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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2001
Tatsuya Asai, Kakogawa, JP;
Tetsuo Soshiroda, Kakogawa, JP;
Kobe Steel, Ltd., Kobe, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a steel sheet which can simultaneously achieves the following objects: high strength is obtained by quenching with reliability; and excellent ductility is ensured, and further which is excellent in corrosion resistance, plating properties, and spot weldability. The steel sheet is so configured as to satisfy the following composition requirements: on a mass basis, C: 0.11 to 0.22%, Mn: 0.1 to less than 0.5%, Cr and/or Mo: a total amount of 0.1 to 0.5%, and B: 0.0005 to 0.005%, where C: the content of C (% by mass), Cr: the content of Cr (% by mass), and Mo: the content of Mo (% by mass), wherein T≧0.19 where T=C+(Cr+Mo)/5.