Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for producing a welded steel blank and associated welded blank
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Application No.: US16766725Application Date: 2018-11-26
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Publication No.: US11945503B2Publication Date: 2024-04-02
- Inventor: Cristian Alvarez , Thierry Lizon , Maria Poirier
- Applicant: ArcelorMittal
- Applicant Address: LU Luxembourg
- Assignee: ARCELORMITTAL
- Current Assignee: ARCELORMITTAL
- Current Assignee Address: LU Luxembourg
- Agency: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC
- Priority: WO TIB2017057386 2017.11.24
- International Application: PCT/IB2018/059288 2018.11.26
- International Announcement: WO2019/102424A 2019.05.31
- Date entered country: 2020-05-25
- Main IPC: B23K26/60
- IPC: B23K26/60 ; B21D22/02 ; B23K26/00 ; B23K26/24 ; B23K33/00 ; B23K35/24 ; B23K35/38 ; B62D21/15 ; B62D27/02 ; C21D6/00 ; C21D9/50 ; C22C19/05 ; C22C30/02 ; C22C38/00 ; C22C38/02 ; C22C38/04 ; C22C38/06 ; C22C38/26 ; C22C38/28 ; C22C38/32 ; C22C38/38 ; B23K101/00 ; B23K101/18

Abstract:
A method for producing a welded blank (1) includes providing two precoated sheets (2), butt welding the precoated sheets (2) using a filler wire. The precoating (5) entirely covers at least one face (4) of each sheet (2) at the time of butt welding. The filler wire (20) has a carbon content between 0.01 wt. % and 0.45 wt. %. The composition of the filler wire (20) and the proportion of filler wire (20) added to the weld pool is chosen such that the weld joint (22) has (a) a quenching factor FTWJ: FTWJ−0.9FTBM≥0, where FTBM is a quenching factor of the least hardenable substrate (3), and FTWJ and FTBM are determined: FT=128+1553×C+55×Mn+267×Si+49×Ni+5×Cr−79×Al−2×Ni2−1532×C2−5×Mn2−127×Si2−40×C×Ni−4×Ni×Mn, and (b) a carbon content CWJ 5000, where FA=10291+4384.1×Mo+3676.9Si−522.64×Al−2221.2×Cr−118.11×Ni−1565.1×C−246.67×Mn.
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