Resistance spot welding method for joining zinc coated steel sheets

    公开(公告)号:US11590599B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-28

    申请号:US16492437

    申请日:2018-02-27

    Abstract: A method for resistance spot welding comprising the following successive steps: —providing at least two steel sheets with thickness (th) comprised between 0.5 and 3 mm, at least one of the sheets being a zinc or zinc-alloy coated steel sheet (A) with a tensile strength (TS) higher than 800 MPa and a total elongation (TEL) such as (TS)×(TEL)>14000 MPa %, wherein the composition of the steel substrate of (A) contains, in weight: 0.05%≤C≤0.4%, 0.3%≤Mn≤8%, 0.010%≤Al≤3%, 0.010%≤Si≤2.09%, with 0.5%≤(Si+Al)≤3.5%, 0.001%≤Cr≤1.0%, 0.001%≤Mo≤0.5% and optionally: 0.005%≤Nb≤0.1%, 0.005%≤V≤0.2%, 0.005%≤Ti≤0.1%, 0.0003%≤B≤0.005%, 0.001%≤Ni≤1.0%, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, —performing resistance spot welding of the at least two steel sheets for producing a weld with an indentation depth (IDepth) on the surface of said steel sheet (A) such as: 100 μm≤(IDepth)≤18.68 (Znsol)−55.1, wherein (IDepth) is in micrometers and wherein Znsol is the solubility of Zn in the steel of sheet (A) at 750° C., in weight %.

    High strength and high formability steel sheet and manufacturing method

    公开(公告)号:US11434541B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-06

    申请号:US16332619

    申请日:2017-09-15

    Applicant: ArcelorMittal

    Abstract: A cold-rolled and heat-treated steel sheet, having a composition including, by weight percent: 0.10%≤C≤0.40%, 3.5%≤Mn≤8.0%, 0.5%≤Si≤2.5%, 0.003%≤Al≤3.0%, with Si+Al≥0.8%, 0.001%≤Mo≤0.5%, S≤0.010%, P≤0.020%, N≤0.008%, and optionally one or more elements selected from a group comprising Cr, Ti, Nb, V and B, such that: 0.01%≤Cr≤2.0%, 0.010%≤Ti≤0.080%, 0.010%≤Nb≤0.080%, 0.010%≤V≤0.30%, 0.0005%≤B≤0.003%, the remainder of the composition being iron and unavoidable impurities resulting from the smelting. The microstructure includes, in surface fraction, between 10% and 50% of retained austenite, at most 8% of fresh martensite, and tempered martensite. The retained austenite includes Mn-enriched austenite, having a Mn content higher than 1.3*Mn %, Mn % designating the Mn content of the steel sheet, a surface fraction of the Mn-enriched austenite with respect to the whole microstructure is between 2% and 12%, and Mn-poor austenite, having an Mn content between 0.5*Mn % and 1.3*Mn %.

    Resistance Spot Welding Method for Joining Zinc Coated Steel Sheets

    公开(公告)号:US20200009679A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-09

    申请号:US16492437

    申请日:2018-02-27

    Abstract: A method for resistance spot welding comprising the following successive steps: —providing at least two steel sheets with thickness (th) comprised between 0.5 and 3 mm, at least one of the sheets being a zinc or zinc-alloy coated steel sheet (A) with a tensile strength (TS) higher than 800 MPa and a total elongation (TEL) such as (TS)×(TEL)>14000 MPa %, wherein the composition of the steel substrate of (A) contains, in weight: 0.05%≤C≤0.4%, 0.3%≤Mn≤8%, 0.010%≤Al≤3%, 0.010%≤Si≤2.09%, with 0.5%≤(Si+Al)≤3.5%, 0.001%≤Cr≤1.0%, 0.001%≤Mo≤0.5% and optionally: 0.005%≤Nb≤0.1%, 0.005%≤V≤0.2%, 0.005%≤Ti≤0.1%, 0.0003%≤B≤0.005%, 0.001%≤Ni≤1.0%, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, —performing resistance spot welding of the at least two steel sheets for producing a weld with an indentation depth (IDepth) on the surface of said steel sheet (A) such as: 100 μm≤(IDepth)≤18.68 (Znsol)−55.1, wherein (IDepth) is in micrometers and wherein Znsol is the solubility of Zn in the steel of sheet (A) at 750° C., in weight %.

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