0.005Al) at 700~1300℃ has been studied by using Gleeble- 1500D thermo-simulation machine. Results show that as vanadium carbo-nitride precipitates at grain boundary and inside
the hot plasticity
especially the plasticity at Ⅲ brittle zone (850℃)
of microalloying heavy rail steel decreases by adding vanadium. The strengthening temperature of cast bloom should be ≥900 ℃ to prevent bloom crack forming.