This document summarizes a study on obtaining ultrafine ferritic grains in a 0.16C steel through subcritical torsion. Samples were austenitized at 1100°C, quenched, and tempered for varying times from 0.25 to 48 hours to evaluate the influence of cementite precipitation on grain refinement. After tempering and reheating to 700°C, samples underwent hot torsion testing. Microstructural analysis found finer and more dispersed carbides in samples with lower tempering times. Precipitate size had little influence on ferritic grain refinement. Ultrafine grains below 2 μm were achieved for all tempering times through strains induced by subcritical hot torsion testing.