This invention relates to a method for producing thin-gauge low-density steel sheets using a lap-rolling process. The
chemical composition of the steel sheet, by
mass percentage, is: C: 0.70–1.20%, Si: 0.10–0.50%, Mn: 16.00–24.00%, P: ≤0.015%, S: ≤0.003%, Al: 7.00–10.00%, Ni: 4.00–8.00%, Nb+Ti: 0.02–0.20%, with the balance being iron and unavoidable impurities. The method includes the following steps: billet preparation, billet
compositing, billet
welding,
compositing billet heating,
compositing billet rolling, steel sheet separation, and compositing billet straightening. A low-density steel intermediate billet of a certain thickness and identical length and width is selected as the lap-rolling billet. After
welding, thin-gauge low-density steel sheets with a thickness of 3–6 mm and a width of 2000–3500 mm are produced on a medium-
thick plate mill. The steel plate has an Fe-Mn-Al-C series composition and a density of 6.90-7.10 g / cm³. 3 The finished steel plate has a yield strength ≥1000MPa, tensile strength ≥1100MPa, elongation ≥20%, and Charpy V
impact energy ≥20J at -40℃. The rolled steel plate has good uniformity in shape, thickness tolerance ≤±0.25mm, and flatness ≤4mm / m.