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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2017
Arcelormittal, Luxembourg, LU;
Laurent Cretteur, Gouvieux, FR;
Qingdong Yin, Montataire, FR;
Francis Schmit, Clermont, FR;
Wolfram Ehling, Ghent, BE;
ArcelorMittal, Luxembourg, LU;
Abstract
A welded steel part with a very high mechanical strength is provided. The welded steel part is obtained by heating followed by hot forming, then cooling of at least one welded blank obtained by butt welding of at least one first and one second sheet. The at least one first and second sheets including, at least in part, a steel substrate and a pre-coating which includes an intermetallic alloy layer in contact with the steel substrate, topped by a metal alloy layer of aluminum or aluminum-based alloy. A method for the fabrication of a welded steel part and the fabrication of structural or safety parts for automotive vehicles are also provided.