Abstract:
A heat treated cold rolled steel sheet comprising of the following elements,0.1% ≦ C ≦ 0.2 %; 1.2 % ≦ Mn ≦ 2.2 %; 0.05% ≦ Si ≦ 0.6 %; 0.001% ≦ Al ≦ 0.1 %; 0.01% ≦ Cr ≦ 0.5 %;0% ≦ S ≦ 0.09%; 0% ≦ P ≦ 0.09%; 0% ≦ N ≦ 0.09%; 0% ≦ Mo ≦ 0.5%; 0% ≦ Ti ≦ 0.1%; 0% ≦ Nb ≦ 0.1%; 0% ≦ V≦ 0.1%; 0% ≦ Ni ≦ 1%; 0% ≦ Cu ≦ 1%; 0% ≦ Ca ≦ 0.005%; 0% ≦ B ≦ 0.05%; the remainder composition being composed of iron and unavoidable impurities caused by processing, the microstructure of said steel comprising, by area percentage, 60% to 85% of tempered martensite, a cumulated amount of ferrite and bainite of 15 % to 38%, an optional amount of residual austenite of 0% to 5% and an optional amount of fresh martensite of 0 to 5%.
Abstract:
Acier à haute résistance et procédé de fabrication Tôle d'acier laminée à froid et recuite, dont la composition chimique comprend, les teneurs étant exprimées en poids : 0,10 ≤ C ≤ 0,13% 2,4 ≤ Mn ≤ 2,8% 0,30 ≤ Si ≤ 0,55% 0,30 ≤ Cr ≤ 0,56% 0,020 ≤ Ti ≤ 0,050% 0,0020 ≤ B ≤ 0,0040% 0,005 ≤ Al ≤ 0,050% Mo ≤ 0,010% Nb ≤ 0,040% 0,002 ≤ N ≤ 0,008% S ≤ 0,005% P ≤ 0,020%, le reste étant constitué de fer et d'impuretés inévitables provenant de l'élaboration, la tôle ayant une microstructure constituée, en proportion surfacique, de martensite et/ou de bainite inférieure, ladite martensite comprenant de la martensite fraîche et/ou de la martensite auto-revenue, la somme des proportions surfaciques de martensite et de bainite inférieure étant comprise entre 60 à 95%, de 4 à 35% de bainite à faible quantité de carbures, de 0 à 5% de ferrite, et de moins de 5% d'austénite résiduelle sous forme d'îlots. Figure
Abstract:
This patent relates to a method for depositing metallic coatings on a substrate comprising : - an annealing step, in an annealing furnace, forming on said substrate, a ferritic surface layer having a thickness from 10 µm to 50 µm and a microstructure comprising in surface fraction up to 10% of cumulated amount of martensite, bainite and the balance being made of ferrite, - a skin pass step, - a coating step, inside a vacuum chamber, wherein a metallic vapour is ejected towards at least a side of said substrate to form a surface layer of at least one metal.
Abstract:
A method for producing a steel sheet, the method comprising the following successive steps: providing a cold-rolled steel sheet, the chemical composition of the steel containing in weight %:0.15% ≤ C ≤ 0.23%, 1.4 % ≤ Mn ≤ 2.6%, 0.6% ≤ Si ≤ 1.5%, 0.02% ≤ Al ≤.0%, with 1.0% ≤ Si+Al ≤ 2.0%, 0 ≤ Nb ≤ 0.035%, 0 ≤ Mo ≤ 0.3%, 0 ≤ Cr ≤ 0.3%,the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, annealing the steel sheet at an annealing temperature TA comprised between Ac and Ac3 so as to obtain a structure comprising at least 40% of austenite and at least 40% of intercritical ferrite, quenching the sheet from a temperature of at least 600°C at a cooling rate of at least 20°C/s down to a quenching temperature QT comprised between 180°C and 260°C, heating the sheet up to a partitioning temperature PT between 375°C and 470°C and maintaining the sheet at this partitioning temperature PT for a partitioning time Pt comprised between 25s and 440s, the partitioning time Pt being comprised between 100s and 440s if the partitioning temperature PT is comprised between 375°C and 400°C, and comprised between 25s and 150s if the partitioning temperature PT is comprised between 450°C and 470°C, - cooling the sheet down to the room temperature, the steel sheet having a final microstructure consisting, in area fraction, of: - at least 11% of tempered martensite, - between 10% and 20% of retained austenite, - between 40% and 60% of ferrite, - at most 6% of fresh martensite, - at most 18% of bainite.
