IP Library Granted Patent US 8,702,875
Granted Patent B2
US 8,702,875 · App. 12/761,994 · Granted Apr 22, 2014

High strength steel sheet with good wettability and manufacturing method thereof

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Patent No.
US 8,702,875
App. No.
12/761,994
Granted
Apr 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a high strength steel sheet having good wettability, a tensile strength of 590 MPa or more and a strength-ductility balance (TS×El) of 16,520 MPa·% or more, and a manufacturing method thereof. The high strength steel comprises, in % by weight, C: 0.03˜0.1%, Si: 0.005˜0.105%, Mn: 1.0˜3.0%, P: 0.005˜0.04%, S: 0.003% or less, N: 0.003˜0.008%, Al: 0.05˜0.4%, Mo or Cr satisfying the inequality 10≦50·[Mo %]+100·[Cr %]≦30, at least one of Ti: 0.005˜0.020%, V: 0.005˜0.050% and B: 0.0005˜0.0015%, and the balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein a microstructure of the steel sheet is a multi-phase structure comprising, in an area ratio of cross-sectional structure, 70% or more ferrite phase having a Vickers hardness Hv of 120˜250 and 10% or more martensite phase having a Vickers hardness Hv of 321˜555.

Claims (40)

1. A steel sheet comprising, in % by weight,

C: 0.03-0.1%;

Si: 0.005-0.105%;

Mn: 1.0-3.0%;

P: 0.005-0.04%;

S: 0.003% or less;

N: 0.003-0.008%;

Al: 0.05-0.4%;

V: 0.005-0.05%;

additional components consisting of Mo and Cr, wherein concentrations of the additional components satisfies the inequality 10<50*[Mo %]+100*[Cr %]<30; and

a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities,

wherein a microstructure of the steel sheet includes at least two phases comprising, in an area ratio of cross-sectional structure, 70% or more ferrite phase having a Vickers hardness Hv of 120-250 and 10% or more martensite phase having a Vickers hardness Hv of 321-555; and

wherein the concentrations of the additional components which satisfies the inequality 10<50*[Mo %]+100[Cr %]<30, simultaneously increases the strength and obviates wettability deteriation of the steel sheet.

2. A method of making a steel sheet, the method comprising:

reheating a steel slab to 1150° C. to 1250° C., the steel slab comprising, in % by weight,

C: 0.03-0.1%;

Si: 0.005-0.105%;

Mn: 1.0-3.0%;

P: 0.005-0.04%;

S: 0.003% or less;

N: 0.003-0.008%;

Al: 0.05-0.4%;

V: 0.005-0.05%;

additional components consisting of Mo and Cr, wherein concentrations of the additional components satisfies the inequality 10<50*[Mo %]+100*[Cr %]<30; and

a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities,

hot rolling the reheated steel slab at a finish rolling temperature of Ar 3 —Ar 3 +70° C. to form a hot-rolled steel sheet;

coiling the hot-rolled steel sheet a temperature ranging from 550° C.-650° C.;

pickling the hot-rolled steel sheet;

cold rolling the pickled steel sheet at a reduction ratio 50-80%;

annealing the cold-rolled steel sheet at a temperature of Ar 1 —Ar 3 ; and

cooling the annealed steel sheet to 400° C.-600° C. at a cooling rate of 5° C./sec-30° C./sec; and

wherein the concentrations of the additional components which satisfies the inequality 10<50*[Mo %]+100*[Cr %]<30, simultaneously increases the strength and obviates wettability deteriation of the steel sheet.

3. The steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein molybdenum (Mo) is added in an amount of 0.1-0.2 wt % to the steel sheet.

4. The steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein chromium (Cr) is added in an amount of 0.1-0.2 wt % to the steel sheet.

5. The steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the martensite phase has an area ratio of cross-sectional structure in the range of 10-20%.

6. The steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the steel sheet has a tensile strength of 590 MPa or more, a strength-ductility balance of 16,520 MPa*%, and a yield ratio less than 60%.

7. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

hot-dip galvanizing or performing alloying heat treatment for the cooled steel sheet.

8. The method according to claim 2 , wherein a final microstructure of the steel sheet comprises, in an area ratio of cross-sectional structure, 70% or more ferrite phase and 10% or more martensite phase.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the ferrite phase has a Vickers hardness of 120-250 and the martensite has a Vickers hardness of 321-555.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2014
From: HYUNDAI HYSCO.
To: HYUNDAI STEEL COMPANY
Reel/Frame 032022/0394 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 16, 2010
From: KIM, HOON-DONG; BOK, HYUN-HO; LEE, KANG-ROH; MOON, MAN-BEEN
To: HYUNDAI HYSCO
Reel/Frame 024247/0299 →