| CPC C23C 30/00 (2013.01) [C22C 18/04 (2013.01); C22C 38/002 (2013.01); C22C 38/02 (2013.01); C22C 38/06 (2013.01); C22C 38/44 (2013.01); C22C 38/46 (2013.01); C22C 38/50 (2013.01); C22C 38/54 (2013.01); C23C 28/021 (2013.01); C23C 28/025 (2013.01)] | 25 Claims |

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1. A pre-coated steel substrate comprising:
a steel substrate comprising above 0.05 wt. % of Si;
a first pre-coating on the steel substrate, the first pre-coating consisting of titanium and having a thickness of 40 nm to 1200 nm;
a zinc-based second pre-coating; and
an intermediate pre-coating layer located between the first pre-coating and the zinc-based second precoating, the intermediate pre-coating layer comprising at least 8% by weight nickel and at least 10% by weight chromium, a remainder being iron; the intermediate pre-coating layer having a thickness between 2 and 30 nm.
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