Abstract:
A method for producing a steel sheet, the method comprising the following successive steps: - providing a cold-rolled steel sheet, the chemical composition of the steel containing in weight %:0.15% ≤ C ≤ 0.23%, 1.4 % ≤ Mn ≤ 2.6%, 0.6% ≤ Si ≤ 1.5%, 0.02% ≤ Al ≤.0%, with 1.0% ≤ Si+Al ≤ 2.0%, 0 ≤ Nb ≤ 0.035%, 0 ≤ Mo ≤ 0.3%, 0 ≤ Cr ≤ 0.3%,the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, - annealing the steel sheet at an annealing temperature TA comprised between Ac1 and Ac3 so as to obtain a structure comprising at least 40% of austenite and at least 40% of intercritical ferrite, - quenching the sheet from a temperature of at least 600°C at a cooling rate of at least 20°C/s down to a quenching temperature QT comprised between 180°C and 260°C, - heating the sheet up to a partitioning temperature PT between 375°C and 470°C and maintaining the sheet at this partitioning temperature PT for a partitioning time Pt comprised between 25s and 440s, the partitioning time Pt being comprised between 100s and 440s if the partitioning temperature PT is comprised between 375°C and 400°C, and comprised between 25s and 150s if the partitioning temperature PT is comprised between 450°C and 470°C, - cooling the sheet down to the room temperature, the steel sheet having a final microstructure consisting, in area fraction, of: - at least 11% of tempered martensite, - between 10% and 20% of retained austenite, - between 40% and 60% of ferrite, - at most 6% of fresh martensite, - at most 18% of bainite.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a cold rolled and heat-treated steel sheet, the steel comprising, in weight percentage, 0.17% ≤ carbon ≤ 0.25%, 2% ≤ manganese ≤ 3%, 0.9% ≤ silicon ≤ 2%, 0% ≤ aluminum ≤0.09%, 0.01%≤ molybdenum ≤ 0.2%, 0%≤ phosphorus ≤ 0.02%, 0%≤ sulfur ≤ 0.03%, 0% ≤ nitrogen ≤ 0.09%, and optionally one or more of the following elements 0%≤ chromium ≤ 0.3%, 0%≤ niobium ≤ 0.06%, 0%≤ titanium ≤ 0.06%, 0%≤ vanadium ≤0.1%, 0%≤ calcium ≤ 0.005%, 0%≤ boron ≤ 0.010%, 0%≤ Magnesium ≤ 0.05%, 0%≤ Zirconium ≤ 0.05%, 0%≤ Cerium ≤ 0.1%, and the balance including iron and unavoidable impurities, the steel sheet having a microstructure comprising 50% to 80% of Bainite, 10% to 30% of residual austenite, 15% to 50% of Partitioned martensite, 0% to 10% of ferrite and 0% to 5% fresh martensite in area fractions, and a ferrite-enriched layer extending up to 50 microns from both surfaces of said steel sheet, such ferrite-enriched layer having a mean ferrite content from 55% to 80% in area fraction.
