A hot stamped body with high strength and good bendability, comprising a chemical composition consisting of: in mass %, C: 0.06% or more to less than 0.20%, Si: 0.010 to 1.00%, Mn: 1.20 to 3.00%, P: 0.100% or less, S: 0.010% or less, Al: 0.010 to 0.500%, N: 0.010% or less, Nb: 0.0010 to 0.020%, Ti: 0 to 0.10%, V: 0 to 0.10%, Cr: 0 to 0.50%, Mo: 0 to 1.00%, B: 0 to 0.0100%, Ni: 0 to 0.50%, REM: 0 to 0.0100%, Mg: 0 to 0.010%, Ca: 0 to 0.0100%, and Co: 0 to 2.0%, with the balance: Fe and impurities, wherein a microstructure includes martensite: 85% or more, a proportion of regions in the martensite where GAIQ values are 35000 or more to less than 45000 is 30 area % or more, and TS×α, is 105000 or more, and α is 75 or more.

A cold-rolled and heat-treated steel sheet having a microstructure consisting of, in surface fraction: between 10% and 30% of retained austenite, the retained austenite being present as films having an aspect ratio of at least 3 and as Martensite Austenite islands, less than 8% of the Martensite Austenite islands having a size above 0.5 μm, at most 1% of fresh martensite, at most 50% of tempered martensite, and recovered martensite containing precipitates of at least one element chosen among niobium, titanium and vanadium. A method for manufacturing the cold-rolled and heat-treated steel sheet is also described.

A cold-rolled and heat-treated steel sheet having a microstructure consisting of, in surface fraction: between 10% and 30% of retained austenite, the retained austenite being present as films having an aspect ratio of at least 3 and as Martensite Austenite islands, less than 8% of the Martensite Austenite islands having a size above 0.5 μm, at most 1% of fresh martensite, at most 50% of tempered martensite, and recovered martensite containing precipitates of at least one element chosen among niobium, titanium and vanadium. A method for manufacturing the cold-rolled and heat-treated steel sheet is also described.

Fe-Al-based plated hot-stamped member exhibiting excellent formed part corrosion resistance and post-coating corrosion resistance and manufacturing method. The hot-stamping member includes Fe-Al-based plated layer on one or both surfaces of a base material, the base material has a predetermined steel component, Fe-Al-based plated layer has a thickness of 10 μm or more and 60 μm or less, formed by A, B, C and D layers sequentially from a surface toward the base material, and each of the four layers is a Fe-Al-based intermetallic compound containing Al, Fe, Si, Mn and Cr for predetermined contents with the balance made up of impurities, the D layer further contains Kirkendall voids each of which cross-sectional area is 3 μm.sup.2-30 μm.sup.2 for 10 pieces/6000 μm.sup.2 or more and 40 pieces/6000 μm.sup.2 or less.

Fe-Al-based plated hot-stamped member exhibiting excellent formed part corrosion resistance and post-coating corrosion resistance and manufacturing method. The hot-stamping member includes Fe-Al-based plated layer on one or both surfaces of a base material, the base material has a predetermined steel component, Fe-Al-based plated layer has a thickness of 10 μm or more and 60 μm or less, formed by A, B, C and D layers sequentially from a surface toward the base material, and each of the four layers is a Fe-Al-based intermetallic compound containing Al, Fe, Si, Mn and Cr for predetermined contents with the balance made up of impurities, the D layer further contains Kirkendall voids each of which cross-sectional area is 3 μm.sup.2-30 μm.sup.2 for 10 pieces/6000 μm.sup.2 or more and 40 pieces/6000 μm.sup.2 or less.

A press-hardened steel is provided. The press-hardened steel has an alloy matrix including from about 0.01 wt. % to about 0.35 wt. % carbon, from about 1 wt. % to about 9 wt. % chromium, from about 0.5 wt. % to about 2 wt. % silicon, and a balance of iron. The alloy matrix is greater than or equal to about 95 vol. % martensite. A first layer is disposed directly on the alloy matrix. The first layer is continuous, has a thickness of greater than or equal to about 0.01 μm to less than or equal to about 10 μm, and includes an oxide enriched with chromium and silicon. A second layer is disposed directly on the first layer, and includes an oxide enriched with Fe. Methods of preparing the press-hardened steel are also provided.

A press-hardened steel is provided. The press-hardened steel has an alloy matrix including from about 0.01 wt. % to about 0.35 wt. % carbon, from about 1 wt. % to about 9 wt. % chromium, from about 0.5 wt. % to about 2 wt. % silicon, and a balance of iron. The alloy matrix is greater than or equal to about 95 vol. % martensite. A first layer is disposed directly on the alloy matrix. The first layer is continuous, has a thickness of greater than or equal to about 0.01 μm to less than or equal to about 10 μm, and includes an oxide enriched with chromium and silicon. A second layer is disposed directly on the first layer, and includes an oxide enriched with Fe. Methods of preparing the press-hardened steel are also provided.

Provided are a hot-rolled steel sheet for an electric resistance welded steel pipe and a method for manufacturing the same, an electric resistance welded steel pipe and a method for manufacturing the same, a line pipe, and a building structure. The hot-rolled steel sheet has a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.030% or more and 0.20% or less, Si: 0.02% or more and 1.0% or less, Mn: 0.40% or more and 3.0% or less, P: 0.050% or less, S: 0.020% or less, N: 0.0070% or more and 0.10% or less, and Al: 0.005% or more and 0.080% or less, the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, in which N dissolved in steel is contained in an amount of 0.0010% or more and 0.090% or less, and letting a sheet thickness be t, a steel microstructure at a ½t position has an average grain size of 20.0 μm or less.

Provided are a hot-rolled steel sheet for an electric resistance welded steel pipe and a method for manufacturing the same, an electric resistance welded steel pipe and a method for manufacturing the same, a line pipe, and a building structure. The hot-rolled steel sheet has a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.030% or more and 0.20% or less, Si: 0.02% or more and 1.0% or less, Mn: 0.40% or more and 3.0% or less, P: 0.050% or less, S: 0.020% or less, N: 0.0070% or more and 0.10% or less, and Al: 0.005% or more and 0.080% or less, the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, in which N dissolved in steel is contained in an amount of 0.0010% or more and 0.090% or less, and letting a sheet thickness be t, a steel microstructure at a ½t position has an average grain size of 20.0 μm or less.

A ferritic stainless steel sheet includes a base metal and a nitrided layer that is formed on a surface of the base metal, a chemical composition of the base metal contains, in mass %, C: 0.001 to 0.020%, Si: 0.01 to 1.50%, Mn: 0.01 to 1.50%, P: 0.010 to 0.050%, S: 0.0001 to 0.010%, Cr: 16.0 to 25.0%, N: 0.001 to 0.030%, Ti: 0.01 to 0.30%, and optional elements, with the balance: Fe and unavoidable impurities, a steel microstructure of the base metal includes, in volume ratio, 95% or more of a ferritic phase, the nitrided layer is a layer that is present in a region from a surface of a rolled surface to a 0.05 μm depth position in a sheet thickness direction, and an average nitrogen concentration in the nitrided layer is, in mass %, 0.80% or more.