EP0216044A2 - Process for manufacturing non-aging steel strip having a high cold formability - Google Patents

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EP0216044A2
EP0216044A2 EP86109521A EP86109521A EP0216044A2 EP 0216044 A2 EP0216044 A2 EP 0216044A2 EP 86109521 A EP86109521 A EP 86109521A EP 86109521 A EP86109521 A EP 86109521A EP 0216044 A2 EP0216044 A2 EP 0216044A2
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  • the invention relates to a method for producing an aging-resistant steel strip with high cold formability by hot strip rolling, cold rolling, recrystallizing annealing and subsequent skin passaging.
  • Cold rolled steel strip is widely used for the production of cold formed products.
  • different properties characteristic values
  • different properties characteristic values
  • the following material properties and characteristic values are also decisive: - When bending, such as in the production of cold profiles, low yield strengths and high elongation at break values are sufficient, - in the case of stretch-drawing processes, a high hardening exponent n m is also sought, -
  • the value of the vertical anisotropy r m should also be as high as possible.
  • Hot rolled steels for the aforementioned purposes are recrystallized annealed after cold rolling.
  • Discontinuous annealing processes have disadvantages, eg low productivity, because the process takes several days.
  • the newly preferred continuous processes of recrystallizing annealing such as those shown in the book "Manufacture of Cold-Rolled Strip", 1970, published by Stahleisen Düsseldorf in Fig. 28, offer the possibility of achieving significantly higher productivity in this one process step.
  • OS 2 348 062 describes the use of these devices for producing cold-rolled steel strip with good forming properties from unsettled and calmed steels.
  • the steel is subjected to a brief aging treatment in the range from about 250 to 450 ° C. after the annealing treatment in order to achieve the aging resistance required for processing the cold strip. This is followed by the so-called "skin treatment".
  • the object of the invention is achieved in detail in that the high slab preheating temperatures used in the prior art are exited in the new process, that is to say are lowered.
  • the final rolling temperature is also differentiated, that is, the hot rolling is ended at a temperature below or above the transition temperature A 3 in the last finishing stand.
  • the overall effect is surprisingly achieved in a product whose properties are specifically improved.
  • a temperature range of approximately 1 100-1 300 ° C is generally introduced ("Eisendazzling", Berlin 1961, p. 427).
  • the higher ranges are preferred because, as is known, the hot-formability of the steels is improved with increasing temperature, so that the energy consumption of the rolling motors can be reduced as the initial rolling temperature increases, and also - despite the inevitable drop in temperature from the roughing stand to the last finishing stand - the final roll temperature is still above the structural transformation temperature A3. It is considered advantageous that the last frame of the finishing line is passed above A3.
  • DE-OS 31 38 302 claim 1, describes a process for producing "cold-rolled steel strip of high strength".
  • a heating of the steel slabs to a maximum of 1200 ° C or in the range 1200 to 1000 ° C is also proposed.
  • the desired yield strengths are, as Table 2 shows, over 20 kp / mm2.
  • This publication does not provide any references to the steels to be produced according to the invention, which have a completely different composition, their forming behavior and low yield strengths.
  • Claims 1 and 5 name the upper and lower limits of the slab preheating temperature according to the invention.
