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Cold-rolled steel sheet and galvannealed steel sheet

US9340860B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 2009
Grant dateMay 17, 2016
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC23C2/29
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A high strength cold-rolled steel sheet and a high strength plated steel sheet which have an excellent surface appearance required for outer panels of automobiles and which have an extremely high r value in a direction at 45° with respect to the rolling direction and which have excellent press formability and a tensile strength of at least 340 MPa and a process for their manufacture are provided. The steel sheets have a chemical composition consisting essentially of, in mass %, C: 0.0005-0.025%, Si: at most 0.2%, Mn: 0.3-2.5%, P: at most 0.15%, S: at most 0.02%, N: at most 0.006%, sol. Al: less than 0.005%, Ti: 0.005-0.05%, and Nb: 0.020-0.200% with the mass ratio (Nb/Ti) of the contents of Nb and Ti being at least 2, and a remainder of Fe and impurities, and they have an r value in a direction at 45° with respect to the rolling direction (r45) of at least 1.80 and/or a mean r value (rm) of at least 1.60, and a tensile strength of at least 340 MPa.

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