EP3011081B1 - Verfahren zum herstellen eines erzeugnisses aus gewalztem bandmaterial - Google Patents

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EP3011081B1
EP3011081B1 EP14733579.8A EP14733579A EP3011081B1 EP 3011081 B1 EP3011081 B1 EP 3011081B1 EP 14733579 A EP14733579 A EP 14733579A EP 3011081 B1 EP3011081 B1 EP 3011081B1
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Christoph Schneider
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  • the invention relates to a method for producing a product made of rolled strip material and a product made from rolled strip material, in particular as a structural component for a motor vehicle.
  • a body for a motor vehicle is known, which is joined by individual elements.
  • individual elements made of flexible rolled sheet metal are used along a direction of variable sheet thickness, in which the distribution width of the specific load on the single element is reduced by the choice of sheet thickness distribution.
  • sheet metal elements with variable sheet thickness are also referred to as Tailor Rolled Blanks (TRB).
  • the method comprises the steps of: forming a starting material into a sheet metal part, electrolytically coating the sheet metal part to form the anticorrosion coating and then heat treating the coated sheet metal part.
  • From the EP 2 290 133 A1 discloses a method for producing a steel component provided with a metallic, corrosion-protective coating.
  • a flat steel product is coated with a ZnNi alloy coating.
  • a board is then obtained, which is heated and then formed into a steel component and finally hardened.
  • the flat steel product may be subjected to a pretreatment, such as degreasing, electrolytic cleaning, spray / brush cleaning, rinsing with water, if appropriate with mechanical brushing, or decapitating.
  • a method for coating steel components is, for example, galvanic (electrolytic) galvanizing.
  • galvanic galvanizing the workpieces are immersed in a zinc electrolyte.
  • Zinc electrodes act as "sacrificial anodes" due to their less noble metal than the workpiece.
  • the workpiece to be galvanized acts as a cathode, which is why the coating is also referred to as cathodic corrosion protection.
  • the present invention seeks to propose a method for producing a product made of rolled strip material, which offers a particularly good corrosion protection.
  • a solution is a method for producing a product of rolled strip material comprising the steps of: rolling a strip material of sheet steel; Working out a board from the rolled strip material; Forming the board into a molded part; Cleaning of the molded article by means of anodic pickling under the action of direct current that by cleaning a maximum of 0.7 ppm of diffusive hydrogen is introduced into the molded part; and coating the molding with a metallic coating material to form an anticorrosion coating, wherein the coating is carried out in a dipping bath with an electrolytic solution in a coating plant, wherein a flow is generated between the molding and the electrolytic solution by moving the molding with respect to the electrolyte a device and / or by moving the electrolyte solution with respect to the molding by means of the coating system.
  • One advantage is that during the cleaning process, no diffuse hydrogen is introduced into the material, or at most only in extremely small quantities. In this way, unwanted hydrogen embrittlement of the steel material can be avoided or at least reduced.
  • An advantage of the piece coating, ie the coating of the already cut-out blanks or the molded parts produced therefrom, is that the coating is not adversely affected by the further processing steps following the coating process. This in turn has a favorable effect on the quality of the coating and thus on the corrosion resistance of the molded part produced.
  • the cleaning is preferably carried out so that the proportion of diffusible hydrogen, measured immediately before and after the cleaning, is less than 0.7 ppm (parts per million), in particular less than 0.3 ppm, preferably less than 0.1 ppm, or less than 0.05 ppm.
  • a time window of up to 10 minutes before or after may be included, within which the content of diffusible hydrogen in the material is measured.
  • a curable, especially manganese-containing steel material is used.
  • This may include other micro-alloying elements, such as niobium and / or titanium, wherein the mass fraction of these micro-alloying elements in the total mass is preferably at most 1000 ppm. Additional micro-alloying elements may be added in small proportions, such as boron and / or vanadium.
  • Examples of a usable Steel materials are 17MnB5, 22MnB5, 26MnB5 or 34MnB5.
  • the starting material (strip material) preferably has a tensile strength of at least 450 MPa and / or of at most 850 MPa.
  • the finished molded part may have a ultimate tensile strength of at least 1100 MPa, preferably at least 1300 MPa, more preferably even 1500 MPa, at least in some areas.
