METHOD OF HOT FORMING A STEEL BLANK AND THE HOT FORMED PART

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A method of hot forming a steel blank into an article the method including the following steps: d) cooling a heated steel blank to form an article during hot forming, starting at a starting temperature T2 above Ar3; to an interrupt temperature T3 in the range of 400-550° C. at a cooling rate V2 of at least 25° C./s; e) immediately further cooling the article from the interrupt temperature T3 to ambient temperature at a cooling rate V3 of 0.2-10° C./s, wherein the interrupt temperature T3 and cooling rate V3 are selected such that the article thus obtained has multiphase microstructure including by volume fraction: 55-90% of bainitic ferrite 5-15% of retained austenite 5-30% martensite.

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TATA STEEL IJMUIDEN B V1951 JZ VELSEN-NOORD

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Chen, Shangping Beverwijk, NL 16 36
Lahaye, Christiaan Theodorus Wilhelmus Heerhugowaard, NL 3 11

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