Controlling Liquid Metal Embrittlement In Galvanized Press-Hardened Components

摘要

Methods for press hardening galvanized, pre-treated, optionally non-annealed steel alloys are provided. The press-hardened steel alloy may have an ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of at least about 1,000 MPa and is substantially free of liquid metal embrittlement (LME). The press-hardened steel alloy may be further quenched to below room temperature. The press-hardened steel may have a multi-phase microstructure of ferrite at greater than or equal to about 1% to less than or equal to about 60% by volume and a combined volume percentage of martensite, retained austenite, and other transformation products at greater than or equal to about 40% to less than or equal to about 99%.