IP Library Granted Patent US 11,649,519
Granted Patent B2
US 11,649,519 · App. 16/471,257 · Granted May 16, 2023

Sour-resistant heavy-wall steel plate having excellent low-temperature toughness and post-heat treatment characteristics and method for manufacturing same

Inventors: Seong-Ung Koh (Pohang-si, KR); Jae-Hyun Park (Pohang-si, KR); Moo-Jong Bae (Pohang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO Co., Ltd
C21D9/46C21D6/004C21D6/005C21D6/008C21D8/0205C21D8/0226C21D8/0263C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/44C22C38/46C22C38/48C22C38/50C21D2211/005
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Patent No.
US 11,649,519
App. No.
16/471,257
Granted
May 16, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are: a SOUR-resistant heavy-wall steel plate having excellent low-temperature toughness and post-heat treatment characteristics; and a method for manufacturing the same. The SOUR-resistant heavy-wall steel plate of the present invention comprises: in terms of weight %, 0.02-0.06% of C; 0.5% or less of Si (excluding 0%); 0.8-2.0% of Mn; 0.03% or less of P; 0.003% or less of S; 0.06% or less of Al; 0.01% or less of N; 0.005-0.1% of Nb; 0.005-0.05% of Ti; 0.0005-0.005% of Ca; one or more selected from 0.05-0.5% of Ni, 0.05-0.5% of Cr, 0.02-0.4% of Mo, and 0.005-0.1% of V; and the remainder Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the heavy-wall steel plate satisfies relational expressions 1-3, and has a percent ductile fracture of 85% or more in the drop weight tear test (DWTT) at −20° C.

Claims (24)

1. A SOUR-resistant heavy-wall steel plate, the SOUR-resistant heavy-wall steel plate comprises:

in terms of weight %, 0.02-0.06% of C; 0.5% or less of Si (excluding 0%); 0.8-2.0% of Mn; 0.03% or less of P; 0.003% or less of S; 0.06% or less of Al; 0.01% or less of N; 0.005-0.1% of Nb; 0.005-0.05% of Ti; 0.0005-0.005% of Ca; one or more selected from 0.05-0.5% of Ni, 0.05-0.5% of Cr, 0.02-0.4% of Mo, and 0.005-0.1% of V; and the remainder Fe and unavoidable impurities,

wherein the heavy-wall steel plate has a microstructure consisting of a complex structure of acicular ferrite and polygonal ferrite, and a fraction of upper bainite within 10 mm of upper and lower portions on a basis of a thickness central portion of the heavy-wall steel plate is 5 area or less,

wherein the heavy-wall steel plate satisfies relational expressions 1-3, and has a percent ductile fracture of 85% or more in the drop weight tear test (DWTT) at −20° C.,

Ca/S: 0.5˜5.0  [Relation Expression 1]

Ni+Cr+Mo+V≤0.8%  [Relational Expression 2]

Nb−0.5*C+0.35*N>0%  [Relational Expression 3]

where Ca, S, Ni, Cr, Mo, V, Nb, C, and N represent contents of respective elements by wt %.

2. The SOUR-resistant heavy-wall steel plate of claim 1 , wherein the heavy-wall steel plate has a thickness of 30 mm or more, a width of 3500 mm or more, and yield strength of 500 MPa or more.

3. The SOUR-resistant heavy-wall steel plate of claim 1 , wherein the yield strength of the heavy-wall steel plate is not decreased after Post Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT).

4. A method of manufacturing a SOUR-resistant heavy-wall steel plate having low-temperature toughness and hot-heat treatment characteristics, the method comprising:

rough rolling a steel slab including, in terms of weight %, 0.02-0.06% of C; 0.5% or less of Si (excluding 0%); 0.8-2.0% of Mn; 0.03% or less of P; 0.003% or less of S; 0.06% or less of Al;

0.01% or less of N; 0.005-0.1% of Nb; 0.005-0.05% of Ti; 0.0005-0.005% of Ca; one or more selected from 0.05-0.5% of Ni, 0.05-0.5% of Cr, 0.02-0.4% of Mo, and 0.005-0.1% of V; and the remainder Fe and unavoidable impurities, and satisfying relational expressions 1-3, after reheating the steel slab;

controlling maintaining time, until start of finish rolling after water-cooling the rough rolled steel slab, to be 300 seconds or less, and then finish rolling the steel slab at Ar3+200° C. to Ar3+30° C. at a cumulative reduction ratio of 50% or more; and

starting to cool the finish rolled steel slab at Ar3+100° C. to Ar3 at a cooling rate of 15° C./sec and ending the cooling at 500° C. or less,

wherein the heavy-wall steel plate, obtained by ending the cooling, has a microstructure consisting of a complex structure of acicular ferrite and polygonal ferrite, and

a fraction of the upper bainite within 10 mm of upper and lower portions on the basis of a thickness central portion is 5 area % or less, [Relation Expression 1]

Ca/S: 0.5˜5.0  [Relation Expression 1]

Ni+Cr+Mo+V≤0.8%  [Relational Expression 2]

Nb−0.5*C+0.35*N>0%  [Relational Expression 3]

where Ca, S, Ni, Cr, Mo, V, Nb, C, and N represent contents of respective elements by wt %.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the heavy-wall steel plate, obtained by ending the cooling, a thickness of 30 mm or more, a width of 3500 mm or more, and yield strength of 500 MPa or more.

6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising: performing a Post Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT) heat treatment on the heavy-wall steel plate obtained by ending the cooling.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the yield strength of the heavy-wall steel plate is not decreased even after performing the PWHT heat treatment.

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 20, 2019
From: KOH, SEONG-UNG; PARK, JAE-HYUN; BAE, MOO-JONG
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 049538/0628 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0177151 · Dec 22, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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