The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a hot-dip coated steel sheet coated with a zinc or an aluminum based coating including the provision of a specific steel sheet, a recrystallization annealing with specific heating, soaking and cooling sub-steps using an inert gas and a hot-dip coating; the hot dip coated steel sheet and the use of the hot-dip coated steel sheet.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a high strength and high toughness steel material which is mainly used at an extremely low temperature and used in various parts of ships for LNG transport and LNG fuel vehicles.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a high strength and high toughness steel material which is mainly used at an extremely low temperature and used in various parts of ships for LNG transport and LNG fuel vehicles.

Steel material whose constituent grains comprise a matrix in which precipitates are incorporated, the precipitates comprising at least one metallic element selected from a metallic element M, a metallic element M′, a metallic element M″ or mixtures thereof; the microstructure of the steel being such that the grains are equiaxed and the average grain size being such that the average of their largest dimension “Dmax” and/or the average of their smallest dimension “Dmin” is comprised between 10 μm and 50 μm. The steel material has optimized, stable and isotropic mechanical properties, in particular so that the steel material can best withstand mechanical and/or thermal stresses.

Steel material whose constituent grains comprise a matrix in which precipitates are incorporated, the precipitates comprising at least one metallic element selected from a metallic element M, a metallic element M′, a metallic element M″ or mixtures thereof; the microstructure of the steel being such that the grains are equiaxed and the average grain size being such that the average of their largest dimension “Dmax” and/or the average of their smallest dimension “Dmin” is comprised between 10 μm and 50 μm. The steel material has optimized, stable and isotropic mechanical properties, in particular so that the steel material can best withstand mechanical and/or thermal stresses.

A mechanical watch or measurement instrument having metallic parts, wherein each part of the mechanical watch mechanism has a relative magnetic permeability of less than 1.01.

A mechanical watch or measurement instrument having metallic parts, wherein each part of the mechanical watch mechanism has a relative magnetic permeability of less than 1.01.

A hot rolled steel sheet having a composition including the following elements, 0.18%≤Carbon≤0.3%, 1.8%≤Manganese≤4.5%. 0.8%≤Silicon≤2%,0 001%≤Aluminum ≤0.2%, 0.1%≤Molybdenum≤1%, 0.001%≤Titanium≤0.2%, 0.0001%≤Boron≤0.01%, 0%≤Phosphorus≤0.09%, 0%≤Sulfur≤0.09%.,0%≤Nitrogen≤0.09%, 0%≤Chromium≤0.5%, 0%≤Niobium≤0.1%, 0%≤Vanadium≤0.5%, 0%≤Nickel≤1%, 0%≤Copper≤1%, 0%≤Calcium≤0.005%, 0%≤Magnesium≤0.0010% the remainder composition being composed of iron and unavoidable impurities caused by processing, the microstructure of said steel sheet including in area fraction, of at least 70% martensite, 8% to 25% residual austenite, wherein the shape factor of the residual austenite is between 4 and 12.

A metal powder for additive manufacturing having a composition including the following elements, expressed in content by weight: 0.01%≤C≤0.2%, 4.6%≤Ti≤10%, (0.45×Ti)−0.22%≤B≤(0.45×Ti)+0.70%, S≤0.03%, P≤0.04%, N≤0.05%, O≤0.05% and optionally containing: Si≤1.5%, Mn≤3%, Al≤1.5%, Ni≤1%, Mo≤1%, Cr≤3%, Cu≤1%, Nb≤0.1%, V≤0.5% and including eutectic precipitates of TiB.sub.2 and Fe.sub.2B, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities resulting from the elaboration, the volume percentage of TiB.sub.2 being equal or more than 10% and the mean bulk density of the powder being 7.50 g/cm.sup.3 or less. A manufacturing method by atomization is also provided.

A metal powder for additive manufacturing having a composition including the following elements, expressed in content by weight: 0.01%≤C≤0.2%, 4.6%≤Ti≤10%, (0.45×Ti)−0.22%≤B≤(0.45×Ti)+0.70%, S≤0.03%, P≤0.04%, N≤0.05%, O≤0.05% and optionally containing: Si≤1.5%, Mn≤3%, Al≤1.5%, Ni≤1%, Mo≤1%, Cr≤3%, Cu≤1%, Nb≤0.1%, V≤0.5% and including eutectic precipitates of TiB.sub.2 and Fe.sub.2B, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities resulting from the elaboration, the volume percentage of TiB.sub.2 being equal or more than 10% and the mean bulk density of the powder being 7.50 g/cm.sup.3 or less. A manufacturing method by atomization is also provided.