  • Claim 6 specifies (compared to the prior art) lower roll temperatures. The effect of this measure is explained in Fig. 1 using bar graphs. Steel 1 has the following composition (percentages by mass): C 0.02% Si 0.01% Mn 0.2% P 0.008% S 0.012% Al 0.04% N 0.003%
  • This Al-calmed steel has a low alloy content and does not belong to the group of "micro-alloyed steels". It was preheated as a slab according to the prior art at 1 270 ° C and rolled in a conventional manner warm with a final temperature of 920 ° C and cold. The most important five material key figures are graphically recorded on the left edge of the diagrams. The yield strength is still sufficient for high cold forming requirements; At 40%, the elongation at break is barely sufficient for very demanding applications. The same applies to the hardening coefficient. The same characteristic values are shown in the right half of the corresponding fields when the cold strip is produced according to the invention.
  • the slab was first preheated to the lowest temperature range mentioned in claim 5 and then, as is known to the person skilled in the art, the strip was cooled between the preliminary and the finished batch, so that the strip emerged from the last finishing stand at 800 ° C.
  • the percentage decrease in thickness of the strip after passing through the transition temperature still reached 40%.
  • Cold strip made from this hot strip despite the low alloying effort, achieved such favorable values of yield strength, elongation at break and strengthening exponent that these products can also be used for the most demanding purposes using stretch drawing and three-dimensional folding.
  • the characteristic value of the vertical anisotropy r m with 1.3 is not sufficient for the production of complicated deep-drawn parts.
  • Claim 7 specifies for the hot rolling process that the entire rolling process is ended (that is, the last finishing stand is run through) before the rolling stock cools below the A3 point.
  • steels according to the invention for example 2 the same low-alloy steel is used, which was also produced according to example 1 and subsequently examined.
  • the analysis according to the invention is in percentages by mass: C 0.005% Si 0.01% Mn 0.18% P 0.006% S 0.014% Al 0.03% N 0.004% Ti 0.09%
  • This steel was produced in the steelworks more elaborately, namely vacuum decarburized and also alloyed with Ti.
  • Example 2 As shown in Fig. 1 in the corresponding columns, it can be seen in Example 2 that the left bars, which represent the state of the art, with a slab preheating temperature of 1 270 and a roll end temperature of 920 ° C, do not have any key figures for maximum cold formability: the proof stress with 190 N / mm2, the elongation at break with 40% and the hardening exponent with 0.22 are not yet optimal.
  • the values of the strip produced according to the invention are considerably more favorable: despite its scarce alloy: lower yield strength with 160 N / mm2; significantly higher elongation at break and better fastening exponent as a result of the low slab preheating temperature and the final roll temperature of 920 ° C.
  • Example 3 the material characteristics shown in Example 3 are less favorable in the manufacturing process according to the prior art; in contrast, they are significantly improved by the manufacturing process according to the invention.
  • Claim 8 relates to the use of the method according to the invention using the continuous strip drawing yards known per se.
  • Claims 9 and 10 relate to the connection of the manufacturing method according to the invention with a known aging treatment or with the application of a metallic protective coating in the melt flow.
  • the combination according to the invention of the process steps mentioned leads to the fact that cold-rolled strip steels can be produced more reliably with improved productivity and with improved cold formability for specific purposes.

