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    Automotive - Metallic coated - Serica®

    Serica® is our premium surface finish applied to hot-dip galvanised grades for exposed automotive panels.

    With a high peak count, low roughness and a guaranteed low waviness after forming, it offers the highest possible surface quality and paint appearance for hoods, doors, fenders and body sides.

    Serica is available at different guaranteed waviness levels, allowing paint engineers to choose the required waviness for (adjacent) parts with different paint appearance requirements. This enables not only an optimised paint appearance of individual parts but also to achieve a perfect harmony in the overall paint appearance of the vehicle.

    • Excellent paint finish

      Steels with the new Serica surface finish enable a consistently excellent paint finish, even when thinner or fewer paint layers are used. Combined with the cost-effective process of hot-dip coating, Serica offers you significant total cost of ownership benefits.

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    • High paint shop yield

      The Serica premium surface finish for high quality exposed panels can lower your total cost of ownership.

      Its predictable and finely-balanced surface typography delivers excellent conditions for consistent paint appearance - and a higher paint shop yield.

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    • High-end aesthetics

      Compared to standard hot-dip galvanised grades, the Serica surface finish reduces the ‘orange peel’ effect commonly visible on painted exposed panels.

      Serica unlocks the potential for high-end aesthetics in serial production vehicles.

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    For all enquires, please contact:

    Hans Brouwer

    Product Marketing Manager

    Automotive

    T +31 (0)251 490559

    Overview

     

    Serica is available on formable and high-strength steels for exposed applications in widths up to 1850mm.

    Surface aspects

    Zinc layer

      Coating weight
    double sided    		 Coating thickness
    single  sided 
    Pure Zinc (GI) 90-140 g/m2 7-10 μm

     

    Roughness

    Ra (cut-off 2.5mm) 0.9-1.4 μm

     

    Peak count

    RPc > 75 cm-1

     

    Waviness Wsa(1-5) after forming*

    Serica 35 < 0.35 μm
    Serica 32 < 0.32 μm
    Serica 29 < 0.29 μm

    * At a biaxial strain of 5%

     

    Surface quality

    Serica is the highest possible surface quality for hot-dip galvanised steels as it provides an optimisation of the long wave surface structures of the steel in addition to the controlled quality level that is provided by the MC quality standard.
     

    Oiling

    The material surface is oiled with preservative oil. The amount of supplied oil ranges from 0.5 g/m2 to 2.0 g/m2. Other types of oils or different levels are available upon request.

     

    Relationship with standards

    Grade availability for Serica 35, 32 and 29
    Serica 35 and Serica 32 are available on all hot-dip galvanised forming and bake hardening steels and are in development for the interstitial free grades. Serica 29 is currently available on BH180 and under development for BH220 and BH260.

    Product group Grade EN 10346:2015 VDA 239-100
    Steel for forming DX54 DX54D CR3
    DX56 DX56D CR4
    DX57 DX57D CR5
    Phosphorus alloyed interstitial free IF180 HX180YD CR180IF
    IF220 HX220YD CR210IF
    IF260 HX260YD CR240IF
    Bake hardening BH180* HX180BD* CR180BH*
    BH220 HX220BD CR220BH
    BH260 HX260BD CR260BH

    Items not shown in bold are grades in development
    * Available in Serica 29

     

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    Properties

     

    Mechanical properties

    GradeYield strength1Min.Tensile strengthMin. elongation afterMin. r-valueMin. n-value
     ReLBH2Rmfracture Ar90n90
    N/mm2N/mm2N/mm2%  
    BH180 180 - 240 35 290 - 360 34 1.5 0.16
    BH220 220 - 280 35 320 - 400 32 1.2 0.15
    BH260 260 - 320 35 360 - 440 28 - -

    1. Lower yield strength or 0.2% proof stress applies.
    BH2 refers to the increase of 0.2% proof stress after heating (bake hardening). Not applicable for hot-rolled substrate.
    The values of the yield strength are: those of the 0.2% yield strength for products with no definite yield point; the lower yield strength ReL for the other products.

     

    GradeYieldTensile strength RmMin. elongation after fracture A 2Min.Min.
    strength 2 ReL r-value r90n-value n90
    N/mm2N/mm²%  
    DX54 120 - 220 260 - 350  36  1.6 0.18
    DX56 120 - 180 260 - 350 39 1.9 0.21
    DX57 120 - 170 260 - 350 41 2.1 0.22

    1. If the yield point is not pronounced, the values apply to the 0.2% - proof strength Rp0.2 ; if the yield strength is pronounced, the values apply to the lower yield point ReL.
    2. Decreased minimum elongation values apply for product thickness t ≤ 0.50mm (minus 4 units) and for 0.50mm ≤ t ≤ 0.70mm (minus 2 units).

    Chemical composition

    Tata Steel supplies the following cast analysis with maximum values in weight percentages:

    GradeCMnSiPSAltotTiNb
     Max.Max.Max.Max.Max. Max.Max.
    BH180 0.1 0.7 0.5 0.06 0.025 ≤ 0.1 0.12 0.09
    BH220 0.1 0.7 0.5 0.08 0.025 ≤ 0.1 0.12 0.09
    BH260 0.1 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.025 ≤ 0.1 0.12 0.09

     

    GradeCMnPSAlNTi
      Max. Max. Max. Max. Min. Max. Max.
    DX54 0.12 0.6 0.1 0.045 - - 0.3
    DX56 0.12 0.6 0.1 0.045 - - 0.3
    DX57 0.01 0.2 0.020 0.020 0.01 - 0.2

     

     

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    Dimensions

     

    Dimensional capability

    Galvanised (GI) products

    Dimensions in mm.

