The invention relates to a
processing method for producing low-cost high-
formability IF (interstitial-free) steel, which is based on thin-slab
continuous casting and rolling and adopts a ferrite rolling process to produce the IF steel, belonging to the technical field of IF steel production. The
processing method comprises the following working procedures of
steelmaking,
continuous casting, heating, rolling, cooling and coiling. A thin-slab
continuous casting machine is adopted, the thickness of a continuous
casting slab is at most 100mm, and the charging temperature is at least 880 DEG C. During hot rolling, a roughing mil and a finishing mill keep a
continuous rolling relationship and keep micro-
tension control, and
water cooling equipment is used between the roughing mil and the finishing mill and is used for uniformly reducing the temperature of an intermediate slab with a thickness of 12-25mm from the temperature at least 950 DEG C of the outlet of the roughing mil into the range of 750-850 DEG C. Finish rolling is carried out in a ferrite area, and a
lubrication rolling technology is adopted. The coiling temperature is higher and is 680-760 DEG C,
slow cooling is carried out after coiling, and thereby an annealing process is finished. The invention provides a method for obtaining high-
formability hot rolled sheets without cold rolling and cover annealing. The method has the advantages of being simple in process, low in cost, high in production efficiency, short in flow and the like, and the
formability of products is higher.