Abstract: A surface-coated steel sheet of stainless steel is disclosed and has a coating which is made up of at least one metallic corrosion protection layer (1.1) and at least one further layer (1.2) applied to the metallic corrosion protection layer. For such a steel sheet to offer, without a color-imparting organic surface coating, a high-quality impression in terms of aesthetic effect and additionally, have a very high UV resistance, the at least one further layer (1.2) may be a metallic layer or be formed from a metallic layer, where the metallic layer (1.2) is based on nonrusting stainless steel, a chromium- and/or nickel-containing alloy, copper and/or a copper alloy. The at least one further metallic layer (1.2) can optionally be provided with a transparent layer (1.3). Furthermore, a process for producing such a surface-coated steel sheet is described.

Abstract: The invention relates, among other things, to a component including at least one base plate, at least one cover plate arranged on the base plate, at least one damping layer arranged between the base plate and the cover plate and at least one stiffening element. The base plate is free from the cover plate and the damping layer at least in sections on the cover plate side in a connection area, and the stiffening element is connected to the base plate and the cover plate on the cover plate side in the connection area. The invention further relates to a method for the manufacture of a component and a use of a component.

Abstract: A chassis component may include at least one first component part made from a structure-borne soundproofing composite material with a first metal layer, at least one second metal layer, and at least one damping layer. The damping layer may be positioned partly or entirely across a surface between the metal layers. In some cases, the first metal layer and the second metal layer may be thermally joined together in at least one place. In addition, a material thickness of the first metal layer is at least 0.2 mm. Moreover, the present disclosure relates to corresponding methods for producing such chassis components.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a preimpregnated fibrous composite material comprising, at least, one or more plies of sheetlike textile structures in the form of wovens, meshed fabrics, knitted fabrics, braided fabrics, stitch-bonded fabrics, nonwovens or felts of organic and inorganic fibers in a polymeric matrix. A method of manufacturing a fibrous composite component part and use thereof.

Abstract: A composite material may include at least two metallic layers and at least one polymer layer disposed between the metallic layers. The polymer layer may comprise at least one welding additive. One example object of the present disclosure, which is to propose a composite material that overcomes the disadvantages in the prior art, may be achieved for a composite material that includes, in addition to the at least one polymer layer and the at least two metallic layers, sponge iron in an amount of 0.1% to 30.0% by weight as the welding additive. In some examples, the sponge iron may include a metallic and/or nonmetallic inorganic coating.

Abstract: A construction element may include two metallic covering layers and a non-metallic core layer arranged between the two metallic covering layers. The non-metallic core layer between the two metallic covering layers may be formed from a silicone-containing material that includes deoxidative elements and/or deoxidative alloys that are dispersed in an amount of between 0.1 and not more than 5% by weight based on the non-metallic core layer. Some example deoxidative elements include Ca, Mg, Al, Ti, Si, Mn, Cr, Ce, La, Nb, Ta, V, and Zn. Some example deoxidative alloys include ferrosilicon, ferrocalcium silicon, or ferromanganese. The construction element is suitable for, amongst other things, fusion welding and/or hot-soldering.

Abstract: Surface-oxidized, metallic components or semifinished products and corresponding planar components and methods for producing such components and/or semifinished products and corresponding components are disclosed. Such objects may be used, for example, in exterior skin parts of a motor vehicle, such as hoods, car roofs, car doors, fenders and/or side frames, baking trays, or baths. One object is to propose methods for producing surface-oxidized components or semifinished products that have an at least partially oxidized surface. The disclosed methods are suitable for mass production. Some example methods involve applying a surface layer comprising Al, Mg, Ti and/or Zr to a metallic substrate, and then performing plasma electrolytic oxidation of the surface layer. The metallic substrate may be cut to length and formed into a component or semifinished product before or after the plasma electrolytic oxidation. At least one part of the surface layer may be less than 200 ?m.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wall element, in particular for the cladding of building facades, composed of a sandwich-like material composite which is constructed from metallic skin sheets and from at least one core layer arranged between the skin sheets. So that such a wall element is harmless to health, relatively light-weight and stable and has a long useful life and can be produced relatively cost-effectively, according to the invention the core layer is formed from a fibre-containing sealing material resistant to temperatures of up to at least 600° C., the thickness of the core layer amounts to up to 2.0 mm.

