Abstract: A vacuum deposition facility is provided for continuously depositing on a running substrate coatings formed from metal alloys including a main element and at least one additional element. The facility includes a vacuum deposition chamber and a substrate running through the chamber. The facility also includes a vapor jet coater, an evaporation crucible for feeding the vapor jet coater with a vapor having the main element and the at least one additional element, a recharging furnace for feeding the evaporation crucible with the main element in molten state and maintaining a constant level of liquid in the evaporation crucible, and a feeding unit being fed with the at least one additional element in solid state for feeding the evaporation crucible with the at least one additional element either in molten state, in solid state or partially in solid state. A process is also provided.

Abstract: A steel substrate is provided, coated on at least one of its faces with a metallic coating based on zinc or its alloys wherein the metallic coating is itself coated with a zincsulphate-based layer including at least one of the compounds selected from among zincsulphate monohydrate, zincsulphate tetrahydrate and zincsulphate heptahydrate, wherein the zincsulphate-based layer has neither zinc hydroxysulphate nor free water molecules nor free hydroxyl groups, the surface density of sulphur in the zincsulphate-based layer being greater than or equal to 0.5 mg/m2. A corresponding treatment method is also provided.

Abstract: A martensitic steel alloy is provided. The martensitic steel alloy includes carbon from 0.22 to 0.36 wt. %, manganese from 0.5% to 2.0% wt. %, and chromium in an amount less than 0.10 wt. %. and a carbon equivalent Ceq of less than 0.44 in which Ceq=C+Mn/6+(Cr+Mo+V)/5+(Ni+Cu)/15. Ceq is the carbon equivalent, C, Mn, Cr, Mo, V, Ni, and Cu are in wt. % of the elements in the alloy. The alloy has an ultimate tensile strength of at least 1700 MPa.

Abstract: The present invention provides a panel for a vehicle including a coated steel sheet locally reinforced. A method for preparing the panel and the use of the panel are also provided.

Abstract: Equipment for manufacturing a metal strip coated by a process that includes vacuum-depositing a layer of an oxidizable metal or an oxidizable metal alloy on a metal strip precoated with zinc or with a zinc alloy, then coiling the coated metal strip, then oxidizing a surface of the metal strip coated with the oxidizable metal or oxidizable metal alloy and treating the oxidized wound coil with a static diffusion treatment to obtain a strip having a coating that includes, in an upper portion, a layer of an alloy formed by diffusion of the oxidizable metal or the oxidizable metal alloy in all or part of the zinc or zinc alloy layer. The equipment includes a device for galvanizing the metal strip, a vacuum deposition coating device, and a static heat treatment device operating in a controlled atmosphere.

Abstract: A cold rolled steel sheet, the steel containing, in weight percentage, 0.19%?carbon?0.24%, 1.9%?manganese?2.2%, 1.4%?silicon?1.6%, 0.01%?aluminum?0.06%, 0.2%?chromium?0.5%, phosphorus?0.02%, sulfur?0.003%, the balance including iron and unavoidable impurities, the steel sheet having a microstructure containing 5% to 15% of tempered martensite, 10% to 15% of residual austenite, the balance containing bainite, bainite content being at least 70%, is described. Also described is a manufacturing method and with use of such grade for making vehicle parts.

Abstract: A process for measuring wear of a refractory lining of a receptacle intended to contain molten metal, containing the following steps: scanning a first surface of the refractory lining using a first laser scanner in order to obtain a first initial set of data representative of the first surface, scanning a second surface of the refractory lining using a second laser scanner, distinct from the first laser scanner, in order to obtain a second initial set of data representative of the second surface, wherein the second surface includes a grey zone for the first laser scanner, the receptacle defining an obstacle located between the first laser scanner and the grey zone during scanning by the first laser scanner, and calculating a final set of data using the first initial set of data and the second initial set of data, the final set of data being representative of a surface of the refractory lining including the first surface and the second surface.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing parts is provided. The method includes cold rolling a substrate with work cylinders whose work surface has a roughness Ra2.5 of less than or equal to 3.6 ?m, depositing the metal coating on at least one face of the annealed substrate by electrodeposition to form the metal sheet and deforming the cut metal sheet to form the parts. The outer surface of the metal coating has a waviness Wa0.8 of less than or equal to 0.5 ?m after the deformation step. A part and vehicle are also provided.

