in this study is 0.13C, 0.38Si, 1.43Mn, 0.012P, 0.004S, 0.02Nb, 0.002V, 0.018Ti, 0.038Al, and 0.0027N. The dilatometery and formula suggested by Mintz et al12 were used to determine phase transformation temperatures and the results were as follows: A r3 = 695°C, A r1 = 590°C, A c3 = 800°C, and A c1 = 670°C. A r3 and A r1 are the start temperatures of transformation from austenite to ferrite + austenite and from ferrite + austenite to pearlite, respectively, at a constant cooling rate of 3°C S −1 while A c3 and A c1 are the start temperatures of transformation from ferrite + austenite to austenite and from pearlite to ferrite + austenite, respectively, at a constant heating rate of 0.3°C S −1 .…”