IP Library Granted Patent US 11,512,365
Granted Patent B2
US 11,512,365 · App. 16/468,438 · Granted Nov 29, 2022

Wire rod with excellent strength and ductility and manufacturing method therefor

Inventors: Hyong-Jik Lee (Pohang-si, KR); Yum-Ho Choi (Pohang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO
C21D9/525C21D6/005C21D6/008C21D8/065C22C38/001C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C21D2211/001C21D2211/005
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Patent No.
US 11,512,365
App. No.
16/468,438
Granted
Nov 29, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a wire rod and a manufacturing method therefor, the wire rod comprising, by weight %: 0.05-0.20% of C, 0.2% or less of Si, 5.0-6.0% of Mn, 0.020% or less of P, 0.020% or less of S, 0.010-0.050% of Al, 0.010-0.020% of N, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities and having a microcrystalline structure composed of two phases of austenite and ferrite, wherein the austenite has an area fraction of 15-25%.

Claims (14)

1. A wire rod, by weight %, comprising:

0.05 to 0.20% of carbon (C), 0.2% or less of silicon (Si), 5.0 to 6.0% of manganese (Mn), 0.020% or less of phosphorus (P), 0.020% or less of sulfur (S), 0.010 to 0.050% of aluminum (Al), 0.010 to 0.020% of nitrogen (N), a balance of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities, and having a microstructure composed of two phases of austenite and ferrite,

wherein an area fraction of austenite is 15 to 25%,

wherein the microstructure of the wire rod has a lamellar structure of austenite and ferrite in a form of a lath,

wherein an inter-lamellar spacing is 0.2 μm or less, excluding 0 μm, and

wherein the following Relational Expression 2 is satisfied,

1≤[Al]/[N]≤4  [Relational Expression 2]

where, each of [Al] and [N] means a content (by weight %) of the corresponding element.

2. The wire rod of claim 1 , wherein the following Relational Expression 1 is satisfied,

[Mn]/[Si]≥25  [Relational Expression 1]

(where, each of [Mn] and [Si] means a content (by weight %) of the corresponding element).

3. The wire rod of claim 1 , wherein a dislocation density formed inside the lath is 1.0×10 15 m −2 or more.

4. The wire rod of claim 1 , wherein the wire rod comprises aluminum nitride (AlN), and a maximum circle equivalent diameter of the AlN is 30 nm or less, excluding 0 nm.

5. The wire rod of claim 1 , wherein a tensile strength is 1200 to 1400 MPa and elongation is 30% or more.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2022
From: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
To: POSCO CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061774/0129 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 28, 2022
From: POSCO
To: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 061561/0705 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2019
From: LEE, HYONG-JIK; CHOI, YUM-HO
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 049469/0064 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0172854 · Dec 16, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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