IP Library Granted Patent US 9,758,848
Granted Patent B2
US 9,758,848 · App. 14/113,397 · Granted Sep 12, 2017

High strength steel sheet having excellent formability and stability of mechanical properties and method for manufacturing the same

Inventors: Yoshiyasu Kawasaki (Tokyo, JP); Hiroshi Hasegawa (Tokyo, JP); Shinjiro Kaneko (Tokyo, JP); Yasunobu Nagataki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
C22C38/38B32B15/012B32B15/013C21D6/005C21D8/0263C21D9/46C22C38/00C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/005C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/08C22C38/12C22C38/14C22C38/16C22C38/24C23C2/02C23C2/06C23C2/12C23C2/28C23C2/40C21D2211/001C21D2211/005C21D2211/008Y10T428/12757Y10T428/12799
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Patent No.
US 9,758,848
App. No.
14/113,397
Granted
Sep 12, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A high strength steel sheet including, by mass, C: 0.03% or more and 0.25% or less, Si: 0.4% or more and 2.5% or less, Mn: 3.5% or more and 10.0% or less, P: 0.1% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Al: 0.01% or more and 2.5% or less, N: 0.008% or less, Si+Al: 1.0% or more, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities. The area ratio of ferrite is 30% or more and 80% or less, the area ratio of martensite is 0% or more and 17% or less, the volume fraction of retained austenite is 8% or more, and the average grain size of retained austenite is 2 μm or less.

Claims (53)

1. A high strength steel sheet having excellent formability and stability of mechanical properties, the steel sheet having a composition including, by mass, C: 0.03% or more and 0.25% or less, Si: 1.01% or more and 2.5% or less, Mn: 4.22% or more and 10.0% or less, P: 0.1% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Al: 0.01% or more and 2.5% or less, N: 0.008% or less, Si+Al: 1.0% or more, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the steel sheet has a steel microstructure comprising an area ratio of ferrite: 30% or more and 80% or less, an area ratio of martensite: 0% or more and 17% or less and a volume fraction of retained austenite: 8% or more, an average grain size of the retained austenite is 2μm or less, and

an area ratio of tempered martensite: 5% or more.

2. The high strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises, by mass, at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cr: 0.05% or more and 1.0% or less, V: 0.005% or more and 0.5% or less, Mo: 0.005% or more and 0.5% or less, Ni: 0.05% or more and 1.0% or less, and Cu: 0.05% or more and 1.0% or less.

3. The high strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises, by mass, at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti: 0.01% or more and 0.1% or less, Nb: 0.01% or more and 0.1% or less, and B: 0.0003% or more and 0.0050% or less.

4. The high strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises, by mass, at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ca: 0.001% or more and 0.005% or less and REM: 0.001% or more and 0.005% or less.

5. The high strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , further comprising a zinc-based coating on a surface of the steel sheet.

6. The high strength steel sheet according to claim 5 , wherein the zinc-based coating is a hot-dip galvanized coating or an alloyed hot-dip galvanized coating.

7. The high strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , further comprising an aluminium-based coating on a surface of the steel sheet.

8. A method of manufacturing a high strength steel sheet comprising:

hot-rolling a steel slab having the composition according to claim 1 ;

performing pickling;

optionally performing cold-rolling;

subsequently performing holding at a temperature of Ac 1 transformation point+10° C. to Ac 1 transformation point+(Ac 3 transformation point−Ac 1 transformation point)/2 for 30 seconds or more;

performing cooling to room temperature; and

optionally performing a tempering treatment at a temperature of room temperature to 500° C. under a condition:

exp[160/(580− T )]×ln( t )≦20

wherein,

T: Average holding temperature (° C.) in a range of room temperature to 500° C.

t: Holding time (s) in a range of room temperature to 500° C.

exp(X) and ln(X) are an exponential function of X and a natural logarithm of X, respectively.

9. A method of manufacturing a high strength steel sheet according to claim 1 comprising:

hot-rolling a steel slab having the composition;

perfoll ing pickling;

optionally performing cold-rolling;

subsequently performing holding at a temperature of Ac 1 transformation point+10° C. to Ac 1 transformation point+(Ac 3 transformation point−Ac 1 transformation point)/2 for 30 seconds or more;

performing cooling; and

performing a hot-dip galvanizing treatment.

10. A method of manufacturing a high strength steel sheet according to claim 1 comprising:

hot-rolling a steel slab having the composition;

performing pickling;

optionally performing cold-rolling;

subsequently performing holding at a temperature of Ac 1 transformation point+10° C. to Ac 1 transformation point+(Ac 3 transformation point−Ac 1 transformation point)/2 for 30 seconds or more;

performing cooling;

performing a hot-dip galvanizing treatment; and

performing an alloying treatment of a galvanized coating at 470° C. to 600° C.

11. A method of manufacturing a high strength steel according to claim 1 sheet comprising:

hot-rolling a steel slab having the composition;

performing pickling;

optionally performing cold-rolling;

subsequently performing holding at a temperature of Ac 1 transformation point+10° C. to Ac 1 transformation point+(Ac 3 transformation point−Ac 1 transformation point)/2 for 30 seconds or more;

performing cooling; and

performing a hot-dip aluminium-plating treatment.

12. The high strength steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the composition further comprises, by mass, at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti: 0.01% or more and 0.1% or less, Nb: 0.01% or more and 0.1% or less, and B: 0.0003% or more and 0.0050% or less.

13. The high strength steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the composition further comprises, by mass, at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ca: 0.001% or more and 0.005% or less and REM: 0.001% or more and 0.005% or less.

14. The high strength steel sheet according to claim 3 , wherein the composition further comprises, by mass, at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ca: 0.001% or more and 0.005% or less and REM: 0.001% or more and 0.005% or less.

15. The high strength steel sheet according to claim 2 , further comprising a zinc-based coating on a surface of the steel sheet.

16. The high strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein a volume fraction of retained austenite is 11% or more.

17. The high strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein TS variation per 20° C. of annealing temperature (ΔTS/Δ20° C.) is 80 MPa or less.

18. The high strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein TS variation per 20° C. of annealing temperature (ΔTS/Δ20° C.) is 50 MPa or less.

19. The high strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein TS×El is 26784 MPa % or more.

20. The high strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein TS is 980 MPa or more.

21. The high strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein Al is 0.5% or more and 2.5% or less.

22. The high strength steel sheet according to claim 12 , wherein the composition further comprises, by mass, at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ca: 0.001% or more and 0.005% or less and REM: 0.001% or more and 0.005% or less.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2013
From: KAWASAKI, YOSHIYASU; HASEGAWA, HIROSHI; KANEKO, SHINJIRO; NAGATAKI, YASUNOBU
To: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031458/0463 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2011-096966 · Apr 25, 2011 · national
JP 2012-015060 · Jan 27, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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