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US 11,293,074 · App. 16/617,133 · Granted Apr 5, 2022

Hot-pressed member and method for manufacturing same, and cold-rolled steel sheet for hot pressing and method for manufacturing same

Inventors: Katsutoshi Takashima (Tokyo, JP); Chikaumi Sawanishi (Tokyo, JP); Takashi Kobayashi (Tokyo, JP); Yoshimasa Funakawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
C21D9/46B21D22/022B32B15/015C21D1/18C21D6/001C21D6/002C21D6/005C21D6/007C21D6/008C21D8/0205C21D8/0226C21D8/0236C21D8/0263C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/005C22C38/008C22C38/02C22C38/06C22C38/08C22C38/10C22C38/16C22C38/26C22C38/28C22C38/32C22C38/38C21D2211/004C21D2211/005C21D2211/008
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Patent No.
US 11,293,074
App. No.
16/617,133
Granted
Apr 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a hot-pressed member that can exhibit very high tensile strength after hot pressing as high as TS: 1780 MPa or more, excellent resistance to resistance welding cracking, and excellent delayed fracture resistance after resistance welding by having a specific chemical composition, and a microstructure such that a prior austenite average grain size is 7 μm or less, a volume fraction of martensite is 90% or more, and at least 5 Nb-based precipitates having a grain size of less than 0.08 μm are present on average per 100 μm 2 of a cross section parallel to a thickness direction of the member within a range of 100 μm in the thickness direction from a surface of the member, and such that a Ni diffusion region having a thickness of 0.5 μm or more is present in a surface layer of the member.

Claims (27)

1. A hot-pressed member comprising:

a steel chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.28% or more and less than 0.42%, Si: 0.05% or more and 1.5% or less, Mn: 1.0% or more and 3.0% or less, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.005% or less, Al: 0.01% or more and 0.50% or less, N: 0.005% or less, Nb: 0.001% or more and 0.10% or less, Ti: 0.001% or more and 0.15% or less, and B: 0.0002% or more and 0.0040% or less, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities;

a microstructure in which

a prior austenite average grain size is 7 μm or less, a volume fraction of martensite is 90% or more, and at least 5 Nb-based precipitates having a grain size of less than 0.08 μm are present on average per 100 μm 2 of a cross section parallel to a thickness direction of the member within a range of 100 μm in the thickness direction from a surface of the member;

a Ni diffusion region having a thickness of 0.5 μm or more present in a surface layer of the member; and

a tensile strength of 1780 MPa or more.

2. The hot-pressed member according to claim 1 , wherein the steel chemical composition further contains, by mass %, at least one selected from the group consisting of Mo: 0.50% or less, Cr: 0.50% or less, Sb: 0.001% or more and 0.020% or less, Ca: 0.005% or less, Mg: 0.005% or less, REM: 0.005% or less, V: 0.15% or less, Cu: 0.50% or less, Ni: 0.50% or less, Sn: 0.50% or less, Zn: 0.10% or less, Co: 0.10% or less, Zr: 0.10% or less, Ta: 0.10% or less, and W: 0.10% or less.

3. A cold-rolled steel sheet for hot pressing, comprising:

a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.28% or more and less than 0.42%, Si: 0.05% or more and 1.5% or less, Mn: 1.0% or more and 3.0% or less, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.005% or less, Al: 0.01% or more and 0.50% or less, N: 0.005% or less, Nb: 0.001% or more and 0.10% or less, Ti: 0.001% or more and 0.15% or less, and B: 0.0002% or more and 0.0040% or less, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities,

a microstructure which contains 20% or more by volume fraction of ferrite having an average grain aspect ratio of 2.5 or less, 10% or more by volume fraction of martensite having an average grain size of 6 μm or less, and at least 10 Nb-based precipitates having a grain size of less than 0.08 μm present on average per 100 μm 2 of a cross section parallel to a thickness direction of the steel sheet within a range of 100 μm in the thickness direction from a surface of the steel sheet; and

a Ni or Ni alloy coating or plating layer having a thickness of 0.5 μm or more on the surface of the steel sheet.

