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US4331488A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Cold-rolled ultra low carbon steel sheet with improved press-forming properties

Assignee: Kobe Steel Ltd
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Filing: 1980-10-20
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Granted: 1982-05-25
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Expires: 2000-10-20
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention discloses a cold-rolled ultra low carbon steel sheet with improved press-forming properties, which comprises 0.002-0.015% of C, less than 0.006% of N, less than 0.01% of O, less than 0.02% of S, 0.1-0.35% of Mn, 0.01-0.06% of acid-soluble Al, 0.02-0.15% of Ti, and 0.05-0.4% of Cr, and has a value less than 0.8 for the atomic ratio (Ti*/(C+N)) of the total titanium content except titanium of oxide form (Ti*) to the sum of carbon and nitrogen contents, with the balance Fe and incidental impurities. This steel has sufficient values of yield and tensile strengths; is excellent in various properties such as elongation, work hardening index, r value, aging index and Erichsen value; and shows good press-forming properties without any special overaging treatment.

Inventors

  • 👤 Masatoshi Sudo
  • 👤 Ichiro Tsukatani

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22C; C22C38/00; C22C38/06; C21; C21D; C21D9/00; C21D9/46; C22C38/002; C22C38/004; C22C38/04; C22C38/14; C22C38/18; C22C38/28

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 118 words
A cold-rolled ultra low carbon steel sheet with improved press-forming properties, characterized in that said sheet contains 0.002-0.015% of C., less than 0.006% of N, less than 0.01% of O, less than 0.02% of S, 0.1-0.35% of Mn, 0.01-0.06% of acid-soluble Al, 0.02-0.15% of Ti, 0.05-0.4% of Cr, and one or both of 0.001-0.1% of a rare earth element and 0.001-0.01% of B, and has a value of less than 0.8 for the atomic ratio (Ti*/(C+N)) of the total titanium content except titanium of oxide form (Ti*) to the sum of carbon and nitrogen contents, with the balance Fe and incidental impurities, wherein said steel sheet has an aging index of no more than 4.5 kg/mm 2 .
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 118 words
A cold-rolled ultra low carbon steel sheet with improved press-forming properties, characterized in that said sheet contains 0.002-0.015% of C., less than 0.006% of N, less than 0.01% of O, less than 0.02% of S, 0.1-0.35% of Mn, 0.01-0.06% of acid-soluble Al, 0.02-0.15% of Ti, 0.05-0.4% of Cr, and one or both of 0.001-0.1% of a rare earth element and 0.001-0.01% of B, and has a value of less than 0.8 for the atomic ratio (Ti*/(C+N)) of the total titanium content except titanium of oxide form (Ti*) to the sum of carbon and nitrogen contents, with the balance Fe and incidental impurities, wherein said steel sheet has an aging index of no more than 4.5 kg/mm 2 .
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 16 words
The steel sheet of claim 1, additionally containing Si, wherein the Si-content is less than 0.1%.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1985-05-24 1985-11-23 1986-05-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1989-05-24 1989-11-23 1990-05-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1993-05-24 1993-11-23 1994-05-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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