  • the rolling is carried out after a possible concretization as a flexible rolling, wherein a variable thickness is generated over the length of the strip material.
  • Flexible rolling is understood to mean a rolling process in which steel strip of uniform thickness is rolled over its length into variable thickness strip material over its length.
  • the initial thickness before flexible rolling can be up to 8 mm.
  • strip material for the flexible rolling hot strip or cold strip can be used, these terms are to be understood in the jargon.
  • hot strip is meant a rolled steel finished product (steel strip) produced by rolling after preheating.
  • cold strip is meant a cold-rolled steel strip (flat steel) in which the last thickness decrease takes place by rolling without prior heating.
  • the strip material may have a maximum thickness of 6.0 mm at the thickest point.
  • the flexible rolling is performed such that at least two sections are produced with different thickness, wherein the ratio of a first thickness of a thinner first portion to a second thickness of a second portion less than 0.8, in particular less than 0.7, preferably less than 0, 6 is. It is understood, however, that in principle any number of sections of different thickness can be produced depending on the requirements of the finished product. In this case, the thickness over the length is adjusted in particular such that the loads of the component are at least substantially uniform, or stress peaks are avoided or at least reduced.
  • Blanks are understood in particular rectangular metal sheets that have been cut out of the strip material.
  • Form cuts are understood to be sheet metal elements that have been worked out from the strip material and whose outer contour has already been adapted to the shape of the end product.
  • an edge may remain on the strip material which is not used further, it also being possible to carry out a simple cutting of the strip material into sections in which no edge would remain.
  • board is used uniformly for both form cuts and for rectangular blanks.
  • a heat treatment of the strip material can take place before the flexible rolling. After the flexible rolling a band straightening can be provided. Furthermore, pre-treatment, such as rinsing and / or pickling (surface activation), of the workpieces may be provided prior to coating. After coating, another heat treatment can be performed.
  • the cleaning of the molded part can be done mechanically.
  • this is meant any treatment in which after
  • the molding is blasted or brushed.
  • blasting in particular shot peening, blasting with corundum or with dry ice (CO2) come into question.
  • CO2 dry ice
  • steel balls having a preferred ball diameter of 0.7 to 0.9 mm may be used.
  • the cleaning of the molded part takes place in a different manner, so that by the cleaning process a maximum of 0.7 ppm, preferably 0.1 ppm, in particular of at most 0.05 ppm for the diffusion capable of hydrogen (H ) is introduced into the molding.
  • the cleaning is carried out by means of anodic pickling, in which the moldings are immersed in a dipping bath, wherein the removal of scale and other contaminants takes place under the action of direct current.
  • the removal of scale and other impurities can also be carried out purely chemically, for example by means of an inhibited stain.
  • the forming of the workpiece comprises hot working.
  • Hot forming is understood as forming processes in which the workpieces are heated to a temperature above the austenitizing temperature prior to forming and in which at least partial regions are hardened during the forming process.
  • the heating is carried out in a suitable heating device, for example an oven.
  • the hot forming may be performed as an indirect process according to a first possibility, comprising the substeps cold preforming the blank into a preformed component, then heating at least portions of the cold preformed component to austenitizing temperature, followed by hot working to produce the final contour of the product.
  • Austenitizing temperature is to be understood as meaning a temperature range in which at least partial austenitization (microstructure in the two-phase region ferrite and austenite) is present.
  • austenitize only portions of the board for example, to allow a partial hardening.
  • the hot forming can also be carried out as a direct process according to a second possibility, which is characterized in that at least portions of the board are heated directly to Austenitmaschinestemperatur and then hot-formed and cured to the desired final contour in one step. A previous (cold) preforming does not take place here.
  • partial hardening can be achieved by austenitizing partial areas.
  • hardening of subareas of the components is also possible by means of tools of different temperatures, or by using a plurality of tool materials which enable different cooling rates. In the latter case, the entire board or the entire component can be completely austenitized.
  • the sheet metal blanks can also be cold formed.
  • Cold forming refers to forming processes in which the blanks are not specifically heated before forming. The transformation thus takes place at room temperature; the boards heat up by dissipation of the supplied energy. Cold forming is used in particular as a process for forming soft body steels. After cold forming, the moldings may optionally be hardened.
