Welded steel pipe having excellent hydroformability and method for making the same

   
   

A welded steel pipe is formed by heating or soaking an untreated welded steel pipe having a steel composition containing, on the basis of mass percent: about 0.03% to about 0.2% C, about 2.0% or less of Si, not less than about 1.0% to about 1.5% Mn, about 0.1% or less of P, about 0.01% or less of S, about 1.0% or less of Cr, about 0.1% or less of Al, about 0.1% or less of Nb, about 0.1% or less of Ti, about 0.1% or less of V, and about 0.01% or less of N; and by reduction-rolling the treated steel pipe at a cumulative reduction rate of at least about 35% and a final rolling temperature of about 500.degree. C. to about 900.degree. C. The welded steel pipe exhibits excellent hydroformability, i.e., has a tensile strength of at least about 590 MPa and an n.times.r product of at least about 0.22. The treated steel pipe is preferably reduction-rolled at a cumulative reduction rate of at least about 20% below the Ar.sub.3 transformation point.

Una pipa de acero soldada con autógena es formada calentando o empapando una pipa de acero soldada con autógena untreated que tiene una composición de acero el contener, en base de por ciento totales: cerca de 0.03% a cerca de 0.2% C, cerca de 2.0% o menos de silicio, no no menos que cerca de 1.0% al manganeso cerca de 1.5%, cerca de 0.1% o menos de P, cerca de 0.01% o menos de S, cerca de 1.0% o menos de cr, cerca de 0.1% o menos de al, cerca de 0.1% o menos de NOTA, cerca de 0.1% o menos de ti, cerca de 0.1% o menos de V, y cerca de 0.01% o menos de N; y por el reduccio'n-balanceo la pipa de acero tratada en un índice acumulativo de la reducción de por lo menos el cerca de 35% y una temperatura final del balanceo alrededor de 500.degree. C. alrededor a 900.degree. C. La pipa de acero soldada con autógena exhibe hydroformability excelente, es decir, tiene una fuerza extensible de por lo menos cerca de 590 MPa y un producto de n.times.r de por lo menos cerca de 0.22. La pipa de acero tratada reduccio'n-se rueda preferiblemente en un índice acumulativo de la reducción de por lo menos el cerca de 20% debajo del punto de la transformación Ar.sub.3.

 
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