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ISIJ International, Vol. 51 (2011), No. 3, pp. 476–481 Effects of Si on Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Hot-rolled Ferrite and Bainite Dual-phase Steels Ming-hui CAI,1) Hua DING,2) Young-kook LEE,1) Zheng-you TANG2) and Jian-su ZHANG3) 1) Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea. 2) School of Materials and Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China. E-mail: hding@ 263.net 3) Technology Center, Baoshan Iron Steel Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201900 China. (Received on July 21, 2010; accepted on November 15, 2010 ) Based on the thermo-mechanical controlled process, the effects of Si on microstructural evolution, tensile properties, impact toughness, and stretch-flangeability of ferrite and bainite dual-phase (FBDP) steels were systematically investigated. The addition of Si from 0 to 0.95% promoted the formation of fine and equiaxed ferrite grains, and high Si (0.95%) also resulted in the formation of blocky martensite islands and retained austenite. Yield and tensile strengths, and uniform and total elongations all increased with increas- ing Si content. Therefore, the tensile strength and ductility balance was improved by Si addition due to the increasing strain-hardening rate. The fractured morphologies after hole-expansion showed that the excellent stretch-flangeability of FBDP steels was associated with the micro-cracks propagating through in ferrite phase as well as the elongated ferrite grains along the direction perpendicular to the crack. 0.95% Si steel had a similar high combination of tensile strength and impact toughness to 0.55% Si steel, and especially 0.95% Si steel ex