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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2019
Arcelormittal, Luxembourg, LU;
Wolfram Ehling, Ghent, BE;
Niko Van Der Borght, Herent, BE;
ArcelorMittal, Luxembourg, LU;
Abstract
A method for producing a welded metal blank () includes cutting a first initial metal sheet () and a second initial metal sheet () from a first and second metal strip (); joining the first and second initial metal sheets () by welding so as to obtain an initial welded metal blank (), the initial welded metal blank () comprising a weld joint () joining the first and the second initial metal sheets (); and cutting said initial welded metal blank () by a process involving metal melting so as to obtain at least one final welded metal blank () comprising a first metal blank portion () and a second metal blank portion () joined by a weld joint portion () consisting of a portion of the weld joint () obtained during the joining step.