IP Library Granted Patent US 11,827,947
Granted Patent B2
US 11,827,947 · App. 16/315,767 · Granted Nov 28, 2023

Hot press-formed member having excellent crack propagation resistance and ductility, and method for producing same

Inventors: Jin-Keun Oh (Gwangyang-si, KR); Seong-Woo Kim (Gwangyang-si, KR); Yeol-Rae Cho (Gwangyang-si, KR); Won-Mo Bak (Gwangyang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
C21D8/0226B21B3/02B21B37/74C21D8/0236C21D9/46C22C38/04C22C38/20C22C38/34C22C38/48B21B2201/02C21D2211/001C21D2211/002C21D2211/008
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Patent No.
US 11,827,947
App. No.
16/315,767
Granted
Nov 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a hot press-formed member having excellent crack propagation resistance and ductility. The hot press-formed member includes: a base steel sheet and a zinc or zinc alloy plating layer on at least one surface of the base steel sheet. The base steel sheet contains, by wt %, carbon (C): 0.08-0.30%, silicon (Si): 0.01-2.0%, manganese (Mn): 3.1-8.0%, aluminum (Al): 0.001-0.5%, phosphorus (P): 0.001-0.05%, sulfur (S): 0.0001-0.02%, nitrogen (N): 0.02% or less, and a balance of iron (Fe) and other impurities. The hot press-formed member comprises 1-30 area % of retained austenite as a microstructure, and a Mn(wt %)/Zn(wt %) content ratio in an oxide layer of 0.5-1.2 μm in a thickness direction from a surface layer of the plating layer is 0.1 or more.

Claims (12)

1. A hot press-formed member comprising:

a base steel sheet; and

a zinc or zinc alloy plating layer formed on at least one surface of the base steel sheet,

wherein the base steel sheet comprises, by wt %, carbon (C): 0.08-0.30%, silicon (Si): 0.01-2.0%, manganese (Mn): 3.1-8.0%, aluminum (Al): 0.001-0.5%, phosphorus (P): 0.001-0.05%, sulfur (S): 0.0001-0.02%, nitrogen (N): 0.02% or less, and a balance of iron (Fe) and other impurities, and

wherein the hot press-formed member comprises: a microstructure comprising 1-30 area % of retained austenite, and a Mn(wt %)/Zn(wt %) content ratio in an oxide layer of 0.5-1.2 μm in a thickness direction from a surface layer of the plating layer is 0.1 or more.

2. The hot press-formed member of claim 1 , wherein the base steel sheet further contains at least one selected from the group consisting of:

(1) at least one of chromium (Cr) and molybdenum (Mo), a total content thereof being 0.001-2.0%;

(2) at least one of titanium (Ti), niobium (Nb), and vanadium (V), a total content thereof being 0.001-0.2%;

(3) at least one of copper (Cu) and nickel (Ni), a total content thereof being 0.005-2.0%; and

(4) Boron (B): 0.0001-0.01%.

3. The hot press-formed member of claim 1 , wherein the microstructure further comprises: at least one of martensite and bainite, or at least one of tempered martensite and bainite.

4. The hot press-formed member of claim 1 , wherein the hot press-formed member has a prior austenite grain size of 10 μm or less.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2022
From: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
To: POSCO CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061773/0658 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 19, 2022
From: POSCO
To: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 061476/0736 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2019
From: OH, JIN-KEUN; KIM, SEONG-WOO; CHO, YEOL-RAE; BAK, WON-MO
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 049632/0051 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0086248 · Jul 7, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200010915A1 · Jan 9, 2020