Patents by Inventor Xavier Garat
Xavier Garat has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240117457Abstract: A cold rolled and annealed steel sheet is provided which includes by weight: 0.6<C<1.3%, 15?Mn<35%, 6.0?Al<15%, Si?2.40%, S?0.015%, P?0.1%, N?0.1%, possibly one or more optional elements chosen among Ni, Cr and Cu in an individual amount of up to 3% and possibly one or more elements chosen among B, Ta, Zr, Nb, V, Ti, Mo, and W in a cumulated amount of up to 2.0%, the remainder of the composition making up of iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the elaboration, the microstructure of said sheet comprising at least 0.1% of intragranular kappa carbides, wherein at least 80% of such kappa carbides have an average size below 30 nm, optionally up to 10% of granular ferrite, the remainder being made of austenite, the average grain size and average aspect ratio of the austenite being respectively below 6 ?m and comprised between 2 and 10 and the average grain size and average aspect ratio of the ferrite, when present, being respectively below 5 ?m and below 3.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: ARCELORMITTALInventors: Xavier GARAT, Ian Alberto ZUAZO RODRIGUEZ, Irène DE DIEGO CALDERON
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Publication number: 20240052465Abstract: A low density cold rolled and annealed steel sheet having 0.12%?carbon?0.25%, 3%?manganese?10%, 3.5%?aluminum?6.5%, 0%?phosphorus?0.1%, 0%?sulfur?0.03%, 0%?nitrogen?0.1%, 0%?silicon?2%, 0.01%?niobium?0.03%, 0.01%?titanium?0.2%, 0%?molybdenum?0.5%, 0%?chromium?0.6%, 0.01%?copper?2.0%, 0.01%?nickel?3.0%, 0%?calcium?0.005%, 0%?boron?0.01%, 0%?Magnesium?0.005%, 0%?Zirconium?0.005%, 0%?Cerium?0.1%, and the balance including iron, the steel sheet having a microstructure comprising 60% to 90% Delta ferrite, 8% to 30% of residual austenite having average grain size between 0.6 and 2 microns, 1.0% to 10% of alpha-ferrite having average grain size between 0.6 and 2 microns and 0% to 2% of kappa precipitates (Fe,Mn)3AlCx, where x is strictly lower than 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2020Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Pascal LORENZINI, Xavier GARAT
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Publication number: 20230220509Abstract: A cold rolled and annealed steel sheet includes by weight: 0.6?C?1.3%, 15.0?Mn?35%, 5?Al?15%, Si?2.40%, S?0.03%, P?0.1%, N?0.1%, possibly one or more optional elements chosen among Ni, Cr and Cu in an respective amount of up to 4.0%, up to 3.0% and up to 3.0% and possibly one or more elements chosen among B, Ta, Zr, Nb, V, Ti, Mo, and W in a cumulated amount of up to 2.0%, the remainder of the composition making up of iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the elaboration, the microstructure of the sheet including optionally up to 3% of kappa carbides, optionally up to 10.0% of granular ferrite, the remainder being made of austenite, the average grain size and average aspect ratio of the austenite being respectively below 6 ?m and comprised between 1.5 and 6 and the average grain size and average aspect ratio of the ferrite, when present, being respectively below 5 ?m and below 3.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Michel SOLER, Xavier GARAT
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Patent number: 10900105Abstract: A rolled steel sheet is provided. The rolled steel sheet has a mechanical strength greater than or equal to 600 MPa and an elongation at fracture that is greater than or equal to 20%. A a method for its fabrication is also provided. The chemical composition of the steel sheet includes 0.10?C?0.30%, 6.0?Mn?15.0%, 6.0?Al?15.0%, and optionally one or more elements selected from among: Si?2.0%, Ti?0.2%, V?0.6% and Nb?0.3%. The remainder of the composition includes iron and the unavoidable impurities resulting from processing. The ratio of the weight of manganese to the weight of aluminum is such that Mn Al > 1.0 . The microstructure of the sheet includes ferrite, austenite and up to 5% Kappa precipitates in area fraction.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2013Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: ArcelorMittalInventors: Astrid Perlade, Ian Alberto Zuazo Rodriguez, Xavier Garat
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Publication number: 20190300978Abstract: A cold rolled and annealed steel sheet includes by weight: 0.6?C?1.3%, 15.0?Mn?35%, 5?Al?15%, Si?2.40%, S?0.03%, P?0.1%, N?0.1%, possibly one or more optional elements chosen among Ni, Cr and Cu in an respective amount of up to 4.0%, up to 3.0% and up to 3.0% and possibly one or more elements chosen among B, Ta, Zr, Nb, V, Ti, Mo, and W in a cumulated amount of up to 2.0%, the remainder of the composition making up of iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the elaboration, the microstructure of said sheet comprising optionally up to 3% of kappa carbides, optionally up to 10.0% of granular ferrite, the remainder being made of austenite, the average grain size and average aspect ratio of the austenite being respectively below 6 ?m and comprised between 1.5 and 6 and the average grain size and average aspect ratio of the ferrite, when present, being respectively below 5 ?m and below 3.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2017Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: ARCELORMITTALInventors: Michel SOLER, Xavier GARAT
