IP Library Granted Patent US 8,197,616
Granted Patent B2
US 8,197,616 · App. 12/158,961 · Granted Jun 12, 2012

Manufacturing method of carbon steel sheet superior in formability

Assignee: Posco
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Patent No.
US 8,197,616
App. No.
12/158,961
Granted
Jun 12, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A carbon steel sheet having high formability due to a microscopic and uniform carbide distribution and having a good characteristic of final heat treatment, and a manufacturing method thereof. The carbon steel sheet having excellent formability, includes, in wt %, C at 0.2-0.5%, Mn at 0.1-1.2%, Si at less than or equal to 0.4%, Cr at less than or equal to 0.5%, Al at 0.01-0.1%, S at less than or equal to 0.012%, Ti at less than or equal to 0.5×48/14×[N]% when the condition of B(atomic %)/N(atomic %)>1 is satisfied or by 0.5×48/14×[N]% to 0.03% when the condition of B and N is not satisfied, B at 0.0005-0.0080%, N at less than or equal to 0.006%, Fe, and extra inevitable elements; an average size of carbide is less than or equal to 1 μm; and an average grain size of ferrite is less than or equal to 5 μm.

Claims (8)

1. A manufacturing method of carbon steel sheet having excellent formability, the method comprising:

manufacturing a steel slab that comprises, in the unit of wt %, C at 0.2-0.5%, Mn at 0.1-1.2%, Si at less than or equal to 0.4%, Cr at less than or equal to 0.5%, Al at 0.01-0.1%, S at less than or equal to 0.012%, Ti at 0.5×48/14×[N] to 0.03%, B at 0.0005-0.0080%, N at less than or equal to 0.006%, Fe, and extra inevitable impurities;

reheating and hot finish rolling the slab at a temperature above an Ar 3 transformation temperature;

cooling a hot-rolled steel sheet manufactured by the hot finish rolling at a cooling speed in a range of 20° C./sec-100° C./sec;

coiling the cooled hot-rolled steel sheet at a temperature in a range of Ms (martensite transformation temperature) to 530° C.; and

annealing the hot-rolled steel sheet at a temperature range of 600° C. to Ac 1 transformation temperature;

wherein the carbon steel sheet microstructure in the as-hot-rolled and coiled condition comprises free ferrite and pearlite having a lamellar carbide structure at respectively greater than 0 vol % and less than or equal to 5 vol %, and bainite greater than or equal to 90 vol %; and

the carbon steel sheet in the as-annealed condition has an average particle size of carbide less than or equal to 1 μm and an average grain size of ferrite in the carbon steel sheet is greater than 0 μm and less than or equal to 5 μm.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2022
From: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
To: POSCO CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061777/0943 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 28, 2022
From: POSCO
To: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 061561/0831 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 021137 FRAME 0534. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS' INTEREST. Recorded Jul 31, 2008
From: LEE, KYOO-YOUNG; KIM, GYO-SUNG; SHIN, HAN-CHUL; LEE, CHANG-HOON; PARK, KEE-CHEOL; JEON, JEA-CHUN
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 021319/0626 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2008
From: LEE, KYOO-YOUNG; KIM, GYO-SUNG; SHIN, HAN-CHUL; LEE, CHANG-HOON; PARK, KEE-CHEOL; JEON, JEA-CHUN
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 021137/0534 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2005-0130127 · Dec 26, 2005 · national
KR 10-2006-0107739 · Nov 2, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
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