| AC | accelerated cooling |
| E | absorbed impact energy |
| FRT | finish rolling temperature |
| HR | hot rolling |
| Ki | coefficient of embrittlement |
| L | longitudinal direction |
| NR | normalizing rolling |
| OM | optical microscopy |
| SAED | selected area electron diffraction |
| SEM | scanning electronic microscopy |
| T | transverse direction |
| TDBT | ductile–brittle transition temperature |
| TEL | total elongation |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
| TMCP | thermo-mechanically controlled processing |
| TMCP/AC | thermo-mechanically controlled processing followed by accelerated cooling |
| Tnr | non-recrystallization temperature |
| UTS | ultimate tensile strength |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction |
| YTS | yield tensile strength |