The present invention relates to a hot stamped component, a precoated steel sheet used for hot stamping, and a hot stamping process. The hot stamped component of the present invention is provided with a coating of aluminium or an aluminium alloy on at least one surface of the base steel, the coating is produced by interdiffusion between the base steel and a precoating of aluminium or aluminium alloy, and the coating has a thickness of 6 to 26 μm.

A coating composition includes: (a) 60 to 90 percent by weight of an active hydrogen-containing polyester having a number average molecular weight of at least 23,000, an acid value below 5 and a hydroxyl value below 10, (b) 0.1 to 10 percent by weight of a polyanhydride, and (c) 5 to 30 percent by weight of a curing agent reactive with the active hydrogens associated with (a) and (b), the percentages being based on weight of resin solids of the coating composition, where the reaction product of the coating composition forms a single coating without including a thermoplastic polymer. The coating composition is useful in coating food and beverage containers, particularly 2-piece cans formed by drawing and redrawing (DRD).

Steel sheet coating compositions in which polymeric resin or ceramic properties are produced by admixing an aluminum coordinate complex and an anhydrous, encapsulated, aluminum particle paste, a polysilazane as a source of silicon, an organic solvent, an organic synthesis catalyst, and optionally a non-metallic, non-ionic, low-nucleophilic base. The admixed coating is applied to sheet steel prior to hot-stamping in order to inhibit surface formation of iron oxides and to improve steel sheet surface characteristics.

A method for forming a component to a target shape from an aluminium blank workpiece is disclosed, the method comprising: (a) cold forming an aluminium blank workpiece between a set of dies, thereby producing a component fully or partially formed to a target shape; (b) solution heat treating the fully or partially formed component by heating to or above a solution heat treatment (SHT) temperature and substantially maintaining that temperature until SHT has been completed, thereby producing a solution heat treated fully or partially formed component; and (c) quenching the solution heat treated fully or partially formed component whilst held between a set of dies, wherein holding between the dies may provide additional forming at the same time as quenching, to produce a component fully formed to the target shape.

A method of producing a hot press-formed product, in which a die includes a hard layer having a skewness (Rsk), as measured in a direction from the outside of a die hole toward an inside of the die hole, of from −5.0 to 1.2, and a hardness Hv_Die of from HV 1,000 to 1,800, over the entirety of a region of a steel sheet contact surface that is adjacent to a die shoulder portion. The steel sheet contact surface is a surface located outside of the die hole and configured to contact a hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet that is to be subjected to hot press forming.

A coating composition including a polyester resin blend as a principal resin, the polyester resin blend containing a polyester resin having a glass transition temperature of higher than 40° C. and an acid value of less than 10 mg KOH/g and (B) a polyester resin having a glass transition. temperature of higher than 40° C. and an acid value of 10 mg KOH/g or more and less than 50 mg KOH/g, and (C) a curing agent. Alternatively, a coating composition containing a polyester resin, as a principal resin, having a glass transition temperature of 60° C. or higher, a resol-type phenol resin. and/or an amino resin as a curing agent, and an organic sulfonic acid-based catalyst and/or a phosphoric acid-based catalyst as a curing catalyst, in which a content of the curing catalyst is less than. 0.2 part by mass per 100 parts by mass of the principal resin. Provided is a coating composition that can manufacture a coated metal sheet and a drawn and ironed can, which have can making processability, substrate adhesion properties, and flavor sorption resistance all together.

Steel sheet coating compositions in which polymeric resin or ceramic properties are produced by admixing an aluminum coordinate complex and an aluminum resin, a polysilazane as a source of silicon, an organic solvent, an organic synthesis catalyst, and optionally a non-metallic, non-ionic, low-nucleophilic base. The admixed coating is applied to sheet steel prior to hot-stamping in order to inhibit surface formation of iron oxides and to improve steel sheet surface characteristics.

An electrostatic oiling system for use with single blanks in batch systems having an open spray chamber without the need for a negative vacuum chamber. Further, the provided electrostatic oiling system may utilize induction beams and a charge wall that allows for utilization of a smaller vacuum system. Further, the provided electrostatic oiling system may provide variable blank coverage without the need for metered pumps.

A press forming method includes: press forming a press formed product including a top portion, a side wall portion continuous from the top portion through a punch shoulder portion, and a flange portion continuous from the side wall portion through a die shoulder portion, the press formed product including a curved portion that is concave and curved in a top view; and increasing a bending radius of the punch shoulder portion in the curved portion from a center of a curve toward an end side of the curve.

A press-fit structure and a press-fit method are introduced. The press-fit structure includes a body, a pressurizing portion, a material storage space, a restricting portion and a limit stop portion. The pressurizing portion is for applying a pressure on an object to cause a material of the object to flow into or enter the material storage space. The object is restricted by the restricting portion, and a restriction direction of the press-fit structure is restricted by the limit stop portion. Thus, the press-fit structure and the press-fit method of the present disclosure are enabled to provide a required object with a stable assembly effect.