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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2016
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A structural member () includes: a hat member (); and a closing plate (). The hat member () includes: a top-surface portion (); a pair of side walls () extending from both edges of the top-surface portion (); and flanges (). The closing plate () is in contact with the flanges (). Each of the side walls () includes a low-strength portion () extending from one edge of the side wall () to a position at a distance Sh. The distance Sh is 20 to 40% of the height H of the side wall (). The yield strength of the low-strength portion () is 60 to 85% of the yield strength of the side wall () as measured at a position (mid) of one-half of the height of the side wall ().