Automotive framework member

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11117624-B2
Application number	US-201917057617-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 30, 2019
Priority date	Oct 31, 2018
Publication date	Sep 14, 2021
Grant date	Sep 14, 2021

Abstract

An automotive framework member 1 includes a first steel sheet 10, a second steel sheet 20, and a first weld metal part 40 joining an interface between the first steel sheet 10 and the second steel sheet 20, in which tensile strength of the first steel sheet 10 is 1.0 GPa or more and 1.6 GPa or less, tensile strength of the second steel sheet 20 is 1.8 GPa or more and 2.5 GPa or less, the first steel sheet 10 includes a groove part 18, the second steel sheet 20 is overlapped with the groove part 18, and a minimum Vickers hardness of a region within 4 mm of a periphery of the first weld metal part 40 of the second steel sheet 20 is 80% or more of a hardness of an outside of the region of the second steel sheet 20.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An automotive framework member, comprising:
a first steel sheet; a second steel sheet; and a first weld metal part joining an interface between the first steel sheet and the second steel sheet, wherein:
tensile strength of the first steel sheet is 1.0 GPa or more and 1.6 GPa or less;
tensile strength of the second steel sheet is 1.8 GPa or more and 2.5 GPa or less;
the first steel sheet includes a groove part;
the second steel sheet is overlapped with the groove part; and
a minimum Vickers hardness of a region within 4 mm of a periphery of the first weld metal part of the second steel sheet is 80% or more of a hardness of an outside of the region of the second steel sheet.

2. The automotive framework member according to claim 1 , wherein
the Vickers hardness of the first weld metal part is 400 or more and 540 or less.

3. The automotive framework member according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first steel sheet includes flange parts on outer sides of the groove part; and
the automotive framework member further comprises a third steel sheet, and second weld metal parts joining interfaces between the third steel sheet and the flange parts, wherein
tensile strength of the third steel sheet is 0.45 GPa or more and 1.6 GPa or less.

4. The automotive framework member according to claim 2 , wherein:
the first steel sheet includes flange parts on outer sides of the groove part; and
the automotive framework member further comprises a third steel sheet, and second weld metal parts joining interfaces between the third steel sheet and the flange parts, wherein
tensile strength of the third steel sheet is 0.45 GPa or more and 1.6 GPa or less.

Assignees

• Nippon Steel Corp

Inventors

• Ito Yasuhiro
• Fujimoto Hiroki

Classifications

• B23K2101/185

  Tailored blanks · CPC title

• B23K2101/006

  Vehicles · CPC title

• B23K33/008

  for automotive applications · CPC title

• B23K26/32

  taking account of the properties of the material involved · CPC title

• B23K26/21

  by welding · CPC title