Abstract: A high strength, cold rolled steel flat product, and a method of its manufacture, with reduced sensitivity to hydrogen embrittlement including a steel substrate which, in % by mass, consists of C: 0.20 to 0.40%, Mn: 1.50 to 3.00%, Si: 0.90 to 1.50%, Al: 0.005 to 1.00%, V: 0.07 to 0.30%, optionally Cr: 0.01 to 1.00%, optionally Mo: 0.005 to 0.20%, optionally B: 0.00001 to 0.002%, optionally Nb and Ti the total content of Nb and Ti being 0.005 to 0.2%, P: up to 0.020%, S: up to 0.005%, N: up to 0.008%, and as the remainder Fe and unavoidable impurities, the sum of the shares of the impurities being ?0.8%.

Abstract: Provided is a high strength, cold rolled steel flat product with reduced sensitivity to hydrogen embrittlement including a steel substrate which, in % by mass, consists of C: 0.20 to 0.40%, Mn: 1.50 to 3.00%, Si: 0.90 to 1.50%, Al: 0.005 to 1.00%, V: 0.01 to 0.30%, optionally Cr: 0.01 to 1.00%, optionally Mo: 0.005 to 0.20%, optionally B: 0.00001 to 0.002%, optionally Nb and Ti the total content of Nb and Ti being 0.005 to 0.2%, P: up to 0.020%, S: up to 0.005%, N: up to 0.008%, and as the remainder Fe and unavoidable impurities, the sum of the shares of the impurities being ?0.8%. A method for the manufacture of the high strength, cold steel flat product is also provided.

Abstract: A hot-rolled flat steel product having a thickness of <1.5 and consisting of, in % by mass, C: 0.04-0.23%, Si: 0.04 0.54%, Mn: 1.4-2.9%, Ti+V, wherein 0.005%<%Ti+%V<0.15%, and optionally one or more elements of Al, Cr, Mo, and B, where AI: 0.01-1.5%, 0.02<%Mo+%Cr<1.4%, and B: 0.0005-0.005%, and the remainder consisting of iron and inevitable impurities. The structure of the flat steel product consists of, in percent by area, in sum, 50-90% ferrite and bainite ferrite, 5-50% martensite, 2-15% residual austenite and <10% other structure elements. The flat steel product has a yield point Rp0.2>290 MPa, a tensile strength Rm>490 MPa and an elongation at break A80 where A80[%]=B?Rm/37 with 31<B<51. To at least one surface of the flat steel product, a Zn coating is applied by hot-dip coating. Also a method for producing a flat steel product of this kind.