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The steel strip is produced by hot strip-rolling, cold-rolling, recrystallising annealing and subsequent dressing. To be able exclusively to use continuous production processes having improved economics and at the same time to obtain improved properties of the finished products, differentiated according to the particular deformation processes, material loadings and parameters, it is proposed according to the invention to cast steels (data in percent by mass) having max. 0.06% C max. 0.10% Si max. 0.40% Mn max. 0.03% P max. 0.03% S max. 0.01% N at least one of the five elements from the following group 0- 0.10% Al 0- 0.006% B 0- 0.20% Ti 0 -0.20% Nb 0 -0.20% V impurities due to the smelting, the remainder being iron, to give ingots, to heat these before hot-rolling to a temperature of at most 1200 DEG C, to roll them out, reel them and then to recrystallisation- anneal them to yield strengths of not more than 200 N/mm<2>.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Herstellen eines alterungsbeständigen Bandstahles mit hoher Kaltumformbarkeit durch Warmbandwalzen, Kaltwalzen, rekristallisierendes Glühen und nachfolgendes Dressieren.The invention relates to a method for producing an aging-resistant steel strip with high cold formability by hot strip rolling, cold rolling, recrystallizing annealing and subsequent skin passaging.

Kaltgewalzter Bandstahl wird vielfach zur Herstellung von kaltumgeformten Erzeugnissen verwendet. Je nach Art des Umformverfahrens sind unterschiedliche Eigenschaften (Kennwerte) erforderlich; in allen Fällen hoher Verformung sind niedrige Dehngrenzen und hohe Bruchdehnungswerte vorteilhaft. Außerdem sind folgende Werkstoffeigenschaften bzw. Kennwerte maßgebend:
- Beim Abkanten, wie beispielsweise bei der Herstellung von Kaltprofilen, sind niedrige Dehngrenzen und hohe Bruchdehnungswerte ausreichend,
- bei Streckziehvorgängen wird zusätzlich ein hoher Verfestigungsexponent nm ange­strebt,
- bei Tiefziehhbeanspruchung, speziell zur Herstellung komplizierter Teile z.B. von Automobilkarrosserien, sollte zusätzlich der Wert der senkrechten Anisotropie rm möglichst hoch sein.
Cold rolled steel strip is widely used for the production of cold formed products. Depending on the type of forming process, different properties (characteristic values) are required; in all cases of high deformation, low yield strengths and high elongation at break values are advantageous. The following material properties and characteristic values are also decisive:
- When bending, such as in the production of cold profiles, low yield strengths and high elongation at break values are sufficient,
- in the case of stretch-drawing processes, a high hardening exponent n m is also sought,
- In the case of deep drawing stress, especially for the production of complicated parts, for example of automobile bodies, the value of the vertical anisotropy r m should also be as high as possible.

Warmgewalzte Stähle für die vorgenannten Zwecke werden nach dem Kaltwalzen rekristallisierend geglüht. Diskontinuierliche Glühverfahren weisen Nachteile, z.B. geringe Produktivität auf, weil die Durchführung mehrere Tage benötigt. Die neuer­lich bevorzugten kontinuierlichen Verfahren des rekristallisierenden Glühens, wie sie z.B. in dem Buch "Herstellung von kaltgewalztem Band", 1970, Verlag Stahleisen Düsseldorf in Bild 28 gezeigt sind, bieten bei diesem einen Verfahrensschritt die Möglichkeit zur Erreichung deutlich höherer Produktivität. Die OS 2 348 062 beschreibt die Verwendung dieser Vorrichtungen zur Erzeugung kaltgewalzten Stahl­bandes mit guten Umformeigenschaften aus unberuhigten und beruhigten Stählen.Hot rolled steels for the aforementioned purposes are recrystallized annealed after cold rolling. Discontinuous annealing processes have disadvantages, eg low productivity, because the process takes several days. The newly preferred continuous processes of recrystallizing annealing, such as those shown in the book "Manufacture of Cold-Rolled Strip", 1970, published by Stahleisen Düsseldorf in Fig. 28, offer the possibility of achieving significantly higher productivity in this one process step. OS 2 348 062 describes the use of these devices for producing cold-rolled steel strip with good forming properties from unsettled and calmed steels.

Es gehört weiterhin zum Stand der Technik, daß der Stahl nach der Glühbehandlung zur Einstellung einer für die Verarbeitung des Kaltbandes erforderlichen Alterungs­beständigkeit einer kurzzeitigen Überalterungsbehandlung im Bereich von etwa 250 bis 450° C unterzogen wird. Daran schließt sich die sogenannte "Dressierbehandlung" an.It is also part of the prior art that the steel is subjected to a brief aging treatment in the range from about 250 to 450 ° C. after the annealing treatment in order to achieve the aging resistance required for processing the cold strip. This is followed by the so-called "skin treatment".

Das vorgenannte Fachbuch schildert im übrigen recht ausführlich den Stand der Technik bei der Herstellung und Prüfung von kaltgewalztem Bandstahl. Für die verschiedenen Werkstoff-Kennwerte rm und nm wird auf S. 347 - 355 verwiesen. Weitere Werkstoffvorschriften sind DIN 1623 Teil 1, Ausgabe Febr. 1983 (weiche unlegierte Stähle zum Kaltumformen)und DIN 1624 zu entnehmen.The aforementioned specialist book describes the state of the art in the manufacture and testing of cold-rolled steel strip quite extensively. For the different material parameters r m and n m , see pages 347 - 355. Further material specifications can be found in DIN 1623 Part 1, February 1983 edition (soft unalloyed steels for cold forming) and DIN 1624.

