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Development of advanced high strength steels using hydrogen quench continuous annealing technology

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Submitted   Nov 28, 2019
Published   Jan 31, 2020
Issue    Vol 2 No 1 (2020)
DOI   10.25082/MER.2020.01.002

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Francys Barrado
Research Department, Stelco Inc., 386 Wilcox Street, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8L 8K5
Tihe Zhou corresponding author
Research Department, Stelco Inc., 386 Wilcox Street, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8L 8K5
Chad Cathcart
Research Department, Stelco Inc., 386 Wilcox Street, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8L 8K5
Peter Badgley
Research Department, Stelco Inc., 386 Wilcox Street, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8L 8K5
Sarah Zhang
Research Department, Stelco Inc., 386 Wilcox Street, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8L 8K5
David Overby
Research Department, Stelco Inc., 386 Wilcox Street, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8L 8K5

Abstract

By using hydrogen quench continuous annealing technology, Stelco Inc. has developed a suite of Advanced High Strength Steel (AHSS) grades with tensile strength greater than 1000 MPa to meet standard automotive specifications and for unique customer requirements. These grades were optimized by correlating chemical composition and processing parameters with microstructures and mechanical properties. Dual-Phase 980 (Stelco trademarked STELMAXTM 980 DP), Multi-Phase 1180 (STELMAXTM 1180 MP), Martensitic Steel 1300 (STELMAXTM 1300 M) and 1500 (STELMAXTM 1500 M) products met strength and formability requirements with excellent flatness and surface quality. Hydrogen quench continuous annealing technology not only ensures all developed AHSS grades have consistent mechanical properties across the entire strip length (from strip head to tail) and width (from edge to edge), but also produces high product yield compared with other continuous annealing processes.

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advanced high strength steels, hydrogen quenching, continuous annealing, microstructure, mechanical properties

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Barrado, F., Zhou, T., Cathcart, C., Badgley, P., Zhang, S., & Overby, D. (2020). Development of advanced high strength steels using hydrogen quench continuous annealing technology. Materials Engineering Research, 2(1), 106-112. https://doi.org/10.25082/MER.2020.01.002
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