IP Library Granted Patent US 9,797,024
Granted Patent B2
US 9,797,024 · App. 15/239,497 · Granted Oct 24, 2017

Hot-rolled steel sheet for gas nitrocarburizing and manufacturing method thereof

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Patent No.
US 9,797,024
App. No.
15/239,497
Granted
Oct 24, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a hot-rolled steel sheet, an average pole density of an orientation group of {100}<011> to {223}<110>, which is represented by an arithmetic average of pole density of each orientation of {100}<011>, {116}<110>, {114}<110>, {112}<110>, and {223}<110> in a center portion of a sheet thickness which is a range of the sheet thickness of ⅝ to ⅜ from a surface of the steel sheet, is 1.0 or more and 4.0 or less, the pole density of a crystal orientation of {332}<113> is 1.0 or more and 4.8 or less, an average grain size in a center in the sheet thickness is 10 μm or less, and a microstructure includes, by a structural fraction, pearlite more than 6% and ferrite in the balance.

Claims (51)

1. A hot-rolled steel sheet for gas nitrocarburizing comprising, by mass %,

C content [C]: C of more than 0.07% and equal to or less than 0.2%,

Si content [Si]: Si of 0.001% or more and 2.5% or less,

Mn content [Mn]: Mn of 0.01% or more and 4% or less, and

Al content [Al]: Al of 0.001% or more and 2% or less,

P content [P] limited to 0.15% or less,

S content [S] limited to 0.03% or less, and

N content [N] limited to 0.01% or less,

Ti content [Ti] which satisfies the following Equation 1, and

the balance comprising Fe and unavoidable impurities,

wherein an average pole density of an orientation group of {100}<011> to {223}<110>, which is represented by an arithmetic average of a pole density of each orientation of {100}<011>, {116}<110>, {114}<110>, {112}<110>, and {223}<110> is 1.0 or more and 4.0 or less, and a pole density of a crystal orientation of {332}<113> is 1.0 or more and 3.0 or less, in a center portion of a sheet thickness which is a range of the sheet thickness of ⅝ to ⅜ from a surface of the steel sheet,

wherein an average grain size in a center in the sheet thickness is 10 μm or less, and

wherein a microstructure includes, by a structural fraction, pearlite of more than 6% and ferrite in the balance,

0.005+[ N ]×48/14+[ S ]×48/32≦ Ti≦ 0.015+[ N ]×48/14+[ S ]×48/32  (1).

2. The hot-rolled steel sheet for gas nitrocarburizing according to claim 1 ,

wherein the average pole density of the orientation group of {100}<011> to {223}<110> is 2.0 or less.

3. The hot-rolled steel sheet for gas nitrocarburizing according to claim 1 ,

wherein the average grain size is 7 μm or less.

4. The hot-rolled steel sheet for gas nitrocarburizing according to claim 1 , further comprising any one or two or more of, by mass %,

Nb content [Nb]: Nb of 0.005% or more and 0.06% or less,

Cu content [Cu]: Cu of 0.02% or more and 1.2% or less,

Ni content [Ni]: Ni of 0.01% or more and 0.6% or less,

Mo content [Mo]: Mo of 0.01% or more and 1% or less,

V content [V]: V of 0.01% or more and 0.2% or less,

Cr content [Cr]: Cr of 0.01% or more and 2% or less,

Mg content [Mg]: Mg of 0.0005% or more and 0.01% or less,

Ca content [Ca]: Ca of 0.0005% or more and 0.01% or less,

REM content [REM]: REM of 0.0005% or more and 0.1% or less, and

B content [B]: B of 0.0002% or more and 0.002% or less.

5. The hot-rolled steel sheet for gas nitrocarburizing according to claim 2 , further comprising any one or two or more of, by mass %,

Nb content [Nb]: Nb of 0.005% or more and 0.06% or less,

Cu content [Cu]: Cu of 0.02% or more and 1.2% or less,

Ni content [Ni]: Ni of 0.01% or more and 0.6% or less,

Mo content [Mo]: Mo of 0.01% or more and 1% or less,

V content [V]: V of 0.01% or more and 0.2% or less,

Cr content [Cr]: Cr of 0.01% or more and 2% or less,

Mg content [Mg]: Mg of 0.0005% or more and 0.01% or less,

Ca content [Ca]: Ca of 0.0005% or more and 0.01% or less,

REM content [REM]: REM of 0.0005% or more and 0.1% or less, and

B content [B]: B of 0.0002% or more and 0.002% or less.

6. The hot-rolled steel sheet for gas nitrocarburizing according to claim 3 , further comprising any one or two or more of, by mass %,

Nb content [Nb]: Nb of 0.005% or more and 0.06% or less,

Cu content [Cu]: Cu of 0.02% or more and 1.2% or less,

Ni content [Ni]: Ni of 0.01% or more and 0.6% or less,

Mo content [Mo]: Mo of 0.01% or more and 1% or less,

V content [V]: V of 0.01% or more and 0.2% or less,

Cr content [Cr]: Cr of 0.01% or more and 2% or less,

Mg content [Mg]: Mg of 0.0005% or more and 0.01% or less,

Ca content [Ca]: Ca of 0.0005% or more and 0.01% or less,

REM content [REM]: REM of 0.0005% or more and 0.1% or less, and

B content [B]: B of 0.0002% or more and 0.002% or less.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049257/0828 →