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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11970753 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024

Filed:

Sep. 17, 2019

Method of producing ultrahigh-strength steel sheets and steel sheets therefor

Applicant:

Voestalpine Stahl Gmbh, Linz, AT;

Inventors:

Markus Sonnleitner, Hofkirchen, AT;

Martin Klein, Linz, AT;

Gerhard Hubmer, Marchtrenk, AT;

Helmut Spindler, Oed-Ohling, AT;

Assignee:

voestalpine Stahl GmbH, Linz, AT;

Attorneys:

Maxwell J Petersen

FisherBroyles, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Brian D Walck

Assistant Examiner:

Danielle M. Carda

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21D 9/52 (2006.01); C21D 1/18 (2006.01); C21D 6/00 (2006.01); C21D 8/02 (2006.01); C22C 38/00 (2006.01); C22C 38/02 (2006.01); C22C 38/06 (2006.01); C22C 38/44 (2006.01); C22C 38/46 (2006.01); C22C 38/48 (2006.01); C22C 38/50 (2006.01); C22C 38/54 (2006.01); C22C 38/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C21D 9/52 (2013.01); C21D 1/18 (2013.01); C21D 6/004 (2013.01); C21D 6/005 (2013.01); C21D 6/008 (2013.01); C21D 8/0205 (2013.01); C21D 8/0226 (2013.01); C21D 8/0263 (2013.01); C22C 38/001 (2013.01); C22C 38/002 (2013.01); C22C 38/02 (2013.01); C22C 38/06 (2013.01); C22C 38/44 (2013.01); C22C 38/46 (2013.01); C22C 38/48 (2013.01); C22C 38/50 (2013.01); C22C 38/54 (2013.01); C22C 38/58 (2013.01); C21D 2211/001 (2013.01); C21D 2211/008 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for producing an ultra-high-strength hot-rolled structural steel includes producing a steel alloy with a carbon content not greater than 0.2%, avoiding a diffusive transformation of the austenite by achieving a transformation delay through the addition of manganese, chromium, and boron, and casting the steel alloy. The cast steel alloy is heated and hot rolled to form a steel strip which is then immediately hardened and mechanically straightened to produce mobile dislocations, wherein the boron, manganese and chromium delay diffusive transformation from an austenite structure to achieve formation of a martensite structure during the hardening. The steel strip is then annealed at a temperature between 100 and 200° C.

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