IP Library Granted Patent US 10,808,291
Granted Patent B2
US 10,808,291 · App. 15/743,432 · Granted Oct 20, 2020

Steel sheet, hot-dip galvanized steel sheet, galvannealed steel sheet, and manufacturing methods therefor

Inventors: Yuri Toda (Kimitsu, JP); Masafumi Azuma (Tokai, JP); Akihiro Uenishi (Kisarazu, JP); Hiroyuki Kawata (Kisarazu, JP); Naoki Maruyama (Kimitsu, JP); Genichi Shigesato (Chiba, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
C21D9/46C21D8/0205C21D8/0226C21D8/0236C21D8/0263C21D8/0278C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/005C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/08C22C38/12C22C38/14C22C38/16C22C38/38C22C38/58C23C2/06C23C2/28C23C2/40C23F17/00C21D8/02C21D2211/002C21D2211/005C21D2211/008Y10T428/12799
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Patent No.
US 10,808,291
App. No.
15/743,432
Granted
Oct 20, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A steel sheet according to an aspect of the present invention has predetermined chemical composition, in which a structure at a thickness ¼ portion includes, in terms of volume ratios, tempered martensite: 70% or more and one or both of ferrite and bainite: a total of less than 20%, in the structure at the thickness ¼ portion, a volume ratio of residual austenite is less than 10%, a volume ratio of fresh martensite is 10% or less, a volume ratio of pearlite is 10% or less, and a total volume ratio of the residual austenite, the fresh martensite, and the pearlite is 15% or less, a number density of iron-based carbides having a major axis of 5 nm or more in the tempered martensite at the thickness ¼ portion is 5×10 7 particles/mm 2 or more, a ratio of the number of ε-type carbides in the number of the iron-based carbides having the major axis of 5 nm or more at the thickness ¼ portion is 20% or more, and a tensile strength is 780 MPa or higher.

Claims (95)

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

C: 0.05% to 0.40%,

Si: 0.05% to 3.00%,

Mn: 1.50% or more and less than 3.50%,

P: 0.04% or less,

S: 0.01% or less,

N: 0.01% or less,

O: 0.006% or less,

Al: 0% to 2.00%,

Cr: 0% to 1.00%,

Mo: 0% to 1.00%,

Ni: 0% to 1.00%,

Cu: 0% to 1.00%

Nb: 0% to 0.30%,

Ti: 0% to 0.30%,

V: 0% to 0.50%

B: 0% to 0.01%

Ca: 0% to 0.04%,

Mg: 0% to 0.04%,

REM: 0% to 0.04%, and

a remainder comprising Fe and impurities,

wherein a structure at a thickness ¼ portion includes, in terms of volume ratios,

tempered martensite: 70% or more and

one or both of ferrite and bainite: a total of less than 20%,

wherein in the structure at the thickness ¼ portion, a volume ratio of residual austenite is less than 10%, a volume ratio of fresh martensite is 10% or less, a volume ratio of pearlite is 10% or less, and a total volume ratio of the residual austenite, the fresh martensite, and the pearlite is 15% or less,

wherein a number density of iron-based carbides having a major axis of 5 nm or more in the tempered martensite at the thickness ¼ portion is 5×10 7 particles/mm 2 or more,

wherein a ratio of the number of ε-type carbides with respect to the number of the iron-based carbides having the major axis of 5 nm or more at the thickness ¼ portion is 20% or more, and

wherein a tensile strength is 780 MPa or higher.

2. The steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the chemical composition of the steel sheet includes, by mass %, one or more selected from the group consisting of

Cr: 0.05% to 1.00%,

Mo: 0.01% to 1.00%,

Ni: 0.05% to 1.00%, and

Cu: 0.05% to 1.00%.

3. The steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the chemical composition of the steel sheet includes, by mass %, one or more selected from the group consisting of

Nb: 0.005% to 0.30%,

Ti: 0.005% to 0.30%, and

V: 0.005% to 0.50%.

4. The steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the chemical composition of the steel sheet includes, by mass %,

B: 0.0001% to 0.01%.

5. The steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the chemical composition of the steel sheet includes, by mass %, one or more selected from the group consisting of

Ca: 0.0005% to 0.04%,

Mg: 0.0005% to 0.04%, and

REM: 0.0005% to 0.04%.

6. The steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

wherein an average major axis of the iron-based carbides is 350 nm or less.

7. A hot-dip galvanized steel sheet,

wherein a hot-dip galvanized layer including 15 mass % or less of Fe and a remainder comprising Zn, Al, and impurities is formed on a surface of the steel sheet according to claim 1 .

8. A galvannealed steel sheet,

wherein a galvannealed layer including 15 mass % or less of Fe and a remainder comprising Zn, Al, and impurities is formed on a surface of the steel sheet according to claim 1 .

9. The steel sheet according to claim 2 ,

wherein the chemical composition of the steel sheet includes, by mass %, one or more selected from the group consisting of

Nb: 0.005% to 0.30%,

Ti: 0.005% to 0.30%, and

V: 0.005% to 0.50%.

10. The steel sheet according to claim 2 ,

wherein the chemical composition of the steel sheet includes, by mass %,

B: 0.0001% to 0.01%.

11. The steel sheet according to claim 3 ,

wherein the chemical composition of the steel sheet includes, by mass %,

B: 0.0001% to 0.01%.

12. The steel sheet according to claim 2 ,

wherein the chemical composition of the steel sheet includes, by mass %, one or more selected from the group consisting of

Ca: 0.0005% to 0.04%,

Mg: 0.0005% to 0.04%, and

REM: 0.0005% to 0.04%.

13. The steel sheet according to claim 3 ,

wherein the chemical composition of the steel sheet includes, by mass %, one or more selected from the group consisting of

Ca: 0.0005% to 0.04%,

Mg: 0.0005% to 0.04%, and

REM: 0.0005% to 0.04%.

14. The steel sheet according to claim 4 ,

wherein the chemical composition of the steel sheet includes, by mass %, one or more selected from the group consisting of

Ca: 0.0005% to 0.04%,

Mg: 0.0005% to 0.04%, and

REM: 0.0005% to 0.04%.

15. The steel sheet according to claim 2 ,

wherein an average major axis of the iron-based carbides is 350 nm or less.

16. The steel sheet according to claim 3 ,

wherein an average major axis of the iron-based carbides is 350 nm or less.

17. The steel sheet according to claim 4 ,

wherein an average major axis of the iron-based carbides is 350 nm or less.

18. The steel sheet according to claim 5 ,

wherein an average major axis of the iron-based carbides is 350 nm or less.

19. The steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

wherein tempered martensite is, in terms of volume ratios, 75% or more.

20. The steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

wherein one or both of ferrite and bainite is, in terms of volume ratios, less than 10% in a total.

21. The steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the number density of the iron-based carbides is 10×10 7 particles/mm 2 or more.

22. The steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the number density of the iron-based carbides is 30×10 7 particles/mm 2 or more.

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 Jan 11, 2018
From: TODA, YURI; AZUMA, MASAFUMI; UENISHI, AKIHIRO; KAWATA, HIROYUKI; MARUYAMA, NAOKI; SHIGESATO, GENICHI
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044598/0608 →
Continuity (1)
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