IP Library Granted Patent US 8,449,698
Granted Patent B2
US 8,449,698 · App. 13/530,247 · Granted May 28, 2013

Dual phase steel sheet and method of manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 8,449,698
App. No.
13/530,247
Granted
May 28, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a dual phase steel sheet and a method of manufacturing the same. The steel sheet comprises C: 0.05˜0.10% wt %, Si: 0.03˜0.50 wt %, Mn: 1.50˜2.00 wt %, P: greater than 0 wt %˜0.03 wt %, S: greater than 0 wt %˜0.003 wt %, Al: 0.03˜0.50 wt %, Cr: 0.1˜0.2 wt %, Mo: 0.1˜0.20 wt %, Nb: 0.02˜0.04 wt %, B: greater than 0 wt %˜0.005 wt %, N: greater than 0 wt %˜0.01 wt %, and the balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities. To impart excellent formability, bake hardenability, dent resistance, high Ri value and plating characteristics to the steel sheet for exterior and interior panels of automobiles, the steel sheet is processed to have a dual phase structure through cold rolling, annealing, and hot-dip galvanizing.

Claims (13)

1. A method of manufacturing a dual phase steel sheet for interior and exterior panels of automobiles, comprising:

reheating a steel slab, the steel slab comprising C: 0.05˜0.10% by weight (wt %), Si: 0.03˜0.50 wt %, Mn: 1.50˜2.00 wt %, P: greater than 0 wt %˜0.03 wt %, S: greater than 0 wt %˜0.003 wt %, Al: 0.03˜0.50 wt %, Cr: 0.1˜0.2 wt %, Mo: 0.1˜0.20 wt %, Nb: 0.02˜0.04 wt %, B: greater than 0 wt %˜0.005 wt %, N: greater than 0 wt %˜0.01 wt %, and the balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities;

hot-rolling the steel slab to prepare a hot-rolled steel sheet;

coiling the hot-rolled steel sheet to prepare a hot-rolled coil;

pickling and cold-rolling the steel sheet after uncoiling the hot-rolled coil to prepare a cold-rolled steel sheet; and

annealing the cold-rolled steel sheet to prepare an annealed steel sheet having a dual phase, wherein the annealing is performed on a continuous annealing line, the continuous annealing line including an annealing line on which the steel sheet is heated to a temperature of 750˜850° C. at 10˜20° C./sec and annealed for 100˜110 seconds, a cooling line on which the annealed steel sheet is cooled to 460˜540° C. at 3˜15° C./sec, and an over-aging line on which the cooled steel sheet is subjected to over-aging at 460˜540° C. for 100˜200 seconds.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the steel slab is produced by preparing molten steel through a steel making process, followed by making an ingot using the molten steel or continuous casting the molten steel.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reheating is performed at 1150˜1250° C. for 1.5˜3.5 hours.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the hot rolling is five-pass hot rolling performed at 800˜900° C.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the coiling is performed at 550˜650° C.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cold-rolling is performed at a reduction ratio of 50˜80%.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: hot-dip galvanizing the annealed steel sheet at 480˜560° C.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the continuous annealing line is operated at a line speed (L/S) of 80˜200 mpm.

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 Jun 22, 2012
From: KIM, DONG-EUN; PARK, JIN-SUNG; IM, HEE-JOONG; MOON, MAN-BEEN; OH, HYUN-WOON
To: HYUNDAI HYSCO
Reel/Frame 028424/0684 →