IP Library Granted Patent US 11,028,458
Granted Patent B2
US 11,028,458 · App. 16/481,291 · Granted Jun 8, 2021

Steel sheet and plated steel sheet

Inventors: Yuri Toda (Tokyo, JP); Masafumi Azuma (Tokyo, JP); Akihiro Uenishi (Tokyo, JP); Eisaku Sakurada (Tokyo, JP); Tatsuo Yokoi (Tokyo, JP); Genichi Shigesato (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
C21D9/46B21B1/02B21B3/02B32B15/01C21D6/004C21D6/005C21D6/008C21D8/0205C21D8/0263C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/005C22C38/008C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/12C22C38/14C22C38/42B21B2001/028
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Patent No.
US 11,028,458
App. No.
16/481,291
Granted
Jun 8, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

When a zone surrounded by a grain boundary that is measured to be 5.0° or more by an EBSD analysis is assumed to be a grain, and when a K value is a value obtained by multiplying an average value of Image Qualities in a grain by 10 −3 , a Y value is an average crystal misorientation (°) in the grain, a metallic phase 1 is a metallic phase the K value of which is less than 4.000, a metallic phase 2 is a metallic phase the K value of which is 4.000 or more and the Y value of which is 0.5 to 1.0, a metallic phase 3 is a metallic phase the K value of which is 4.000 or more and the Y value of which is less than 0.5, and a metallic phase 4 is a metallic phase that falls under none of metallic phases 1 to 3, there is provided a steel sheet that has a predetermined chemical composition and includes a microstructure including, in area percent, a metallic phase 1: 1.0% or more and less than 35.0%, a metallic phase 2: 30.0% or more and 80.0% or less, a metallic phase 3: 5.0% or more and 50.0% or less, and a metallic phase 4: 5.0% or less. The steel sheet has a strength as high as 590 MPa or more (further, 780 MPa or more) in terms of tensile strength and has an excellent hole-expansion property.

Claims (134)

1. A steel sheet comprising

a chemical composition consisting of, in mass percent:

C: 0.01 to 0.20%;

Si: 0.005 to 0.10%;

Mn: 0.60 to 4.00%;

Al: 0.55 to 3.00%;

P: 0.10% or less;

S: 0.03% or less;

N: 0.01% or less;

O: 0.01% or less;

Ti: 0 to 2.00%;

Nb: 0 to 2.00%;

V: 0 to 0.30%;

Cu: 0 to 2.00%;

Ni: 0 to 2.00%;

Mo: 0 to 1.00%;

Cr: 0 to 2.00%;

B: 0 to 0.01%;

Ca: 0 to 0.010%;

Mg: 0 to 0.010%;

Zr: 0 to 0.050%;

REM: 0 to 0.1%;

Sb: 0 to 0.10%;

Sn: 0 to 0.10%; and

As: 0 to 0.5%,

with the balance: Fe and impurities, and comprising

a microstructure that includes,

when a zone surrounded by a grain boundary that is measured to be 5.0° or more by an EBSD analysis is assumed to be a grain, and when

a K value is a value obtained by multiplying an average value of Image Qualities in a grain by 10 −3 ,

a Y value is an average crystal misorientation (°) in the grain,

a metallic phase 1 is a metallic phase the K value of which is less than 4.000,

a metallic phase 2 is a metallic phase the K value of which is 4.000 or more and the Y value of which is 0.5 to 1.0,

a metallic phase 3 is a metallic phase the K value of which is 4.000 or more and the Y value of which is less than 0.5, and

a metallic phase 4 is a metallic phase that falls under none of metallic phases 1 to 3, and the metallic phase 4 comprises at least one of upper bainite, lower bainite, in area percent:

the metallic phase 1: 1.0% or more and less than 35.0%;

the metallic phase 2: 30.0% or more and 80.0% or less;

the metallic phase 3: 5.0% or more and 50.0% or less; and

the metallic phase 4: 5.0% or less.

2. The steel sheet according to claim 1 , comprising a microstructure in which the metallic phase 4 is 0%.

3. The steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein 60.0% or more of boundaries of the metallic phase 1 with other metallic phases is a boundary of the metallic phase 1 with the metallic phase 2.

4. The steel sheet according to claim 3 , wherein a thickness of the steel sheet is 0.8 to 3.6 mm.

5. The steel sheet according to claim 4 , wherein

the steel sheet has a tensile strength of 780 MPa or more, and comprises a microstructure including, in area percent:

the metallic phase 1: 1.0% or more and less than 35.0%;

the metallic phase 2: 30.0% or more and 80.0% or less;

the metallic phase 3: 5.0% or more and less than 35.0%; and

the metallic phase 4: 5.0% or less.

6. The steel sheet according to claim 4 , wherein

the steel sheet has a tensile strength of 590 MPa or more and less than 780 MPa, and comprises a microstructure including:

the metallic phase 1: 1.0% or more and less than 30.0%;

the metallic phase 2: 35.0% or more and 70.0% or less;

the metallic phase 3: 35.0% or more and 50.0% or less; and

the metallic phase 4: 5.0% or less.