  • a heat treatment can be provided as an integrated or separate process step with which regions of different ductility are produced in the workpiece.
  • Ductility is understood to mean the deformability of the steel material without damage or cracking.
  • the ductility can be assessed, for example, on the basis of the elongation at break or fracture constriction in the tensile test. An increased ductility in partial areas leads there advantageously to a reduced edge crack susceptibility and an improved weldability of the material.
  • the ductility may in particular be designed such that one or more first regions of the molded part have a greater yield strength of at least 800 MPa and / or that one or more second regions have a lower elastic limit of at most 800 Have MPa.
  • the strength may be at most 1100 MPa in the first region and / or at least 1100 MPa in the second region.
  • a temperature gradient can be generated in the workpiece as part of the heat treatment taking place before the forming. After the heat treatment, which can be done in an oven, for example, then there are areas with higher and lower temperature. The subsequent forming leads then in the areas with higher temperature to a greater ductility or lower strength, while in the areas of lower temperature, a lower ductility or higher strength is generated.
  • a temperature gradient in the workpiece can also be generated during the transfer process between the heat treatment and the forming, for example by cooling portions of the previously completely heat-treated workpiece prior to insertion into the forming tool.
  • the ductility can also be adjusted during the forming process, for example by different tempering of partial areas of the tool.
  • the forming tool may have corresponding means, such as channels through which a cooling medium flows.
  • a higher strength and lower ductility is produced in the molded part; Accordingly, the warmer portions of the forming tool cause the formation of lower strengths and higher ductility.
  • the areas of high ductility can be generated during the coating, in particular by hot-dip galvanizing. The high temperature of the liquid coating material in the coated areas leads to a softening, that is, a higher ductility.
  • a heat treatment can be carried out as an integrated or separate process step with which edge regions with a lower hardness than in the core region are produced in the workpiece.
  • This can be done by targeted edge decarburization, in which in the starting material over the thickness of a depletion of alloying components takes place, that is, the proportion of alloying constituents such as carbon or manganese is in a core region of the Band material larger than in the edge area.
  • the depleted region preferably has a hardness reduced by at least 50 HV 0.1 relative to the core region.
  • the depletion of the alloying elements can be achieved by a heat treatment, for example as part of a Galvannealing treatment or by heating above the AC1 temperature.
  • the character of the edge decarburization is determined by the process parameters in the furnace. This includes in particular the atmosphere in the oven, that is, the gas mixture in the oven, or the temperature.
  • the coating is carried out in particular with a coating material which has a proportion of at least 50 percent by weight of zinc, preferably at least 90 percent by weight of zinc, wherein the zinc content may also amount to 100 percent (pure zinc coating).
  • the coating can be applied galvanically (electrolytically).
  • anodes of the coating material that is, of pure zinc or of zinc and other alloying elements are used, which deliver metal ions to the electrolyte when energized.
  • dimensionally stable anodes can also be used; In this case, the coating material is already dissolved in the electrolyte.
  • the zinc ions and optionally ions of the further alloying elements are deposited on the molded part, which is connected as a cathode, as atoms and form the coating.
  • the coating is carried out by immersing the workpiece in a dipping bath with an electrolyte solution, preferably in a continuous process, wherein a flow is generated between the molding and the electrolyte solution. Due to the applied during coating between the molding and electrolyte solution flow electrolyte depletion is prevented, thus avoiding unwanted hydrogen entry into the molding.
  • the flow may generally be accomplished by moving the molding relative to the electrolyte and / or by moving the electrolyte solution opposite the molding.
  • the flow can be generated by moving the mold parts through a dip tank with the aid of a device, that is, the mold parts move relative to the dip tank and to the electrolyte solution.
  • a flow of the electrolyte solution can be generated by appropriate design of the coating system.
  • the coating system can be equipped with pumps, which put the electrolyte solution in a flow movement relative to the workpiece.
  • the electrolyte solution is blasted onto the moldings by means of nozzles, which can be done at a beam angle of 90 ° up to ⁇ 45 ° with respect to the workpiece surface.
  • nozzles which can be done at a beam angle of 90 ° up to ⁇ 45 ° with respect to the workpiece surface.
  • the coating can be carried out in such a way that the molded part to be coated is subjected to pulsed current in at least one step.