     From - up toDX56BH180Future capability
    (all grades)
    0.45 - 0.62 - 1230 1230
    0.62 - 0.65 - 1587 1850
    0.65 - 0.70 1650 1650 1887
    0.70 - 0.75 1650 1750 1950
    0.75 - 1.0 1650 1850 1950

    The minimum width is 900 mm.

     

    Tolerances

    Tolerances comply with standard EN 10143:2006 (click here).

    Tighter tolerances are available on request.

     

     

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    Downloads

     

     

    Data Sheet Case Study
    Serica (EN) Serica (EN)
    Serica (DE) Serica (DE)

     

     

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    Overview

    Overview

     

    Serica is available on formable and high-strength steels for exposed applications in widths up to 1850mm.

    Surface aspects

    Zinc layer

      Coating weight
    double sided    		 Coating thickness
    single  sided 
    Pure Zinc (GI) 90-140 g/m2 7-10 μm

     

    Roughness

    Ra (cut-off 2.5mm) 0.9-1.4 μm

     

    Peak count

    RPc > 75 cm-1

     

    Waviness Wsa(1-5) after forming*

    Serica 35 < 0.35 μm
    Serica 32 < 0.32 μm
    Serica 29 < 0.29 μm

    * At a biaxial strain of 5%

     

    Surface quality

    Serica is the highest possible surface quality for hot-dip galvanised steels as it provides an optimisation of the long wave surface structures of the steel in addition to the controlled quality level that is provided by the MC quality standard.
     

    Oiling

    The material surface is oiled with preservative oil. The amount of supplied oil ranges from 0.5 g/m2 to 2.0 g/m2. Other types of oils or different levels are available upon request.

     

    Relationship with standards

    Grade availability for Serica 35, 32 and 29
    Serica 35 and Serica 32 are available on all hot-dip galvanised forming and bake hardening steels and are in development for the interstitial free grades. Serica 29 is currently available on BH180 and under development for BH220 and BH260.

    Product group Grade EN 10346:2015 VDA 239-100
    Steel for forming DX54 DX54D CR3
    DX56 DX56D CR4
    DX57 DX57D CR5
    Phosphorus alloyed interstitial free IF180 HX180YD CR180IF
    IF220 HX220YD CR210IF
    IF260 HX260YD CR240IF
    Bake hardening BH180* HX180BD* CR180BH*
    BH220 HX220BD CR220BH
    BH260 HX260BD CR260BH

    Items not shown in bold are grades in development
    * Available in Serica 29

     

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    Properties

    Properties

     

    Mechanical properties

    GradeYield strength1Min.Tensile strengthMin. elongation afterMin. r-valueMin. n-value
     ReLBH2Rmfracture Ar90n90
    N/mm2N/mm2N/mm2%  
    BH180 180 - 240 35 290 - 360 34 1.5 0.16
    BH220 220 - 280 35 320 - 400 32 1.2 0.15
    BH260 260 - 320 35 360 - 440 28 - -

    1. Lower yield strength or 0.2% proof stress applies.
    BH2 refers to the increase of 0.2% proof stress after heating (bake hardening). Not applicable for hot-rolled substrate.
    The values of the yield strength are: those of the 0.2% yield strength for products with no definite yield point; the lower yield strength ReL for the other products.

     

    GradeYieldTensile strength RmMin. elongation after fracture A 2Min.Min.
    strength 2 ReL r-value r90n-value n90
    N/mm2N/mm²%  
    DX54 120 - 220 260 - 350  36  1.6 0.18
    DX56 120 - 180 260 - 350 39 1.9 0.21
    DX57 120 - 170 260 - 350 41 2.1 0.22

    1. If the yield point is not pronounced, the values apply to the 0.2% - proof strength Rp0.2 ; if the yield strength is pronounced, the values apply to the lower yield point ReL.
    2. Decreased minimum elongation values apply for product thickness t ≤ 0.50mm (minus 4 units) and for 0.50mm ≤ t ≤ 0.70mm (minus 2 units).

    Chemical composition

    Tata Steel supplies the following cast analysis with maximum values in weight percentages:

    GradeCMnSiPSAltotTiNb
     Max.Max.Max.Max.Max. Max.Max.
    BH180 0.1 0.7 0.5 0.06 0.025 ≤ 0.1 0.12 0.09
    BH220 0.1 0.7 0.5 0.08 0.025 ≤ 0.1 0.12 0.09
    BH260 0.1 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.025 ≤ 0.1 0.12 0.09

     

    GradeCMnPSAlNTi
      Max. Max. Max. Max. Min. Max. Max.
    DX54 0.12 0.6 0.1 0.045 - - 0.3
    DX56 0.12 0.6 0.1 0.045 - - 0.3
    DX57 0.01 0.2 0.020 0.020 0.01 - 0.2

     

     

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    Dimensions

    Dimensions

     

    Dimensional capability

    Galvanised (GI) products

    Dimensions in mm.

     From - up toDX56BH180Future capability
    (all grades)
    0.45 - 0.62 - 1230 1230
    0.62 - 0.65 - 1587 1850
    0.65 - 0.70 1650 1650 1887
    0.70 - 0.75 1650 1750 1950
    0.75 - 1.0 1650 1850 1950

    The minimum width is 900 mm.

     

    Tolerances

    Tolerances comply with standard EN 10143:2006 (click here).

    Tighter tolerances are available on request.

     

     

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    Downloads

    Downloads

     

     

    Data Sheet Case Study
    Serica (EN) Serica (EN)
    Serica (DE) Serica (DE)

     

     

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