IP Library Granted Patent US 8,048,238
Granted Patent B2
US 8,048,238 · App. 12/312,325 · Granted Nov 1, 2011

High young's modulus steel plate and method of production of same

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Patent No.
US 8,048,238
App. No.
12/312,325
Granted
Nov 1, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Steel sheet having a composition of ingredients containing substantially, by mass %, C: 0.005 to 0.200%, Si: 2.50% or less, Mn: 0.10 to 3.00%, N: 0.0100% or less, Nb: 0.005 to 0.100%, and Ti: 0.002 to 0.150% and satisfying the relationship of Ti−48/14×N≧0.0005, having a sum of the X-ray random intensity ratios of the {100}<001> orientation and the {110}<001> orientation of a ⅙ sheet thickness part of 5 or less, having a sum of the maximum value of the X-ray random intensity ratios of the {110}<111> to {110}<112> orientation group and the X-ray random intensity ratios of the {211}<111> orientation of 5 or more, and having a high rolling direction Young's modulus measured by the static tension method and a method of production of the same are provided.

Claims (109)

1. High Young's modulus steel sheet containing, by mass %,

C: 0.005 to 0.200%,

Si: 2.50% or less,

Mn: 0.10 to 3.00%,

P: 0.150% or less,

S: 0.0150% or less,

Al: 0.150% or less,

N: 0.0100% or less,

Nb: 0.005 to 0.100%, and

Ti: 0.002 to 0.150%,

satisfying the formula 1, having a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, having a sum of an X-ray random intensity ratio of the {100}<001> orientation and an X-ray random intensity ratio of the {110}<001> orientation of 5 or less at a position of a direction from the surface of the steel sheet in the sheet thickness direction of ⅙ of the sheet thickness, and having a sum of a maximum value of the X-ray random intensity ratios of the {110}<111> to {110}<112> orientation group and a X-ray random intensity ratio of the {211}<111> orientation of 5 or more:

Ti−48/14×N≧0.0005  formula 1

where, Ti and N are the contents (mass %) of the elements.

2. A high Young's modulus steel sheet as set forth in claim 1 characterized by further containing, by mass %, one or more of

Mo: 0.01 to 1.00%,

Cr: 0.01 to 3.00%,

W: 0.01 to 3.00%,

Cu: 0.01 to 3.00%, and

Ni: 0.01 to 3.00%.

3. A high Young's modulus steel sheet as set forth in claim 2 characterized by satisfying the following formula 2:

4≦3.2Mn+9.6Mo+4.7W+6.2Ni+18.6Cu+0.7Cr≦10  formula 2

where, Mn, Mo, W, Ni, Cu, and Cr are the contents (mass %) of the elements.

4. A high Young's modulus steel sheet as set forth in claim 1 characterized by further containing, by mass %,

B: 0.0005 to 0.0100%.

5. A high Young's modulus steel sheet as set forth in claim 1 characterized by further containing, by mass %, one or more of

Ca: 0.0005 to 0.1000%,

Rem: 0.0005 to 0.1000%, and

V: 0.001 to 0.100%.

6. A high Young's modulus steel sheet as set forth in claim 1 characterized by having an X-ray random intensity ratio of the {332}<113> orientation (A) of 15 or less and an X-ray random intensity ratio of the {225}<110> orientation (B) of 5 or more at a center part of the steel sheet in the sheet thickness direction and satisfying (A)/(B)≦1.00.

7. A high Young's modulus steel sheet as set forth in claim 1 characterized by having an X-ray random intensity ratio of the {332}<113> orientation (A) of 15 or less and a simple average of an X-ray random intensity ratio of the {001}<110> orientation and an X-ray random intensity ratio of the {112}<110> orientation (C) of 5 or more at a center part of the steel sheet in the sheet thickness direction and satisfying (A)/(C)≦1.10.

8. A high Young's modulus steel sheet as set forth in claim 1 characterized by having a rolling direction Young's modulus measured by the static tension method of 220 GPa or more.

9. A hot dip galvanized steel sheet characterized by comprising a high Young's modulus steel sheet as set forth in claim 1 which is hot dip galvanized.

10. A hot dip galvannealed steel sheet characterized by comprising a high Young's modulus steel sheet as set forth in claim 1 which is hot dip galvannealed.

11. A method of production of high Young's modulus steel sheet characterized by rolling a steel slab having the chemical ingredients as set forth in claim 1 at 1100° C. or less by a rolling rate until the final pass of 40% or more and by a shape ratio X found by the following formula 3 of 2.3 or more by two passes or more, hot rolling at a temperature of the final pass of the Ar a transformation point to 900° C., and coiling at 700° C. or less:

Shape ratio X=l d /h m   formula 3

where, l d (contact arc length of rolling rolls and steel plate): √(L×(h in −h out )/2)

ld: (h in +h out )/2

L: diameter of rolling rolls

h in : sheet thickness of rolling roll entry side

h out : sheet thickness of rolling roll exit side.

12. A method of production of high Young's modulus steel sheet as set forth in claim 11 characterized by hot rolling so that the effective strain ε* calculated by the following formula 5 becomes 0.4 or more:

ɛ

*

=

j

=

1

n

-

1

ɛ

j

exp

[

-

i

=

j

n

-

1

(

t

i

τ

i

)

2

/

3

]

+

ɛ

n

formula

5

where, n is a number of rolling stands of final hot rolling, ε j is a strain given at a j-th stand, ε n is a strain given at an n-th stand, t, is a travel time (s) between an i-th to i+1st stands, and τ i is calculated by the following formula 6 by a gas constant R (=1.987) and a rolling temperature T i (K) of an i-th stand:

τ

i

=

8.46

×

10

-

9

exp

(

43800

R

×

Ti

)

formula

6

13. A method of production of high Young's modulus steel sheet as set forth in claim 11 characterized by making a differential peripheral speed rate of at least one pass of hot rolling 1% or more.

14. A method of production of high Young's modulus steel sheet characterized by hot dip galvanizing a surface of steel sheet produced by the method as set forth in claim 11 .

15. A method of production of hot dip galvannealized steel sheet characterized by hot dip galvanizing a surface of steel sheet produced by a method as set forth in claim 11 , then heat treating it in a temperature range from 450 to 600° C. for 10 seconds or more.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049257/0828 →
MERGER Recorded Mar 13, 2014
From: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032426/0808 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2009
From: SUGIURA, NATSUKO; MARUYAMA, NAOKI; TAKAHASHI, MANABU; NAKAMURA, YOHJI; HANYA, KOJI
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022672/0336 →