  • the molded part can also be charged with unpulsed current.
  • the coating by means of electrolytic solution may comprise the following substeps: in a first station, the electrolytic solution is subjected to pulsed current for coating the molded part; in a subsequent second station, the electrolytic solution is charged with unpulsed current for coating the molded part. It is understood that a reverse order for the treatment with pulsed and unpulsed current is conceivable.
  • a nanocrystalline layer structure is achieved, which may for example have a layer thickness of one to two micrometers.
  • the coating therefore has a particularly fine grain close to the workpiece so that the formation of rust is avoided.
  • the coating may also include hot dip galvanizing, the molding being immersed in a molten coating material bath having a temperature of at least 350 ° C, preferably at least 420 ° C, and / or at most the AC1 temperature of the steel material, preferably at most 600 ° C is immersed.
  • a molten coating material bath having a temperature of at least 350 ° C, preferably at least 420 ° C, and / or at most the AC1 temperature of the steel material, preferably at most 600 ° C is immersed.
  • the coating material is preferably as stated above, that is, it has a proportion of at least 50 percent by weight of zinc, optionally with additional alloying elements.
  • Further conceivable coating methods are flame spraying or chemical vapor deposition (CVD).
  • a heat treatment of the coated molding at a temperature of more than 210 ° C, in particular more than 220 ° C, preferably of more than 230 ° C are performed.
  • the maximum temperature for the heat treatment is preferably at most the AC1 temperature of the steel material, in particular at most 400 ° C.
  • the heat treatment which can also be referred to as effusion annealing, residual stresses in the workpiece or stress peaks in the hardened component are reduced or the elongation at break is increased.
  • the hydrogen diffusion is accelerated by the selected temperature, so that overall a lower hydrogen embrittlement is achieved on the finished product.
  • the heat treatment can be carried out in a time frame of a few seconds to 3 hours.
  • the heat treatment may take place either after the coating process or between individual coating stages.
  • a heat treatment following the coating advantageously accelerates the drying of the moldings and, when using high-strength steels, the material properties with respect to ductility and elongation at break are improved by tempering.
  • the solution of the above-mentioned object is further to a product made of flexibly rolled steel sheet according to the above-mentioned method.
  • the molded part can be produced according to one or more of the above-mentioned method steps, so that with regard to the steps and the associated advantages reference is made to the above description is taken.
  • a molded part is created according to the invention, which is adapted by its sheet thicknesses and the applied corrosion protection system ideally to the requirements in terms of lightweight construction, crash properties and service life (corrosion protection).
  • the molded part can be any body component of a motor vehicle, for example a structural component such as an A, B or C pillar.
  • the strip material which is wound on a coil in the initial state, is rolled, in particular by means of flexible rolling.
  • the strip material which has a largely constant sheet thickness over the length prior to flexible rolling, is rolled by means of rolls in such a way that it receives a variable sheet thickness along the rolling direction.
  • the process is monitored and controlled using the data obtained from a sheet thickness measurement as input to control the rolls.
  • the strip material After flexible rolling, the strip material has different thicknesses in the rolling direction. The strip material is rewound to the coil after the flexible rolling, so that it can be fed to the next process step.
  • the material used for the strip material is a hardenable steel material, such as 17MnB5, 22MnB5, 26MnB5 or 34MnB5.
  • the starting material preferably has a tensile strength of at least 450 MPa and at most 850 MPa.
  • the starting material over the thickness has a depletion of alloy constituents, that is, the proportion of alloying constituents such as carbon or manganese is greater in a core region of the strip material than in the edge region.
  • the depleted region preferably has a hardness reduced by at least 50 HV 0.1 relative to the core region.
  • the depletion of the alloying elements can be achieved by a heat treatment, for example as part of a Galvannealing treatment or by heating above the AC1 temperature.
  • the strip material can be smoothed in a band straightening device.
  • the smoothing step is optional and may be omitted.
  • individual sheet metal blanks are worked out of the strip material in the next method step V2.
  • the working out of the sheet metal blanks from the strip material is preferably carried out by means of punching or cutting. Depending on the shape of the sheet metal blanks to be produced, this can be punched out of the strip material as a shaped cut, wherein an edge remains standing on the strip material, which is not reused, or the strip material can be easily cut to pieces.
