Coated steel strips, methods of making the same, methods of using the same, stamping blanks prepared from the same, stamped products prepared from the same, and articles of manufacture which contain such a stamped product
US8307680B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/12757
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Coated steel having a well defined and uniform thickness is useful and advantageous for preparing products by hot stamping. Products prepared by hot stamping such a steel are particularly advantageous when subjected to a subsequent spot welding step.
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