Uranga PShang C.-JSenuma TYang J.-RGuo A.-MMohrbacher H.JER-REN YANG2021-08-052021-08-05202020953127https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85077687393&doi=10.1007%2fs40436-019-00285-y&partnerID=40&md5=9a5f4f1496e31c0fc78f722f52b0dccahttps://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/576928Considerable progress in developing flat-rolled steel grades has been made by the Chinese steel industry over the recent two decades. The increasing demand for high-performance products to be used in infrastructural projects as well as in production of consumer and capital goods has been driving this development until today. The installation of state-of-the-art steel making and rolling facilities has provided the possibility of processing the most advanced steel grades. The production of high-performance steel grades relies on specific alloying elements of which molybdenum is one of the most powerful. China is nearly self-sufficient in molybdenum supplies. This paper highlights the potential and advantages of molybdenum alloying over the entire range of flat-rolled steel products. Specific aspects of steel property improvement with respect to particular applications are indicated. ? 2020, The Author(s).Alloying; Alloying elements; Hot stamping; Molybdenum alloys; Precipitation (chemical); Quenching; Steelmaking; Chinese steel industry; Direct-quenching; Flat-rolled steel; High performance products; High performance steel; Molybdenum alloying; State of the art; Steel properties; High-strength low-alloy steeljournal article10.1007/s40436-019-00285-y2-s2.0-85077687393