IP Library Granted Patent US 10,655,192
Granted Patent B2
US 10,655,192 · App. 15/511,302 · Granted May 19, 2020

Hot-rolled steel sheet

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Patent No.
US 10,655,192
App. No.
15/511,302
Granted
May 19, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hot-rolled steel sheet including predetermined components, in which the amounts of Cr and Al added satisfy Expression (1) below, a metallographic structure has, by % by volume, a ferrite fraction of more than 90% and 98% or less, a martensite fraction of 2% to less than 10%, and, a fraction of a residual structure made of one or more of pearlite, bainite, and residual austenite being less than 1%, the ferrite has an average circle-equivalent diameter of 4 μm or more and a maximum circle-equivalent diameter of 30 μm or less, and the martensite has an average circle-equivalent diameter of 10 μm or less and a maximum circle-equivalent diameter of 20 μm or less. [Cr]×5+[Al]≥0.50  Expression (1) Here, in Expression (1), [Cr] represents an amount of Cr (mass %), and [Al] represents an amount of Al (mass %).

Claims (60)

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

C: 0.02% to 0.20%;

Si: more than 0% to 0.15%;

Mn: 0.5% to 2.0%;

P: more than 0% to 0.10%;

S: more than 0% to 0.05%;

Cr: 0.05% to 0.5%;

Al: 0.01% to 0.5%;

N: more than 0% to 0.01%;

Ti: 0% to 0.20%;

Nb: 0% to 0.10%;

Cu: 0% to 2.0%;

Ni: 0% to 2.0%;

Mo: 0% to 1.0%;

V: 0% to 0.3%;

Mg: 0% to 0.01%;

Ca: 0% to 0.01%;

REM: 0% to 0.1%; and

B: 0% to 0.01%,

with a remainder consisting of Fe and impurities, in which amounts of Cr and Al added satisfy Expression (1) below,

wherein a metallographic structure has, by % by volume, a ferrite fraction of more than 90% and 98% or less, a martensite fraction of 2% to less than 10%, and, furthermore, a fraction of a residual structure made of one or more of pearlite, bainite, and residual austenite being less than 1%,

the ferrite has an average circle-equivalent diameter of 4 μm or more and a maximum circle-equivalent diameter of 30 μm or less, and the martensite has an average circle-equivalent diameter of 6 μm or more and 10 μm or less and a maximum circle-equivalent diameter of 20 μm or less,

where a tensile strength is 590 MPa or more:

[Cr]×5+[Al]≥0.50  Expression (1)

here, in Expression (1), [Cr] represents an amount of Cr (mass %), and [Al] represents an amount of Al (mass %).

2. The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 , further comprising:

by mass %, one or two of

Ti: 0.02% to 0.20%; and

Nb: 0.005% to 0.10%.

3. The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 , further comprising:

by mass %, one or more of

Cu: 0.01% to 2.0%;

Ni: 0.01% to 2.0%;

Mo: 0.01% to 1.0%; and

V: 0.01% to 0.3%.

4. The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 , further comprising:

by mass %, one or more of

Mg: 0.0005% to 0.01%;

Ca: 0.0005% to 0.01%; and

REM: 0.0005% to 0.1%.

5. The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 , further comprising:

by mass %,

B: 0.0002% to 0.01%.

6. The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 , further comprising:

by mass %, one or more of

Ti: 0.02% to 0.20%;

Nb: 0.005% to 0.10%;

Cu: 0.01% to 2.0%;

Ni: 0.01% to 2.0%;

Mo: 0.01% to 1.0%;

V: 0.01% to 0.3%;

Mg: 0.0005% to 0.01%;

Ca: 0.0005% to 0.01%;

REM: 0.0005% to 0.1%; and

B: 0.0002% to 0.01%;

V: 0.01% to 0.3%;

Mg: 0.0005% to 0.01%;

Ca: 0.0005% to 0.01%;

REM: 0.0005% to 0.1%; and

B: 0.0002% to 0.01%.

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 Mar 15, 2017
From: SAKAKIBARA, AKIFUMI; OOTSUKA, KAZUYA; HOSHINO, TAKEHIRO; HAYASHIDA, TERUKI; MAEDA, DAISUKE
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041581/0028 →