Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing a high strength coated steel sheet having a yield stress YS>550 MPa, a tensile strength TS>980 MPa, and improved formability and ductility. The steel contains: 0.15%≦C≦0.25%, 1.2%≦Si≦1.8%, 2%≦Mn≦2.4%, 0.1%≦Cr≦0.25%, Al≦0.5%, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The sheet is annealed at a temperature between TA1=Ac3−0.45*(Ms−QT) and TA2=830° C. for at least 30s then quenched by cooling it to a quenching temperature QT between 180° C. and 300° C., then heated to a partitioning temperature PT between 380° C. and 480° C. and maintained at this temperature for a partitioning time Pt between 0 sec and 300 sec, then either hot dip coated and cooled to the room temperature with a cooling rate of at least 25° C./s below 300° C., or directly cooled to the room temperature with a cooling rate of at least 25° C./s and further electro-galvanized, or cooled to the room temperature with a cooling rate of at least 25° C./s without coating. The steel according to the invention contains 5% to 25% of intercritical ferrite, at least 50% of partitioned martensite, at least 10% of residual austenite, less than 10% of fresh martensite, and bainite, the sum of partitioned martensite and bainite being at least 60%. It also relates to the obtained coated or non coated sheet.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the manufacture of a cold-rolled steel sheet having a strength of more than 900 MPa, an elastic limit of more than 700 MPa and distributed elongation of more than 12%, the composition of which includes, the contents being expressed as weight percentages: 0.26%≦C≦0.45%, 1.0%≦Mn≦3.0%, 1.0%≦Si≦3.0%, Al≦0.10%, 0%≦Cr≦1.5% %, S≦0.005%, P≦0.020%, Nb≦0.1%, Ti≦0.020%, V≦0.015%, N≦0.01%, the remainder of the composition being iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the production process. The microstructure, given in surface proportions, comprises 13% to 25% residual austenite and 13% to 30% MA islands, the remainder consisting of bainite and possibly ferrite.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a recovered steel sheet having an austenitic matrix presenting at least one mechanical property (M) equal or above a target value Mtarget is provided. The method includes a calibrating process involving heat treatments on at least 2 samples of the steel, corresponding to Pareq values P, submitting said samples to X-ray diffraction so as to obtain spectrums including a main peak whose width at mid height FWHM is being measured, measuring a mechanical property (M) of said samples, measuring a recovery or recrystallization state of each sample, drawing a curve of M as a function of FWMH in a domain where the samples are recovered from 0 to 100%, but not recrystallized. The method further includes calculating a FWHMtarget corresponding to a target mechanical property Mtarget, determining a pareq value Ptarget of the heat treatment to perform to reach Mtarget and selecting a time ttarget and a temperature T°target corresponding to the Ptarget value. The method further includes feeding a recrystallized steel sheet having a Mrecrystallization, cold-rolling the recrystallized steel sheet in order to obtain a steel sheet having a Mcold-roll and annealing the cold rolled steel sheet at a temperature T°target during a time ttarget.
Abstract:
A double-annealed steel sheet is provided. The composition of which includes, expressed in percent by weight, 0.20%≤C≤0.40%, 0.8%≤Mn≤1.4%, 1.60%≤Si≤3.00%, 0.015≤Nb≤0.150%, Al≤0.1%, Cr≤1.0%, S≤0.006%, P≤0.030%, Ti≤0.05%, V≤0.05%, B≤0.003%, N≤0.01%. A remainder of the composition includes iron and unavoidable impurities resulting from processing. The microstructure of the steel sheet includes, in area percentages, 10 to 30% residual austenite, 30 to 60% annealed martensite, 5 to 30% bainite, 10 to 30% fresh martensite and less than 10% ferrite A fabrication method and vehicle parts are also provided.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a high-strength sheet having improved formability and ductility accord which the chemical composition of the steel contains, in percent by weight: 0.25%
Abstract:
The invention relates to the manufacture of a cold-rolled steel sheet having a strength of more than 900 MPa, an elastic limit of more than 700 MPa and distributed elongation of more than 12%, the composition of which includes, the contents being expressed as weight percentages: 0.26%≤C≤0.45%, 1.0%≤Mn≤3.0%, 1.0%≤Si≤3.0%, Al≤0.10%, 0%≤Cr≤1.5%, S≤0.005%, P≤0.020%, Nb≤0.1%, Ti≤0.020%, V≤0.015%, N≤0.01%, the remainder of the composition being iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the production process. The microstructure, given in surface proportions, comprises 13% to 25% residual austenite and 13% to 30% MA islands, the remainder consisting of bainite and possibly ferrite.