IP Library Granted Patent US 12,668,853
Granted Patent B2
US 12,668,853 · App. 17/782,947 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Non-heat treated wire rod having excellent drawability and impact toughness and method for manufacturing same

Inventors: Dong-Jun Mun (Pohang-si, KR); In-Gyu Park (Pohang-si, KR); Se-Hong Min (Pohang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO
C21D9/525C21D6/002C21D6/005C21D6/008C21D8/06C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/24C22C38/26C22C38/28C22C38/38C21D2211/005C21D2211/009
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Patent No.
US 12,668,853
App. No.
17/782,947
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a non-heat treated wire rod having high drawability and impact toughness, and a method for manufacturing the non-heat treated wire rod. The non-heat treated wire rod includes, by wt %, C: 0.02% to 0.30%, Si: 0.05% to 0.8%, Mn: 0.5% to 2.0%, Cr: 1.0% or less, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.03% or less, sol.Al: 0.01% to 0.07%, N: from greater than 0.01% to 0.02%, Nb: 0.1% or less, V: 0.5% or less, and Ti: 0.1% or less, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the non-heat treated wire rod has a microstructure including ferrite and pearlite.

Claims (15)

1 . A non-heat treated wire rod, the non-heat treated wire rod comprising, by wt %, C: 0.02% to 0.30%, Si: 0.05% to 0.8%, Mn: 0.5% to 2.0%, Cr: 1.0% or less, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.03% or less, sol.Al: 0.01% to 0.07%, N: from greater than 0.01% to 0.02%, Nb: 0.1% or less, V: 0.5% or less, and Ti: 0.1% or less, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities,

wherein the non-heat treated wire rod has a microstructure comprising ferrite and pearlite, and

the ferrite and the pearlite alternate with each other and are continuous or discontinuous in a direction parallel to a rolling direction of the non-heat treated wire rod such that the non-heat treated wire rod has a banded structure formed by ferrite bands and pearlite bands,

wherein the ferrite has an average grain size of 10 m in a C cross-section perpendicular to the rolling direction, and

wherein when a 30% to 60% drawing process is performed on the non-heat treated wire rod, the non-heat treated wire rod has an average room-temperature impact toughness of 100 J or more.

2 . A non-heat treated wire rod, the non-heat treated wire rod comprising, by wt %, C: 0.02% to 0.30%, Si: 0.05% to 0.8%, Mn: 0.5% to 2.0%, Cr: 1.0% or less, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.03% or less, sol.Al: 0.01% to 0.07%, N: from greater than 0.01% to 0.02%, Nb: 0.1% or less, V: 0.5% or less, and Ti: 0.1% or less, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities,

wherein the non-heat treated wire rod has a microstructure comprising ferrite and pearlite,

the ferrite comprises a plurality of ferrite bands continuously or discontinuously formed in a direction parallel to a rolling direction of the non-heat treated wire rod with predetermined intervals therebetween, and

the pearlite comprises a plurality of pearlite bands continuously or discontinuously formed on inner or outer sides of the ferrite bands in the direction parallel to the rolling direction of the non-heat treated wire rod,

wherein the ferrite has an average grain size of 10 m in a C cross-section perpendicular to the rolling direction, and

wherein when a 30% to 60% drawing process is performed on the non-heat treated wire rod, the non-heat treated wire rod has an average room-temperature impact toughness of 100 J or more.

3 . The non-heat treated wire rod of claim 2 , wherein the ferrite bands and the pearlite bands are alternately formed in the direction parallel to the rolling direction of the non-heat treated wire rod.

4 . The non-heat treated wire rod of claim 2 , wherein a distance between the ferrite bands adjacent to the ferrite bands is within a range of 50 m or less.

5 . The non-heat treated wire rod of claim 2 , wherein the ferrite has an area fraction of 30% to 90%.

6 . The non-heat treated wire rod of claim 2 , wherein the pearlite bands have an average thickness of 30 m or less in an L-shaped cross-section parallel to the rolling direction.