Nach dem derzeitigen Stand der Technik ist die Herstellung alterungsbeständiger Bandstähle mit höchster Kaltumformbarkeit jedoch noch nicht befriedigend gelöst, insbesondere bestehen Wünsche
- nach ausschließlicher Verwendung kontinuierlicher Produktionsverfahren mit erhöhter Wirtschaftlichkeit
- nach verbesserten Eigenschaften der Fertigprodukte, differenziert nach den jeweiligen Verformungsverfahren, Werkstoffbeanspruchungen und -kennwerten.
According to the current state of the art, however, the manufacture of age-resistant steel strips with the highest level of cold formability has not yet been satisfactorily resolved, in particular there are wishes
- After the exclusive use of continuous production processes with increased economy
- for improved properties of the finished products, differentiated according to the respective shaping process, material stresses and characteristics.

Hier setzt die Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ein; die Lösung der vorgenannten Aufgabe ist in Anspruch 1 in Verbindung mit den Ansprüchen 6 oder 7 beschrieben und besteht im wesentlichen in der Kombination folgender Maßnahmen:
- Verwendung einer bestimmten Stahlanalyse
- Begrenzung der Vorwärmtemperatur vor dem Warmwalzen
- Auswahl der Walzendtemperatur je nach bevorzugten Werkstoff-Kennwerten
- kontinuierliches rekristallisierendes Glühen.
This is where the object of the present invention comes in; The solution to the aforementioned problem is described in claim 1 in conjunction with claims 6 or 7 and consists essentially in the combination of the following measures:
- Use a specific steel analysis
- Limitation of the preheating temperature before hot rolling
- Selection of the final roll temperature depending on the preferred material characteristics
- continuous recrystallizing annealing.

Die erfindungsgemäße Aufgabe wird im einzelnen dadurch gelöst, daß die nach dem Stand der Technik angewendeten hohen Brammenvorwärmtemperaturen bei dem neuen Verfahren verlassen, also abgesenkt werden. Je nach der für bestimmte Ver­wendungszwecke bevorzugten Kombination der Materialkennwerte wird auch die Walzendtemperatur differenziert, also das Warmwalzen bei einer Temperatur unter­halb oder oberhalb der Umwandlungstemperatur A₃ im letzten Fertiggerüst beendet.The object of the invention is achieved in detail in that the high slab preheating temperatures used in the prior art are exited in the new process, that is to say are lowered. Depending on the combination of the material characteristics preferred for certain purposes, the final rolling temperature is also differentiated, that is, the hot rolling is ended at a temperature below or above the transition temperature A 3 in the last finishing stand.

Es werden an sich bekannte kontinuierliche Verfahren der rekristallisierenden Glühung verwendet.Continuous methods of recrystallizing annealing, which are known per se, are used.

Im Gesamteffekt wird überraschender Weise ein in seinen Eigenschaften gezielt verbessertes Produkt erzielt.The overall effect is surprisingly achieved in a product whose properties are specifically improved.

Die erfindungsgemäß zu verwendenden Stahlanalysen sind im Hauptanspruch erwähnt; in den Ansprüchen 2, 3 und 4 sind vorzugsweise zu verwendende eingeengte Werte festgelegt.The steel analyzes to be used according to the invention are mentioned in the main claim; in claims 2, 3 and 4, restricted values to be used are preferably specified.

