IP Library Granted Patent US 11,453,922
Granted Patent B2
US 11,453,922 · App. 16/333,778 · Granted Sep 27, 2022

Ultra-high-strength steel sheet having excellent hole expandability and yield ratio, and method of manufacturing the same

Inventors: Joo-Hyun Ryu (Gwangyang-si, KR); Kyoo-Young Lee (Gwangyang-si, KR); Sea-Woong Lee (Gwangyang-si, KR); Won-Hwi Lee (Gwangyang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO
C21D8/0247C21D6/005C21D8/0205C21D8/0226C21D8/0263C22C38/001C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/12C22C38/14C21D2211/001C21D2211/008C23C2/02C23C2/06C23C2/40
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Patent No.
US 11,453,922
App. No.
16/333,778
Granted
Sep 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an ultra-high-strength steel sheet having an excellent hole expandability and yield ratio, including, in terms of wt %: 0.05-0.2% of carbon (C); 2.0% or less of silicon (Si); 4.1-9.0% of manganese (Mn); 0.05% or less (excluding 0%) of phosphorus (P); 0.02% or less (excluding 0%) of sulfur (S); 0.5% or less (excluding 0%) of aluminum (Al); 0.02% or less (excluding 0%) of nitrogen (N); and a balance of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities, wherein the following Equation 1 is satisfied, and wherein microstructures includes, in volume percentage, 10-30% or retained austenite, 50% or more of annealed martensite, and 20% or less of other phases including alpha martensite and epsilon martensite, Equation 1: C/12+Ti/48+Nb/93+V/51+Mo/96≥0.015.

Claims (19)

1. A hot-rolled steel sheet comprising:

in terms of wt %: 0.05-0.2% of carbon (C); 2.0% or less of silicon (Si); 4.1-9.0% of manganese (Mn); 0.05% or less (excluding 0%) of phosphorus (P); 0.02% or less (excluding 0%) of sulfur (S); 0.5% or less (excluding 0%) of aluminum (Al); 0.02% or less (excluding 0%) of nitrogen (N); at least one selected among 0.1% or less (excluding 0%) of titanium (Ti), 0.1% or less (excluding 0%) of niobium (Nb), 0.2% or less (excluding 0%) of vanadium (V), and 0.5% or less (excluding 0%) of molybdenum (Mo); and a balance of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities, and satisfying the following Equation 1,

Equation 1: C/12+Ti/48+Nb/93+V/51+Mo/96 >0.015 where each element symbol represents a value of content of each element in wt %;

a microstructure including, in volume percentage, 10-30% of retained austenite, 50% or more of annealed martensite, and 20% or less of other phases including alpha martensite and epsilon martensite; and

precipitates having a size of 30 nm or less in an amount of 10 13 ea·/m 2 , wherein the precipitates are carbides including at least one among titanium (Ti), niobium (Nb), vanadium (V) and molybdenum (Mo), nitrides including at least one among titanium (Ti), niobium (Nb), vanadium (V) and molybdenum (Mo), or complex carbonitrides including at least one among titanium (Ti), niobium (Nb), vanadium (V) and molybdenum (Mo),

wherein the retained austenite and the annealed martensite have an acicular structure having a ratio of short axis to long axis of 0.5 or less.

2. The hot-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , further comprising: at least one selected among 1% or less (excluding 0%) of nickel (Ni), 0.5% or less (excluding 0%) of copper (Cu), 1% or less (excluding 0%) of chromium (Cr), and 0.01-0.1% of antimony (Sb).

3. The hot-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , further comprising: a hole expansion ratio of 15% or more, a yield ratio of 0.65 or more, and a tensile strength of 900 MPa or more, wherein a product of the tensile strength and the elongation ratio is 23,000 MPa % or more.

4. The hot-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , further comprising: a plating layer formed on a surface thereof.

5. The hot-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , further comprising: an alloyed plating layer formed on a surface thereof.

6. A hot-rolled steel sheet comprising:

in terms of wt %: 0.05-0.2% of carbon (C); 2.0% or less of silicon (Si); 4.1-9.0% of manganese (Mn); 0.05% or less (excluding 0%) of phosphorus (P); 0.02% or less (excluding 0%) of sulfur (S); 0.5% or less (excluding 0%) of aluminum (Al); 0.02% or less (excluding 0%) of nitrogen (N); at least one selected among 0.1% or less (excluding 0%) of titanium (Ti), 0.1% or less (excluding 0%) of niobium (Nb), 0.2% or less (excluding 0%) of vanadium (V), and 0.5% or less (excluding 0%) of molybdenum (Mo); and a balance of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities, and satisfying the following Equation 1,

Equation 1: C/12+Ti/48+Nb/93+V/51+Mo/96 >0.015 where each element symbol represents a value of content of each element in wt %;

a microstructure including, in volume percentage, 10-30% of retained austenite, 50% or more of annealed martensite, and 20% or less of other phases including alpha martensite and epsilon martensite;

precipitates having a size of 30 nm or less in an amount of 10 13 ea·/m 2 , wherein the precipitates are carbides including at least one among titanium (Ti), niobium (Nb), vanadium (V) and molybdenum (Mo), nitrides including at least one among titanium (Ti), niobium (Nb), vanadium (V) and molybdenum (Mo), or complex carbonitrides including at least one among titanium (Ti), niobium (Nb), vanadium (V) and molybdenum (Mo); and

a hole expansion ratio of 15% or more, a yield ratio of 0.65 or more, and a tensile strength of 900 MPa or more, wherein a product of the tensile strength and the elongation ratio is 23,000 MPa % or more.

7. The hot-rolled steel sheet of claim 6 , further comprising: at least one selected among 1% or less (excluding 0%) of nickel (Ni), 0.5% or less (excluding 0%) of copper (Cu), 1% or less (excluding 0%) of chromium (Cr), and 0.01-0.1% of antimony (Sb).

8. The hot-rolled steel sheet of claim 6 , further comprising: a plating layer formed on a surface thereof.

9. The hot-rolled steel sheet of claim 6 , further comprising: an alloyed plating layer formed on a surface thereof.

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 Mar 15, 2019
From: RYU, JOO-HYUN; LEE, KYOO-YOUNG; LEE, SEA-WOONG; LEE, WON-HWI
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 048610/0967 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0138386 · Oct 24, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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