Description: Solid solution steels are designed to provide high strength while maintaining good drawability. These steels are hardened by phosphorous in solid solution in the ferrite. Their combination of mechanical strength and drawability makes these grades suitable for numerous applications. They are particularly recommended for structural and reinforcement parts requiring good fatigue and impact strength (longitudinal beams, cross members, B-pillars, etc.). Solid solution steels are killed aluminum grades with lower drawing quality than the IF range of steels. The ArcelorMittal range of continuous hot dip galvanized (Extragal®/Galvannealed) steels is described under interstitial-free steels.

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