IP Library Granted Patent US 12,492,456
Granted Patent B2
US 12,492,456 · App. 17/272,859 · Granted Dec 9, 2025

Ultra high strength and high ductility steel sheet having excellent yield ratio and manufacturing method for same

Inventors: Joo-Hyun Ryu (Gwangyang-si, KR); Kyoo-Young Lee (Gwangyang-si, KR); Sea-Woong Lee (Gwangyang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
C22C38/50C21D8/0205C21D8/0226C21D8/0236C21D9/46C22C38/001C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/44C22C38/46C22C38/48C23C2/02C23C2/0224C23C2/28C21D2211/005C21D2211/008
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Patent No.
US 12,492,456
App. No.
17/272,859
Granted
Dec 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An ultra high strength and high ductility steel sheet having an excellent yield ratio contains, in weight %, 0.1-0.3% of carbon (C), 2% or less of silicon (Si), 6-10% of manganese (Mn), 0.05% or less of phosphorus (P), 0.02% or less of sulfur (S), 0.02% or less of nitrogen (N), 0.5% or less (excluding 0%) of aluminum (Al), and the balance Fe and inevitable impurities, and further contains at least one selected from the group consisting of 0.1% or less of titanium (Ti), 0.1% or less of niobium (Nb), 0.2% or less of vanadium (V), and 0.5% or less of molybdenum (Mo), wherein the ultrahigh-strength and high-ductility steel sheet comprises 20 area % or more of residual austenite as a microstructure, the average aspect ratio of the residual austenite being 2.0 or higher.

Claims (7)

1 . A steel sheet comprising, in wt %:

0.1% to 0.3% of carbon (C), 2% or less of silicon (Si), 7-10% of manganese (Mn), 0.05% or less of phosphorus (P), 0.02% or less of sulfur(S), 0.02% or less of nitrogen (N), 0.5% or less excluding 0% of aluminum (Al), one or more selected from the group consisting of 0.1% or less of titanium (Ti), 0.1% or less of niobium (Nb), 0.2% or less of vanadium (V), and 0.5% or less of molybdenum (Mo), and a balance Fe and inevitable impurities;

a microstructure comprising: 20 area % or more of retained austenite, wherein grains of the retained austenite have an average aspect ratio being 2.0 or higher;

a tensile strength of 1,400 MPa or greater, a yield ratio of 0.7 or greater, and a product of tensile strength and elongation (TS*EL) of 22,000 MPa % or greater.

2 . The steel sheet of claim 1 , further comprising: one or more selected from the group consisting of nickel (Ni): 0.1 wt % or less, copper (Cu): 0.5 wt % or less and chromium (Cr): 0.1 wt % or less.

3 . The steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the microstructure further comprises: one or more among ferrite, annealed martensite and fresh martensite as a residual structure.

4 . The steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the microstructure further comprises: one or more residual structures among ferrite, annealing martensite and fresh martensite in a total fraction of 50 area % to 80 area %.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2022
From: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
To: POSCO CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061773/0658 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 19, 2022
From: POSCO
To: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 061476/0736 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2021
From: RYU, JOO-HYUN; LEE, KYOO-YOUNG; LEE, SEA-WOONG
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 055462/0072 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0105634 · Sep 4, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210317554A1 · Oct 14, 2021
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