IP Library Granted Patent US 10,513,749
Granted Patent B2
US 10,513,749 · App. 15/313,484 · Granted Dec 24, 2019

Hot-rolled steel sheet and production method of therefor

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Patent No.
US 10,513,749
App. No.
15/313,484
Granted
Dec 24, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hot-rolled steel sheet has predetermined chemical composition, a sum of a Si content and an Al content is higher than 0.20% and lower than 0.81%, a microstructure includes, by area fraction, 90% to 99% of a ferrite, 1% to 10% of a martensite, and a bainite limited to 5% or less, the grain size of the martensite is 1 to 10 μm, the X-ray random intensity ratio of a {211}<011> orientation which is parallel to a rolled surface of the steel sheet and is parallel to a rolling direction is 3.0 or less.

Claims (44)

1. A hot-rolled steel sheet comprising, as chemical composition, by mass %:

C: 0.02% to 0.10%,

Si: 0.005% to 0.1%,

Mn: 0.5% to 2.0%,

P: 0.1% or less,

S: 0.01% or less,

Al: 0.2% to 0.8%,

N: 0.01% or less,

Ti: 0.01% to 0.11%,

Nb: 0% to 0.10%,

Ca: 0% to 0.0030%,

Mo: 0% to 0.5%,

Cr: 0% to 1.0%, and

Fe and impurities as a remainder,

wherein a sum of a Si content and an Al content is higher than 0.20% and lower than 0.81%,

a microstructure includes, by area fraction, 90% to 99% of a ferrite, 1% to 10% of a martensite, and a bainite limited to 5% or less,

a grain size of the martensite is 1 to 10 μm,

an X-ray random intensity ratio of a {211}<011> orientation which is parallel to a rolled surface of the steel sheet and is parallel to a rolling direction is 3.0 or lower, and

a tensile strength of the hot-rolled steel sheet is 590 MPa or higher,

an elongation of the hot-rolled steel sheet is 20% or higher, and

a hole expansion ratio of the hot-rolled steel sheet is 100% or higher.

2. The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 , comprising one or more of, as chemical composition, by mass %:

Nb: 0.01% to 0.10%,

Ca: 0.0005% to 0.0030%,

Mo: 0.02% to 0.5%, and

Cr: 0.02% to 1.0%.

3. A production method of a hot-rolled steel sheet comprising:

a casting process of obtaining a slab by continuously casting a steel having the chemical composition according to claim 1 ;

a heating process of heating the slab to a temperature range of 1200° C. or higher;

a rough rolling process of performing a rough rolling on the heated slab;

a finish rolling process of, after the rough rolling process, performing a continuous finish rolling on the slab using a finishing mill row having a plurality of rolling mills connected in series to cause a rolling reduction in a final pass to be 20% or higher and cause a finish rolling temperature to be 880° C. to 1000° C., thereby obtaining a steel sheet;

a primary cooling process of performing a water cooling, which is started after 0.01 to 1.0 seconds from a completion of the finish rolling process, on the steel sheet to a temperature range of 600° C. to 750° C. at a cooling rate of 30° C./s or higher;

an air cooling process of performing an air cooling on the steel sheet for 3 to 10 seconds after the primary cooling process;

a secondary cooling process of, after the air cooling process, performing a water cooling on the steel sheet to 200° C. or lower at a cooling rate of 30° C./s or higher; and

a coiling process of coiling the steel sheet after the secondary cooling process.

4. A production method of a hot-rolled steel sheet comprising:

a casting process of obtaining a slab by continuously casting a steel having the chemical composition according to claim 2 ;

a heating process of heating the slab to a temperature range of 1200° C. or higher;

a rough rolling process of performing a rough rolling on the heated slab;

a finish rolling process of, after the rough rolling process, performing a continuous finish rolling on the slab using a finishing mill row having a plurality of rolling mills connected in series to cause a rolling reduction in a final pass to be 20% or higher and cause a finish rolling temperature to be 880° C. to 1000° C., thereby obtaining a steel sheet;

a primary cooling process of performing a water cooling, which is started after 0.01 to 1.0 seconds from a completion of the finish rolling process, on the steel sheet to a temperature range of 600° C. to 750° C. at a cooling rate of 30° C./s or higher;

an air cooling process of performing an air cooling on the steel sheet for 3 to 10 seconds after the primary cooling process;

a secondary cooling process of, after the air cooling process, performing a water cooling on the steel sheet to 200° C. or lower at a cooling rate of 30° C./s or higher; and

a coiling process of coiling the steel sheet after the secondary cooling process.

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 Nov 22, 2016
From: TOYODA, TAKESHI; OKAMOTO, RIKI; NIIYA, RYOHTA; SAKAI, HIROSHI; SHINDO, HIDETOSHI
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040405/0416 →