Ironovation Materials Technology Co., Ltd.

Huajie Qin

Hongliang Yi

Guodong Wang

Xiaochuan Xiong

Shu Zhou

Dapeng Yang

Provided in the present disclosure is a method of heat treating a high-strength steel, wherein the high-strength steel comprises, by weight: 0.30-0.45% C, 1.0% or less Si, 0.20-2.5% Mn, 0.20-2.0% Cr, 0.15-0.50% Mo, 0.10-0.40% V, 0.2% or less Ti, 0.2% or less Nb, and a balance of Fe and other alloy elements and impurities, wherein the above alloy elements make Eq(Mn) according to the following formula (1) no less than 1.82, which method comprises the steps of 1) austenitizing; 2) carbide precipitation; and 3) tempering. The heat-treated steel in accordance with the present invention has high strength, high ductility and high toughness at the same time, especially improved reduction in area of tensile sample, so that it is particularly suitable for preparing spring members for vehicle suspension.Eq(Mn)=Mn+0.26Si+3.50P+1.30Cr+2.67Mo  (1)

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