IP Library Granted Patent US 7,588,651
Granted Patent B2
US 7,588,651 · App. 10/539,099 · Granted Sep 15, 2009

Method for producing a steel product

Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Steel AG
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Patent No.
US 7,588,651
App. No.
10/539,099
Granted
Sep 15, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides a method which allows reliable production of steel products from a light steel. The steel products according to the invention exhibit isotropic deformation behavior and are ductile at low temperature with high yield strengths. This is achieved according to the invention by a method for producing a steel product, in particular a steel sheet or steel strip, wherein a steel strip or sheet is produced from steel which contains (in % by weight): C: ≦1.00%, Mn: 7.00 to 30.00%, Al: 1.00 to 10.00%, Si: >2.50 to 8.00 %, Al+Si: >3.50 to 12.00%, B: <0.01%, Ni: <8.00%, Cu: <3.00%, N: <0.60%, Nb: <0.30%, Ti: <0.30%, V: <0.30%, P: <0.01% and iron and unavoidable impurities as the remainder, from which strip or sheet the finished steel product is subsequently produced by cold forming that takes place at a degree of cold forming of 2 to 25%.

Claims (50)

1. Method for producing a steel product with a high yield strength,

wherein a steel strip or sheet is produced from steel which contains (in % by weight):

C:

≦1.00%

Mn:

7.00 to 30.00%

Al:

1.00 to 10.00%

Si:

>2.50 to 8.00%

Al + Si:

>3.50 to 12.00%

B:

<0.01%

Ni:

<8.00%

Cu:

<3.00%

N:

<0.60%

Nb:

<0.30%

Ti:

<0.30%

V:

<0.30%

P:

<0.01%

and iron and unavoidable impurities as the remainder,

which strip or sheet is cold rolled to form a cold rolled strip,

from which the steel product is subsequently produced by cold forming that takes place at a degree of cold forming of 2.5 to 25%.

2. Method according to claim 1 , characterized in that the degree of cold forming is 15% maximum.

3. Method according to claim 2 , characterized in that the degree of cold forming is 10% maximum.

4. Method according to claim 1 , characterized in that production of the steel strip or sheet comprises the following working steps:

casting the steel to form an ingoing material, such as slabs, thin slabs or a cast strip,

hot rolling the ingoing material to form a hot strip,

winding the hot strip,

cold rolling the hot strip to form the cold strip.

5. Method according claim 4 , characterized in that the ingoing material is reheated to at least 1100° C. before hot rolling.

6. Method according to claim 4 , characterized in that the ingoing material is used directly for hot rolling at a temperature of at least 1100° C.

7. Method according to claim 4 , characterized in that the end temperature of the hot rolling is at least 800° C.

8. Method according to claim 4 , characterized in that the winding temperature is 450° C. to 700° C.

9. Method according to claim 4 , characterized in that, after cold rolling, the cold strip is recrystallization annealed, and in that, after recrystallization annealing, the cold strip is finish cold formed.

10. Method according to claim 9 , characterized in that recrystallization annealing is carried out at an annealing temperature of 600° C. to 1100° C.

11. Method according to claim 10 , characterized in that recrystallization annealing is carried out as bell-type annealing at a annealing temperature of 600° C. to 750° C.

12. Method according to claim 10 , characterized in that annealing is carried out at an annealing temperature of 750° C. to 1100° C.

13. Method according to claim 12 , characterized in that cold rolling is carried out at a degree of cold rolling of 30% to 75%.

14. Method according to claim 1 , characterized in that the steel contains more that 2.70% by weight silicon.

15. Method according to claim 11 , characterized in that the steel contains 0.002% by weight to less than 0.01% by weight boron.

16. Method according to claim 15 , characterized in that the steel contains 0.003 to 0.008% by weight boron.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 22, 2008
From: THYSSENKRUPP STAHL AG
To: THYSSENKRUPP STEEL AG
Reel/Frame 021716/0884 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2006
From: ENGL, BERNHARD; HELLER, THOMAS; HOFMANN, HARALD; MENNE, MANFRED
To: THYSSENKRUPP STAHL AG
Reel/Frame 017775/0021 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102 59 230 · Dec 17, 2002 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060179638A1 · Aug 17, 2006