Press hardened part with high resistance to delayed fracture and a manufacturing process thereof
US11725255B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC21D2211/008
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A press hardened coated steel part with high resistance to delayed fracture, the coating containing (Fex—Aly) intermetallic compounds resulting from the diffusion of iron into an aluminum or an aluminum-based alloy, or an aluminum alloy of a precoating, wherein the chemical composition of the steel includes, in weight: 0.16%≤C≤0.42%, 0.1%≤Mn≤3%, 0.07%≤Si≤1.60%, 0.002%≤Al≤0.070%, 0.02%≤Cr≤1.0%, 0.0005≤B≤0.005%, 0.002%≤Mg≤0.007%, 0.002%≤Ti≤0.11%, 0.0008%≤O≤0.005%, wherein (Ti)×(O)2×107≤2, 0.001%≤N≤0.007%, 0.001%≤S≤0.005%, 0.001%≤P≤0.025% and optionally one or more elements selected from the list of: 0.005%≤Ni≤0.23%, 0.005%≤Nb≤0.060%, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and wherein the microstructure includes at least 95% martensite.
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