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Method for production of sheet of austenitic iron/carbon/manganese steel and sheets produced thus

US7976650B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 10, 2005
Grant dateJul 12, 2011
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC21D8/0278
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a corrosion-resistant cold-rolled sheet of iron-carbon-manganese austenitic steel, comprising the following steps: a sheet whose chemical composition comprises, the contents being expressed by weight: 0.35%≦C≦1.05%, 16%≦Mn≦24%, the balance of the composition consisting of iron and inevitable impurities resulting from its smelting, is provided; said sheet is cold-rolled; and a recrystallization annealing treatment is carried out on said sheet in a furnace containing a gas chosen from gases that are reducing with respect to iron, the parameters of said annealing being chosen in such a way that said sheet is covered on both its sides with an essentially amorphous (Fe,Mn)O oxide sublayer and with an external crystalline manganese oxide (MnO) layer, the total thickness of these two layers being equal to or greater than 0.5 microns.

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