IP Library Granted Patent US 10,465,272
Granted Patent B2
US 10,465,272 · App. 15/696,650 · Granted Nov 5, 2019

High-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet and high-strength alloyed hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having excellent plating adhesion, formability, and hole expandability with tensile strength of 980 MPa or more and manufacturing method therefor

Inventors: Chisato Wakabayashi (Tokyo, JP); Masafumi Azuma (Tokyo, JP); Nobuhiro Fujita (Tokyo, JP); Kohichi Sano (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
C23C2/06B32B15/013C21D8/0426C21D8/0436C21D8/0473C21D8/0478C21D9/48C22C18/00C22C18/04C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/005C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/12C22C38/14C22C38/34C22C38/38C23C2/02C23C2/28C21D8/0263C21D2211/002C21D2211/005C21D2211/008C21D2211/009Y10T428/12799
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Patent No.
US 10,465,272
App. No.
15/696,650
Granted
Nov 5, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having excellent plating adhesion, formability, and hole expandability with an ultimate tensile strength of 980 MPa or more, the hot-dip galvanized steel sheet comprising a hot-dip galvanized layer formed on a surface of a base steel sheet. The base steel sheet contains, by mass %, C: 0.05% to 0.4%; Si: 0.01% to 3.0%; Mn: 0.1% to 3.0%; Al: 0.01 to 2.0%; in which Si+Al>0.5%, P: limited to 0.04% or less; S: limited to 0.05% or less; N: limited to 0.01% or less; and a balance including Fe and inevitable impurities, a microstructure of the base steel sheet contains 40% or more by total volume fraction of martensite and bainite, 8% or more by volume fraction of residual austenite, and a balance of the microstructure being ferrite or ferrite and 10% or less by volume fraction of pearlite. The martensite contains 10% or more by total volume fraction of two or more kinds of three kinds of martensites (1), (2), and (3), and the hot-dip galvanized layer contains less than 7 mass % of Fe.

Claims (56)

1. A high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having excellent plating adhesion, formability, and hole expandability with an ultimate tensile strength of 980 MPa or more, the hot-dip galvanized steel sheet comprising a hot-dip galvanized layer formed on a surface of a base steel sheet, wherein the base steel sheet contains: by mass %,

C: 0.05% to 0.4%;

Si: 0.01% to 3.0%;

Mn: 0.1% to 3.0%;

Al: 0.01 to 2.0%;

in which Si+Al>0.5%

P: limited to 0.04% or less;

S: limited to 0.05% or less;

N: limited to 0.01% or less; and

a balance including Fe and inevitable impurities,

a microstructure of the base steel sheet contains 40% or more by total volume fraction of martensite and bainite, 8% or more by volume fraction of residual austenite, and a balance of the microstructure being ferrite or ferrite and 10% or less by volume fraction of pearlite,

the martensite contains 10% or more by total volume fraction of two or more kinds of three kinds of martensites (1), (2), and (3) below, and

the hot-dip galvanized layer contains less than 7 mass % of Fe,

the martensite (1): C concentration (when there is a cementite precipitation, also including C in cementite); carbon concentration in the martensite (CM1) is less than 0.8 mass %, and nano-indentation test hardness Hit1 satisfies Expression 1:

Hit1/{−982.1×( CM 1) 2 +1676× CM 1+189}≤0.50  Expression 1

the martensite (2): C concentration (when there is a cementite precipitation, also including C in cementite); carbon concentration in the martensite (CM2) is 0.8 mass % or more, and nano-indentation test hardness Hit2 satisfies Expression 2:

Hit2/{−982.1×( CM 2) 2 +1676× CM 2+189}≤0.50  Expression 2

the martensite (3): C concentration (when there is a cementite precipitation, also including C in cementite); carbon concentration in the martensite (CM3) is 0.8 mass % or more, and nano-indentation test hardness Hit3 satisfies Expression 3:

0.5<Hit3/{−982.1×( CM 3) 2 +1676× CM 3+189}≤0.80  Expression 3.

