IP Library Granted Patent US 10,640,840
Granted Patent B2
US 10,640,840 · App. 15/250,022 · Granted May 5, 2020

Hot press formed article having excellent delamination resistance and method for manufacturing the same

Inventors: Heung-Yun Kim (Gwangyang-si, KR); Il-Ryoung Sohn (Gwangyang-si, KR); Dae-Chul Bae (Pohang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO
C21D9/46B32B15/012C21D8/0226C21D8/0236C22C21/02C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/28C22C38/32C22F1/043C23C2/02C23C2/12C23C2/28C23C2/285C23C2/40C23C30/00
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Patent No.
US 10,640,840
App. No.
15/250,022
Granted
May 5, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An HPF molding member having a melted aluminum plating layer formed on the surface of a base steel sheet and excellent delamination resistance. The base steel sheet comprises: 0.18-0.25% by weight of C; 0.1-1.0% by weight of Si; 0.9-1.5% by weight of Mn; 0.03% by weight or less of P; 0.01% by weight or less of S; 0.01-0.05% by weight of Al; 0.05-0.5% by weight of Cr; 0.01-0.05% by weight of Ti; 0.001-0.005% by weight of B; 0.009% by weight or less of N; and the balance Fe and other impurities. The plating layer consists of a soft diffusion layer and a hard alloy layer, the hard alloy layer having a tau layer irregularly and non-continuously dispersed and distributed on the inside thereof at 10% or more of the entire area fraction. The difference in hardness between the alloy layer and the diffusion layer is 400 (Hv) or less.

Claims (29)

1. A hot press formed (HPF) article having excellent delamination resistance, a hot dip aluminum plating layer being formed on a surface of a substrate steel sheet, wherein the substrate steel sheet includes, in % by weight, C: 0.18% to 0.25%, Si: 0.1% to 1.0%, Mn: 0.9% to 1.5%, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Al: 0.01% to 0.05%, Cr: 0.05% to 0.5%, Ti: 0.01% to 0.05%, B: 0.001% to 0.005, N: 0.009% or less, and a remainder of Fe and other impurities;

the plating layer is formed to have a soft diffusion layer and a hard alloy layer;

the alloy layer comprises Fe 2 Al 5 matrix phase and a tau phase comprised of Fe—Al—Si based alloy phase;

the tau phase is irregularly and discontinuously dispersed and distributed inside the alloy layer in an amount of 10% or greater based on the total area fraction so that a difference in hardnesses between the alloy layer and the diffusion layer is 400 (Hv) or less.

2. The hot press formed (HPF) article having excellent delamination resistance of claim 1 , wherein the substrate steel sheet is a cold rolled steel sheet or a hot rolled steel sheet.

3. The hot press formed (HPF) article having excellent delamination resistance of claim 1 , wherein the tau phase is present in a range of 10% by weight to 20% by weight inside the alloy layer.

4. The hot press formed (HPF) article having excellent delamination resistance of claim 1 , wherein the tau phase has an aspect ratio in a range of 1 to 4.

5. The hot press formed (HPF) article having excellent delamination resistance of claim 1 , wherein the tau phase having a size of 5 μm or less occupies an area of 50% or greater with respect to the total tau phase fraction.

6. The hot press formed (HPF) article having excellent delamination resistance of claim 1 , wherein the substrate steel sheet further includes Mo+W in an amount of 0.001% to 0.5%.

7. The hot press formed (HPF) article having excellent delamination resistance of claim 1 , wherein the substrate steel sheet further includes a sum of one or more types of Nb, Zr or V in a range of 0.001% to 0.4%.

8. The hot press formed (HPF) article having excellent delamination resistance of claim 1 , wherein the substrate steel sheet further includes Cu+Ni in a range of 0.005% to 2.0%.

9. The hot press formed (HPF) article having excellent delamination resistance of claim 1 , wherein the substrate steel sheet further includes one or more types of Sb, Sn or Bi in an amount of 0.03% or less.

