IP Library Granted Patent US 11,905,571
Granted Patent B2
US 11,905,571 · App. 17/270,956 · Granted Feb 20, 2024

Wire rod for cold heading, processed product using same, and manufacturing methods therefor

Inventors: Byung-In Jung (Pohang-si, KR); Sang-Yoon Lee (Pohang-si, KR); Han Hwi Kim (Pohang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
C21D9/525B21B1/16B21B3/02B21B37/74C21D6/002C21D6/005C21D6/008C21D8/065C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/22C22C38/24C21D2211/001C21D2211/002C21D2211/008C21D2211/009
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Patent No.
US 11,905,571
App. No.
17/270,956
Granted
Feb 20, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a CHQ wire rod that has improved resistance to hydrogen delayed fracture while securing cold forging characteristics by reducing Si content and adding Mo and V, a processed product using the same, and a manufacturing method thereof. In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, a CHQ wire rod includes, in percent (%) by weight of the entire composition, C: 0.3 to 0.5%, Si: 0.1 to 0.3%, Mn: 0.5 to 1.0%, at least two or more of Cr: 0.5 to 1.5%, Mo: 0.5 to 1.5%, V: 0.01 to 0.2%, the remainder of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities, and the value of the following formula (1) is 3.56 or more.

Claims (23)

1. A CHQ wire rod comprising, in percent (%) by weight of the entire composition, C: 0.3 to 0.5%, Si: 0.1 to 0.3%, Mn: 0.5 to 1.0%, Cr: 0.5 to 1.5%, Mo: 0.5 to 1.5%, V: 0.01 to 0.2%, the remainder of iron (Fc) and other inevitable impurities, and the value of the following formula (1) is 3.56 or more;

[Cr]+2.7*[Mo]+6*[V]  (1)

(Here, [Cr], [Mo], and [V] mean the weight % of Cr, Mo, and V, respectively)

wherein the wire rod comprises a bainite, a martensite, and a pearlite as a microstructure, and in area fraction, the bainite is 85% or more, the martensite is 2 to 10%, and the pearlite is 1 to 5%.

2. The CHQ wire rod according to claim 1 , wherein the average austenite grain size of the wire rod is 30 μm or less.

3. A manufacturing method of a CHQ wire rod according to claim 1 , the method comprising:

heating a billet comprising, in percent (%) by weight of the entire composition, C: 0.3 to 0.5%, Si: 0.1 to 0.3%, Mn: 0.5 to 1.0%, Cr: 0.5 to 1.5%, Mo: 0.5 to 1.5%, V: 0.01 to 0.2%, the remainder of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities, and having a value of 3.56 or more in the following formula (1), at 900 to 1200° C.;

finishing rolling the heated billet at 850 to 1150° C.;

controlling the average austenite grain size to be 30 μm or less by cooling the rolled billet at rate of 0.2 to 0.5° C./s;

[Cr]+2.7*[Mo]+6*[V]  (1)

(Here, [Cr], [Mo], and [V] mean the weight % of Cr, Mo, and V, respectively)

thereby producing the CHQ wire rod of claim 1 .

4. A manufacturing method of a processed product according to claim 3 , the method further comprises:

heating the CHQ wire rod at 850 to 1050° C.;

cooling the heated wire rod to 40 to 70° C.; and

heating the cooled wire rod at 500 to 600° C. for 5000 to 10000 seconds.

5. A manufacturing method of a CHQ wire rod according to claim 2 , the method comprising:

heating a billet comprising, in percent (%) by weight of the entire composition, C: 0.3 to 0.5%, Si: 0.1 to 0.3%, Mn: 0.5 to 1.0%, Cr: 0.5 to 1.5%, Mo: 0.5 to 1.5%, V: 0.01 to 0.2%, the remainder of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities, and having a value of 3.56 or more in the following formula (1), at 900 to 1200° C.;

finishing rolling the heated billet at 850 to 1150° C.;

controlling the average austenite grain size to be 30 μm or less by cooling the rolled billet at rate of 0.2 to 0.5° C./s;

[Cr]+2.7*[Mo]+6*[V]  (1)

(Here, [Cr], [Mo], and [V] mean the weight % of Cr, Mo, and V, respectively)

thereby producing the CHQ wire rod of claim 2 .

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2022
From: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
To: POSCO CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061777/0937 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 28, 2022
From: POSCO
To: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 061561/0730 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2021
From: JUNG, BYUNG-IN; LEE, SANG-YOON; KIM, HAN HWI
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 055396/0370 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0103507 · Aug 31, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210324493A1 · Oct 21, 2021
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