Steel plate for pressure vessel having excellent hydrogen induced cracking resistance and method of manufacturing same
An embodiment of the present invention provides a steel plate for a pressure vessel having excellent hydrogen-induced cracking resistance and a method of manufacturing same, the steel plate comprising, in weight %, 0.2 to 0.3% of carbon (C), 0.05 to 0.50% of silicon (Si), 0.1% to 0.5% (exclusive) of manganese (Mn) , 0.005 to 0.1% of aluminum (Al), 0.010% 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 0.20% of chromium (Cr), 0.01 to 0.15% of molybdenum (Mo) , 0.01 to 0.50% of copper (Cu) , 0.05 to 0.50% of nickel (Ni), 0.0005 to 0.0040% of calcium (Ca), and the balance of Fe and other inevitable impurities, wherein the average grain size of ferrite is 5-20 μm.
1. A steel plate for a pressure vessel having excellent hydrogen induced cracking resistance, the steel plate comprising, by wt %, 0.2 to 0.3% of carbon (C), 0.05 to 0.50% of silicon (Si), 0.1% or more to less than 0.5% of manganese (Mn), 0.005 to 0.1% of aluminum (Al), 0.010% 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 0.20% of chromium (Cr), 0.01 to 0.15% of molybdenum (Mo), 0.01 to 0.50% of copper (Cu), 0.05 to 0.50% of nickel (Ni), 0.0005 to 0.0040% of calcium (Ca), and a balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities,
wherein an average ferrite grain size is 5 to 20 μm, and
wherein the steel plate contains 0.01 to 0.02 wt % of Nb (C,N) or V (C,N) carbonitrides having an average diameter of 5 to 20 nm after post weld heat treatment (PWHT).
2. The steel plate of claim 1 , wherein the steel plate has a microstructure containing, in an area fraction, 70% or more of ferrite and a balance of pearlite.
3. The steel plate of claim 1 , wherein a maximum concentration of Mn at the central portion of the steel plate is 0.6 wt % or less.
4. The steel plate of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the steel plate is 6 to 100 mm.