IP Library Granted Patent US 10,144,986
Granted Patent B2
US 10,144,986 · App. 14/911,709 · Granted Dec 4, 2018

Ultrahigh-strength steel sheet and manufacturing method therefor

Inventors: Sung-Kyu Kim (Gwangyang-si, KR); Won-Tae Cho (Gwangyang-si, KR); Tai-Ho Kim (Gwangyang-si, KR); Kwang-Geun Chin (Gwangyang-si, KR); Sang-Ho Han (Gwangyang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO
C21D9/46B21B3/02C21D6/004C21D6/005C21D8/02C21D8/0205C21D8/0226C21D8/0236C21D8/0263C22C38/00C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/008C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/40C22C38/50C22C38/54C22C38/58C21D2211/001
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Patent No.
US 10,144,986
App. No.
14/911,709
Granted
Dec 4, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to an ultrahigh-strength steel sheet and a manufacturing method therefor. More specifically, the present invention can provide an ultra-high strength steel sheet which can ensure weldability and a delayed fracture resistance property by controlling the contents of elements affecting platability along with the contents of austenite-stabilizing elements and increasing twin formation through re-rolling, and simultaneously improve impact characteristics and workability by ensuring excellent yield strength and ductility.

Claims (17)

1. An ultrahigh-strength steel sheet comprising, by wt %, carbon (C): 0.4% to 0.7%, manganese (Mn): 12% to 24%, aluminum (Al): 0.01% to 3.0%, silicon (Si): 0.3% or less, phosphorus (P): 0.03% or less, sulfur (S): 0.03% or less, nitrogen (N): 0.04% or less, nickel (Ni): 0.05% to 1.0%, chromium (Cr): 0.05% to 1.0%, and tin (Sn): 0.01% to 0.03%, and a balance of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities, wherein the ultrahigh-strength steel sheet comprises single phase austenite as a microstructure.

2. The ultrahigh-strength steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the microstructure of the ultrahigh-strength steel sheet comprises grains in an amount of 70% or greater that have an aspect ratio of 2 or greater in a rolling direction by an effect of work hardening.

3. The ultrahigh-strength steel sheet of claim 1 , further comprising titanium (Ti): 0.005% to 0.10%, boron (B): 0.0005% to 0.0050%.

4. The ultrahigh-strength steel sheet of claim 3 , wherein the microstructure of the ultrahigh-strength steel sheet has an average grain size within a range of 2 μm to 10 μm by an effect of work hardening.

5. The ultrahigh-strength steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the steel sheet has a tensile strength of 1300 MPa or greater and a yield strength of 1000 MPa or greater.

6. The ultrahigh-strength steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the ultrahigh-strength steel sheet is one of a cold-rolled steel sheet, a hot-dip plated steel sheet, a hot-dip alloy plated steel sheet, and an electroplated steel sheet.

7. A method for manufacturing an ultrahigh-strength steel sheet, the method comprising:

heating a steel ingot or a continuously cast slab to 1050° C. to 1300° C. for homogenization, the steel ingot or continuously cast slab comprising, by wt %, carbon (C): 0.4% to 0.7%, manganese (Mn): 12% to 24%, aluminum (Al): 0.01% to 3.0%, silicon (Si): 0.3% or less, phosphorus (P): 0.03% or less, sulfur (S): 0.03% or less, nitrogen (N): 0.04% or less, nickel (Ni): 0.05% to 1.0%, chromium (Cr): 0.05% to 1.0%, and tin (Sn): 0.01% to 0.03%, and a balance of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities;

hot rolling the homogenized steel ingot or continuously cast slab at a finish hot rolling temperature of 850° C. to 1000° C. so as to form a hot-rolled steel sheet;

coiling the hot-rolled steel sheet within a temperature range of 200° C. to 700° C.;

cold rolling the coiled steel sheet at a reduction ratio of 30% to 80% to form a cold-rolled steel sheet;

continuously annealing the cold-rolled steel sheet within a temperature range of 400° C. to 900° C.; and

re-rolling the continuously annealed steel sheet.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the steel ingot or continuously cast slab further comprises titanium (Ti): 0.005% to 0.10%, boron (B): 0.0005% to 0.0050%.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the re-rolling is performed through one of a skin pass milling process, a double reduction rolling process, a hot rolling finishing process, and a continuous rolling process.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the re-rolling is performed at a reduction ratio of 30% to 50%.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein after the continuous annealing, the method further comprises electroplating or hot-dip plating the continuously annealed steel sheet.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2022
From: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
To: POSCO CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061777/0974 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 28, 2022
From: POSCO
To: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 061562/0012 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2016
From: KIM, SUNG-KYU; CHO, WON-TAE; KIM, TAI-HO; CHIN, KWANG-GEUN; HAN, SANG-HO
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 037720/0269 →
Continuity (1)
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