Abstract: A coated metal sheet is provided. The coated metal sheet includes a steel substrate, a metal coating on at least one face of the steel substrate, the metal coating comprising at least 40% by weight of zinc; and a layer coating an outer surface of the metal coating, the layer including an amino acid in a neutral or salt form, the amino acid being selected from among alanine, arginine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamine, lysine, methionine, proline, serine, threonine, or of a mixture thereof, the amount of said amino acid or of said mixture being from 0.1 to 200 mg/m2, and optionally a base or a mixture of bases, or an acid or a mixture of acids.

Abstract: A method for the manufacture of a cold-rolled steel sheet of thickness ef between 0.5 mm and 3 mm is provided. At least two hot-rolled sheets of thickness ei are supplied and butt welded, so as to create a welded joint (S1) with a direction perpendicular to the direction of hot rolling. The at least two hot-rolled sheets are pickled by continuous passage through a bath, then the assembly is cold rolled, in a step (L1), to an intermediate thickness eint, the direction of cold rolling (DL1) coinciding with the direction of hot rolling. The cold rolling is carried out with a reduction ratio ? 1 = Ln ? ( e i e int ) such that: 0 . 3 ? 5 ? Ln ? ? ( ei e ? ? int ) Ln ? ? ( e ? i e ? f ) ? 0 . 6 ? 5 , then the welded joint (S1) is removed so as to obtain at least two intermediate cold-rolled sheets.

Abstract: An apparatus for the implementation of a process for the continuous manufacturing of steel strips for packaging coated with a passivation layer is provided. An apparatus contains a transfer roller; a coating roller contacting the transfer roller, a surface of the coating roller having a plurality of hexagonally shaped cells with a line count being from 50 to 200 lines per centimeter and a volume being from 5·10?6 to 10·10?6 m3 per square meter of the coating roller surface; and a tank containing an aqueous passivation solution, the tank providing the aqueous passivation solution to the coating roller.

Abstract: A protection device (5a) for motorcyclists, adapted to be secured to a road safety barrier (1) with a plurality of poles (3) regularly spaced out, the protection device (5a) including a longitudinal beam (6a) and a spacer (7a) extending longitudinally alongside the rear side of at least one part of the beam (6a) and adapted to be secured to the poles, wherein the beam (6a) and the spacer (7a) are assembled together so as to define, in the part of the beam, a longitudinal damping volume (V) with a closed cross-section.

Abstract: A method for producing a dual phase steel sheet is provided. The method includes providing a dual phase hot rolled steel sheet having a microstructure including ferrite and martensite and a composition including 0.1 to 0.3 wt. % C, 1.5 to 2.5 wt. % Si and 1.75 to 2.5 wt. % Mn. The steel sheet is annealed at a temperature from 750 to 875° C., water quenched to a temperature from 400 to 420° C. and subject to overaging at the temperature from 400 to 420° C. to convert the martensite in the hot rolled steel sheet to tempered martensite. The overaging is sufficient to provide the hot rolled steel sheet with a hole expansion ratio of at least 15%.

