High tensile strength steel sheet having improved formability

Alloys or metallic compositions – Ferrous – Over 0.1 percent aluminum containing – but less than 4 percent

Patent

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

148320, 148333, C22C 3806

Patent

active

054705290

ABSTRACT:
A high tensile strength, hot or cold rolled steel sheet having improved ductility and hole expandability consists essentially, on a weight basis, of: C: 0.05-0.3%, Si: 2.5% or less, Mn: 0.05-4%, Al: greater than 0.10% and not greater than 2.0% wherein 0.5.ltoreq.Si(%)+Al(%).ltoreq.3.0, optionally one or more of Cu, Ni, Cr, Ca, Zr, rare earth metals (REM), Nb, Ti, and V, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurites with N being limited to 0.01% or less. The steel sheet has a structure comprising at least 5% by volume of retained austenite in ferrite or in ferrite and bainite. A hot rolled steel sheet is produced by hot rolling with a finish rolling end temperature in the range of 780.degree.-840.degree. C., cooling to a coiling temperature in the range of 300.degree.-450.degree. C. either by rapid cooling to the coiling temperature at a rate of 10.degree.-50.degree. C./sec or by initial rapid cooling to a temperature range of 600.degree.-700.degree. C., then air-cooling for 2-10 seconds, and final rapid cooling to the coiling temperature. A cold rolled steel sheet is produced by hot rolling, cooling to a coiling temperature in the range of 300.degree.-720.degree. C., descaling, cold rolling with a reduction of 30-80%, and annealing. Annealing is performed by heating between the Ac.sub.1 point and the Ac.sub.3 point and cooling such that the temperature is either kept for at least 30 seconds in the range of 550.degree. C. to 350.degree. C. or slowly decreased at a rate of 400.degree. C./min or less in that temperature range.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5017248 (1991-05-01), Kawano et al.
patent: 5030298 (1991-07-01), Kawano et al.

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

High tensile strength steel sheet having improved formability does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with High tensile strength steel sheet having improved formability, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and High tensile strength steel sheet having improved formability will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2011512

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.