Abstract: A surface-coated steel sheet of stainless steel is disclosed and has a coating which is made up of at least one metallic corrosion protection layer (1.1) and at least one further layer (1.2) applied material bonded to the metallic corrosion protection layer. For such a steel sheet to offer, without a color-imparting organic surface coating, a high-quality impression in terms of aesthetic effect and additionally, have a very high UV resistance, the at least one further layer (1.2) may be a metallic layer or be formed from a metallic layer, where the metallic layer (1.2) is based on nonrusting stainless steel, a chromium- and/or nickel-containing alloy, copper and/or a copper alloy. The at least one further metallic layer (1.2) can optionally be provided with a transparent layer (1.3). Furthermore, a process for producing such a surface-coated steel sheet is described.

Abstract: The invention relates to a roofing element (1), consisting of a sandwich-structure material composite, which is made up of metallic outer sheets and at least one core layer arranged between the outer sheets. In order that such a roofing element has a sufficiently high temperature resistance, is relatively lightweight, stable and durable and can be produced at relatively low cost, according to the invention the core layer is formed from a fibre-containing insulating material that is temperature-resistant up to at least 600° C., the thickness of the core layer being up to 2.0 mm.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sandwich sheet, in particular for the production of construction components or of vehicle body parts, with metallic cover sheets and with, arranged between the cover sheets, at least one core layer made of polymer and is integrally joined to the cover sheets. The core layer of the sandwich sheet comprises according to the invention a fibre-containing carrier, the fibres of the carrier are surrounded by a polyurethane matrix, in which the polyurethane matrix has been formed from an aqueous, solvent-free polyurethane dispersion, in which the fibres have the form of relatively short fibre pieces with a total fibre length of maximum 50 mm in the polyurethane matrix. The fibres of the carrier are preferably composed of mineral fibres, in particular of ceramic fibres. The sandwich sheet of the invention features an inexpensive, lightweight core layer which extends the range of possible uses of the sandwich sheet. A process is moreover disclosed for the production of this sandwich sheet.

Abstract: A composite material is shown and described in the form of a laminated material made of flat superimposed layers for production of a structural component, in particular for structural components of a motor vehicle, comprising at least one metal layer and at least one fibre-reinforced plastic layer. In order to achieve firstly a reduction in weight and secondly an increase in strength of a structural component made from the composite material, with a reduction in component costs, it is provided that the fibre-reinforced plastic layer has a matrix based on polypropylene, polyethylene, polyamide and/or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: A composite component comprising at least one first and one second sheet metal plate with at least one layer of a polymer arranged between the first and the second sheet metal plates provides for a component optimized with respect to the weight thereof, and which is at the same time simple to manufacture. The polymer layer of the composite component according to the invention comprises at least one foamed polymer layer of a thermoplastic polymer, wherein the foamed polymer layer comprises gas bubbles with a volume percentage of 1% to 80%, in particular 5% to 70%.

Abstract: A composite component comprising at least one first and one second sheet metal plate with at least one layer of a polymer arranged between the first and the second sheet metal plates provides for a component optimized with respect to the weight thereof, and which is at the same time simple to manufacture. The polymer layer of the composite component according to the invention comprises at least one foamed polymer layer of a thermoplastic polymer, wherein the foamed polymer layer comprises gas bubbles with a volume percentage of 1% to 80%, in particular 5% to 70%.

Abstract: A flat product according to the invention which has been produced from a low-alloy steel containing iron and unavoidable impurities together with (in % by weight) up to 0.45% of C, up to 2.20% of Si, up to 2.50% of Mn, up to 0.12% of P, up to 0.025% of S, up to 2.0% of Al, up to 0.15% of Ti, up to 0.09% of Nb, a total of up to 1.0% of Cr and Mo, up to 0.2% of V and up to 0.005% of B and has been cold-rolled to a thickness of 0.1-4 mm and is in the rolling-hardened state has a tensile strength of 700-1000 MPa and is coated with a zinc layer which has been applied by electrolytic galvanization and has a layer thickness of up to 12 ?m. The cold-rolled flat product of this type provides a steel sheet or strip which has not only a particularly high strength but also a high corrosion resistance. In addition, the invention provides a process for producing such a flat product.