10. A method for manufacturing a hot press formed (HPF) article having excellent delamination resistance, the method comprising:

preparing a steel sheet including, in % by weight, C: 0.18% to 0.25%, Si: 0.1% to 1.0%, Mn: 0.9% to 1.5%, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Al: 0.01% to 0.05%, Cr: 0.05% to 0.5%, Ti: 0.01% to 0.05%, B: 0.001% to 0.005, N: 0.009% or less, and a remainder of Fe and other impurities;

hot dip aluminum plating the steel sheet by, after heating the steel sheet to a temperature of 550° C. to 850° C., immersing the steel sheet in a hot dip aluminum plating bath maintained at a temperature of 640° C. to 680° C. and composed of, in % by weight, Si: 7% to 13%, Fe: less than 3%, and the remainder of Al and other unavoidable impurities;

skin pass milling (SPM) the hot dip aluminum plating steel sheet with an elongation of 0.5% to 3% after cooling the hot dip galvanized steel sheet;

alloying a hot dip aluminum plating layer on a surface of the hot dip aluminum plated steel sheet by heating the hot dip aluminum plated steel sheet to a temperature of 850° C. to 950° C. and maintaining the temperature for a certain period of time; and

manufacturing a hot press formed (HPF) product by rapidly cooling the alloyed hot dip aluminum plated steel sheet to a temperature of 300° C. or lower while hot press forming the alloyed hot dip aluminum plated steel sheet.

11. The method for manufacturing a hot press formed (HPF) article having excellent delamination resistance of claim 10 , wherein the alloyed hot dip aluminum plating layer is formed to have a soft diffusion layer and a hard alloy layer;

the alloy layer comprises Fe 2 Al 5 matrix phase and a tau phase comprised of Fe—Al—Si based alloy phase;

a tau phases is irregularly and discontinuously dispersed and distributed inside the alloy layer in an amount of 10% or greater based on the total area fraction.

12. The method for manufacturing a hot press formed (HPF) article having excellent delamination resistance of claim 11 , wherein the tau phase is present in a range of 10% by area to 20% by area inside the alloy layer.

13. The method for manufacturing a hot press formed (HPF) article having excellent delamination resistance of claim 11 , wherein the tau phase has an aspect ratio in a range of 1 to 4.

14. The method for manufacturing a hot press formed (HPF) article having excellent delamination resistance of claim 11 , wherein the tau phase having a size of 5 μm or less occupies an area of 50% or greater with respect to the total tau phase fraction.

15. The method for manufacturing a hot press formed (HPF) article having excellent delamination resistance of claim 10 , wherein the steel sheet is a cold rolled steel sheet or a hot rolled steel sheet.

16. The method for manufacturing a hot press formed (HPF) article having excellent delamination resistance of claim 10 , wherein the substrate steel sheet further includes Mo+W in an amount of 0.001% to 0.5%.

17. The method for manufacturing a hot press formed (HPF) article having excellent delamination resistance of claim 10 , wherein the substrate steel sheet further includes a sum of one or more types of Nb, Zr or V in a range of 0.001% to 0.4%.

18. The method for manufacturing a hot press formed (HPF) article having excellent delamination resistance of claim 10 , wherein the substrate steel sheet further includes Cu+Ni in a range of 0.005% to 2.0%.

19. The method for manufacturing a hot press formed (HPF) article having excellent delamination resistance of claim 10 , wherein the substrate steel sheet further includes one or more types of Sb, Sn or Bi in an amount of 0.03% or less.

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 Aug 29, 2016
From: KIM, HEUNG-YUN; SOHN, IL-RYOUNG; BAE, DAE-CHUL
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 039565/0895 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0189098 · Dec 24, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2015004327 · Apr 29, 2015
Related Publication 20160376679A1 · Dec 29, 2016
Cited By (1)
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