  • the blanks are subsequently converted to the desired end product.
  • the boards After a first possibility, the boards are hot-formed or, after a second possibility, cold-formed.
  • Hot forming can be done as a direct or indirect process.
  • the boards are heated to austenitizing temperature prior to forming (step V3), which can be done, for example, by induction or in an oven.
  • Austenitizing temperature is to be understood as meaning a temperature range in which at least partial austenitization (microstructure in the two-phase region ferrite and austenite) is present. However, only parts of the board can be austenitized, for example a partial one To allow hardening.
  • process step V4 After heating to austenitizing temperature, the heated board is formed in a forming tool and simultaneously cooled at high cooling rate, the component is given its final contour and cured at the same time.
  • This process which is referred to as hot working, is shown as process step V4.
  • a special form of hot forming is press hardening, which is performed at high pressures.
  • the blank is subjected to preforming prior to austenitizing.
  • the preforming takes place in a cold state of the board, that is without prior heating.
  • preforming receives a profile that does not yet correspond to the final shape, but is approximated to this.
  • austenitizing and thermoforming then take place, as in the direct process, whereby the component receives its final contour and is hardened.
  • areas with different ductility and / or areas with different strength can be produced in the workpiece.
  • the steel material provided that hot working (direct or indirect), should contain at least 0.1% to 0.35% by weight of carbon. Regardless of the type of hot forming, the complete workpiece or only partial areas can be hardened. When carrying out the hot forming in such a way that only partial areas are hardened, the molded part has areas with reduced strength and at the same time increased elongation at break. By applying a coating in a later process step exclusively in these soft zones, the risk of hydrogen embrittlement is reduced here.
  • the blanks can also be cold formed.
  • the cold forming is particularly suitable for soft body steels or components that have substantially strengths of less than 1200 MPa. During cold forming, the blanks are reshaped at room temperature.
  • the molded parts are subjected to a cleaning process in method step V5.
  • the cleaning of the moldings is carried out such that a maximum of 0.7 ppm, in particular of at most 0.3 ppm, preferably of at most 0.1 ppm, or optionally also a maximum of 0.05 ppm of diffusible hydrogen (H) in the molding is introduced.
  • H diffusible hydrogen
  • an anodic pickling process is provided in which unwanted contaminants are removed electrochemically from the surface of the molding.
  • the mold part can be trimmed to the final contour, for example by means of a laser, or the mold part can be oiled as corrosion protection during a subsequent intermediate storage.
  • oiling is meaningfully not carried out.
  • the moldings are provided with a corrosion protection.
  • the moldings undergo an electrolytic coating system comprising several stations.
  • a process step (V7) the moldings are first rinsed. After rinsing, the moldings are decanted in process step (V8). For this purpose, the moldings are removed by immersion in a dilute acid of unwanted oxides.
  • a coating material is preferably used for coating with a proportion of at least 50 percent by weight of zinc, in particular at least 90 percent by weight of zinc, wherein a pure zinc coating is conceivable.
  • the coating material may include other alloying elements.
  • the coating can be carried out galvanically by means of an electrolyte solution, in which the moldings are immersed.
  • the coating is carried out in an immersion bath with an electrolyte solution, wherein between the molding and the electrolyte solution, a flow is generated.
  • a corresponding coating device is in the FIGS. 2A and 2B shown schematically.
  • the moldings 12 can be seen, which are moved in the feed direction R relative to dimensionally stable anodes 13 and nozzle bars 14, each with a plurality of nozzles 15.
  • the molded parts 12 may be, for example, structural components of the body of a motor vehicle, such as A, B or C pillars or other body parts.
  • the anodes 13 are designed in the form of grids so that they can be flowed through by the electrolyte solution emerging from the nozzle devices 14.
  • the electrolyte flow is shown schematically as 16. It is directed to the mold parts 12, 12 'and ensures a uniform distribution of the current density in the electrolyte solution and thus a uniform layer structure on the surface of the mold parts 12, 12'.
  • the coating takes place continuously, wherein a flow is generated between the mold parts 12, 12 'and the electrolyte solution.
  • the flow is in this case generated by moving the mold parts 12, 12 'through a plunge pool, wherein the electrolyte solution can be added alternatively or additionally by pumping in a flow movement relative to the moldings.
