The invention provides third-generation high-strength high-
toughness automobile steel and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of
metal material
processing. The automobile steel comprises the following
alloy components in percentage by weight: 0.40-0.60% of C, 1.00-2.00% of Si, 1.50-3.00% of Mn, 0-0.60% of Ni, 0.50-1.50% of Cr, 0.30-0.60% of Mo, 0-0.20% of V, 0-1.50% of Co, 0-1.50% of Al, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities. The preparation method comprises the following steps: carrying out
casting after vacuum
smelting, and then carrying out hot rolling at a total
reduction rate of 80-95% to obtain a hot-rolled plate; heating the obtained hot-rolled plate to 900-970 DEG C at the speed of 5-20 DEG C / s, and carrying out austenitization for 10-20 min; and then, carrying out
air cooling to 250-320 DEG C and carrying out heat preservation for 2-12 h. According to the automobile steel provided by the invention, the yield strength, the tensile strength and the elongation after fracture exceed 1000 MPa, 1500 MPa and 20% correspondingly, and both the strength and the
plasticity are high; meanwhile, the preparation process is simple, the
welding performance is good, and the
formability is high; and accordingly, the automobile steel is suitable for industrialized production, and applicable to cross beams of front and rear bumpers in an automobile body structure, thereby guaranteeing the
automobile safety.