Abstract: The invention relates to a casting nozzle for a horizontal strip casting system, in particular for casting steel strip, wherein the nozzle is designed as a narrow rectangular hollow block having a bottom, top and two side walls and made of refractory material, the outflow region being located only slightly above a cooled continuous belt receiving the outflowing melt. Viewed in the flow direction, it is provided that the clear cross-section of the hollow block in the outflow region reduces uniformly in the direction toward the outflow and the end face of the bottom of the hollow block is designed with respect to the surface of the continuous belt such that the melt contacts the continuous belt perpendicularly.

Abstract: A component of an air-hardenable steel composed of (contents in mass %): C<0.20; Al<0.08; Si<1.00; Mn 1.20 to <2.50; P<0.020; S<0.015; N<0.0150; Cr 0.30 to <1.5; Mo 0.10 to <0.80; Ti 0.010 to <0.050; V 0.03 to <0.20; B 0.0015 to <0.0060, with the remainder being iron including the usual elements present in steel, is produced by heating a hot- or cold-rolled steel sheet or steel tube section to a temperature of ?blank=800 to 1050° C. and then forming the sheet or tube into a component in a forming tool. After removal from the tool, the component is cooled down in air while the component still has a temperature above ?removal=200° C. and below 800° C. The component achieves the required mechanical properties during air-cooling.

Abstract: A method for producing a workpiece having properties which are adjustable across a wall thickness or strip thickness of the workpiece, includes the steps of subjecting the workpiece to a decarburizing annealing treatment under an oxidizing atmosphere and to an accelerated cooling and/or a cold forming for generating a property gradient of the workpiece, wherein the workpiece is made of an austenitic lightweight steel which has an alloy composition which includes by weight percent 0.2% to 1% carbon, 0.05% to <15% aluminum, 0.05% to 6.0% silicon, 9% to <30% manganese, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of chromium, copper, boron, titanium, zirconium, vanadium and niobium, wherein chromium=4.0%; titanium+zirconium=0.7%; niobium+vanadium=0.5%, boron=1%, the remainder iron including common steel companion elements.

Abstract: In a method for coating steel strips having a base material composition (in weight-%) of: C 0.04-1.0; Mn 9.0-30.0; Al 0.05-15.0; Si 0.05-6.0; Cr?6.5; Cu?4; Ti+Zr?0.7; Nb+V?0.5, remainder iron including unavoidable steel-incidental elements, the steel strip undergoes annealing and subsequently is coated electrolytically with a coat formed from zinc or a zinc-containing alloy. During the course of annealing of the steel strip at temperatures between 800 and 1000° C. under a N2-H2 containing atmosphere, a surface-near zone is formed which is enriched with nitrides through reaction with elements contained in the steel, thereby preventing molten zinc from penetrating into the base material during welding of the coated steel strip.

Abstract: In a method for producing a hot strip of steel with material properties that are adjustable over the strip cross-section, a steel melt is fed onto a revolving casting belt of a horizontal strip casting facility and solidifies to form a pre-strip having a thickness between 6 and 20 mm, and the pre-strip is subjected to a hot rolling process after complete solidification. A gas jet or plasma jet composed of metallic and/or non-metallic elements that affect the material properties of the hot strip influences the steel melt that is still liquid and/or just about to start to solidify. The concentration of the elements introduced into the melt by the gas jet or plasma jet and diffusing into the melt is adjusted across the strip thickness and strip width by changing the influencing kinetic energy of the gas jet or plasma jet, the partial gas pressure and/or the applied temperature.

Abstract: The invention relates to a casting nozzle for a horizontal strip casting system, especially for casting steel strip. The casting nozzle is connected to a feed channel and is designed as a rectangular refractory hollow block, the outlet region of which being only slightly above the cooled continuous belt which accommodates the outflowing melt. The hollow block is subdivided at least once in the direction of casting and a narrow sealing element is arranged on the partition side of the segments, the width of the remaining gaps in the partition area being selected as to close when the casting nozzle is operated.

Abstract: The invention relates to a casting nozzle for a horizontal strip casting system, in particular for casting steel strip, wherein the nozzle is designed as a narrow rectangular hollow block having a bottom, top and two side walls and made of refractory material, the outflow region being located only slightly above a cooled continuous belt receiving the outflowing melt. Viewed in the flow direction, it is provided that the clear cross-section of the hollow block in the outflow region reduces uniformly in the direction toward the outflow and the end face of the bottom of the hollow block is designed with respect to the surface of the continuous belt such that the melt contacts the continuous belt perpendicularly.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a hot strip from a triplex lightweight steel, wherein a melt is cast into a roughed strip and the latter is subsequently rolled into a hot strip. For this purpose, it is provided that the melt is cast in a horizontal strip casting facility under conditions of a calm flow and free of bending into a roughed strip in the range between 6 and 20 mm and is subsequently rolled into hot strip having a degree of deformation of at least 50%.

