US2003145911A1PendingUtilityA1

Highly stable, steel and steel strips or steel sheets cold-formed, method for the production of steel strips and uses of said steel

Priority: Jun 13, 2001Filed: Jun 13, 2002Published: Aug 7, 2003
Est. expiryJun 13, 2021(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
C21D 8/02C22C 38/04C22C 38/06C21D 8/0273C22C 38/002C22C 38/02C21D 8/0236C21D 8/0226
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Abstract

A steel strip or sheet steel having good cold formability and high-strength is described, comprising a light steel having (in weight-percent) C: ≦1.00%, Mn: 7.00-30.00%, Al: 1.00-10.00%, Si: >2.50-8.00%, Al+Si: >3.50-12.00%, B: >0.00-<0.01%, as well as alternately Ni: <8.00%, Cu: <3.00%, N: <0.60%, Nb: <0.30%, Ti: <0.30%, V: <0.30%, P: <0.01%, with the remainder iron and unavoidable impurities.

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1 . A light steel, having good cold formability and high strength, with the following composition (in weight-percent):  
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                     
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                   C: 
                   23 1.00%  
                     
                 
                     
                   Mn: 
                   7.00-30.00%  
                     
                 
                     
                   Al: 
                   1.00-10.00%  
                     
                 
                     
                   Si: 
                   >2.50-8.00%  
                     
                 
                     
                   Al + Si: 
                   >3.50-12.00%  
                     
                 
                     
                   B: 
                   >0.00-<0.01%  
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                   as well as alternately 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                   Ni: 
                   <8.00%  
                     
                 
                     
                   Cu: 
                   <3.00%  
                     
                 
                     
                   N: 
                   <0.60%  
                     
                 
                     
                   Nb: 
                   <0.30%  
                     
                 
                     
                   Ti: 
                   <0.30%  
                     
                 
                     
                   V: 
                   <0.30%  
                     
                 
                     
                   P: 
                   <0.01%, 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                   with the remainder iron and unavoid- 
                 
                     
                   able impurities. 
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                     
                 
             
                
                
               
               
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
             
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         2 . The light steel according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the carbon content is 0.10-1.00 weight-percent.  
     
     
         3 . The light steel according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the Si content is >2.70 weight-percent.  
     
     
         4 . The light steel according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the boron content is 0.002 weight-percent to 0.01 weight-percent, in particular 0.003 to 0.008 weight-percent.  
     
     
         5 . A steel strip or sheet steel produced from a steel having a composition according to one of  claims 1  to  4 .  
     
     
         6 . The steel strip or sheet steel according to  claim 5 , characterized in that its tensile strength is at least 680 MPa.  
     
     
         7 . The steel strip or sheet steel according to  claim 5  or  6 , characterized in that the product of its tensile strength and its elongation is at least 41,000 MPa.  
     
     
         8 . The steel strip or sheet steel according to one of  claims 4  to  7 , characterized in that its yield point is up to 520 MPa.  
     
     
         9 . A method for producing a cold formable, high-strength steel strip or sheet steel, wherein 
 an input stock, such as slabs, thin slabs, or strip, is cast from a steel having a composition according to one of  claims 1  to  4 ,    the cast input stock is heated to =1100° C. or used directly at such a temperature,    the preheated input stock is hot rolled to hot strip at a hot rolling final temperature of at least 800° C., and    the finish-rolled hot strip is coiled at a coiler temperature of 450° C. to 700° C.    
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 9 ,characterized in that the hot strip is cold rolled to cold strip after the coiling.  
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 10 , characterized in that the cold strip is subjected to annealing at an annealing temperature of 600° C. to 1100° C.  
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , characterized in that the annealing is performed as hood annealing at an annealing temperature from 600° C. to 750° C.  
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 11 , characterized in that the annealing is performed as continuous annealing at an annealing temperature of 750° C. to 1100° C.  
     
     
         14 . The method according to one of  claims 10  to  13 , characterized in that the cold strip is dressed.  
     
     
         15 . The method according to one of  claims 9  to  14 , characterized in that the cold rolling is performed at a cold rolling reduction of 30% to 75%.  
     
     
         16 . The method according to one of  claims 9  to  15 , characterized in that blanks, which are subsequently cold formed into finished components, are produced from the respective hot or cold strip obtained.  
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 16 , characterized in that the cold forming is performed as flow forming.  
     
     
         18 . A use of a steel or a steel strip or sheet steel according to one of  claims 1  to  8  for producing supporting vehicle body components.  
     
     
         19 . A use of a steel or a steel strip or sheet steel according to one of  claims 1  to  8  for producing externally visible parts of vehicle bodies.  
     
     
         20 . A use of a steel or a steel strip or sheet steel according to one of  claims 1  to  8  for producing wheels for vehicles, in particular motor vehicles.  
     
     
         21 . A use of a steel or a steel strip or sheet steel according to one of  claims 1  to  8  for producing non-magnetic components.  
     
     
         22 . A use of a steel or a steel strip or sheet steel according to one of  claims 1  to  8  for producing components used in cryoengineering.  
     
     
         23 . A use of a steel or a steel strip or sheet steel according to one of  claims 1  to  8  for producing internally or externally hydroformed components.  
     
     
         24 . A use of a steel or a steel strip or sheet steel according to one of  claims 1  to  7  for producing tubes, which are particularly intended for the production of high-strength engine parts, such as camshafts or piston rods.  
     
     
         25 . A use of a steel or a steel strip or sheet steel according to one of  claims 1  to  8  for producing components, such as armor plates, intended for protection against pulsed stresses, such as bombardment.  
     
     
         26 . A use of a steel or a steel strip or sheet steel according to one of  claims 1  to  8  for producing protection components, such as helmets and body armor, intended for protection of persons against pulsed stresses, such as bombardment.  
     
     
         27 . A use of a steel or a steel strip or sheet steel according to one of  claims 1  to  8  for producing components through flow forming.  
     
     
         28 . A use of a steel or a steel strip or sheet steel according to one of  claims 1  to  8  for producing gear parts.  
     
     
         29 . The use according to  claim 28 , characterized in that the gear parts are provided with teeth.  
     
     
         30 . The use according to  claim 28  or  29 , characterized in that the gear parts are produced through flow forming.

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