C23C2/12

HOT-STAMPING FORMED BODY

A hot-stamping formed body has a predetermined chemical composition and includes microstructure which includes residual austenite of which an area ratio is in a range of 20% to 30%. Among grain boundaries of crystal grains of bainite and tempered martensite in the microstructure, a ratio of a length of a grain boundary having a rotation angle in a range of 55° to 75° to a total length of a grain boundary having a rotation angle in a range of 4° to 12°, a grain boundary having a rotation angle in a range of 49° to 54°, and a grain boundary having a rotation angle in a range of 55° to 75° to the <011> direction as a rotation axis is 30% or more.

Method of manufacturing hot press-formed member having excellent productivity, weldability and formability
11590549 · 2023-02-28 · ·

An method of manufacturing a hot press-formed member comprises heating a blank of an aluminum-based plated steel sheet in a heating furnace, removing the heated blank from the heating furnace and conveying the removed blank between an upper mold portion and a lower mold portion of a mold, mounted on a press, to be seated; and performing a forming process after the upper mold portion of the mold is in contact with the seated blank.

HIGH-STRENGTH GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME

A high-strength galvanized steel sheet that includes a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.15% or more and 0.25% or less, Si: 0.50% or more and 2.5% or less, Mn: 2.3% or more and 4.0% or less, P: 0.100% or less, S: 0.02% or less, Al: 0.01% or more and 2.5% or less, and Fe and inevitable impurities. The steel sheet having a microstructure containing, by an area percentage basis, a tempered martensite phase: 30% or more and 73% or less, a ferrite phase: 25% or more and 68% or less, a retained austenite phase: 2% or more and 20% or less, and other phases: 10% or less (including 0%), the other phases containing a martensite phase: 3% or less (including 0%) and a bainitic ferrite phase: less than 5% (including 0%).

COATED STEEL SHEET WITH THIN ALUMINIUM ALLOY COATING AND COATING METHOD THEREOF

The present invention relates to a coated steel sheet having a thin aluminium alloy coating and a coating method thereof The coated steel sheet of the present invention is used for hot stamping. The coating thickness of the coated steel sheet is 5˜14 μm, wherein the aluminium alloy coating comprises a FeAlSi inhibitive layer adjacent to a substrate steel sheet and an Al alloy layer outside the FeAlSi inhibitive layer, wherein the thickness of the FeAlSi inhibitive layer is no more than 60% of the coating thickness and is 1.5˜6.0 μm. The diameters of Kirkendall voids within 2 μm from an interface between the FeAlSi inhibitive layer and the substrate steel to the interior of the substrate steel are no more than 2.5 μm, wherein the number of Kirkendall voids with a diameter of no less than 0.5 μm and no more than 2.5 μm does not exceed 15 per 35 μm. The present invention also discloses a coating method for coating a thin aluminium alloy coating on a substrate steel sheet for hot stamping. It can eliminate skip coating and enable a hot stamped component obtained by the coated steel sheet to have excellent resistance spot welding performance.

COATED STEEL SHEET WITH THIN ALUMINIUM ALLOY COATING AND COATING METHOD THEREOF

The present invention relates to a coated steel sheet having a thin aluminium alloy coating and a coating method thereof The coated steel sheet of the present invention is used for hot stamping. The coating thickness of the coated steel sheet is 5˜14 μm, wherein the aluminium alloy coating comprises a FeAlSi inhibitive layer adjacent to a substrate steel sheet and an Al alloy layer outside the FeAlSi inhibitive layer, wherein the thickness of the FeAlSi inhibitive layer is no more than 60% of the coating thickness and is 1.5˜6.0 μm. The diameters of Kirkendall voids within 2 μm from an interface between the FeAlSi inhibitive layer and the substrate steel to the interior of the substrate steel are no more than 2.5 μm, wherein the number of Kirkendall voids with a diameter of no less than 0.5 μm and no more than 2.5 μm does not exceed 15 per 35 μm. The present invention also discloses a coating method for coating a thin aluminium alloy coating on a substrate steel sheet for hot stamping. It can eliminate skip coating and enable a hot stamped component obtained by the coated steel sheet to have excellent resistance spot welding performance.