Für das Vorwärmen der Brammen vor dem Warmwalzen ist generell ein Temper­raturbereich von ca. 1 100 - 1 300° C eingeführt ("Eisenhütte", Berlin 1961, S. 427). Üblicher Weise werden dabei, insbesondere für kontinuierliche Bandstraßen, die höheren Bereiche bevorzugt, weil bekanntlich mit zunehmender Temperatur die Warmverformbarkeit der Stähle verbessert wird, so daß der Energieverbrauch der Walzmotoren mit steigender Walzanfangstemperatur verringert werden kann, und weil auch - trotz des unvermeidlichen Temperaturabfalles vom Vorgerüst bis zum letzten Fertiggerüst - die Walzendtemperatur noch oberhalb der Gefügeumwandlungstempe­ratur A₃ liegt. Es wird als vorteilhaft angesehen, daß auch das letzte Gerüst der Fertigstaffel oberhalb A₃ durchlaufen wird.Die DE-OS 31 38 302, Anspruch 1, be­schreibt ein Verfahren zur Herstellung von "kaltgewalztem Bandstahl hoher Festig­keit". Dabei wird auch eine Erwärmung der Stahlbrammen auf höchstens 1 200° C bzw. in den Bereich 1 200 bis 1 000° C vorgeschlagen. Die angestrebten Dehn­grenzen liegen, wie Tab. 2 belegt, über 2o kp/mm². Hinweise auf die erfindungs­gemäß herzustellenden, völlig anders zusammengesetzten Stähle, deren Umform­verhalten und niedrigen Dehngrenzen sind dieser Druckschrift nicht zu entnehmen. Die Ansprüche 1 und 5 nennen die erfindungsgemäßen Ober- bzw. Untergrenzen der Brammenvorwärmtemperatur.For the preheating of the slabs before hot rolling, a temperature range of approximately 1 100-1 300 ° C is generally introduced ("Eisenhütte", Berlin 1961, p. 427). Usually, especially for continuous strip mills, the higher ranges are preferred because, as is known, the hot-formability of the steels is improved with increasing temperature, so that the energy consumption of the rolling motors can be reduced as the initial rolling temperature increases, and also - despite the inevitable drop in temperature from the roughing stand to the last finishing stand - the final roll temperature is still above the structural transformation temperature A₃. It is considered advantageous that the last frame of the finishing line is passed above A₃. DE-OS 31 38 302, claim 1, describes a process for producing "cold-rolled steel strip of high strength". A heating of the steel slabs to a maximum of 1200 ° C or in the range 1200 to 1000 ° C is also proposed. The desired yield strengths are, as Table 2 shows, over 20 kp / mm². This publication does not provide any references to the steels to be produced according to the invention, which have a completely different composition, their forming behavior and low yield strengths. Claims 1 and 5 name the upper and lower limits of the slab preheating temperature according to the invention.

Anspruch 6 legt (gegenüber dem Stand der Technik) abgesenkte Walzendtempe­raturen fest. Die Auswirkung dieser Maßnahme ist in Fig. 1 anhand von Balken­diagrammen erläutert. Stahl 1 hat folgende Zusammensetzung (Masseprozente):
C 0,02%
Si 0,01%
Mn 0,2%
P 0,008%
S 0,012%
Al 0,04%
N 0,003%
Claim 6 specifies (compared to the prior art) lower roll temperatures. The effect of this measure is explained in Fig. 1 using bar graphs. Steel 1 has the following composition (percentages by mass):
C 0.02%
Si 0.01%
Mn 0.2%
P 0.008%
S 0.012%
Al 0.04%
N 0.003%

