Press hardening method
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220380863A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-01

    申请号:US17771908

    申请日:2020-10-20

    Applicant: ArcelorMittal

    Abstract: A press hardening method including the following steps: A. the provision of a steel sheet for heat treatment being optionally coated with a zinc- or aluminum-based pre-coating, B. the flexible rolling of the steel sheet in the rolling direction so as to obtain a steel sheet having a variable thickness, C. the cutting of the rolled steel sheet to obtain a tailored rolled blank, D. the deposition of a hydrogen barrier pre-coating over a thickness from 10 to 550 nm, E. the heat treatment of the tailored rolled blank to obtain a fully austenitic microstructure in the steel, F. the transfer of the tailored rolled blank into a press tool, G. the hot-forming of the tailored rolled blank to obtain a part having a variable thickness,H. the cooling of the part having a variable thickness obtained at step G).

    A press hardening method
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220396845A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-15

    申请号:US17771862

    申请日:2020-10-20

    Applicant: ArcelorMittal

    Abstract: press hardening method includes the following steps: A. the provision of a steel sheet for heat-treatment, precoated with a zinc- or aluminum-based pre-coating, B. the deposition of a hydrogen barrier pre-coating over a thickness from 10 to 550 nm, and comprising at least one element chosen from among: nickel, chromium, magnesium, aluminum and yttrium, C. batch annealing of the precoated steel sheet to obtain a pre-alloyed steel sheet, the cooling after the batch annealing being performed at a speed of 29.0° C.h−1 or less, D. the cutting of the pre-alloyed steel sheet to obtain blank, E. thermal treatment of the blank to obtain a fully austenitic microstructure in the steel, F. the transfer of the blank into a press tool, G. the hot-forming of the blank to obtain a part, H. the cooling of the part obtained at step G).

    HOT FORMED PRE-COATED STEEL PART
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210395853A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-23

    申请号:US17463128

    申请日:2021-08-31

    Applicant: ArcelorMittal

    Abstract: A hot formed pre-coated steel part includes a steel sheet precoated with a metallic coating and hot formed, the coating including: 2.0 to 24.0% by weight of zinc; 1.1 to 7.0% by weight of silicon; optionally from 0.5 to 3.0% by weight of magnesium when the amount of silicon is between 1.1 and 4.0%, and optionally additional elements chosen from Pb, Ni, Zr or Hf, a content by weight of each additional element being less than 0.3% by weight, a balance being aluminum, unavoidable impurities and residual elements resulting from feeding ingots or from a passage of the steel sheet in a molten bath; and a ratio Al/Zn by weight greater than 2.9, where a microstructure in the steel after said hot forming being martensitic or martensitic-bainitic or made of at least 75% of equiaxed ferrite, 5 to 20% of martensite and bainite in an amount less than or equal to 10%.

    A press hardening method
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220380905A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-01

    申请号:US17771892

    申请日:2020-10-20

    Applicant: ArcelorMittal

    Abstract: A press hardening method including: A. provision of a steel sheet for heat treatment, being optionally precoated with a zinc- or aluminum-based pre-coating, B. deposition of a hydrogen barrier pre-coating comprising chromium and not comprising nickel over a thickness from 10 to 550 nm, C. cutting of the precoated steel sheet to obtain a blank, D. heat treatment of the blank at a furnace temperature from 800 to 970° C., during a dwell time from 1 to 12 minutes, in an atmosphere having an oxidizing power equal or higher than that of an atmosphere consisting of 1% by volume of oxygen and equal or smaller than that of an atmosphere consisting of 50% by volume of oxygen, such atmosphere having a dew point between −30 and +30° C., E. transfer of the blank into a press tool, F. hot-forming at a temperature from 600 to 830° C. to obtain a part, G. cooling of the part obtained at step E).

    A press hardening method
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220380861A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-01

    申请号:US17771874

    申请日:2020-10-20

    Applicant: ArcelorMittal

    Abstract: A press hardening method includes the following steps: A. the provision of a steel sheet for heat treatment, precoated with a zinc- or aluminum-based pre-coating for anti-corrosion purpose, B. the deposition of a hydrogen barrier pre-coating over a thickness from 10 to 550 nm, C. the batch annealing of the precoated steel sheet in an inert atmosphere to obtain a pre-alloyed steel sheet, D. the cutting of the pre-alloyed steel sheet to obtain blank, E. the thermal treatment of the blank to obtain a fully austenitic microstructure in the steel, F. the transfer of the blank into a press tool, G. the hot-forming of the blank to obtain a part, H. the cooling of the part obtained at step G).

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