IP Library Granted Patent US 11,345,984
Granted Patent B2
US 11,345,984 · App. 16/511,422 · Granted May 31, 2022

High-strength steel sheet with excellent crashworthiness characteristics and formability and method of manufacturing the same

Inventors: Yeon-Sang Ahn (Gwangyang-si, KR); Chang-Hyo Seo (Gwangyang-si, KR); Kang-Hyun Choi (Gwangyang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO
C22C38/60B32B15/013C21D6/002C21D6/005C21D6/008C21D8/0205C21D8/0226C21D8/0236C21D8/0263C21D9/46C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/02C22C38/06C22C38/22C22C38/26C22C38/28C22C38/32C22C38/38C23C2/02C23C2/06C23C2/28C23C2/40C21D2211/001C21D2211/002C21D2211/005C21D2211/008
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Patent No.
US 11,345,984
App. No.
16/511,422
Granted
May 31, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a high-strength steel sheet including, in % weight, carbon (C): 0.04 to 0.15%, silicon (Si): 0.01 to 1.0%, manganese (Mn): 1.8 to 2.5%, molybdenum (Mo): 0.15% or less (excluding 0%), chromium (Cr): 1.0% or less (excluding 0%), phosphorus (P): 0.1% or less, sulfur (S): 0.01% or less, aluminum (Al): 0.01 to 0.5%, nitrogen (N): 0.01% or less, boron (B): 0.01% or less (excluding 0%), antimony (Sb): 0.05% or less (excluding 0%), one or more of titanium (Ti): 0.003 to 0.06% and niobium (Nb): 0.003 to 0.06%, a balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities, and contents of the C, the Si, the Al, the Mo and the Cr satisfy the following Expression 1: Expression 1: {(2×(Si+Al))+Mo+Cr}/C≥20. The high-strength steel sheet comprises: a ferrite phase, a bainite phase, a martensite phase, and a residual austenite phase, the ferrite phase being less than 40% of area fraction in the microstructure.

Claims (24)

1. A steel sheet comprising, in % weight, carbon (C): 0.04 to 0.15%, silicon (Si): 0.01 to 0.6%, manganese (Mn): 1.8 to 2.5%, molybdenum (Mo): 0.15% or less (excluding 0%), chromium (Cr): 1.0% or less (excluding 0%), phosphorus (P): 0.1% or less, sulfur (S): 0.01% or less, aluminum (Al): 0.01 to 0.5%, nitrogen (N): 0.01% or less, boron (B): 0.01% or less (excluding 0%), antimony (Sb): 0.01 to 0.05%, one or more of titanium (Ti): 0.003 to 0.06% and niobium (Nb): 0.003 to 0.06%, a balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities, and contents of the C, the Si, the Al, the Mo and the Cr satisfying the following Expression 1 and contents of the Si, the Al, the Mo, the Cr and the C in the ferrite phase satisfy the following Expression 2:

Expression 1

{(2×(Si+Al))+Mo+Cr}/C≥20 (where Si refers to a content of the Si in % weight, Al refers to a content of the Al in % weight, Mo refers to a content of the Mo in % weight, Cr refers to a content of the Cr in % weight, and C refers to a content of the C in % weight),

Expression 2

{ 9 2×(Si F +Al F ))+Mo F +Cr F }/C F ≥500 (where Si F refers to a content of the Si in % weight, Al F refers to a content of the Al in the %% weight, Mo F refers to a content of the Mo in the % weight, and Cr F refers to a content of the Cr in % weight, and C F refers to a content of the C in % weight),

wherein the steel sheet comprises: a microstructure including a ferrite phase, a bainite phase, a martensite phase, and a residual austenite phase, the ferrite phase being 31% to 40% of area fraction in the microstructure, and

wherein an area ratio (Fn/Ft) of non-recrystallized ferrite (Fn) in the ferrite phase (Ft) is 20% or less (including 0%).

2. The steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein a hardness ratio of the martensite phase, the bainite phase and the ferrite phase satisfies the following Expression 3:

Expression 3

(H B +H M )/(2×H F )≤3 (where H B refers to a hardness of bainite phase, H M refers to a hardness of martensite phase, and H F refers to a hardness of ferrite phase).

3. The steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the steel sheet further comprises: a hot dipped galvanized layer formed on at least one surface thereof.

4. The steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the steel sheet has a tensile strength of 980 MPa or more, a three-point bending angle is 80 degrees or more, and a product (YS×El) of yield strength and elongation is 10000 or more.

5. A steel sheet comprising, in % weight, carbon (C): 0.04 to 0.15%, silicon (Si): 0.01 to 0.6%, manganese (Mn): 1.8 to 2.5%, molybdenum (Mo): 0.15% or less (excluding 0%), chromium (Cr): 1.0% or less (excluding 0%), phosphorus (P): 0.1% or less, sulfur (S): 0.01% or less, aluminum (Al): 0.01 to 0.5%, nitrogen (N): 0.01% or less, boron (B): 0.01% or less (excluding 0%), antimony (Sb): 0.01% to 0.05%, one or more of titanium (Ti): 0.003 to 0.06% and niobium (Nb): 0.003 to 0.06%, a balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities, and contents of the C, the Si, the Al, the Mo and the Cr satisfying the following Expression 1:

Expression 1

{(2×(Si+Al))+Mo+Cr}/C≥20 (where Si refers to a content of the Si in % weight, Al refers to a content of the Al in % weight, Mo refers to a content of the Mo in % weight, Cr refers to a content of the Cr in % weight, and C refers to a content of the C in % weight),

wherein the steel sheet comprises: a microstructure including a ferrite phase, a bainite phase, a martensite phase, and a residual austenite phase, the ferrite phase being 31% to 40% of area fraction in the microstructure, and

wherein contents of the Si, the Al, the Mo, the Cr and the C in the ferrite phase satisfy the following Expression 2:

Expression 2

{(2×(Si F +Al F ))+Mo F +Cr F }/C F ≥500 (where Sir refers to a content of the Si in % weight, Al F refers to a content of the Al in % weight, Mo F refers to a content of the Mo in % weight, Cr F refers to a content of the Cr in % weight, and C F refers to a content of the C in % weight).

6. The steel sheet of claim 5 , wherein a hardness ratio of the martensite phase, the bainite phase and the ferrite phase satisfies the following Expression 3:

Expression 3

(H B +H M )/(2×H F )≤3 (where H B refers to a hardness of bainite phase, H M refers to a hardness of martensite phase, and H F refers to a hardness of ferrite phase).

7. The steel sheet of claim 5 , wherein the steel sheet further comprises: a hot dipped galvanized layer formed on at least one surface thereof.

8. The steel sheet of claim 5 , wherein the steel sheet has a tensile strength of 980 MPa or more, a three-point bending angle is 80 degrees or more, and a product (YS×El) of yield strength and elongation is 10000 or more.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2022
From: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
To: POSCO CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061778/0785 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 28, 2022
From: POSCO
To: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 061561/0923 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2019
From: AHN, YEON-SANG; SEO, CHANG-HYO; CHOI, KANG-HYUN
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 049755/0955 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0177910 · Dec 22, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part PCTKR2018011679 · Oct 2, 2018
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