Dieser Al-beruhigte Stahl weist einen geringen Legierungsgehalt auf und gehört nicht in die Gruppe der "mikrolegierten Stähle". Er wurde als Bramme nach dem Stand der Technik bei 1 270° C vorgewärmt und in herkömmlicher Weise warm mit einer Endtemperatur von 920° C und kalt ausgewalzt. Die wichtigsten fünf Werkstoffkennzahlen sind am linken Rande der Diagramme graphisch aufge­zeichnet. Die Dehngrenze ist für hohe Ansprüche der Kaltumformung noch aus­reichend; die Bruchdehnung genügt mit 40% nur knapp für sehr anspruchsvolle Ver­wendungszwecke. Ähnliches gilt für den Verfestigungskoeffizienten. In der rechten Hälfte der entsprechenden Felder sind die gleichen Kennwerte bei erfindungsge­mäßer Herstellung des Kaltbandes dargestellt. Die Bramme wurde zunächst auf die niedrigste in Anspruch 5 genannte Temperaturspanne vorgewärmt und dann das Band, wie dem Fachmann geläufig ist, zwischen Vor- und Fertigstaffel gekühlt, so daß das Band aus dem letzten Fertiggerüst mit 800° C austrat. Die prozentuale Dickenab­nahme des Bandes nach Durchlaufen der Umwandlungstemperatur erreichte noch 40%. Aus diesem Warmband hergestelltes Kaltband erreichte trotz des geringen Legierungsaufwandes so günstige Werte von Dehngrenze, Bruchdehnung und Ver­festigungsexponent, daß diese Erzeugnisse auch für anspruchsvollste Verwendungs­zwecke unter Einsatz von Streckziehen und dreidimensionalem Abkanten eingesetzt werden können. Allerdings ist der Kennwert der senkrechten Anisotropie rm mit 1,3 nicht ausreichend für die Herstellung komplizierter Tiefziehteile.This Al-calmed steel has a low alloy content and does not belong to the group of "micro-alloyed steels". It was preheated as a slab according to the prior art at 1 270 ° C and rolled in a conventional manner warm with a final temperature of 920 ° C and cold. The most important five material key figures are graphically recorded on the left edge of the diagrams. The yield strength is still sufficient for high cold forming requirements; At 40%, the elongation at break is barely sufficient for very demanding applications. The same applies to the hardening coefficient. The same characteristic values are shown in the right half of the corresponding fields when the cold strip is produced according to the invention. The slab was first preheated to the lowest temperature range mentioned in claim 5 and then, as is known to the person skilled in the art, the strip was cooled between the preliminary and the finished batch, so that the strip emerged from the last finishing stand at 800 ° C. The percentage decrease in thickness of the strip after passing through the transition temperature still reached 40%. Cold strip made from this hot strip, despite the low alloying effort, achieved such favorable values of yield strength, elongation at break and strengthening exponent that these products can also be used for the most demanding purposes using stretch drawing and three-dimensional folding. However, the characteristic value of the vertical anisotropy r m with 1.3 is not sufficient for the production of complicated deep-drawn parts.

Anspruch 7 legt für das Warmwalzverfahren fest, daß der gesamte Walzvorgang beendet wird (also das letzte Fertiggerüst durchlaufen wird), ehe das Walzgut unter den A₃ - Punkt erkaltet. Dabei handelt es sich um erfindungsgemäße Stähle; für Beispiel 2 ist der gleiche legierungsarme Stahl verwandt, der auch nach Beispiel 1 hergestellt und anschließend untersucht wurde. Für Beispiel 3 lautet die (erfindungs­gemäße) Analyse in Masseprozenten:
C 0,005%
Si 0,01%
Mn 0,18%
P 0,006%
S 0,014%
Al 0,03%
N 0,004%
Ti 0,09%
Claim 7 specifies for the hot rolling process that the entire rolling process is ended (that is, the last finishing stand is run through) before the rolling stock cools below the A₃ point. These are steels according to the invention; for example 2 the same low-alloy steel is used, which was also produced according to example 1 and subsequently examined. For example 3, the analysis according to the invention is in percentages by mass:
C 0.005%
Si 0.01%
Mn 0.18%
P 0.006%
S 0.014%
Al 0.03%
N 0.004%
Ti 0.09%

Dieser Stahl wurde im Stahlwerk aufwendiger hergestellt, und zwar vakuum­entkohlt und zudem mit Ti legiert.This steel was produced in the steelworks more elaborately, namely vacuum decarburized and also alloyed with Ti.

