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Application and research of high-strength constructional steel
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Li, Guo-Qiang College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Batlle, Xavier Department of Fundamental Physics and Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Last reviewed:2014
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.YB140328
High-strength steel refers to a family of constructional steels with minimum yield strengths of 460 MPa. The yield strength is the stress required to produce a specified inelastic strain (permanent deformation). Compared to conventional mild (<0.3% carbon) steels with yield strengths in the range of 235–355 MPa, high-strength steels are higher in strength and lighter in weight. Moreover, an optimized balance of strength, weldability, ductility, toughness, corrosion resistance, and formability can guarantee the performance of high-strength steel, which is also known as high-performance steel.
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