Abstract:
A method for producing a coated steel sheet having a tensile strength TS of at least 100 MPa, a total elongation TE according to ISO standard 6892-1 of at least 12%, the product TSx TE of the tensile strength by the total elongation being at least 14200 MPa%, and a hole expansion ratio HER according to ISO standard 16630:2009 of at least 25%, comprising the following successive steps: providing a cold-rolled steel sheet, the chemical composition of the steel containing in weight %:0.15% ≤ C ≤ 0.23%, 2.0 % ≤ Mn ≤ 2.7%, with C+Mn/10 ≥ 0.420%, 0 ≤ Cr ≤ 0.40%, with Mn + Cr ≥ 2.25%, 0.2% ≤ Si ≤ 1.6%, 0.02% ≤ Al ≤ 1.2%, with 1.0 % ≤ Si+Al ≤ 2.2%, 0 ≤ Nb ≤ 0.035 %, 0 ≤ Mo ≤ 0.1%, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, annealing the steel sheet at an annealing temperature T A so as to obtain a structure comprising at least 65% of austenite and at most 35% of intercritical ferrite, quenching the sheet from a temperature of at least 600°C at a cooling rate comprised between 20°C/s and 50°C/s down to a quenching temperature QT between 200°C and 270°C, heating the sheet up to a partitioning temperature PT comprised between 400°C and 480°C and maintaining the sheet at this partitioning temperature PT for a partitioning time Pt comprised between 50s and 250s, hot-dip coating the sheet at a temperature less than 515°C, cooling the coated sheet down to the room temperature, the steel sheet having a microstructure consisting of, in surface fraction : between 3 % and 15% of retained austenite, at least 30% of tempered martensite, at most 5% of fresh martensite, at most 35% of bainite, the sum of the surface fractions of tempered martensite, fresh martensite and bainite being comprised between 55% and 92%, and between 5% and 35% of ferrite.
Abstract:
L'invention a pour objet une tôle d'acier laminée à froid et recuite, dont la composition chimique comprend, les teneurs étant exprimées en poids :0,09 ≤ C ≤ 0,11 %, 2,6 ≤ Mn ≤ 2,8%, 0,20 ≤ Si ≤ 0,55%, 0,25 ≤ Cr ≤ 0,5 %, 0,025 ≤ Ti ≤ 0,040 %, 0,0015 ≤ B≤ 0,0025 %, 0,005 ≤ Al ≤ 0,18 %, 0,08 ≤ Mo ≤ 0,15 %, 0,020 ≤ Nb ≤ 0,040%, 0,002 ≤ N ≤ 0,007 %, 0,0005 ≤ S ≤ 0,005%, 0,001≤ P ≤ 0,020%, Ca ≤ 0,003%, le reste étant constitué de fer et d'impuretés inévitables provenant de l'élaboration, la tôle ayant une microstructure constituée de martensite et/ou de bainite inférieure, ladite martensite comprenant de la martensite fraîche et/ou de la martensite auto-revenue, la somme des proportions surfaciques de martensite et de bainite inférieure étant comprise entre 40 à 70%, de 15 à 45% en proportion surfacique de bainite à faible quantité de carbures, de 5 à 20% en proportion surfacique de ferrite, la fraction de ferrite non recristallisée par rapport à la fraction de ferrite totale, étant inférieure à 15%, et de moins de 5% en proportion surfacique, d'austénite résiduelle sous forme d'îlots.
Abstract:
This patent relates to a method for depositing metallic coatings on a substrate comprising : - an annealing step, in an annealing furnace, forming on said substrate, a ferritic surface layer having a thickness from 10 µm to 50 µm and a microstructure comprising in surface fraction up to 10% of cumulated amount of martensite, bainite and the balance being made of ferrite, - a skin pass step, - a coating step, inside a vacuum chamber, wherein a metallic vapour is ejected towards at least a side of said substrate to form a surface layer of at least one metal.
Abstract:
A cold rolled and heat treated steel sheet having a composition comprising of 0.17 % ≦ carbon ≦ 0.24 %, 1.9 % ≦ manganese ≦ 2.2%, 0.5 % ≦ aluminum ≦ 1.2 %, 0.5 % ≦ silicon ≦ 1 %, 0.05 % ≦ Chromium≤ 0.2 %, 0.015% ≦ niobium ≦ 0.03%, Sulphur ≦ 0.003%, Phosphorus ≦ 0:03% and optionally contain 0.005% ≦ titanium ≦ 0.05%, 0.001 % ≦ Molybdenum ≦ 0.05%, the remainder composition being composed of iron and the unavoidable impurities caused by processing, wherein Si + Al ≥ 1.3%, the remainder consisting of iron and unavoidable impurities resulting from, the microstructure of the coated steel sheet comprising, in area fraction, 10 to 20% residual austenite, said austenite phase having a carbon content between 0.9 to 1.1 %, 40 to 55 % of polygonal ferrite, 15 to 40% granular bainite and at least 5% of tempered martensite, the sum of tempered martensite and residual austenite being comprised between 20 to 30%.