Wie Fig. 1 in den entsprechenden Spalten belegt, zeigt sich bei Beispiel 2, daß die linken Balken, die den Stand der Technik darstellen, mit einer Brammenvorwärm­temperatur von 1 270 und einer Walzendtemperatur von 920° C keine Kennzahlen für höchste Kaltumformbarkeit aufweisen: Die Dehngrenze mit 190 N/mm², die Bruch­dehnung mit 40% und der Verfestigungsexponent mit 0,22 sind noch nicht optimal. Wesentlich günstiger sind die Werte des erfindungsgemäß hergestellten Bandes: trotz seiner knappen Legierung: niedrigere Dehngrenze mit 160 N/mm²; deutlich angehobene Bruchdehnung und besserer Vefestigungsexponent als Folge der niedrigen Brammenvorwärmteperatur und der Walzendtemperatur mit 920 ° C.As shown in Fig. 1 in the corresponding columns, it can be seen in Example 2 that the left bars, which represent the state of the art, with a slab preheating temperature of 1 270 and a roll end temperature of 920 ° C, do not have any key figures for maximum cold formability: the proof stress with 190 N / mm², the elongation at break with 40% and the hardening exponent with 0.22 are not yet optimal. The values of the strip produced according to the invention are considerably more favorable: despite its scarce alloy: lower yield strength with 160 N / mm²; significantly higher elongation at break and better fastening exponent as a result of the low slab preheating temperature and the final roll temperature of 920 ° C.

Ebenso sind die im Beispiel 3 dargestellten Werkstoffkennwerte bei dem Herstell­verfahren nach dem Stand der Technik weniger günstig; dagegen werden sie nach dem erfindungsgemäßen Herstellverfahren deutlich verbessert.Likewise, the material characteristics shown in Example 3 are less favorable in the manufacturing process according to the prior art; in contrast, they are significantly improved by the manufacturing process according to the invention.

Anspruch 8 hat die Anwendung des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens unter Einsatz der an sich bekannten kontinuierlichen Banddurchziehöfen zum Inhalt.Claim 8 relates to the use of the method according to the invention using the continuous strip drawing yards known per se.

Ansprüche 9 und 10 betreffen die Verbindung des erfindungsgemäßen Herstell­verfahrens mit einer an sich bekannten Überalterungsbehandlung bzw. mit dem Auf­bringen eines metallischen Schutzüberzuges im Schmelzfluß.Claims 9 and 10 relate to the connection of the manufacturing method according to the invention with a known aging treatment or with the application of a metallic protective coating in the melt flow.

Wie aus den vorstehenden Ausführungen und den Beispielen ersichtlich, führt die erfindungsgemäße Kombination der genannten Verfahrensschritte dahin, daß mit verbesserter Produktivität kaltgewalzte Bandstähle zuverlässiger und mit für bestimmte Verwendungszwecke gezielt verbesserter Kaltumformbarkeit hergestellt werden können.As can be seen from the above explanations and the examples, the combination according to the invention of the process steps mentioned leads to the fact that cold-rolled strip steels can be produced more reliably with improved productivity and with improved cold formability for specific purposes.

Gegenüber dem erhöhten Energiebedarf beim Warmwalzen überwiegen die Vorteile des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens. Es seien hierfür nur einige Beispiele genannt:
- kürzere Durchsatzzeiten und damit erhöhte Leistung der Ofenanlage für die Brammenvorwärmung
- geringere Verzunderung, also höheres Gewichtsausbringen
- gezielte Kombination der Werkstoffkennwerte für unterschiedliche Kaltumform­verfahren
gesteigerter Einsatz von leistungssteigernden kontinuierlichen Verfahrensschritten sämtlicher Arbeitsgänge
The advantages of the method according to the invention outweigh the increased energy requirements in hot rolling. Here are just a few examples:
- Shorter throughput times and thus increased performance of the furnace system for slab preheating
- less scaling, i.e. higher weight output
- Targeted combination of material properties for different cold forming processes
increased use of performance-enhancing continuous process steps in all work processes

