IP Library Granted Patent US 9,920,408
Granted Patent B2
US 9,920,408 · App. 14/762,466 · Granted Mar 20, 2018

Hot stamping product with enhanced toughness and method for manufacturing the same

Inventors: Seung-Man Nam (Dangjin-si, KR); Seung-Ha Lee (Daegu, KR)
Assignee: HYUNDAI STEEL COMPANY
C22C38/38C21D1/673C21D6/002C21D6/005C21D6/008C21D8/00C21D8/005C21D9/0068C22C38/00C22C38/02C22C38/06C22C38/22C22C38/24C22C38/26C22C38/28C22C38/32C23C2/02C23C2/06C23C2/12C23C2/26C23C2/28C21D2221/00
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Patent No.
US 9,920,408
App. No.
14/762,466
Granted
Mar 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a hot stamping part with enhanced toughness and a method for manufacturing the same, in which the hot stamping part has a tensile strength (TS) of 700-1,200 MPa after hot stamping while guaranteeing elongation (EL) of 12% or more by adjusting alloy components and controlling process conditions.

Claims (21)

1. A method for manufacturing a hot stamped product, comprising:

(a) forming a cold-rolled steel sheet through pickling and cold rolling a hot-rolled steel sheet, the hot-rolled steel sheet comprising carbon (C): 0.05˜0.14 wt %, silicon (Si): 0.01˜0.55 wt %, manganese (Mn): 1.0˜2.3 wt %, chromium (Cr): 0.01˜0.38 wt %, molybdenum (Mo): 0.05˜0.30 wt %, aluminum (Al): 0.01˜0.10 wt %, titanium (Ti): 0.03˜0.10 wt %, niobium (Nb): 0.02˜0.10 wt %, vanadium (V): 0.05 wt % or less, boron (B): 0.001 wt % or less, and the balance of iron (Fe) and unavoidable impurities;

(b) annealing the cold-rolled steel sheet at a temperature of 740° C. to 840° C., followed by hot dip plating;

(c) cutting the hot dip-plated steel sheet to form a blank;

(d) heating the blank to a temperature of 850° C. to 950° C.; and

(e) transferring the heated blank to a press mold, followed by hot stamping and then cooling the pressed product within the press mold in a closed state, thereby forming a hot stamped product,

wherein the hot stamped product has a tensile strength (TS) of 700 MPa to 1,200 MPa and an elongation (EL) of 12.0% to 17.0% after hot stamping.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the hot-rolled steel sheet comprises at least one of phosphorus (P): 0.04 wt % or less and sulfur (S): 0.015 wt % or less.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in (b) annealing the cold-rolled steel sheet, hot dip plating is performed by one selected from among Al—Si plating, hot-dip galvanizing, and hot-dip galvannealing.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in (d) heating the blank, heat treatment of the blank is performed for 3 to 10 minutes.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in (e) transferring the heated blank, the heated blank is transferred to the press mold within 15 seconds.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein cooling the pressed product within the press mold in a closed state comprises cooling the pressed product at a cooling rate of 30° C./sec to 300° C./sec for 5 seconds to 18 seconds, followed by quenching to 200° C. or less.

7. A method for manufacturing a hot stamped product, comprising:

(a) forming a cold-rolled steel sheet through pickling and cold rolling a hot-rolled steel sheet, the hot-rolled steel sheet including carbon (C): 0.05˜0.14 wt %, silicon (Si): 0.01˜0.55 wt %, manganese (Mn): 1.0˜2.3 wt %, chromium (Cr): 0.01˜0.38 wt %, molybdenum (Mo): 0.05˜0.30 wt %, aluminum (Al): 0.01˜0.10 wt %, titanium (Ti): 0.03˜0.10 wt %, niobium (Nb): 0.02˜0.10 wt %, vanadium (V): 0.05 wt % or less, boron (B): 0.001 wt % or less, and the balance of iron (Fe) and unavoidable impurities;

(b) annealing the cold-rolled steel sheet at a temperature of 740° C. to 840° C., followed by hot dip plating;

(c) cutting the hot dip-plated steel sheet to form a first blank, followed by laser welding the first blank and a second blank having a different composition and thickness than those of the first blank;

(d) heating the welded first and second blank to a temperature of 850° C. to 950° C.; and

(e) transferring the heated first and second blanks to a press mold, followed by hot stamping and then cooling the pressed product within the press mold in a closed state, thereby forming a hot stamped product,

wherein the hot stamped product has a tensile strength (TS) of 700 MPa to 1,200 MPa and an elongation (EL) of 12.0% to 17.0% after hot stamping.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the second blank comprises carbon (C): 0.12˜0.42 wt %, silicon (Si): 0.03˜0.60 wt %, manganese (Mn): 0.8˜4.0 wt %, phosphorus (P): 0.2 wt % or less, sulfur (S): 0.1 wt % or less, chromium (Cr): 0.01˜1.0 wt %, boron (B): 0.0005˜0.03 wt %, at least one of aluminum (Al) and titanium (Ti): 0.05˜0.3 wt (in a total sum), at least one of nickel (Ni) and vanadium (V): 0.03˜4.0 wt % (in a total sum), and the balance of iron (Fe) and unavoidable impurities.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein after step (e), the first blank has a tensile strength (TS) of 700 MPa to 1,200 MPa and an elongation (EL) of 12.0% to 17.0%, and the second blank has a tensile strength (TS) of 1,200 MPa to 1,600 MPa and an elongation (EL) of 6.0% to 10.0%.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Dec 17, 2015
From: HYUNDAI HYSCO CO., LTD.
To: HYUNDAI STEEL COMPANY
Reel/Frame 037325/0070 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2015
From: NAM, SEUNG-MAN; LEE, SEUNG-HA
To: HYUNDAI HYSCO CO., LTD.; HYUNDAI STEEL COMPANY
Reel/Frame 036147/0543 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2013-0052405 · May 9, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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