Abstract: A coated metallic substrate is provided, including, at least; one layer of oxides, such layer being directly topped by an intermediate coating layer comprising Fe, Ni, Cr and Ti wherein the amount of Ti is above or equal to 5 wt. % and wherein the following equation is satisfied: 8 wt. %<Cr+Ti<40 wt. %, the balance being Fe and Ni, such intermediate coating layer being directly topped by a coating layer being an anticorrosion metallic coating.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the manufacture of a hardened part. The method includes the provision of a steel sheet pre-coated with a metallic coating including from 2.0 to 24.0% by weight of zinc, from 1.1 to 7.0% by weight of silicon, optionally from 1.1 to 8.0% by weight of magnesium when the amount of silicon is between 1.1 and 4.0%, and optionally additional elements chosen from Pb, Ni, Zr, or Hf, the content by weight of each additional element being less than 0.3% by weight, the balance being aluminum and unavoidable impurities and residuals elements, wherein the ratio Al/Zn is above 2.9. The method further includes the cutting of the coated steel sheet to obtain a blank, the thermal treatment of the blank at a temperature between 840 and 950° C.

Abstract: A method for the production of metal sheet including a substrate having two faces, at least one of which is coated with a metal coating including between 0.1 and 10% by weight of Mg and optionally between 0.1 and 20% by weight of Al, the remainder of the metal coating being Zn. The method includes at least the steps of providing a steel substrate having two faces, depositing a metal coating on at least one face hot dipping of the substrate, solidifying the metal coating, applying onto the outer surfaces of the metal coating an aqueous solution having a pH of 7 to 13 and including a magnesium ion complexing agent, for which the dissociation constant pKd of the complexing reaction of the agent with the magnesium is greater than or equal to 2, and to the metal sheet obtainable with this method.

Abstract: A method for creating a welded steel part includes providing a first steel plate having a first base, a first intermetallic alloy layer on the first base and a first metal alloy layer on the first intermetallic alloy layer; providing a second steel plate having a second base, a second intermetallic alloy layer on the second base and a second metal alloy layer on the second intermetallic alloy layer; butt welding the first and second steel plates at a weld so as to melt material from at least the first base, the first intermetallic alloy layer, the second base and the second intermetallic layer to form a molten weld material; austenizing the welded steel plates at a temperature between Ac1 and Ac3+100 degrees C. for a time greater than or equal to 20 seconds; and cooling the welded steel plates so as to render a uniform microstructure to the weld.

Abstract: An apparatus for the continuous hot dip coating of a metal strip is provided. The apparatus includes a vessel intended to contain a liquid metal bath, a bottom roller and a displacement casing for the metal strip. The casing includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portion includes a pouring box delimiting at least two liquid metal pouring compartments. Each pouring compartment is inwardly delimited by an inner wall including an upper rim. The casing is provided with the pouring box, is rotatable relative to the metal strip around a first rotation axis and the pouring box is rotatable relative to the upper portion of the casing around a second rotation axis. A method for coating the metal sheet is also provided.

Abstract: A cooling plate for use in a blast furnace is described. The cooling plate contains a copper body having an inner face containing ribs parallel therebetween, having first extremities opposite therebetween and separated by grooves having second extremities opposite therebetween. At least one of these ribs contains at least one housing located between its first extremities and containing at least one insert made of a wear resistant material that increases locally the wear resistance of this rib.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a steel sheet having a yield strength YS of more than 1000 MPa, a tensile strength TS of more than 1150 MPa and a total elongation E of more than 8%, comprising the steps of: —preparing a steel sheet through rolling from a steel containing in percent by weight 0.19% to 0.22% C, 2% to 2.6% Mn, 1.45% to 1.55% Si, 0.15% to 0.4% Cr, less than 0.020% P, less than 0.05% S, less than 0.08% N, 0.015% to 0.070% Al, the reminder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, —soaking the sheet at an annealing temperature TA between 860° C. and 890° C. for a time between 100 s and 210 s, cooling the sheet to a quenching temperature QT between 220° C. and 330° C., from a temperature TC not less than 500° C. at a cooling speed not less than 15° C./s, heating the steel sheet during a time between 115 s and 240 s up to a first overaging temperature TOA1 higher than 380° C., then heating the sheet during a time between 300 s and 610 s up to a second overaging temperature TOA2 between 420° and 450° C.