IP Library Granted Patent US 11,732,341
Granted Patent B2
US 11,732,341 · App. 16/332,329 · Granted Aug 22, 2023

Metal coated steel sheet, manufacturing method of hot-dip galvanized steel sheet, and manufacturing method of alloyed galvannealed steel sheet

Inventors: Jun Haga (Tokyo, JP); Kohichi Sano (Tokyo, JP); Koutarou Hayashi (Tokyo, JP); Kunio Hayashi (Tokyo, JP); Masaharu Kameda (Tokyo, JP); Akihiro Uenishi (Tokyo, JP); Hiroyuki Kawata (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 11,732,341
App. No.
16/332,329
Granted
Aug 22, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a metal coated steel sheet, a chemical composition contains, in mass %, at least C: 0.03% to 0.70%, Si: 0.25% to 2.50%, Mn: 1.00% to 5.00%, P: 0.100% or less, S: 0.010% or less, sol. Al: 0.001% to 2.500, N: 0.020% or less, and a balance composed of iron and impurities, a metal structure contains greater than 5.0 vol % of retained austenite and greater than 5.0 vol % of tempered martensite, and satisfies a C content in the retained austenite being 0.85 mass % or more.

Claims (120)

1. A metal coated steel sheet, wherein

a chemical composition contains, in mass %,

C: 0.03% to 0.70%,

Si: 0.25% to 2.50%,

Mn: 1.00% to 5.00%,

P: 0.100% or less,

S: 0.010% or less,

sol. Al: 0.001% b 2.500%,

N: 0.020% or less,

Ti: 0% to 0.300%,

Nb: 0% to 0.300%,

V: 0% to 0,300%,

Cr: 0% to 2.000%,

Mo: 0% to 2.000%,

B: 0% to 0.0700%,

Cu: 0% to 2.000%,

Ni: 0% to 2.000%,

Ca: 0% to 0.0100%,

Mg: 0% to 0.0100%,

REM: 0% to 0.1000%,

Bi: 0% to 0.0500%, and

a balance comprising of iron and impurities,

a metal structure contains greater than 90 vol % and less than 30.0 vol % of retained austenite, greater than 5.0 vol % and 74.2 vol % or less of tempered martensite and 35 vol % or less of polygonal ferrite,

a C content in the retained austenite is 0.85 mass % or more, and

the value of TS×UEl is 10000 MPa·% or more, the value of TS×LEl is 5000 MPa·% or more, and the value of YR is 0.72 or more, wherein IS represents tensile strength represents uniform elongation, LEI represents local elongation, and YR represents yield ratio.

2. The metal coated steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein

the metal structure contains greater than 2.0 vol % and 35 vol % or less of polygonal ferrite, and

a Mn content in the retained austenite satisfies Expression (1) below,

[Mn] γ /[Mn] ave ≥1.10  (1)

[Mn] γ : Mn content in retained austenite (mass %)

[Mn] ave : content of the chemical composition of the steel sheet (mass %).

3. The metal coated steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein

the chemical composition further contains, in mass %, at least one selected from the group consisting of

Ti: 0.001% to 0.300%,

Nb: 0.001% to 0.300%, and

V: 0001% to 0.300%.

4. The metal coated steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein

the chemical composition further contains, in mass %, at least one selected from the group consisting of

Cr: 0.001% to 2.000%,

Mo: 0.001% to 2,000%, and

B: 0.0001% to 0.0200%.

5. The metal coated steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein

the chemical composition further contains, in mass %, at least one selected from the group consisting of

Cu: 0.001% to 2.000%, and

Ni: 0.001% to 2.000%.

6. The metal coated steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein

the chemical composition further contains, in mass %, at least one selected from the group consisting of

Ca: 0.0001% to 0.0100%,

Mg: 0.0001% to 0.0100%, and

REM: 0.0001% to 0.1000%.

7. The metal coated steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein

the chemical composition further contains, in mass %,

Bi: 0.0001% to 0.0500%.

8. The metal coated steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein

the metal coated steel sheet is a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet including a hot-dip galvanizing laver.

9. The metal coated steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein

the metal coated steel sheet is an alloyed galvannealed steel sheet including an alloyed galvannealing layer.