Method for Producing a Flat Steel Product Having a Protective Zinc-Based Metal Layer and a Phosphating Layer Produced on a Surface of the Protective Metal Layer and Flat Steel Product of This Type
20230002877 · 2023-01-05 ·

A method for production of a flat steel product including at least the following steps, completed in a continuous process: providing a flat steel product, wherein a protective metal layer of Zn, a Zn—Al alloy, a Zn—Mg alloy or a Zn—Mg—Al alloy is applied to at least one side by hot dip coating; at least partly removing a native oxide layer present on the surface of the protective metal layer by wetting this surface with an acidic solution of sulfuric acid, sulfurous acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, phosphonic acid, nitric acid, formic acid, oxalic acid, acetic acid, citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, nitrous acid or hydrofluoric acid; activating the surface of the protective metal layer by applying an aqueous activation solution to the surface of the protective metal layer; and phosphating the activated surface of the protective metal layer by applying an aqueous phosphating solution to the activated surface.

THERMOFORMED COMPONENT HAVING EXCELLENT COATING ADHESION, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR

Disclosed are thermoformed component having excellent coating adhesion and a method for manufacturing the same. The thermoformed component comprises a substrate layer and an aluminum coating coated on at least one surface of the substrate layer, wherein the average roughness Ra of a surface of the thermoformed component is between 1.0 μm and 3.0 μm, the peak height and the peak-to-valley height Rt are between 8 μm and 30 μm, and the roughness peak count Rpc is greater than or equal to 50. The thermoformed component has good paintability, good coating adhesion and good corrosion resistance, and is very suitable for automotive parts.

HIGH-PERFORMANCE THERMOFORMED COMPONENT PROVIDED WITH COATING, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR

A high-performance thermoformed component provided with a coating, and a manufacturing method therefor. The thermoformed component comprises a substrate and a coating thereon. The substrate comprises the following ingredients in percentage by weight: 0.01-0.8% of C, 0.05-1.0% of Si, 0.1-5% of Mn, 0.001-0.3% of P, 0.001-0.1% of S, 0.001-0.3% of Al, 0.001-0.5% of Ti, 0.0005-0.1% of B, 0.001-0.5% of Nb, 0.001-0.5% of V, and the remainder being Fe and other unavoidable impurities. The appearance of the thermoformed component has no color difference and no mottling. The surface oxygen content of the thermoformed component is 0.1-20 wt. %, and the ratio of the standard deviation to the average value of the surface oxygen content satisfies: 0<standard deviation of oxygen content/average value of oxygen content ≤0.3. In the manufacturing method, a coated steel plate that has undergone heat treatment, transfer processing, and hot stamping is not treated with oil.

HIGH-PERFORMANCE THERMOFORMED COMPONENT PROVIDED WITH COATING, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR

A high-performance thermoformed component provided with a coating, and a manufacturing method therefor. The thermoformed component comprises a substrate and a coating thereon. The substrate comprises the following ingredients in percentage by weight: 0.01-0.8% of C, 0.05-1.0% of Si, 0.1-5% of Mn, 0.001-0.3% of P, 0.001-0.1% of S, 0.001-0.3% of Al, 0.001-0.5% of Ti, 0.0005-0.1% of B, 0.001-0.5% of Nb, 0.001-0.5% of V, and the remainder being Fe and other unavoidable impurities. The appearance of the thermoformed component has no color difference and no mottling. The surface oxygen content of the thermoformed component is 0.1-20 wt. %, and the ratio of the standard deviation to the average value of the surface oxygen content satisfies: 0<standard deviation of oxygen content/average value of oxygen content ≤0.3. In the manufacturing method, a coated steel plate that has undergone heat treatment, transfer processing, and hot stamping is not treated with oil.

STEEL FOR HOT FORMING, HOT-FORMED MEMBER, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREFOR

An embodiment of the present invention provides steel for hot forming, a hot-formed member, and methods for manufacturing same, the steel comprising, by wt %, 0.06-0.1% of C, 0.05-0.6% of Si, 0.6-2% of Mn, 0.05% or less of P, 0.02% or less of S, 0.01-0.1% of Al, 0.01-0.8% of Cr, 0.01-0.5% of Mo, 0.02% or less of N, and the remainder of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein an alloy factor represented by relational expression 1 below is 7 or more, and the number of carbides having a circular equivalent diameter of 0.5 μm or greater is 10.sup.5/mm.sup.2 or less.


Alloy factor=I(Mn)×I(Si)×I(Cr)×I(Mo)  [Relational expression 1] where the I values for the components are I(Mn)=3.34×Mn+1, I(Si)=0.7×Si+1, I(Cr)=2.16×Cr+1, and I(Mo)=3×Mo+1, respectively, and the content of each component is expressed as wt %.