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US 11,939,642 · App. 17/283,840 · Granted Mar 26, 2024

High-strength steel sheet and method for manufacturing same

Inventors: Hidekazu Minami (Tokyo, JP); Yuji Tanaka (Tokyo, JP); Junya Tobata (Tokyo, JP); Takeshi Yokota (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
C21D9/46C21D8/0226C21D8/0236C21D8/0273C22C38/002C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C23C2/02C23C2/0224C23C2/024C23C2/06C23C2/12C23C2/28C23G1/00C25D3/22C25D3/44C21D2211/001C21D2211/008
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Patent No.
US 11,939,642
App. No.
17/283,840
Granted
Mar 26, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A high-strength steel sheet having a tensile strength of 1,180 MPa or more, and specified chemical composition. The steel sheet includes a steel structure in which an area fraction of martensite having a carbon concentration of more than 0.7×[% C] and less than 1.5×[% C] is 55% or more, an area fraction of tempered martensite having a carbon concentration of 0.7×[% C] or less is 5% or more and 40% or less, a ratio of a carbon concentration in retained austenite to a volume fraction of retained austenite is 0.05 or more and 0.40 or less, and the martensite and the tempered martensite each have an average grain size of 5.3 μm or less, where [% C] represents the content, by mass %, of compositional element C in steel.

Claims (86)

1. A high-strength steel sheet having a tensile strength of 1,180 MPa or more, the high-strength steel sheet having a chemical composition comprising, by mass %:

C: 0.09% or more and 0.37% or less;

Si: more than 0.70% and 2.00% or less;

Mn: 2.60% or more and 3.60% or less;

P: 0.001% or more and 0.100% or less;

S: 0.0200% or less;

Al: 0.010% or more and 1.000% or less;

N: 0.0100% or less; and

the balance being Fe and incidental impurities,

wherein the steel sheet has a steel structure in which an area fraction of martensite having a C concentration in a range of more than 0.7×[% C] and less than 1.5×[% C] is 55% or more,

an area fraction of tempered martensite having a C concentration of 0.7×[% C] or less is in a range of 5% or more and 40% or less,

a ratio of a C concentration in retained austenite to a volume fraction of retained austenite is in a range of 0.05 or more and 0.40 or less, and

the martensite and the tempered martensite each have an average grain size of 5.3 μm or less, where [% C] represents the content, by mass %, of compositional element C in the steel sheet.

2. The high-strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein in the steel structure, a thickness of a surface softened layer is in a range of 10 μm or more and 100 μm or less.

3. The high-strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical composition further comprises, by mass %, at least one selected from the group consisting of:

Ti: 0.001% or more and 0.100% or less,

Nb: 0.001% or more and 0.100% or less,

V: 0.001% or more and 0.100% or less,

B: 0.0001% or more and 0.0100% or less,

Mo: 0.010% or more and 0.500% or less,

Cr: 0.01% or more and 1.00% or less,

Cu: 0.01% or more and 1.00% or less,

Ni: 0.01% or more and 0.50% or less,

Sb: 0.001% or more and 0.200% or less,

Sn: 0.001% or more and 0.200% or less,

Ta: 0.001% or more and 0.100% or less,

Ca: 0.0001% or more and 0.0200% or less,

Mg: 0.0001% or more and 0.0200% or less,

Zn: 0.001% or more and 0.020% or less,

Co: 0.001% or more and 0.020% or less,

Zr: 0.001% or more and 0.020% or less, and

REM: 0.0001% or more and 0.0200% or less.

4. The high-strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , further comprising a coating layer disposed on a surface of the steel sheet.

5. A method for manufacturing the high-strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , the method comprising annealing a cold-rolled steel sheet obtained by performing hot rolling, pickling, and cold rolling,

wherein the annealing includes:

heating under conditions that an average heating rate in a temperature range of 250° C. or higher and 700° C. or lower is 10° C./s or more, and a heating temperature is in a range of 850° C. or higher and 950° C. or lower, and

subsequently, cooling under conditions that a holding time in a temperature range of 50° C. or higher and 400° C. or lower is in a range of 70 s or more and 700 s or less, and an average cooling rate in a temperature range of 50° C. or higher and 250° C. or lower is 10.0° C./s or less.

6. The method for manufacturing the high-strength steel sheet according to claim 5 , wherein, in the heating temperature range, an oxygen concentration is in a range of 2 ppm or more and 30 ppm or less, and

a dew point is −35° C. or higher.

7. The method for manufacturing the high-strength steel sheet according to claim 5 , further comprising, after the annealing, performing coating treatment.

