Abstract: A continuous annealing method for low coercive force cold-rolled electromagnetic pure iron plate and strip. Control parameters of each stages in a continuous annealing process are as follows: 750-850° C. at a heating stage; 750-850° C. at a soaking stage, the soaking time is 100-150 s; an outlet temperature of 575-675° C. at a slow-cooling stage, the cooling speed in slow-cooling stage is 2.5-10° C./s; an outlet temperature of 380-420° C. at a fast-cooling stage, the cooling speed of the fast-cooling stage is 15-25° C./s; and 270-310° C. at an overaging stage. The annealing medium is a non-oxidizing atmosphere composed of H2 and N2. After annealing, the cold-rolled electromagnetic pure iron plate and strip is leveled and pressed such that the leveling elongation rate of the plate and strip is controlled within the range of 0.2±0.1%.

Abstract: A motor vehicle component, in particular body component, is disclosed in which a steel sheet has a corrosion protection coating arranged thereon. The steel sheet has a core with more than 90% of Martensite and an exterior zone with less than 90% Martensite. The corrosion protection coating is arranged on the exterior zone. A depth of this exterior zone amounts to at least 5 ?m and/or at least 0.5% of a wall thickness of the steel sheet.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a steel plate provided with a layered structure. A method for manufacturing a steel plate includes: i) providing a high carbon steel plate; ii) homogenizing the high carbon steel plate; iii) transforming the high carbon steel plate into an austenitic phase by heating the high carbon steel plate; iv) contacting the high carbon steel plate with an oxidization gas and converting the high carbon steel plate into a steel plate comprising surface layers that are spaced apart from each other and are decarburized to be transformed into a ferritic phase, and a center layer that is located between the surface layers and is not decarburized; and v) cooling the high carbon steel plate and transforming the center layer into a martensitic phase.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for decarburization of a rotor forging. In one aspect, a location for applying a weld prep to a rotor forging is identified. The rotor forging is decarburized at the identified location of the weld prep to attain a predetermined carbon content.

Abstract: A material for shadow mask having the following composition of components: C?0.0008 wt %, Si?0.03 wt %, Mn:0.1 to 0.5 wt %, P?0.02 wt %, S?0.02 wt %, Al:0.01 to 0.07 wt %, N?0.0030 wt %, B: an amount satisfying the formula: 5 ppm?B?11/14×N?30 ppm, balance: Fe and inevitable impurities; a method for producing the material; a shadow mask using the material (cold rolled steel sheet); and an image receiving tube equipped with the shadow mask. The material has excellent etching characteristics, which are uniform within the same coil, and excellent press formability.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a cold rolled steel sheet for use in a shadow mask is disclosed, in which without adding an expensive alloy element, a short intermediate decarburization annealing is carried out, and despite this fact, a forming defect does not occur after the forthcoming stacked annealing. The method includes the steps of preparing a steel composed of, in weight %, 0.003% or less of C, 0.10-0.20% of Mn, 0.01-0.05% of Al, 0.004% or less of N, and a balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities. A hot rolling is carried out on the steel at a temperature of above 910° C., and then, a first cold rolling is carried out to form a first cold rolled steel sheet. Then a decarburization is carried out on the first cold rolled steel sheet down to a carbon content of 0.0015% to form a decarburized steel sheet, and then a second cold rolling with a reduction ratio of more than 35% is carried out on the decarburized steel sheet.

Abstract: A method for producing metallic semifinished products such as strip or wire rom metallic work materials which have a high melting point and are difficult to shape, comprising the steps of a) first, alloying at least one element for lowering the melting point with a material that has a high melting point and is difficult to shape; b) then, producing the semifinished product from the alloy with the reduced melting point in the form of strip or wire directly from the melt by quick solidification; and c) finally extracting the elements alloyed with the material in method step a) from the semifinished product by heat treatment in a reactive atmosphere.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for carrying out scaleless inductive heating of ferrous parts comprising (i) using an integrated manifold-inductor quenchant device, and while gradually flowing a diluted combustible gas into the spacing between the inductor and part surface to be heated, inductively heating such surface as part of a heat treating cycle; and (ii) concurrently stopping such flow and injecting a fluid quenchant through the spacing to rapidly lower the temperature of the part surface to complete the heat treating cycle. Advantageously such method may further comprise flushing the spacing between the inductor and heated part surface, and then repeating the steps of the prior method to treat more parts with the same inductor.

Abstract: A process for producing low-cost atmospheres suitable for decarburize annealing carbon steels from non-cryogenically generated nitrogen containing up to 1.54 residual oxygen by catalytically deoxygenating a non-cryogenically generated nitrogen stream at low temperatures with a hydrocarbon gas and mixing the deoxygenated stream with an economical amount of hydrogen prior to introduction into the furnace for annealing. The process includes the use of 1) hydrocarbon gas to convert residual oxygen to a mixture of carbon dioxide and moisture at low temperatures and 2) mixing the deoxygenated stream with a sufficient amount of hydrogen to maintain a pH.sub.2 /pH.sub.2 O ratio of at least 2 in the furnace.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for controlling the dew point in a reaction vessel in which a dew point reading is converted to an electric current signal which is coordinated with a preselected dew point range and translated into a frequency which is transmitted to a device that regulates the addition of liquid water to the reaction vessel.

Abstract: A method and apparatus 10 are disclosed for annealing metal powder so at to decrease the carbon content of the powder while also reducing the oxygen content thereof.