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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2018
Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe Ag, Duisburg, DE;
Thyssenkrupp Ag, Essen, DE;
THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AG, Duisburg, DE;
THYSSENKRUPP AG, Essen, DE;
Abstract
A flat steel product and a method of making a flat steel product having a hole expansion of at least 60%, a yield strength of at least 660 MPa, a tensile strength of at least 760 MPa, and an elongation at break of at least 10%. The flat steel product is made from a complex-phase steel, which includes (in wt %) C: 0.01-0.1%, Si: 0.1-0.45%, Mn: 1-2.5%, Al: 0.005-0.05%, Cr: 0.5-1%, Mo: 0.05-0.15%, Nb: 0.01-0.1%, Ti: 0.05-0.2%, N: 0.001-0.009%, P: <0.02%, S: <0.005%, Cu: ≤0.1 %, Mg: ≤0.0005 %, O: <0.01 %, optionally one or more of Ni, B, V, Ca, Zr, Ta, W, REM, and Co, where Ni: ≤1%, B: ≤0.005%, V: ≤0.3%, Ca: 0.0005-0.005%, Zr, Ta, W: in total ≤2%, REM: 0.0005-0.05%, and Co: <1%, and iron and unavoidable impurities as the remainder, where % Ti>(48/14)% N+(48/32)% S and % Nb<(93/12)% C+(45/14)% N+(45/32)% S. The structure of the flat steel product includes (in area %) ≥80% bainite, <15% ferrite, <15% martensite, <5% cementite, and <5 vol % retained austenite.