Steel material for low yield ratio, high-strength steel pipe having excellent low-temperature toughness, and manufacturing method therefor

1. A steel material comprising, by wt %, 0.03 to 0.065% of C, 0.05 to 0.3% of Si, 1.7 to 2.2% of Mn, 0.01 to 0.04% of Al, 0.005 to 0.025% of Ti, 0.008% or less of N, 0.08 to 0.12% of Nb, 0.02% or less of P, 0.002% or less of S, 0.05 to 0.3% of Cr, 0.4 to 0.9% of Ni, 0.3 to 0.5% of Mo, 0.05 to 0.3% of Cu, 0.0005 to 0.006% of Ca, 0.001 to 0.04% of V, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities,

wherein the number of precipitates having an average diameter of 20 nm or less per unit area in a cross section of the steel material is 6.5*10 9 /mm 2 or greater,

wherein the steel material comprises acicular ferrite of 80 to 90%, bainitic ferrite of 4 to 12%, granular bainite of 6% or less, and martensite-austenite (MA) of 5% or less, by an area fraction as a microstructure, and

wherein the steel material satisfies Equation 1 below:

0.17≤[{Ti−0.8*(48/14)N}/48+{Nb−0.8*(93/14)N}/93]/(C/12)≤0.25  [Equation 1]

wherein C, Ti, Nb, and N refer to contents of C, Ti, Nb and N, respectively.

2. The steel material of claim 1 , wherein the precipitates include TiC, NbC and (Ti, Nb)C precipitates.

3. The steel material of claim 1 , wherein the steel material satisfies Equation 2 below:

2≤Cr+3*Mo+2*Ni≤2.7  [Equation 2]

wherein Cr, Mo and Ni refer to contents of Cr, Mo and Ni, respectively.

4. The steel material of claim 1 , wherein an average effective grain size of the acicular ferrite is 15 μm or less, an average effective grain size of the bainitic ferrite is 20 μm or less, an average effective grain size of the granular bainite is 20 μm or less, and an average effective grain size of the martensite-austenite is 3 μm or less.

5. The steel material of claim 1 , wherein the steel material satisfies Equation 3 below:

100*(P+10*S)≤2.4  [Equation 3]

wherein P and S refer to contents of P and S, respectively.

6. The steel material of claim 1 , wherein an yield strength of the steel material in a 30° inclined direction with reference to a rolling direction of the steel material is 540 MPa or greater, and a tensile strength of the steel material is 670 MPa or greater.

7. The steel material of claim 1 , wherein an yield ratio of the steel material is less than 85% and an elongation percentage of the steel material is 39% or greater.

8. The steel material of claim 1 , wherein the steel material has a Charpy impact energy of 190 J or greater at −60° C., and a lowest temperature satisfying drop weight tear test (DWTT) shear area of 85% or greater is −18° C. or lower.

9. The steel material of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the steel material is 23 mm or greater.

10. A method for manufacturing the steel material according to claim 1 , the method comprising:

reheating a slab including, by wt %, 0.03 to 0.065% of C, 0.05 to 0.3% of Si, 1.7 to 2.2% of Mn, 0.01 to 0.04% of Al, 0.005 to 0.025% of Ti, 0.008% or less of N, 0.08 to 0.12% of Nb, 0.02% or less of P, 0.002% or less of S, 0.05 to 0.3% of Cr, 0.4 to 0.9% of Ni, 0.3 to 0.5% of Mo, 0.05 to 0.3% of Cu, 0.0005 to 0.006% of Ca, 0.001 to 0.04% of V, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and satisfying Equation 1, in a temperature range of 1080 to 1180° C.;

maintaining the reheated slab at a temperature of 1140° C. or higher for 45 minutes and extracting the slab;

primarily rolling the extracted slab at a rolling termination temperature of 980 to 1100° C.;

primarily cooling the primarily rolled steel material to a non-recrystallization region temperature range at a cooling rate of 20 to 60° C./s;

secondarily rolling the primarily cooled steel material primarily cooled at the non-recrystallization region temperature;

secondarily cooling the second rolled steel material at a cooling rate of 10 to 40° C./s; and

coiling the second cooled steel material in a temperature range of 420 to 540° C. to to thereby manufacture the steel material of claim 1 .

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the slab satisfies Equation 2 below:

2≤Cr+3*Mo+2*Ni≤2.7  [Equation 2]

wherein Cr, Mo, and Ni refer to contents of Cr, Mo and Ni, respectively.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the slab satisfies Equation 3 below

100*(P+10*S)≤2.4  [Equation 3]

wherein P and S refer to contents of P and S, respectively.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the non-recrystallization region temperature may be a temperature range of 910 to 970° C.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein a reduction ratio of the second rolling is 75 to 85%.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein a termination temperature of the second rolling is Ar3+70° C. to Ar3+110° C.