2. The high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having the excellent plating adhesion, formability, and hole expandability with the ultimate tensile strength of 980 MPa or more according to claim 1 , wherein the base steel sheet further contains one or two or more of: by mass %,

Cr: 0.05 to 1.0%;

Mo: 0.05 to 1.0%;

Ni: 0.05 to 1.0%; and

Cu: 0.05 to 1.0%.

3. The high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having the excellent plating adhesion, formability, and hole expandability with the ultimate tensile strength of 980 MPa or more according to claim 1 , wherein the base steel sheet further contains one or two or more of: by mass %,

Nb: 0.005 to 0.3%;

Ti: 0.005 to 0.3%; and

V: 0.01 to 0.5%.

4. The high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having the excellent plating adhesion, formability, and hole expandability with the ultimate tensile strength of 980 MPa or more according to claim 1 , wherein the base steel sheet further contains B: 0.0001 to 0.1% by mass %.

5. The high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having the excellent plating adhesion, formability, and hole expandability with the ultimate tensile strength of 980 MPa or more according to claim 1 , wherein the base steel sheet further contains one or two or more of: by mass %,

Ca: 0.0005 to 0.01%;

Mg: 0.0005 to 0.01%; and

REM: 0.0005 to 0.01%.

6. A manufacturing method of a high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having excellent plating adhesion, formability, and hole expandability with an ultimate tensile strength of 980 MPa or more, the manufacturing method comprising: with respect to a steel billet containing: by mass %,

C: 0.05% to 0.4%;

Si: 0.01% to 3.0%;

Mn: 0.1% to 3.0%;

Al: 0.01 to 2.0%;

in which Si+Al>0.5%

P: limited to 0.04% or less;

S: limited to 0.05% or less;

N: limited to 0.01% or less; and

a balance including Fe and inevitable impurities,

heating to 1200° C. or higher and performing hot rolling at an Ar3 transformation temperature or higher;

performing cold rolling on a base steel sheet after the hot rolling at a reduction ratio of 40 to 70%;

annealing the base steel sheet after the cold rolling at 730 to 900° C.;

cooling the base steel sheet after the annealing to a temperature of 650 to 750° C. at an average cooling rate of 0.1 to 200° C./second, and cooling the base steel sheet to 450° C. or lower from the temperature of 650 to 750° C. at an average cooling rate of 20° C./second or faster;

holding the base steel sheet cooled to the 450° C. or lower in a range of 350 to 450° C. for 120 seconds or longer;

cooling the base steel sheet held in the range of 350 to 450° C. to 70° C. or lower at an average cooling rate of 5° C./second or faster;

rolling the base steel sheet cooled to the room temperature at an elongation percentage of 0.2 to 2%;

heating the rolled base steel sheet to “temperature of hot-dip galvanizing bath −40”° C. to “temperature of hot-dip galvanizing bath +50”° C. at an average temperature rising rate of 10° C./second or faster;

dipping and hot-dip galvanizing the base steel sheet heated to the “temperature of hot-dip galvanizing bath −40”° C. to “temperature of hot-dip galvanizing bath +50” ° C. into a hot-dip galvanizing bath; and

cooling the hot-dip galvanized steel sheet, which is hot-dip galvanized, to 70° C. or lower at an average cooling rate of 5° C./second or faster,

wherein a hot-dip galvanized layer of the hot-dip galvanized steel sheet contains less than 7 mass % of Fe.

7. The manufacturing method of the high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having the excellent plating adhesion, formability, and hole expandability with the ultimate tensile strength of 980 MPa or more according to claim 6 , wherein a hot-dip galvanizing bath flows at a flow rate of 10 m/min or more and 50 m/min or less at the time of the hot-dip galvanizing.

8. The manufacturing method of the high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having the excellent plating adhesion, formability, and hole expandability with the ultimate tensile strength of 980 MPa or more according to claim 6 , wherein before being heated to the “temperature of hot-dip galvanizing bath −40”° C. to “temperature of hot-dip galvanizing bath +50”° C., the base steel sheet is subjected to pickling, and then a surface of the base steel sheet is polished and removed to a depth of 0.1 μm or more and is pre-plated with 0.2 to 2 g/m 2 of Ni.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-216967 · Sep 30, 2011 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 14347289
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