8. The high-strength steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the chemical composition further comprises, by mass %, at least one selected from the group consisting of:

Ti: 0.001% or more and 0.100% or less,

Nb: 0.001% or more and 0.100% or less,

V: 0.001% or more and 0.100% or less,

B: 0.0001% or more and 0.0100% or less,

Mo: 0.010% or more and 0.500% or less,

Cr: 0.01% or more and 1.00% or less,

Cu: 0.01% or more and 1.00% or less,

Ni: 0.01% or more and 0.50% or less,

Sb: 0.001% or more and 0.200% or less,

Sn: 0.001% or more and 0.200% or less,

Ta: 0.001% or more and 0.100% or less,

Ca: 0.0001% or more and 0.0200% or less,

Mg: 0.0001% or more and 0.0200% or less,

Zn: 0.001% or more and 0.020% or less,

Co: 0.001% or more and 0.020% or less,

Zr: 0.001% or more and 0.020% or less, and

REM: 0.0001% or more and 0.0200% or less.

9. The high-strength steel sheet according to claim 2 , further comprising a coating layer disposed on a surface of the steel sheet.

10. The high-strength steel sheet according to claim 3 , further comprising a coating layer disposed on a surface of the steel sheet.

11. The high-strength steel sheet according to claim 8 , further comprising a coating layer disposed on a surface of the steel sheet.

12. A method for manufacturing the high-strength steel sheet according to claim 2 , the method comprising annealing a cold-rolled steel sheet obtained by performing hot rolling, pickling, and cold rolling,

wherein the annealing includes:

heating under conditions that an average heating rate in a temperature range of 250° C. or higher and 700° C. or lower is 10° C./s or more, and a heating temperature is in a range of 850° C. or higher and 950° C. or lower, and

subsequently, cooling under conditions that a holding time in a temperature range of 50° C. or higher and 400° C. or lower is in a range of 70 s or more and 700 s or less, and an average cooling rate in a temperature range of 50° C. or higher and 250° C. or lower is 10.0° C./s or less.

13. A method for manufacturing the high-strength steel sheet according to claim 3 , the method comprising annealing a cold-rolled steel sheet obtained by performing hot rolling, pickling, and cold rolling,

wherein the annealing includes:

heating under conditions that an average heating rate in a temperature range of 250° C. or higher and 700° C. or lower is 10° C./s or more, and a heating temperature is in a range of 850° C. or higher and 950° C. or lower, and

subsequently, cooling under conditions that a holding time in a temperature range of 50° C. or higher and 400° C. or lower is in a range of 70 s or more and 700 s or less, and an average cooling rate in a temperature range of 50° C. or higher and 250° C. or lower is 10.0° C./s or less.

14. A method for manufacturing the high-strength steel sheet according to claim 8 , the method comprising annealing a cold-rolled steel sheet obtained by performing hot rolling, pickling, and cold rolling,

wherein the annealing includes:

heating under conditions that an average heating rate in a temperature range of 250° C. or higher and 700° C. or lower is 10° C./s or more, and a heating temperature is in a range of 850° C. or higher and 950° C. or lower, and

subsequently, cooling under conditions that a holding time in a temperature range of 50° C. or higher and 400° C. or lower is in a range of 70 s or more and 700 s or less, and an average cooling rate in a temperature range of 50° C. or higher and 250° C. or lower is 10.0° C./s or less.

15. The method for manufacturing the high-strength steel sheet according to claim 12 , wherein, in the heating temperature range, an oxygen concentration is in a range of 2 ppm or more and 30 ppm or less, and

a dew point is −35° C. or higher.

16. The method for manufacturing the high-strength steel sheet according to claim 13 , wherein, in the heating temperature range, an oxygen concentration is in a range of 2 ppm or more and 30 ppm or less, and

a dew point is −35° C. or higher.

17. The method for manufacturing the high-strength steel sheet according to claim 14 , wherein, in the heating temperature range, an oxygen concentration is in a range of 2 ppm or more and 30 ppm or less, and

a dew point is −35° C. or higher.

18. The method for manufacturing the high-strength steel sheet according to claim 6 , further comprising, after the annealing, performing coating treatment.

19. The method for manufacturing the high-strength steel sheet according to claim 12 , further comprising, after the annealing, performing coating treatment.

20. The method for manufacturing the high-strength steel sheet according to claim 13 , further comprising, after the annealing, performing coating treatment.

21. The method for manufacturing the high-strength steel sheet according to claim 14 , further comprising, after the annealing, performing coating treatment.

22. The method for manufacturing the high-strength steel sheet according to claim 15 , further comprising, after the annealing, performing coating treatment.

23. The method for manufacturing the high-strength steel sheet according to claim 16 , further comprising, after the annealing, performing coating treatment.

24. The method for manufacturing the high-strength steel sheet according to claim 17 , further comprising, after the annealing, performing coating treatment.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2021
From: MINAMI, HIDEKAZU; TANAKA, YUJI; TOBATA, JUNYA; YOKOTA, TAKESHI
To: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055867/0871 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-191618 · Oct 10, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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