7. The steel sheet according to claim 3 , wherein

the steel sheet has a tensile strength of 780 MPa or more, and comprises a microstructure including, in area percent:

the metallic phase 1: 1.0% or more and less than 35.0%;

the metallic phase 2: 30.0% or more and 80.0% or less;

the metallic phase 3: 5.0% or more and less than 35.0%; and

the metallic phase 4: 5.0% or less.

8. The steel sheet according to claim 3 , wherein

the steel sheet has a tensile strength of 590 MPa or more and less than 780 MPa, and comprises a microstructure including:

the metallic phase 1: 1.0% or more and less than 30.0%;

the metallic phase 2: 35.0% or more and 70.0% or less;

the metallic phase 3: 35.0% or more and 50.0% or less; and

the metallic phase 4: 5.0% or less.

9. The steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the steel sheet is 0.8 to 3.6 mm.

10. The steel sheet according to claim 9 , wherein

the steel sheet has a tensile strength of 780 MPa or more, and comprises a microstructure including, in area percent:

the metallic phase 1: 1.0% or more and less than 35.0%;

the metallic phase 2: 30.0% or more and 80.0% or less;

the metallic phase 3: 5.0% or more and less than 35.0%; and

the metallic phase 4: 5.0% or less.

11. The steel sheet according to claim 9 , wherein

the steel sheet has a tensile strength of 590 MPa or more and less than 780 MPa, and comprises a microstructure including:

the metallic phase 1: 1.0% or more and less than 30.0%;

the metallic phase 2: 35.0% or more and 70.0% or less;

the metallic phase 3: 35.0% or more and 50.0% or less; and

the metallic phase 4: 5.0% or less.

12. The steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein

the steel sheet has a tensile strength of 780 MPa or more, and comprises a microstructure including, in area percent:

the metallic phase 1: 1.0% or more and less than 35.0%;

the metallic phase 2: 30.0% or more and 80.0% or less;

the metallic phase 3: 5.0% or more and less than 35.0%; and

the metallic phase 4: 5.0% or less.

13. The steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein

the steel sheet has a tensile strength of 590 MPa or more and less than 780 MPa, and comprises a microstructure including:

the metallic phase 1: 1.0% or more and less than 30.0%;

the metallic phase 2: 35.0% or more and 70.0% or less;

the metallic phase 3: 35.0% or more and 50.0% or less; and

the metallic phase 4: 5.0% or less.

14. A plated steel sheet comprising a galvanized layer on a surface of the steel sheet according to claim 1 .

15. A plated steel sheet comprising a galvannealed layer on a surface of the steel sheet according to claim 1 .

16. A steel sheet comprising

a chemical composition comprising, in mass percent:

C: 0.01 to 0.20%;

Si: 0.005 to 0.10%;

Mn: 0.60 to 4.00%;

Al: 0.55 to 3.00%;

P: 0.10% or less;

S: 0.03% or less;

N: 0.01% or less;

O: 0.01% or less;

Ti: 0 to 2.00%;

Nb: 0 to 2.00%;

V: 0 to 0.30%;

Cu: 0 to 2.00%;

Ni: 0 to 2.00%;

Mo: 0 to 1.00%;

Cr: 0 to 2.00%;

B: 0 to 0.01%;

Ca: 0 to 0.010%;

Mg: 0 to 0.010%;

Zr: 0 to 0.050%;

REM: 0 to 0.1%;

Sb: 0 to 0.10%;

Sn: 0 to 0.10%; and

As: 0 to 0.5%,

with the balance: Fe and impurities, and comprising

a microstructure that includes,

when a zone surrounded by a grain boundary that is measured to be 5.0° or more by an EBSD analysis is assumed to be a grain, and when

a K value is a value obtained by multiplying an average value of Image Qualities in a grain by 10 −3 ,

a Y value is an average crystal misorientation (°) in the grain,

a metallic phase 1 is a metallic phase the K value of which is less than 4.000,

a metallic phase 2 is a metallic phase the K value of which is 4.000 or more and the Y value of which is 0.5 to 1.0,

a metallic phase 3 is a metallic phase the K value of which is 4.000 or more and the Y value of which is less than 0.5, and

a metallic phase 4 is a metallic phase that falls under none of metallic phases 1 to 3, and the metallic phase 4 comprises at least one of upper bainite, lower bainite, in area percent:

the metallic phase 1: 1.0% or more and less than 35.0%;

the metallic phase 2: 30.0% or more and 80.0% or less;

the metallic phase 3: 5.0% or more and 50.0% or less; and

the metallic phase 4: 5.0% or less.

17. The steel sheet according to claim 16 , comprising a microstructure in which the metallic phase 4 is 0%.

18. The steel sheet according to claim 16 , wherein

60.0% or more of boundaries of the metallic phase 1 with other metallic phases is a boundary of the metallic phase 1 with the metallic phase 2.

19. The steel sheet according to claim 16 , wherein a thickness of the steel sheet is 0.8 to 3.6 mm.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2019
From: TODA, YURI; AZUMA, MASAFUMI; UENISHI, AKIHIRO; SAKURADA, EISAKU; YOKOI, TATSUO; SHIGESATO, GENICHI
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
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Continuity (1)
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