IP Library Granted Patent US 11,466,336
Granted Patent B2
US 11,466,336 · App. 16/467,762 · Granted Oct 11, 2022

High-strength steel sheet having excellent burring workability in low temperature range and manufacturing method therefor

Inventors: Seok-Jong Seo (Gwangyang-si, KR); Sung-Il Kim (Gwangyang-si, KR); Hyun-Taek Na (Gwangyang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO
C21D9/46B32B15/013C21D6/002C21D6/005C21D6/008C21D8/0205C21D8/0226C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/22C22C38/24C22C38/26C22C38/28C22C38/32C23C2/02C23C2/06C23C2/40C21D2211/001C21D2211/008
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Patent No.
US 11,466,336
App. No.
16/467,762
Granted
Oct 11, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a high-strength steel sheet having excellent burring workability in a low temperature range, which is mainly used for automobile chassis parts such as members, lower arms, wheel disks, etc.; and a manufacturing method therefor.

Claims (31)

1. A steel sheet comprising, by wt %, carbon (C): 0.02 to 0.10%, silicon (Si): 0.01 to 0.30%, manganese (Mn): 1.0 to 1.7%, aluminum (Al): 0.01 to 0.10%, chromium (Cr): 0.005 to 0.2%, molybdenum (Mo): 0.005 to 0.3%, phosphorus (P): 0.001 to 0.05%, sulfur (S): 0.001 to 0.01%, nitrogen (N): 0.001 to 0.01%, niobium (Nb): 0.005 to 0.06%, titanium (Ti):

0.005 to 0.13%, vanadium (V): 0.005 to 0.2%, boron (B): 0.0003 to 0.002%, and a balance of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities,

wherein [C]*, expressed by Relational Expression 1, satisfies −0.015 to 0.015, and Mn, Mo, Cr, and B satisfy Relational Expression 2,

[C]*=[C]−([C]× A )  (Relational Expression 1)

where A=(([Nb]/93)+([Ti]/48)+([V]/51)+([Mo]/96))/([C]/12), and each alloying component denotes a content by wt %,

[Mn]+(2.8[Mo])+(1.5[Cr])+(500[B])≤2.5  (Relation Expression 2)

where each alloying component denotes a content by wt %,

wherein a microstructure of the steel sheet comprises, by area fraction, 97% or more, including 100%, of a ferrite phase,

wherein a number of complex precipitates containing at least one of Ti, Nb, Mo, and V, each having a diameter of at least 10 μm, and observed within a unit area of 1 cm 2 is 1×10 7 or less, and

wherein a number of austenitic phase grains each having a diameter of 10 μm or more, and observed from grain boundaries within a unit area of 1 cm 2 is 1×10 4 or less.

2. The steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the microstructure further comprises, by area fraction, less than 3%, including 0%, of MA phases (a martensite phase and an austenite phase).

3. The steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the ferrite phase has an average grain size of 3 to 20 μm.

4. The steel sheet of claim 1 , further comprising: a tensile strength of 590 MPa or more,

wherein a product of a hole expanding ratio (HER) and tensile strength (HER (%)×TS(MPa)) is 35000 MPa·% or more at a temperature of −30° C.

5. A method of manufacturing the steel sheet according to claim 1 , the method comprising:

reheating a steel slab within a temperature range from 1200 to 1350° C., the steel slab comprising, by wt %, carbon (C): 0.02 to 0.10%, silicon (Si): 0.01 to 0.30%, manganese (Mn): 1.0 to 1.7%, aluminum (Al): 0.01 to 0.10%, chromium (Cr): 0.005 to 0.2%, molybdenum (Mo): 0.005 to 0.3%, phosphorus (P): 0.001 to 0.05%, sulfur (S): 0.001 to 0.01%, nitrogen (N): 0.001 to 0.01%, niobium (Nb): 0.005 to 0.06%, titanium (Ti): 0.005 to 0.13%, vanadium (V): 0.005 to 0.2%, boron (B): 0.0003 to 0.002%, and a balance of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities,

wherein [C]*, expressed by Relational Expression 1, satisfies −0.015 to 0.015, and Mn, Mo, Cr, and B satisfy Relational Expression 2,

[C]*=[C]−([C]× A )  (Relational Expression 1)

where A=(([Nb]/93)+([Ti]/48)+([V]/51)+([Mo]/96))/([C]/12), and each alloying component denotes a content by wt %,

[Mn]+(2.8[Mo])+(1.5[Cr])+(500[B])≤2.5  (Relation Expression 2)

where each alloying component denotes a content by wt %;

finish-hot-rolling the reheated steel slab within a temperature range from 850 to 1150° C. to manufacture a hot-rolled steel sheet;

cooling the hot-rolled steel sheet to a temperature ranging from 550 to 700° C. at an average cooling rate of 10 to 70° C./s;

coiling the cooled hot-rolled steel sheet within a temperature range from 550 to 700° C.; and

forced-cooling the hot-rolled steel sheet at a cooling rate of 0.01 to 10° C./s after coiling.

6. The method of claim 5 , the force-cooling after coiling is started within three hours immediately after the coiling.

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

oiling the forced-cooled hot-rolled steel sheet after being pickled.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

performing hot-dip galvanizing such that the pickled hot-rolled steel sheet is heated to a temperature of 450 to 740° C.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the hot-dip galvanizing is performed in a plating bath comprising, by wt %, magnesium (Mg): 0.01 to 30%, aluminum (Al): 0.01 to 50%, and a balance of zinc (Zn).

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 Jun 7, 2019
From: SEO, SEOK-JONG; KIM, SUNG-IL; NA, HYUN-TAEK
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 049406/0241 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0173445 · Dec 19, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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