10. A manufacturing method of a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet, comprising:

a step of performing annealing by heating, to greater than Ac 1 point, an original material steel sheet having a chemical composition comprising, in mass %,

C: 0.03% to 0.70%,

Si: 0.25% to 2.50%,

Mn: 1.00% to 5.00%,

P: 0.100% or less,

S: 0,010% or less,

sol. Al: 0.001% to 2.500%,

N: 0.020% or less,

Ti: 0% to 0.300%,

Nb: 0% to 0.300%,

V: 0% to 0.300%,

Cr: 0% to 2.000%,

Mo: 0% to 2.000%,

B: 0% to 0.0200%,

Cu: 0% to 2.000%,

Ni: 0% to 2.000%,

Ca: 0% to 0.0100%,

Mg: 0% to 0.0100%,

REM: 0% to 0.1000%,

Bi: 0% to 0.0500%, and

a balance comprising of iron and impurities;

a step of performing first cooling, wherein the annealed material steel sheet is cooled at an average cooling rate of 2° C./second or more and less than 100° C./second in a temperature zone of 650° C. to 500° C. and further cooled down to 500° C. or less after the step of performing the annealing;

a step of performing hot-dip galvanizing on the first cooled material steel sheet after the step of performing the first cooling;

a step of performing second cooling, wherein the hot-dip galvanized material steel sheet is cooled from a plating temperature in the step of performing hot-dip galvanizing to 300° C. at an average cooling rate of 2° C./second or more and further cooled down to 300° C. or less after the step of performing the hot-dip galvanizing;

a step of performing temper rolling on the secondary cooled material steel sheet at an elongation percentage of 0.10% or more after the step of performing the second cooling; and

a step of performing a heat treatment, wherein the temper rolled material steel sheet is heated to a temperature between 200° C. and 600° C. and retained for 1 second or more after the step of performing the temper rolling,

wherein the hot-dip galvanized steel sheet is the metal coated steel sheet according to claim 1 .

11. The manufacturing method of the hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 10 , wherein

in the step of performing the annealing, the original material steel sheet is heated to greater than the Ac 3 point and annealed, and

after the step of performing the annealing, the annealed material steel sheet is cooled at an average cooling rate of 7° C./second or less in a temperature zone of the heating temperature to the heating temperature minus 50° C.

12. A manufacturing method of an alloyed galvannealed steel sheet, comprising:

a step of performing annealing by heating, to greater than the Ac 1 point, an original material steel sheet having a chemical composition comprising, in mass %,

C: 0.03% to 0.70%,

Si: 0.25% to 2.50%,

Mn: 1.00% to 5.00%,

P: 0.100% or less,

S: 0.010% or less,

sol. Al: 0.001% to 2.500%,

N: 0.020% or less,

Ti: 0% to 0.300%,

Nb: 0% to 0.300%,

V: 0% to 0.300%,

Cr: 0% to 2.000%,

Mo: 0% to 2.000%,

B: 0% to 0.0700%,

Cu: 0% to 2.000%,

Ni: 0% to 2.000%,

Ca: 0% to 0.0100%,

Mg: 0% to 0.0100%,

REM: 0% to 0.1000%,

Bi: 0% to 0.0500%, and

a balance comprising of iron and impurities;

a step of performing first cooling, wherein the annealed material steel sheet is cooled at an average cooling rate of 2° C./second or more and less than 100° C./second in a temperature zone of 650° C. to 500° C. and further cooled down to 500° C. or less after the step of performing the annealing;

a step of performing hot-dip galvanizing on the first cooled material steel sheet after the step of performing the first cooling;

a step of performing galvannealing the hot-dip galvanized material steel sheet at galvannealing temperature after the step of performing the hot-dip galvanizing;

a step of performing second cooling, wherein the alloyed galvannealed material steel sheet is cooled from the galvannealing temperature to 300° C. at an average cooling rate of 2° C./second or more and further cooled down to 300° C. or less after the step of performing the galvannealing;

a step of performing temper rolling on the secondary cooled material steel sheet at an elongation percentage of 0.10% or more after the step of performing the second cooling; and

a step of performing a heat treatment, wherein the temper rolled material steel sheet is heated to a temperature between 200° C. and 600° C. and retained for 1 second or more after the step of performing the temper rolling,

wherein the alloyed galvannealed steel sheet is the metal coated steel sheet according to claim 1 .

13. The manufacturing method of the alloyed galvannealed steel sheet according to claim 12 , wherein

in the step of performing the annealing, the original material steel sheet is heated to greater than the Ac 3 point, and annealed, and

after the step of performing the annealing, the annealed material steel sheet is cooled at an average cooling rate of 7° C./second or less in a temperature zone of the heating temperature to the heating temperature minus 50° C.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 22, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049251/0156 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2019
From: HAGA, JUN; SANO, KOHICHI; HAYASHI, KOUTAROU; HAYASHI, KUNIO; KAMEDA, MASAHARU; UENISHI, AKIHIRO; KAWATA, HIROYUKI
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048572/0169 →
Continuity (1)
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