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High strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet and method for manufacturing the same

US6869691B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 17, 2002
Grant dateMar 22, 2005
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Expiry dateDec 31, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/12799
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a high strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet consisting essentially of 0.03 to 0.25% C, 0.7% or less Si, 1.4 to 3.5% Mn, 0.05% or less P, 0.01% or less S, 0.05 to 1% Cr, 0.005 to 0.1% Nb, by mass, and balance of Fe, and being made of a composite structure of ferrite and secondary phase, and having an average grain size of the composite structure of 10 μm or smaller. Since the high strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet of the present invention hardly induces softening at HAZ during welding, it is applicable to structural members of automobiles for “Tailor Welded Blanks” (TWB).

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