IP Library Granted Patent US 10,266,911
Granted Patent B2
US 10,266,911 · App. 15/109,322 · Granted Apr 23, 2019

Hot-formed member and manufacturing method of same

Inventors: Koutarou Hayashi (Suita, JP); Akira Seki (Ashiya, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
C21D9/46C21D1/185C21D6/002C21D6/005C21D6/008C21D8/0205C21D8/0263C22C38/00C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/005C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/08C22C38/12C22C38/14C22C38/16C22C38/26C22C38/28C22C38/34C22C38/38C21D2211/001C21D2211/002C21D2211/008
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Patent No.
US 10,266,911
App. No.
15/109,322
Granted
Apr 23, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a hot-formed member according to the present invention, having a predetermined chemical composition and having a metallographic microstructure containing austenite at an area ratio of 10 area % to 40 area % and in which total number density of particles of the austenite and martensite is equal to or greater than 1.0 number/μm 2 , in which tensile strength is from 900 MPa to 1300 MPa.

Claims (63)

1. A hot-formed member having a chemical composition comprising, by mass %,

C: 0.05% to 0.40%,

Si: 0.5% to 3.0%,

Mn: 1.2% to 8.0%,

P: 0.05% or less,

S: 0.01% or less,

sol. Al: 0.001% to 2.0%,

N: 0.01% or less,

Ti: 0% to 1.0%,

Nb: 0% to 1.0%,

V: 0% to 1.0%,

Cr: 0% to 1.0%,

Mo: 0% to 1.0%,

Cu: 0% to 1.0%,

Ni: 0% to 1.0%,

Ca: 0% to 0.01%,

Mg: 0% to 0.01%,

REM: 0% to 0.01%,

Zr: 0% to 0.01%,

B: 0% to 0.01%,

Bi: 0% to 0.01%, and

the balance of Fe and impurities,

wherein the hot-formed member has a metallographic microstructure which contains an austenite of 10 area % to 40 area % and in which the total number density of particles of the austenite and particles of a martensite is equal to or greater than 1.0 piece/μm 2 , and

wherein a tensile strength is 900 MPa to 1300 MPa.

2. The hot-formed member according to claim 1 ,

wherein the chemical composition includes one or two or more selected from the group consisting of, by mass %,

Ti: 0.003% to 1.0%,

Nb: 0.003% to 1.0%,

V: 0.003% to 1.0%,

Cr: 0.003% to 1.0%,

Mo: 0.003% to 1.0%,

Cu: 0.003% to 1.0%, and

Ni: 0.003% to 1.0%.

3. The hot-formed member according to claim 2 ,

wherein the chemical composition includes one or two more selected from the group consisting of, by mass %,

Ca: 0.0003% to 0.01%,

Mg: 0.0003%, to 0.01%,

REM: 0.0003% to 0.01%, and

Zr: 0.0003% to 0.01%.

4. The hot-formed member according to claim 2 ,

wherein the chemical composition includes, by mass %, B: 0.0003% to 0.01%.

5. The hot-formed member according to claim 2 ,

wherein the chemical composition includes, by mass %, Bi: 0.0003% to 0.01%.

6. The hot-formed member according to claim 1 ,

wherein the chemical composition includes one or two or more selected from the group consisting of, by mass %,

Ca: 0.0003% to 0.01%,

Mg: 0.0003% to 0.01%,

REM: 0.0003% to 0.01%, and

Zr: 0.0003% to 0.01%.

7. The hot-formed member according to claim 1 ,

wherein the chemical composition includes, by mass %, B: 0.0003% to 0.01%.

8. The hot-formed member according to claim 1 ,

wherein the chemical composition includes, by mass %, Bi: 0.0003% to 0.01%.

9. A manufacturing method of a hot-formed member, the method comprising:

heating a base steel sheet having a chemical composition which is same as the chemical composition of the hot-formed member according to claim 1 and in which a Mn content is 2.4 mass % to 8.0 mass %, and having a metallographic microstructure in which the total area ratio of one or both of a bainite and a martensite is equal to or greater than 70 area %, and particles of a cementite are present at a number density equal to or greater than 1.0 number/μm 2 , to a temperature region which is equal to or higher than 670° C. and lower than 780° C. and is lower than an Ac 3 temperature;

then holding the temperature of the base steel sheet in the temperature region which is equal to or higher than 670° C. and lower than 780° C. and is lower than an Ac 3 temperature for 2 minutes to 20 minutes;

then performing a hot forming with respect to the base steel sheet; and

then cooling the base steel sheet under conditions in which an average cooling rate in a temperature region of 600° C. to 150° C. is from 5° C./sec to 500° C./sec.

10. A manufacturing method of a hot-formed member, the method comprising:

heating a base steel sheet having a chemical composition which is same as the chemical composition of the hot-formed member according to claim 1 and in which a Mn content equal to or more than 1.2 mass % and less than 2.4 mass %, and having a metallographic microstructure in which the total area ratio of one or both of a bainite and a martensite is equal to or greater than 70 area %, and particles of a cementite are present at a number density equal to or greater than 1.0 number/μm 2 , to a temperature region which is equal to or higher than 670° C. and lower than 780° C. and is lower than an Ac 3 temperature;

then holding the temperature of the base steel sheet in the temperature region which is equal to or higher than 670° C. and lower than 780° C. and is lower than an Ac 3 temperature for 2 minutes to 20 minutes;

then performing a hot forming with respect to the base steel sheet; and

then cooling the base steel sheet under conditions in which an average cooling rate in a temperature region of 600° C. to 500° C. is from 5° C./sec to 500° C./sec and the average cooling rate in a temperature region lower than 500° C. and equal to or higher than 150° C. is from 5° C./sec and 20° C./sec.

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 Jun 30, 2016
From: HAYASHI, KOUTAROU; SEKI, AKIRA
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039058/0812 →
Continuity (1)
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