IP Library Granted Patent US 8,864,922
Granted Patent B2
US 8,864,922 · App. 13/782,987 · Granted Oct 21, 2014

Method for manufacturing a precipitation-hardening cold-rolled steel sheet having excellent yield ratios

Inventor: Sang-Ho Han (Pohang, KR)
Assignee: POSCO
C21D8/0247C22C38/002C22C38/12C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/60
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Patent No.
US 8,864,922
App. No.
13/782,987
Granted
Oct 21, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for manufacturing a precipitation hardening cold-rolled steel sheet with an excellent yield ratio. The method may include the steps of hot rolling a steel slab with finish rolling at a temperature of Ar3 transformation point or more to form a hot-rolled steel sheet, coiling the hot-rolled steel sheet at a temperature of 550-600 ° C., cold rolling the hot-rolled steel sheet at a reduction ratio of 50% or more; and recovery-recrystallization annealing the cold-rolled steel sheet at a line speed of 150-200 mpm and at a temperature of 780-820° C. in a continuous annealing furnace. The recovery-recrystallization annealing may provide a recrystallization ratio of 65-75%. The steel slab includes, by weight %: C: 0.07-0.10%, Mn: 1.41-1.70%, P: 0.05-0.07%, S: 0.005% or less, N: 0.005% or less, acid-soluble Al: 0.10-0.15%, Nb: 0.06-0.09%, B: 0.0008-0.0012%, Sb: 0.02-0.06%, and the balance comprising Fe and other unavoidable impurities.

Claims (12)

1. A method for manufacturing a precipitation-hardening cold-rolled steel sheet, comprising:

hot rolling a steel slab with finish rolling at a temperature of Ar3 transformation point or more to form a hot-rolled steel sheet, the steel slab comprising, by weight %: C: 0.07-0.10%, Mn: 1.41-1.70%, P: 0.05-0.07%, S: 0.005% or less, N: 0.005% or less, acid-soluble Al: 0.10-0.15%, Nb: 0.06-0.09%, B: 0.0008-0.0012%, Sb: 0.02-0.06%, and the balance comprising Fe and other unavoidable impurities;

cold rolling the hot-rolled steel sheet at a reduction ratio of 50% or more; and

recovery-recrystallization annealing the cold-rolled steel sheet at a line speed of 150-200 mpm and at a temperature of 780-820° C. in a continuous annealing furnace,

wherein a yield ratio of the cold-rolled steel sheet is 85% or more.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

coiling the hot-rolled steel sheet at a temperature of 550-600° C.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the recovery-recrystallization annealing is performed at a recrystallization ratio of 65-75%.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the cold-rolled steel sheet comprises acicular ferrite structure.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein:

the acicular ferrite structure is formed by NbC precipitates reacting with the B, and

the NbC precipitates are formed by adding the Nb and the B in combination.

Assignments (2)
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 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2005-0093976 · Oct 6, 2005 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 12088157 · Mar 26, 2008
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