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1. Verfahren zum Herstellen eines alterungsbeständigen Bandstahles mit hoher Kalt­umformbarkeit durch Warmbandwalzen, Kaltwalzen, rekristallisierendes Glühen und nachfolgendes Dressieren, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß Stähle (Angaben in Masse­prozenten) mit
max. 0,06% C
max. 0,10% Si
max. 0,40% Mn
max. 0,03% P
max. 0,03% S
max. 0,01% N
mindestens einem der fünf Elemente aus nachfolgender Gruppe
0 - 0,10% Al,
0 - 0,006% B
0 - 0,20% Ti
0 - 0,20 Nb
0 - 0,20% V
erschmelzungsbedingten Verunreinigungen,
Rest Eisen
zu Brammen vergossen, vor dem Warmwalzen auf Temperaturen bis höchstens 1 200° C erwärmt, ausgewalzt, gehaspelt und anschließend rekristallisierend auf Dehngrenzen von höchstens 200 N/mm² geglüht werden.
1. A process for producing an aging-resistant steel strip with high cold formability by hot strip rolling, cold rolling, recrystallizing annealing and subsequent tempering, characterized in that steels (details in percent by mass) with
Max. 0.06% C
Max. 0.10% Si
Max. 0.40% Mn
Max. 0.03% P
Max. 0.03% S
Max. 0.01% N
at least one of the five elements from the following group
0-0.10% Al,
0 - 0.006% B
0-0.20% Ti
0 - 0.20 Nb
0 - 0.20% V
contamination due to melting,
Rest of iron
cast into slabs, heated to temperatures up to a maximum of 1200 ° C, rolled, coiled and then recrystallized and annealed to yield strengths of up to 200 N / mm² before hot rolling.
2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Stähle max. 0,05% Si enthalten.2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the steels max. Contain 0.05% Si. 3. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Stähle max. 0,006% N enthalten.3. The method according to any one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the steels max. Contain 0.006% N. 4. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichent, daß wenigstens eines der Elemente aus der Gruppe Al, B, Ti, Nb und V mit einem Mindestgehalt von 1/10 der in Anspruch 1 genannten Obergrenzen enthalten ist.4. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one of the elements from the group Al, B, Ti, Nb and V is contained with a minimum content of 1/10 of the upper limits mentioned in claim 1. 5. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Stahl vor dem Warmwalzen auf eine Temperatur von höchstens 1 150° C, insbesondere von höchstens 1 100°C, jedoch über 1 000° C erwärmt wird.5. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the steel is heated to a temperature of at most 1 150 ° C, in particular of at most 1 100 ° C, but above 1000 ° C before hot rolling. 6. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Stahl bei einer Temperatur unterhalb A₃ fertig warmgewalzt wird , wobei die Dickenabnahme unterhalb A₃ mindestens 35% der Dicke bei Durchlaufen von A₃ beträgt.6. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the steel is hot-rolled finished at a temperature below A₃, the decrease in thickness below A₃ being at least 35% of the thickness when passing through A₃. 7. Verfahren nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Warmwalzung bei einer Temperatur oberhalb A₃ fertig abgeschlossen wird.7. The method according to one or more of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the hot rolling is finished at a temperature above A₃. 8. Verfahren nach einem oder mehreren der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch ge­kennzeichnet, daß der Stahl nach dem Kaltwalzen in einem kontinuierlichen Band­durchziehofen rekristallisierend geglüht wird.8. The method according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the steel is recrystallized annealed after cold rolling in a continuous strip drawing furnace. 9. Verfahren nach einem oder mehreren der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch ge­kennzeichnet, daß der Stahl einer kurzzeitigen Überalterungsbehandlung, bestehend aus Anlassen im Bereich zwischen ca. 250 und 450° C vor dem Dressieren unter­zogen wird.9. The method according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the steel is subjected to a brief aging treatment consisting of tempering in the range between approximately 250 and 450 ° C before the skin pass. 10. Verfahren nach einem oder mehreren der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch ge­kennzeichnet, daß der kaltgewalzte Stahl kontinuierlich geglüht und anschließend, insbesondere unmittelbar anschließend, im Schmelzfluß mit einem metallischen Überzug versehen wird.10. The method according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cold-rolled steel is annealed continuously and then, in particular immediately thereafter, is provided with a metallic coating in the melt flow.
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