IP Library Granted Patent US 12,221,682
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US 12,221,682 · App. 17/294,572 · Granted Feb 11, 2025

Ultrahigh-strength steel having excellent cold workability and SSC resistance, and manufacturing method therefor

Inventors: Dae-Woo Kim (Pohang-si, KR); Young-Jin Jung (Pohang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
C22C38/58C21D1/19C21D1/26C21D6/004C21D6/005C21D6/008C21D8/0226C21D8/0263C21D9/46C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/42C22C38/44C22C38/46C22C38/48C22C38/50C21D2211/001C21D2211/002C21D2211/005C21D2211/008
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Patent No.
US 12,221,682
App. No.
17/294,572
Granted
Feb 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention provides an ultrahigh-strength steel having excellent cold workability and SSC resistance, comprising, by wt %, carbon (C) in an amount of more than 0.08% and equal to or less than 0.2%, 0.05-0.5% of silicon (Si), 0.5-2% of manganese (Mn), 0.005-0.1% of aluminum (Al), 0.01% or less of phosphorus (P), 0.0015% or less of sulfur (S), 0.001-0.03% of niobium (Nb), 0.001-0.03% of vanadium (V), 0.001-0.03% of titanium (Ti), 0.01-1% of chromium (Cr), 0.01-0.15% of molybdenum (Mo), 0.01-0.5% of copper (Cu), 0.05-4% of nickel (Ni), 0.0005-0.004% of calcium (Ca), and the balance of Fe and other inevitable impurities, wherein the microstructure of a surface layer part, which is the region from the surface to 10% of the total thickness, comprises 90 area % or more of polygonal ferrite, the microstructure of the region excluding the surface layer part comprises 90 area % or more of tempered martensite or 90 area % or more of a mixed structure of tempered martensite and tempered bainite, and the dislocation density of the surface layer part is 3×10 14/m 2 or less.

Claims (9)

1. A steel comprising, by wt %, more than 0.08% and 0.2% or less of carbon (C), 0.05 to 0.5% of silicon (Si), 0.5 to 2% of manganese (Mn), 0.005 to 0.1% of aluminum (Al), 0.01% or less of phosphorus (P), 0.0015% or less of sulfur(S), 0.001 to 0.03% of niobium (Nb), 0.001 to 0.03% of vanadium (V), 0.001 to 0.03% of titanium (Ti), 0.01 to 1% of chromium (Cr), 0.01 to 0.15% of molybdenum (Mo), 0.01 to 0.5% of copper (Cu), 0.05 to 4% of nickel (Ni), and 0.0005 to 0.004% of calcium (Ca), with a balance of Fe and other inevitable impurities,

wherein a microstructure of a surface layer portion, which is a region from a surface of the steel to 10% of a total thickness of the steel, comprises 90 area % or more of polygonal ferrite, a microstructure of a region excluding the surface layer portion comprises 90 area % or more of tempered martensite or 90 area % or more of a mixed structure of tempered martensite and tempered bainite, and

the surface layer portion has a dislocation density of 3×10 14 /m 2 or less.

2. The steel of claim 1 , wherein the steel has a Ceq of 0.5 or more, the Ceq being expressed by the following Relational Expression 1:

Ceq=C+Mn/6+(Cu+Ni)/15+(Cr+Mo+V)/5)

where C, Mn, Cu, Ni, Cr, Mo, and V are based on wt %.

3. The steel of claim 1 , wherein the steel has a thickness of 6 to 100 mm.

4. The steel of claim 1 , wherein the surface layer portion of the steel has a uniform elongation of 10% or more.

5. The steel of claim 1 , wherein the steel has a yield strength of 690 MPa or more and a tensile strength of 780 MPa or more.

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 May 18, 2021
From: KIM, DAE-WOO; JUNG, YOUNG-JIN
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 056269/0530 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0153164 · Nov 30, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220002851A1 · Jan 6, 2022
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