Method for producing a high strength steel sheet having improved strength and formability, and obtained high strength steel sheet

    公开(公告)号:US10954580B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-23

    申请号:US16064545

    申请日:2016-12-21

    申请人: ArcelorMittal

    摘要: A method for producing a steel sheet having a microstructure including 71% to 91% martensite and bainite, 9% to 13% retained austenite, and at most 20% ferrite is provided. The method includes providing a cold-rolled steel sheet including, in weight percent: 0.13%≤C≤0.22%, 1.2%≤Si≤2.3%, 0.02%≤Al≤1.0%, with 1.25%≤Si+Al≤2.35%, 2.4%≤Mn≤3%, Ti≤0.05%, Nb≤0.05% and a remainder of Fe and unavoidable impurities, annealing the steel sheet to obtain 80% to 100% austenite and 0% to 20% ferrite, quenching the steel sheet at a cooling rate between 20° C./s and 50° C./s to a quenching temperature between 240° C. and 310° C., heating the steel sheet to a partitioning temperature between 400° C. and 465° C. and maintaining the steel sheet at the partitioning temperature for 50 to 250 seconds, then immediately cooling the sheet to room temperature. Steel sheets are also provided.