IP Library Granted Patent US 10,907,230
Granted Patent B2
US 10,907,230 · App. 16/094,323 · Granted Feb 2, 2021

Ultra high-strength and high-ductility steel sheet having excellent yield ratio and manufacturing method therefor

Inventors: Joo-Hyun Ryu (Gwangyang-si, KR); Nack-Joon Kim (Pohang-si, KR); Sung-Hak Lee (Pohang-si, KR); Won-Hwi Lee (Gwangyang-si, KR); Kyoo-Young Lee (Gwangyang-si, KR); Sea-Woong Lee (Gwangyang-si, KR)
Assignees: POSCO; POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
C21D8/0247C21D6/005C21D6/008C21D8/02C21D8/0226C21D8/0236C21D8/0263C21D8/0273C21D9/46C22C38/00C22C38/001C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/12C22C38/14C23C2/02C23C2/06C23C2/28C23C2/40C21D2211/001C21D2211/005C22C38/08C22C38/16C22C38/38
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Patent No.
US 10,907,230
App. No.
16/094,323
Granted
Feb 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an ultrahigh-strength steel sheet for a vehicle and, more specifically, to an ultrahigh-strength and high-ductility steel sheet having excellent yield ratio and a manufacturing method therefor. Provided is an ultrahigh-strength and high-ductility steel sheet for cold press forming and a manufacturing method therefor, the steel sheet ensuring ultrahigh strength and high ductility since an alloy component of steel and manufacturing conditions are controlled and, simultaneously, having excellent impact characteristics due to a high yield strength ratio (yield ratio). Provided is the steel sheet capable of satisfying formability and impact stability, which are required for a vehicle steel sheet for cold forming, and replacing a conventional steel sheet for hot press forming, thereby reducing manufacturing costs.

Claims (24)

1. An ultra high-strength and high-ductility steel sheet having an excellent yield ratio, the steel sheet comprising:

by weight percentage (wt %), carbon (C): 0.4% to 0.9%, silicon (Si): 0.1% to 2.0%, manganese (Mn): 10% to 25%, phosphorus (P): 0.05% or less excluding 0%, sulfur (S): 0.02% or less excluding 0%, aluminum (Al): 4% or less excluding 0%, vanadium (V): 0.7% or less excluding 0%, molybdenum (Mo): 0.5% or less excluding 0%, nitrogen (N): 0.02% or less excluding 0%, a remainder of iron (Fe) and other unavoidable impurities;

a microstructure including: a stable austenite single phase when an X value represented by the following Relationship 1 is 40 or more; and a metastable austenite having an area fraction of 50% to 100% and a ferrite phase having an area fraction of 0% to 50% when an X value represented by the following Relationship 1 is less than 40,

X=(80×C)+(0.5×Mn)−(0.2×Si)−(0.4×Al)− 21   [Relationship 1]

where C, Mn, Si, and Al refer to a content by weight of each corresponding element; and

a yield ratio of 0.65 or more.

2. The ultra high-strength and high-ductility steel sheet according to claim 1 , further comprising by weight percentage (wt %), at least one selected from the group consisting of titanium (Ti): 0.005% to 0.1%, niobium (Nb): 0.005% to 0.1%, and tungsten (W): 0.005 to 0.5%.

3. The ultra high-strength and high-ductility steel sheet according to claim 1 , further comprising: by weight percentage (wt %), at least one selected from the group consisting of nickel (Ni): 1% or less excluding 0%, copper (Cu): 0.5% or less excluding 0%, and chromium (Cr): 1% or less excluding 0%.

4. The ultra high-strength and high-ductility steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the steel sheet comprises: one of a cold-rolled steel sheet, a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet, and a galvannealed steel sheet.

5. A method for manufacturing an ultra high-strength and high-ductility steel sheet having an excellent yield ratio, the method comprising:

preparing a steel slab comprising, by weight percentage (wt %), carbon (C): 0.4% to 0.9%, silicon (Si): 0.1% to 2.0%, manganese (Mn): 10% to 25%, phosphorus (P): 0.05% or less excluding 0%, sulfur (S): 0.02% or less excluding 0%, aluminum (Al): 4% or less excluding 0%, vanadium (V): 0.7% or less excluding 0%, molybdenum (Mo): 0.5% or less excluding 0%, nitrogen (N): 0.02% or less excluding 0%, a remainder of iron (Fe) and other unavoidable impurities;

reheating the steel slab to a temperature within a range of 1050° C. to 1300° C. to produce a reheated steel slab;

finish hot-rolling the reheated steel slab at a temperature within a range of 800° C. to 1000° C. to produce a hot-rolled steel sheet;

coiling the hot-rolled steel sheet at a temperature within a range of 50° C. to 750° C. to produce a coiled hot-rolled steel sheet;

pickling and cold-rolling the coiled hot-rolled steel sheet to produce a cold-rolled steel sheet; and

annealing the cold-rolled steel sheet to produce an annealed cold-rolled steel sheet,

wherein the annealing comprises: annealing the cold-rolled steel sheet at a temperature within a range of 700° C. to 840° C. for 10 minutes or less, when an X value represented by the following Relationship 1 is 40 or more, or

wherein the annealing comprises: annealing the cold-rolled steel sheet a temperature within a range of 610° C. to 700° C. for 30 seconds or more when an X value represented by the following Relationship 1 is less than 40,

X=(80×C)+(0.5×Mn)−(0.2×Si)−(0.4×Al)−21   [Relationship 1]

where C, Mn, Si, and Al refer to a content by weight of each corresponding element.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the steel slab further comprises, by weight percentage (wt %), at least one selected from the group consisting of titanium (Ti): 0.005% to 0.1%, niobium (Nb): 0.005% to 0.1%, and tungsten (W): 0.005 to 0.5%.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the steel slab further comprises, by weight percentage (wt %), at least one selected from the group consisting of nickel (Ni): 1% or less excluding 0%, copper (Cu): 0.5% or less excluding 0%, and chromium (Cr): 1% or less excluding 0%.

8. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising: dipping the annealed cold-rolled steel sheet in a zinc plating bath to produce a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet.

9. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising: subjecting the hot-dip galvanized steel sheet to an alloying heat treatment to produce a galvannealed steel sheet.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2023
From: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.; POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
To: POSCO CO., LTD; POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
Reel/Frame 063254/0853 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 28, 2022
From: POSCO
To: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 061562/0041 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2018
From: RYU, JOO-HYUN; KIM, NACK-JOON; LEE, SUNG-HAK; LEE, WON-HWI; LEE, KYOO-YOUNG; LEE, SEA-WOONG
To: POSCO; POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
Reel/Frame 047246/0559 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0052009 · Apr 28, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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