IP Library Granted Patent US 9,631,265
Granted Patent B2
US 9,631,265 · App. 14/119,124 · Granted Apr 25, 2017

Hot-rolled steel sheet and method for producing same

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Patent No.
US 9,631,265
App. No.
14/119,124
Granted
Apr 25, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hot-rolled steel sheet satisfies that average pole density of orientation group of {100}<011> to {223}<110> is 1.0 to 5.0 and pole density of crystal orientation {332}<113> is 1.0 to 4.0. Moreover, the hot-rolled steel sheet includes, as a metallographic structure, by area %, ferrite and bainite of 30% to 99% in total and martensite of 1% to 70%. Moreover, the hot-rolled steel sheet satisfies following Expressions 1 and 2 when area fraction of the martensite is defined as fM in unit of area %, average size of the martensite is defined as dia in unit of μm, average distance between the martensite is defined as dis in unit of μm, and tensile strength of the steel sheet is defined as TS in unit of MPa. dia≦13 μm  (Expression 1) TS/fM ×dis/dia≧500  (Expression 2)

Claims (88)

1. A method for producing a hot-rolled steel sheet, comprising:

first-hot-rolling a steel in a temperature range of 1000° C. to 1200° C. under conditions such that at least one pass whose reduction is 40% or more is included so as to control an average grain size of an austenite in the steel to 200 μM or less, wherein the steel includes, as a chemical composition, by mass %,

C: 0.01% to 0.4%,

Si: 0.001% to 2.5%,

Mn: 0.001% to 4.0%,

Al: 0.001% to 2.0%,

P: limited to 0.15% or less,

S: limited to 0.03% or less,

N: limited to 0.01% or less,

O: limited to 0.01% or less, and

a balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities;

second-hot-rolling the steel under conditions such that, when a temperature calculated by a following Expression 5 is defined as T1 in unit of ° C. and a ferritic transformation temperature calculated by a following Expression 6 is defined as Ar 3 in unit of ° C., a large reduction pass whose reduction is 30% or more in a temperature range of T1+30° C. to T1+200° C. is included, a cumulative reduction in the temperature range of T1+30° C. to T1+200° C. is 50% or more, a cumulative reduction in a temperature range of Ar 3 to lower than T1+30° C. is limited to 30% or less, and a rolling finish temperature is Ar 3 or higher;

first-cooling the steel under conditions such that, when a waiting time from a finish of a final pass in the large reduction pass to a cooling start is defined as t in unit of second, the waiting time t satisfies a following Expression 7, an average cooling rate is 50° C./second or faster, a cooling temperature change which is a difference between a steel temperature at the cooling start and a steel temperature at a cooling finish is 40° C. to 140° C., and the steel temperature at the cooling finish is T1+100° C. or lower;

second-cooling the steel to a temperature range of 600° C. to 800° C. under an average cooling rate of 15° C./second to 300° C./second after finishing the second-hot-rolling;

holding the steel in the temperature range of 600° C. to 800° C. for 1 second to 15 seconds;

third-cooling the steel to a temperature range of a room temperature to 350° C. under an average cooling rate of 50° C./second to 300° C./second after finishing the holding;

coiling the steel in the temperature range of the room temperature to 350° C.,

T 1=850+10×([C]+[N])×[Mn]  (Expression 5),

here, [C], [N], and [Mn] represent mass percentages of C, N, and Mn respectively,

Ar 3 =879.4−516.1×[C]−65.7×[Mn]+38.0×[Si]+2743×[P]  (Expression 6),

here, in Expression 6, [C], [Mn], [Si] and [P] represent mass percentages of C, Mn, Si, and P respectively,

t≦ 2.5× t 1  (Expression 7),

here, t1 is represented by a following Expression 8,

t 1=0.001×(( Tf−T 1)× P 1/100) 2 −0.109×(( Tf−T 1)× P 1/100)+3.1  (Expression 8),

here, Tf represents a celsius temperature of the steel at the finish of the final pass, and P1 represents a percentage of a reduction at the final pass.

2. The method for producing the hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the waiting time t further satisfies a following Expression 10,

0≦ t<t 1  (Expression 10).

3. The method for producing the hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the waiting time t further satisfies a following Expression 11,

t 1≦ t≦t 1×2.5  (Expression 11).

4. The method for producing the hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the first-hot-rolling, at least two times of rollings whose reduction is 40% or more are conducted, and the average grain size of the austenite is controlled to 100 μm or less.

5. The method for producing the hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second-cooling starts within 3 seconds after finishing the second-hot-rolling.

6. The method for producing the hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the second-hot-rolling, a temperature rise of the steel between passes is 18° C. or lower.

