| CPC C21D 9/46 (2013.01) [B32B 15/013 (2013.01); C21D 1/74 (2013.01); C21D 1/84 (2013.01); C21D 6/002 (2013.01); C21D 6/004 (2013.01); C21D 6/005 (2013.01); C21D 6/008 (2013.01); C22C 38/008 (2013.01); C22C 38/02 (2013.01); C22C 38/04 (2013.01); C22C 38/06 (2013.01); C22C 38/20 (2013.01); C22C 38/22 (2013.01); C22C 38/24 (2013.01); C22C 38/26 (2013.01); C22C 38/28 (2013.01); C22C 38/38 (2013.01); C22C 38/42 (2013.01); C22C 38/44 (2013.01); C22C 38/46 (2013.01); C22C 38/48 (2013.01); C22C 38/50 (2013.01); C22C 38/58 (2013.01); C23C 2/06 (2013.01); C23C 2/40 (2013.01); C21D 2211/001 (2013.01); C21D 2211/002 (2013.01); C21D 2211/005 (2013.01); C21D 2211/008 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A coated steel sheet comprising:
a steel sheet comprising iron (Fe), carbon (C) in a range from 0.05% to 0.35 wt. %, manganese (Mn) in a range from 0.1% to less than 2 wt. %, chromium (Cr) in a range from 1.2% to 6.0 wt. %, silicon (Si) in a range from 0.01% to less than 0.6 wt. %, aluminum (Al) in a range from 0.5% to 1.3 wt. %, vanadium (V) in a range from 0.01% to 0.5 wt. %, niobium (Nb) in a range from 0.01% to 0.2 wt. %, and titanium (Ti) in a range from 0.01% to 0.3 wt. %; and
a zinc coating formed on an outer surface of the steel sheet, and
wherein a microstructure of the steel sheet comprises martensite in a range from 70-99 vol. %, austenite in a range from 3-20 vol. %, bainite in a range from 0-20 vol. %, ferrite in a range from 0-10 vol. %, and Cr-enriched carbide in a range from 0.1% to 10 vol. %, and wherein the Cr-enriched carbide includes Cr in a range from 10% to 51 wt. % and carbon (C) in a range from 49 to 90 wt. %.
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