4. The cold-rolled steel sheet for hot pressing according to claim 3 , wherein the chemical composition further contains, by mass %, at least one selected from Mo: 0.50% or less, Cr: 0.50% or less, Sb: 0.001% or more and 0.020% or less, Ca: 0.005% or less, Mg: 0.005% or less, REM: 0.005% or less, V: 0.15% or less, Cu: 0.50% or less, Ni: 0.50% or less, Sn: 0.50% or less, Zn: 0.10% or less, Co: 0.10% or less, Zr: 0.10% or less, Ta: 0.10% or less, and W: 0.10% or less.

5. A method for manufacturing the cold-rolled steel sheet for hot pressing as recited in claim 3 , the method comprising:

preparing a steel raw material comprising a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.28% or more and less than 0.42%, Si: 0.05% or more and 1.5% or less, Mn: 1.0% or more and 3.0% or less, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.005% or less, Al: 0.01% or more and 0.50% or less, N: 0.005% or less, Nb: 0.001% or more and 0.10% or less, Ti: 0.001% or more and 0.15% or less, and B: 0.0002% or more and 0.0040% or less, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities;

hot rolling the steel raw material to obtain a hot-rolled steel sheet under a condition of a finisher delivery temperature of 850° C. to 1000° C.;

after the hot rolling, cooling the hot-rolled steel sheet to a coiling temperature of 500° C. or lower at an average cooling rate of 40° C./s or higher;

then pickling and cold rolling the coiled hot-rolled steel sheet to obtain a cold-rolled steel sheet, and then subjecting the cold-rolled steel sheet to a first annealing whereby the steel sheet is heated to a temperature range of 850° C. or higher, cooled to a temperature range of 350° C. to 450° C., held for 300 seconds or longer in the temperature range of 350° C. to 450° C., and then cooled to room temperature;

then subjecting the cold-rolled steel sheet to a second heat treatment whereby the cold-rolled steel sheet is heated to a temperature range of 720° C. to 820° C. at an average heating rate of 3° C./s to 30° C./s, held for 15 seconds or longer in the temperature range of 720° C. to 820° C., and then cooled to a cooling end temperature range of 600° C. or lower at an average cooling rate of 5° C./s or higher; and

then applying a Ni or Ni alloy coating or plating treatment to a surface of the cold-rolled steel sheet.

6. The method for manufacturing the cold-rolled steel sheet for hot pressing according to claim 5 , wherein

the chemical composition further contains, by mass %, at least one selected from the group consisting of Mo: 0.50% or less, Cr: 0.50% or less, Sb: 0.001% or more and 0.020% or less, Ca: 0.005% or less, Mg: 0.005% or less, REM: 0.005% or less, V: 0.15% or less, Cu: 0.50% or less, Ni: 0.50% or less, Sn: 0.50% or less, Zn: 0.10% or less, Co: 0.10% or less, Zr: 0.10% or less, Ta: 0.10% or less, and W: 0.10% or less.

7. A method for manufacturing a hot-pressed member, comprising:

heating the cold-rolled steel sheet for hot pressing as recited in claim 3 in a temperature range of an Ac 3 transformation temperature to 1000° C.; and

then hot pressing the steel sheet.

8. A method for manufacturing a hot-pressed member, comprising:

heating the cold-rolled steel sheet for hot pressing as recited in claim 4 in a temperature range of an Acs transformation temperature to 1000° C.; and

then hot pressing the steel sheet.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 26, 2019
From: TAKASHIMA, KATSUTOSHI; SAWANISHI, CHIKAUMI; KOBAYASHI, TAKASHI; FUNAKAWA, YOSHIMASA
To: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 051117/0792 →
Priority Claims (1)
WO PCT/JP2017/024258 · Jun 30, 2017 · international
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200354806A1 · Nov 12, 2020
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