7. The method for producing the hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

wherein a final pass of rollings in the temperature range of T1+30° C. to T1+200° C. is the large reduction pass.

8. The method for producing the hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the holding, the steel is held in a temperature range of 600° C. to 680° C. for 3 seconds to 15 seconds.

9. The method for producing the hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first-cooling is conducted at an interval between rolling stands.

10. A method for producing a hot-rolled steel sheet, comprising:

first-hot-rolling a steel in a temperature range of 1000° C. to 1200° C. under conditions such that at least one pass whose reduction is 40% or more is included so as to control an average grain size of an austenite in the steel to 200 μm or less, wherein the steel includes, as a chemical composition, by mass %,

C: 0.01% to 0.4%,

Si: 0.001% to 2.5%,

Mn: 0.001% to 4.0%,

Al: 0.001% to 2.0%,

P: limited to 0.15% or less,

S: limited to 0.03% or less,

N: limited to 0.01% or less,

O: limited to 0.01% or less, and

at least one selected from the group consisting of:

Mo: 0.001% to 1.0%,

Cr: 0.001% to 2.0%,

Ni: 0.001% to 2.0%,

Cu: 0.001% to 2.0%,

B: 0.0001% to 0.005%,

Nb: 0.001% to 0.2%,

Ti: 0.001% to 0.2%,

V: 0.001% to 1.0%,

W: 0.001% to 1.0%,

Ca: 0.0001% to 0.01%,

Mg: 0.0001% to 0.01%,

Zr: 0.0001% to 0.2%,

Rare Earth Metal: 0.0001% to 0.1%,

As: 0.0001% to 0.5%,

Co: 0.0001% to 1.0%,

Sn: 0.0001% to 0.2%,

Pb: 0.0001% to 0.2%,

Y: 0.0001% to 0.2%, and

Hf: 0.0001% to 0.2%, and

a balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities;

second-hot-rolling the steel under conditions such that, when a temperature calculated by a following Expression 9 is defined as T1 in unit of ° C. and a ferritic transformation temperature calculated by a following Expression 6 is defined as Ar 3 in unit of ° C., a large reduction pass whose reduction is 30% or more in a temperature range of T1+30° C. to T1+200° C. is included, a cumulative reduction in the temperature range of T1+30° C. to T1+200° C. is 50% or more, a cumulative reduction in a temperature range of Ar 3 to lower than T1+30° C. is limited to 30% or less, and a rolling finish temperature is Ar 3 or higher;

first-cooling the steel under conditions such that, when a waiting time from a finish of a final pass in the large reduction pass to a cooling start is defined as t in unit of second, the waiting time t satisfies a following Expression 7, an average cooling rate is 50° C./second or faster, a cooling temperature change which is a difference between a steel temperature at the cooling start and a steel temperature at a cooling finish is 40° C. to 140° C., and the steel temperature at the cooling finish is T1+100° C. or lower;

second-cooling the steel to a temperature range of 600° C. to 800° C. under an average cooling rate of 15° C./second to 300° C./second after finishing the second-hot-rolling;

holding the steel in the temperature range of 600° C. to 800° C. for 1 second to 15 seconds;

third-cooling the steel to a temperature range of a room temperature to 350° C. under an average cooling rate of 50° C./second to 300° C./second after finishing the holding;

coiling the steel in the temperature range of the room temperature to 350° C.,

T 1=850+10×([C]+[N])×[Mn]+350×[Nb]+250×[Ti]+40×[B]+10×[Cr]+100×[Mo]+100×[V]  (Expression 9),

here, [C], [N], [Mn], [Nb], [Ti], [B], [Cr], [Mo], and [V] represent mass percentages of C, N, Mn, Nb, Ti, B, Cr, Mo, and V respectively;

Ar 3 =879.4−516.1×[C]−65.7×[Mn]+38.0×[Si]+274.7×[P]  (Expression 6),

here, in Expression 6, [C], [Mn], [Si] and [P] represent mass percentages of C, Mn, Si, and P respectively,

t≦ 2.5× t 1  (Expression 7),

here, t1 is represented by a following Expression 8,

t 1=0.001×(( Tf−T 1)× P 1/100) 2 −0.109×(( Tf−T 1)× P 1/100)+3.1  (Expression 8),

here, Tf represents a celsius temperature of the steel at the finish of the final pass, and P1 represents a percentage of a reduction at the final pass.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049257/0828 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2014
From: SANO, KOHICHI; HAYASHI, KUNIO; NAKANO, KAZUAKI; OKAMOTO, RIKI; FUJITA, NOBUHIRO
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031887/0991 →