IP Library Patent Application 16062566
Patent Application
App. No. 16/062,566

HIGH HARDNESS WEAR-RESISTANT STEEL WITH EXCELLENT TOUGHNESS AND CUTTING CRACK RESISTANCE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

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16/062,566
Abstract

The present invention relates to a high hardness wear-resistant steel with excellent toughness and cutting crack resistance, and a method for manufacturing the same. A high hardness wear-resistant steel according to one aspect of the present invention has a composition containing, by weight ratio, 2.1 to 4.0% of manganese (Mn), 0.15 to 0.2% of carbon (C), 0.02 to 0.5% of silicon (Si), 0.2 to 0.7% of chromium (Cr), a remainder of iron (Fe) and other unavoidable impurities, has a microstructure in which prior austenite grain size is 25 μm or less and martensite is included as a main phase, and has excellent toughness and cutting crack resistance which satisfies a condition in which Ac3-Ac1 is 100° C. or lower.

Claims (23)

1 . A high hardness wear-resistant steel:

having a composition containing, by weight ratio, 2.1 to 4.0% of manganese (Mn), 0.15 to 0.2% of carbon (C), 0.02 to 0.5% of silicon (Si), 0.2 to 0.7% of chromium (Cr), a remainder of iron (Fe) and other unavoidable impurities;

having a microstructure in which prior austenite grain size is 25 μm or less and martensite is included as a main phase; and

having excellent toughness and cutting crack resistance which satisfies a condition in which Ac3-Ac1 is 100° C. or lower.

2 . The high hardness wear-resistant steel according to claim 1 , further comprising, by weight ratio, 0.1% or less of niobium (Nb), 0.02% or less of boron (B), and 0.1% or less of titanium (Ti).

3 . The high hardness wear-resistant steel according to claim 1 , wherein the structure of martensite comprises 95% or more in area fraction.

4 . The high hardness wear-resistant steel according to claim 1 , wherein Brinell hardness is 420 to 480, and Charpy impact energy is 35 J or more at −40° C.

5 . The high hardness wear-resistant steel according to claim 1 , wherein the martensite does not contain carbides therein.

6 . A method of manufacturing a high hardness wear-resistant steel having excellent toughness and cutting crack resistance, comprising:

hot-rolling a slab having a composition containing, by weight ratio, 2.1 to 4.0% of manganese (Mn), 0.15 to 0.2% of carbon (C), 0.02 to 0.5% of silicon (Si), 0.2 to 0.7% of chromium (Cr), a remainder of iron (Fe) and other unavoidable impurities, to provide a steel plate,

quenching the steel plate to a temperature of 200° C. or lower at a cooling rate of 3° C./sec or higher,

reheating the quenched steel plate to an austenite temperature range, and

secondarily quenching the reheated steel plate to a temperature of 200° C. or lower at a cooling rate of 3° C./sec or higher.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the high hardness wear-resistant steel further comprising, by weight ratio, 0.1% or less of niobium (Nb), 0.02% or less of boron (B), and 0.1% or less of titanium (Ti).

8 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein an finishing temperature of the hot-rolling is an Ar3 or higher.

9 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein a heating temperature in the reheating operation is in the range of an Ar3 to 960° C.

10 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein an austenite grain size of the steel plate to be secondarily quenched is 25 μm or less.

11 . The high hardness wear-resistant steel according to claim 2 , wherein the structure of martensite comprises 95% or more in area fraction.

12 . The high hardness wear-resistant steel according to claim 2 , wherein Brinell hardness is 420 to 480, and Charpy impact energy is 35 J or more at −40° C.

13 . The high hardness wear-resistant steel according to claim 2 , wherein the martensite does not contain carbides therein

14 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein an finishing temperature of the hot-rolling is an Ar3 or higher.

15 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein a heating temperature in the reheating operation is in the range of an Ar3 to 960° C.

16 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein an austenite grain size of the steel plate to be secondarily quenched is 25 μm or less.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2022
From: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
To: POSCO CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061774/0129 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 28, 2022
From: POSCO
To: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 061561/0705 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2018
From: YI, IL-CHEOL; KIM, YONG-JIN; KIM, SUNG-KYU; KANG, SANG-DEOK; LEE, UN-HAE
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 046094/0043 →