  • anodes 13 of the coating material that is to say of pure zinc or zinc and other alloying elements, which release metal ions to the electrolyte when energized, or rigid anodes are used which consist of purposefully coated conductive materials (dissolving station 9).
  • the zinc ions and optionally ions of the further alloying elements are deposited on the molded part 12, 12 ', which is connected as a cathode, deposited as atoms and form the anti-corrosion coating.
  • a pulsed current may be used in a first partial step (V91) for coating.
  • V91 a particularly fine-grained layer having a thickness of, for example, 1 to 2 micrometers is formed directly on the surface of the workpieces.
  • V92 a second partial step
  • the electrolytic solution or the anodes for coating the molded part are subjected to unpulsed current until the anticorrosive layer reaches the complete thickness of, for example, 7 to 8 micrometers.
  • the coating system may in practice be designed so that an elongated dip tank is provided, through which the individual mold parts 12, 12 'are moved continuously in the longitudinal direction R.
  • a first arrangement of anodes 13 can be provided in a first section of the dip tank, which are acted upon by pulsed current, while the workpieces are guided past it.
  • the anodes 13 provided there are subjected to unpulsed current, while the workpieces 12, 12 'pass through them.
  • the galvanic coating of the molded parts by means of electrolyte solution is described. It is understood, however, that the process step V9 of the coating can also be carried out alternatively by hot-dip galvanizing, flame spraying or chemical vapor deposition (CVD).
  • CVD chemical vapor deposition
  • the moldings may be completely or even partially coated. If only partial sections of the molded parts are coated, the expense and thus the costs can be reduced, as well as simplify an optionally subsequent welding process for connecting the molded part with other components. Furthermore, hydrogen in the uncoated areas can easily be allowed to run, reducing the risk of hydrogen embrittlement. It is particularly advantageous if the moldings only in the Corrosion-prone areas are provided locally with the corrosion protection coating. These are, for example, areas that are increasingly exposed to wetness in motor vehicles and are therefore also referred to as wet area.
  • the moldings are optionally subjected to rinsing in method step V10.
  • the moldings can be heat-treated in process step V11.
  • the heat treatment can in principle be carried out in any technically suitable manner, for example in a bell annealer or else by inductive heating, to name only two methods by way of example.
  • the heat treatment may be carried out at a temperature of more than 210 ° C, preferably more than 220 ° C, optionally also more than 230 ° C.
  • the maximum temperature for the heat treatment is preferably lower than the AC1 temperature of the steel material, in particular at most 400 ° C.
  • the heat treatment which can also be referred to as effusion annealing
  • residual stresses in the workpiece or stress peaks in the hardened component are reduced or the elongation at break is increased.
  • the hydrogen diffusion is accelerated by the selected temperature, so that overall a lower hydrogen embrittlement is achieved.
  • the duration of the heat treatment can be carried out within a time frame of a few seconds to 3 hours, if appropriate also more than 3 hours, in particular 6 to 8 hours. Conducting the heat treatment after coating accelerates the drying of the components, and when high-strength steels are used, the material properties with respect to ductility and elongation at break are improved by tempering.
  • a special feature of the method according to the invention is that the electrolytic coating (V9) after the particular flexible rolling (V1), after the cutting of the boards (V2) and after the forming (V4) takes place.
  • the coating applied to the moldings has a uniform thickness regardless of the thickness of the workpiece. Even the more heavily rolled out areas have a sufficiently thick coating that reliably protects against corrosion.
  • Another special feature is the step of preferably mechanical cleaning (V5) or cleaning by means of anodic or inhibited pickle, whereby the entry of unwanted hydrogen in the workpiece and thus the hydrogen embrittlement is avoided. Due to the upstream or downstream heat treatment in a temperature range between preferably 230 ° C and 400 ° C internal stresses in the workpiece are reduced and the hydrogen is accelerated, which also leads to a lower hydrogen embrittlement of the material.
  • the process control according to the invention can also be modified.
  • intermediate steps which are not separately shown here can also be provided between the mentioned steps.
  • the moldings may be provided with an intermediate layer prior to electrolytic coating, in particular with a nickel, aluminum or manganese layer. This intermediate layer provides additional surface protection and improves the adhesion of the subsequently applied zinc-containing coating.

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