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Publication number: 20190292622Abstract: A cold rolled and annealed steel sheet is provided which includes by weight: 0.6<C<1.3%, 15?Mn<35%, 6.0?Al<15%, Si?2.40%, S?0.015%, P?0.1%, N?0.1%, possibly one or more optional elements chosen among Ni, Cr and Cu in an individual amount of up to 3% and possibly one or more elements chosen among B, Ta, Zr, Nb, V, Ti, Mo, and W in a cumulated amount of up to 2.0%, the remainder of the composition making up of iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the elaboration, the microstructure of said sheet comprising at least 0.1% of intragranular kappa carbides, wherein at least 80% of such kappa carbides have an average size below 30 nm, optionally up to 10% of granular ferrite, the remainder being made of austenite, the average grain size and average aspect ratio of the austenite being respectively below 6 ?m and comprised between 2 and 10 and the average grain size and average aspect ratio of the ferrite, when present, being respectively below 5 ?m and below 3.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2017Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: ArcelormittalInventors: Xavier GARAT, Ian Alberto ZUAZO RODRIGUEZ, Irène DE DIEGO CALDERON
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Patent number: 9765415Abstract: A cold-rolled and annealed ferritic steel sheet is provided. The steel has a composition comprising, expressed by weight: 0.001?C?0.15%; Mn?1%; Si?1.5%; 7.5%?AI?10%; 0.020%?Ti?0.5%; S?0.050%; and P?0.1%. A balance of the composition includes iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the smelting. The structure includes kappa (?) precipitates and equiaxed ferrite, an average grain size d? of the equiaxed ferrite is less than 50 microns, and a linear fraction f of intergranular ? precipitates is less than 30%. The linear fraction f is defined by f = ? ( A ) ? di ? ( A ) ? Li . ?(A)di denotes the total length of grain boundaries containing ? precipitates relative to an area (A) and ?(A)Li denotes the total length of the grain boundaries relative to the area (A). A content of carbon in solid solution is less than 0.005% by weight, and the cold-rolled and annealed ferritic steel sheet has a thickness between 0.6 mm and 1.5 mm.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: ArcelorMittal FranceInventors: Astrid Perlade, Olivier Bouaziz, Xavier Garat, Josée Drillet, Jean-Louis Uriarte
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Publication number: 20170101694Abstract: A cold-rolled and annealed ferritic steel sheet is provided. The steel has a composition comprising, expressed by weight: 0.001?C?0.15%; Mn?1%; Si?1.5%; 7.5%?AI?10%; 0.020%?Ti?0.5%; S?0.050%; and P?0.1%. A balance of the composition includes iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the smelting. The structure includes kappa (?) precipitates and equiaxed ferrite, an average grain size d? of the equiaxed ferrite is less than 50 microns, and a linear fraction f of intergranular ? precipitates is less than 30%. The linear fraction f is defined by f = ? ( A ) ? di ? ( A ) ? Li . ?(A)di denotes the total length of grain boundaries containing ? precipitates relative to an area (A) and ?(A)Li denotes the total length of the grain boundaries relative to the area (A). A content of carbon in solid solution is less than 0.005% by weight, and the cold-rolled and annealed ferritic steel sheet has a thickness between 0.6 mm and 1.5 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Astrid Perlade, Olivier Bouaziz, Xavier Garat, Josée Drillet, Jean-Louis IRIARTE
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Patent number: 9580766Abstract: The invention relates to a hot-rolled ferritic steel sheet, the composition of the steel of which comprises, the contents being expressed by weight: 0.001?C?0.15%, Mn?1%, Si?1.5%, 6%?Al?10%, 0.020%?Ti?0.5%, S?0.050%, P?0.1%, and, optionally, one or more elements chosen from: Cr?1%, Mo?1%, Ni?1%, Nb?0.1%, V?0.2%, B?0.010%, the balance of the composition consisting of iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the smelting, the average ferrite grain size dIV measured on a surface perpendicular to the transverse direction with respect to the rolling being less than 100 microns.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2008Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: ArcelorMittal FranceInventors: Astrid Perlade, Xavier Garat, Jean-Louis Uriarte, Olivier Bouaziz, Josee Drillet
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Publication number: 20150147221Abstract: A rolled steel sheet is provided. The rolled steel sheet has a mechanical strength greater than or equal to 600 MPa and an elongation at fracture that is greater than or equal to 20%. A a method for its fabrication is also provided. The chemical composition of the steel sheet includes 0.10?C?0.30%, 6.0?Mn?15.0%, 6.0?Al?15.0%, and optionally one or more elements selected from among: Si?2.0%, Ti?0.2%, V?0.6% and Nb?0.3%. The remainder of the composition includes iron and the unavoidable impurities resulting from processing. The ratio of the weight of manganese to the weight of aluminum is such that Mn Al > 1.0 . The microstructure of the sheet includes ferrite, austenite and up to 5% Kappa precipitates in area fraction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2013Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: ARCELORMITTTAL INVESTIGACIN Y DESARROLLO, S.L.Inventors: Astrid Perlade, Ian Alberto Zuazo Rodriguez, Xavier Garat
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Publication number: 20100300585Abstract: The invention relates to a hot-rolled ferritic steel sheet, the composition of the steel of which comprises, the contents being expressed by weight: 0.001?C?0.15%, Mn?1%, Si?1.5%, 6%?Al?10%, 0.020%?Ti?0.5%, S?0.050%, P?0.1%, and, optionally, one or more elements chosen from: Cr?1%, Mo?1%, Ni?1%, Nb?0.1%, V?0.2%, B?0.010%, the balance of the composition consisting of iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the smelting, the average ferrite grain size dIV measured on a surface perpendicular to the transverse direction with respect to the rolling being less than 100 microns.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2008Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: ARCELORMITTAL FRANCEInventors: Astrid Perlade, Xavier Garat, Jean-Louis Uriarte, Olivier Bouaziz, Josee Drillet