The present invention relates to a high manganese steel for low temperature applications and a method for manufacturing the same. The high manganese steel contains 0.3 wt % to 0.8 wt % of C, 18 wt % to 26 wt % of Mn, 0.01 wt % to 1 wt % of Si, 0.01 wt % to 0.5 wt % of Al, 0.1 wt % or less of Ti (excluding 0%), 1 wt % to 4.5 wt % of Cr, 0.1 wt % to 0.9 wt % of Cu, 0.03 wt % or less of S (excluding 0%), 0.3 wt % or less of P (excluding 0%), 0.001 wt % to 0.03 wt % of N, 0.004 wt % or less of B (excluding 0%), and a remainder of Fe and other inevitable impurities, wherein a microstructure comprises an austenite single phase structure, and an average grain size of the austenite is 50 μm or less.

A method of manufacturing a hot-stamped part includes: inserting a blank into a heating furnace including a plurality of sections with different temperature ranges; step heating the blank in multiple stages; and soaking the blank at a temperature of about Ac3 to about 1,000° C., wherein in the step of heating the blank, a temperature condition in the heating furnace satisfies the following equation: 0<(Tg−Ti)/Lt<0.025° C./mm, where Tg denotes a soaking temperature (° C.), Ti denotes an initial temperature (° C.) of the heating furnace, and Lt denotes a length (mm) of step heating sections.

A steel composition is provided. The steel composition includes 0.02-0.45 wt. % carbon (C), 0-8 wt. % manganese (Mn), 0-8 wt. % nickel (Ni), 11-17 wt. % chromium (Cr), 1-3 wt. % silicon (Si), and a balance of iron (Fe). The combined concentration of the Mn and Ni is 2-8 wt. %. The steel composition is configured to form a surface oxide layer including oxides of at least one of the Cr or the Si after being subjected to press hardening. Press-hardened steel (PHS) fabricated from the steel composition and a method of fabricating a (PHS) component from the steel composition are also provided.

Provided is a method for manufacturing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet. A steel slab having a specific chemical composition is heated and hot rolled. A hot-rolled steel sheet thus obtained is subjected to hot band annealing to obtain a cold-rolled steel sheet, which is then subjected to primary recrystallization annealing to obtain a primary recrystallized steel sheet. An annealing separator is applied to the primary recrystallized steel sheet, which is then coiled. The coil is subjected to secondary recrystallization annealing to obtain a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet having an average value of a deviation angle (α.sup.2+β.sup.2).sup.1/2 calculated from a deviation angle α from ideal Goss orientation around an ND rotation axis and a deviation angle β from ideal Goss orientation around a TD rotation axis of 4.5° or less, and an area ratio R.sub.β of crystal grains with β≤0.50° of 15% or less.

An alloy which includes at least the following (in % by weight): carbon (C): 0.15%-0.25%; silicon (Si): 0.0%-0.08%; manganese (Mn): 0.03%-0.20%; chromium (Cr): 9.5%-10.5%; molybdenum (Mo): 0.4%-1.0%; tungsten (W): 1.6%-2.4%; cobalt (Co): 2.5%-3.5%; nickel (Ni): 0.0%-0.40%; boron (B): 0.003%-0.02%; nitrogen (N): 0.0%-0.40%; titanium (Ti): 0.02%-0.10%; vanadium (V): 0.10%-0.30%; niobium (Nb): 0.02%-0.08%; copper (Cu): 1.20%-2.10%; and aluminum (Al): 0.003%-0.06%, in particular 0.005%-0.04%; the remainder being iron (Fe).

The rail having a chemical composition containing C: 0.70-1.00 mass %, Si: 0.50-1.60 mass %, Mn: 0.20-1.00 mass %, P: ≤0.035 mass %, S: ≤0.012 mass %, Cr: 0.40-1.30 mass %, where Ceq defined by the formula (1) is 1.04-1.25,
Ceq=[% C]+([% Si]/11)+([% Mn]/7)+([% Cr]/5.8)  (1) where [% M] is the content in mass % of the element M, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, where Ceq(max) is ≤1.40, where the Ceq(max) is determined by the formula (2) using maximum contents of C, Si, Mn, and Cr obtained by subjecting a region between specified positions to EPMA line analysis; and a pearlite area ratio in the region is 95% or more,
Ceq(max)=[% C(max)]+([% Si(max)]/11)+([% Mn(max)]/7)+([% Cr(max)]/5.8)  (2) where [% M(max)] is the maximum content of the element M.

The steel material according to the present disclosure has a chemical composition consisting of, in mass %, C: 0.20 to 0.35%, Si: 0.05 to 1.00%, Mn: 0.01 to 1.00%, P: 0.025% or less, S: 0.0100% or less, Al: 0.005 to 0.100%, Cr 0.25 to 0.80%, Mo: 0.20 to 2.00%, Ti: 0.002 to 0.050%, B: 0.0001 to 0.0050%, N: 0.0020 to 0.0100% and O: 0.0100% or less, with the balance being Fe and impurities, and satisfying Formula (1). A number density of precipitates having an equivalent circular diameter of 400 nm or more is 0.150 particles/μm.sup.2 or less. The yield strength is within a range of 655 to 965 MPa. A dislocation density ρ is 7.0×10.sup.14 m.sup.−2 or less.
5×Cr—Mo-2×(V+Ti)≤3.00  (1)

A steel part includes a steel sheet substrate and a coating on at least one surface of the steel sheet substrate. The coating includes between 0.2 and 0.7% by weight of Al, with a remainder of the metal coating being Zn and inevitable impurities. The steel sheet substrate and the coating have at least one deformation. An outer surface of the coating has a waviness Wa.sub.0.8 of less than or equal to 0.43 μm.

Provided is a method for manufacturing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet. The method comprises: hot rolling a slab to obtain a hot rolled sheet; subjecting the hot rolled sheet to hot band annealing as necessary; subjecting the hot rolled sheet to cold rolling; subjecting the cold rolled sheet to decarburization annealing; applying an annealing separator having MgO as a main component onto a surface of the decarburization annealed sheet and subjecting the decarburization annealed sheet to final annealing to form the forsterite film; and applying an insulating coating treatment liquid onto the final annealed sheet and subjecting the final annealed sheet to flattening annealing to form a tension-applying insulating coating. A difference in total tensions between one and opposite surfaces of the sheet is less than 0.5 MPa. A difference in tensions between the forsterite films in one and opposite surfaces of the sheet is 0.5 MPa or more.

A steel sheet has a tensile strength of 1310 MPa or higher, a specified chemical composition, and a steel microstructure containing martensite at an area ratio of 70% or more, bainite at an area ratio of 30% or less, and ferrite and retained austenite at a total area ratio of 10% or less, in which, at a ¼ thickness position of the steel sheet, a number density of carbides having long axes of 0.5 μm or more is 60000 carbides/mm.sup.2 or less, in a ¼-to-¾ thickness region of the steel sheet, a number density of inclusion grains having equivalent circle diameters of 4.0 μm or more is 10 grains/mm.sup.2 or more and 30 grains/mm.sup.2 or less, and, in a surface-to-¼ thickness region of the steel sheet, a number density of inclusion grains having equivalent circle diameters of 4.0 μm or more is 27 grains/mm.sup.2 or less.