Abstract: A component of an air-hardenable steel composed of (contents in mass %): C<0.20; Al<0.08; Si<1.00; Mn 1.20 to <2.50; P<0.020; S<0.015; N<0.0150; Cr 0.30 to <1.5; Mo 0.10 to <0.80; Ti 0.010 to <0.050; V 0.03 to <0.20; B 0.0015 to <0.0060, with the remainder being iron including the usual elements present in steel, is produced by heating a hot- or cold-rolled steel sheet or steel tube section to a temperature of ?blank=800 to 1050° C. and then forming the sheet or tube into a component in a forming tool. After removal from the tool, the component is cooled down in air while the component still has a temperature above ?removal=200° C. and below 800° C. The component achieves the required mechanical properties during air-cooling.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a hot strip from transformation-free ferritic steel, wherein a melt is cast into a roughed strip and the latter is subsequently rolled into a hot strip. For this purpose, it is provided that the melt is cast in a horizontal strip casting facility under conditions of a calm flow and free of bending into a roughed strip in the range between 6 and 20 mm and is subsequently rolled into hot strip having a degree of deformation of at least 50%.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the horizontal continuous strip casting of steel, especially steel with high manganese content, for producing a pre-strip with a thickness ?15 mm. The device includes a tundish containing the melt, a primary cooling zone having two deflection pulleys and a revolving cooled conveyor belt, and a secondary cooling zone which follows the primary cooling zone and has a housed roller table. A guide element having at least one roller is hereby arranged at the end of the primary cooling zone and before the start of the secondary cooling zone.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a steel melt containing up to 30% of Mn, which additionally may comprise up to 5% Si, up to 1.5% C, up to 22% Al, up to 25% Cr, up to 30% Ni, and up to 5% each of Ti, V, NB, Cu, Sn, Zr, Mo, and W, and up to 1% each of N and P, with the remainder being iron and unavoidable steel companion elements.

Abstract: A steel for high-strength components including bands, sheets or pipes having excellent formability and particular suitability for high-temperature coating processes above Ac3 (about 900° C.) is disclosed. The steel includes the following elements (contents in % by mass): C 0.07 to ?0.15, Al?0.05, Si?0.80, Mn 1.60 to ?2.10, P?0.020, S?0.010, Cr 0.50 to ?1.0, Mo 0.10 to ?0.30, Timin 48/14×[N], V 0.03 to ?0.12, B 0.0015 to ?0.0050, with the balance iron including usual steel-accompanying elements.

Abstract: In a method for making hot strips, a workable lightweight construction steel is used which in particular can easily be deep-drawn cold and includes the main elements Si, Al and Mn, with high tensile strength and good TRIP and/or TWIP characteristics. The mass % are as follows for C 0.04 to <1.0, Al 0.05 to <4.0, SI 0.05 to ?6.0; Mn 9.0 to ?30.0, the remainder being iron with the common incidental steel elements. The melt is cast in a horizontal strip casting unit, close to the final dimensions at calm flow and without bending to form a pre-strip in the range between 6 and 15 mm, and subsequently is fed for further processing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the horizontal continuous strip casting of steel, especially steel with high manganese content, for producing a pre-strip with a thickness ?15 mm. The device includes a tundish containing the melt, a primary cooling zone having two deflection pulleys and a revolving cooled conveyor belt, and a secondary cooling zone which follows the primary cooling zone and has a housed roller table. A guide element having at least one roller is hereby arranged at the end of the primary cooling zone and before the start of the secondary cooling zone.

Abstract: A relatively high strength dual phase steel for a cold-rolled or hot-rolled steel strip with excellent forming properties, in particular for lightweight vehicle construction, contains the elements (contents in mass-%): 0.1 to <0.16 of C, 0.02 to <0.05 of Al, 0.40 to <0.60 of Si, 1.5 to <2.0 of Mn, <0.020 of P, <0.003 of S, <0.01 of N, 0.01 of Nb, 0.02 of V, remainder iron including common incidental steel elements with optional addition of Ti. The demanded dual phase microstructure is produced during continuous annealing, wherein the cold-rolled or hot-rolled steel strip is heated in the continuous annealing furnace in a one-step process to a temperature in the range of 820 to 1000° C., preferably 840 to 1000° C., and the annealed steel strip is then cooled down from the annealing temperature with a rate of cooling between 15 and 30° C./s.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to improve the quality of cast hot strips. The object is achieved in terms of the method by a method for producing hot metallic strips, in particular of lightweight structural steel, wherein a melt is charged in the presence of inert gas by means of a runner onto a circulating casting belt of a horizontal strip casting facility, solidifies to form a pre-strip with a thickness of between 6 and 20 mm and, after thorough solidification, the pre-strip undergoes a hot rolling process. The invention is characterized in that the heat transfer and the contact (surface area, time) between the strand solidified to form a pre-strip and the casting belt is reduced, and by a device for carrying out the method.

Abstract: A transformable lightweight structural steel, which exhibits a resistance to hydrogen embrittlement, has TRIP and TWIP properties and contains the following elements (in wt.-%): C 0.05 to <=1.0; Al 0.0 to <=11.0; Si 0.0 to <=6.0; Al+Si>0.05; Mn 9.0 to =25.0; H<20 ppm, the remainder being iron including incidental steel companion elements, whereby different phases are present depending on the alloy composition. The lightweight structural steel is characterized by associating a higher C content with a lower Mn content and associating a low C content with a higher Mn content, with the C—Mn value pairs being positioned in a C—Mn coordinate system approximately on a straight connecting line that is distant from the connecting line of the C—Mn value pairs being in balance between the austenite and martensite phases.

Abstract: The invention relates to a high strength, air-hardening, temper-resistant steel, which can easily be welded and galvanized and exhibits excellent shaping properties, particularly for the construction of lightweight vehicles. The inventive steel comprises the following elements (contents in mass %): C0.07 to ?0.15, Al?0.05, Si 0.15 to ?0.30, Mn 1.60 to ?2.10, P?0.020, S?0.010, N 0.0030 to ?0.0150, Cr 0.50 to ?1.0, Mo 0.30 to ?0.60, Ti 0.010 to ?0.050, V 0.12 to ?0.20, B 0.0015 to ?0.0040, remainder iron including incidental steel-accompanying elements.