Abstract:Thermal tensile tests of 22MnB5 steel sheet were conducted with Gleeble 3500 thermomechanical simulator at temperatures of 900 ℃ to 600 ℃ and strain rates of 0.01 s-1 to 0.40 s-1, then stressstrain behaviors during deformation were analyzed. The microstructure was investigated by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and Xray diffraction analyzer. The results show that, when the specimen is deformed at 800 ℃, the deformation induces ferrite transformation as the strain rate reaches 0.10 s-1; transformation to ferrite is promoted by the deformation at 700 ℃; and bainite, instead of ferrite, is induced accounting for deformation at 600 ℃. During the hot deformation process at the temperature range of 800~600 ℃, the decrease of deformation resistance and the increase of ductility lead to the improvement of formability for 22MnB5 steel, since the strain induces or promotes austenite transformation to other phases. Meanwhile, tensile strengthes are about 900~1 000 MPa.