IP Library Granted Patent US 12,180,571
Granted Patent B2
US 12,180,571 · App. 17/312,753 · Granted Dec 31, 2024

High-strength cold rolled steel sheet and galvannealed steel sheet having excellent burring property, and manufacturing method therefor

Inventors: Hang-Sik Cho (Gwangyang-si, KR); Jai-Hyun Kwak (Gwangyang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
C22C38/38C21D8/0236C21D9/46C22C38/02C22C38/06C22C38/22C22C38/28C22C38/32C23C2/06C21D2211/001C21D2211/005C21D2211/008
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Patent No.
US 12,180,571
App. No.
17/312,753
Granted
Dec 31, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A high strength cold rolled steel sheet having excellent burring properties includes: by weight %, 0.13-0.25% of carbon (C), 1.0-2.0% of silicon (Si), 1.5-3.0% of manganese (Mn), 0.08-1.5% of aluminum (Al)+chromium (Cr)+molybdenum (Mo), 0.1% or less of phosphorus (P), 0.01% or less of sulfur(S), 0.01% or less of nitrogen (N), and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities; and, by area fraction, 3-25% of ferrite, 20-40% of martensite, 5-20% of residual austenite. The ferrite has an average grain size of 2 μm or less at the reference point of t/ 4 (wherein t refers to a steel sheet thickness), with the average ratio between lengths in the thickness direction and in the rolling direction being 1.5 or less.

Claims (28)

1. A cold rolled steel sheet comprising:

by weight %, 0.13-0.25% of carbon (C), 1.0-2.0% of silicon (Si), 1.5-3.0% of manganese (Mn), 0.08-1.5% of aluminum (Al)+chromium (Cr)+molybdenum (Mo), 0.1% or less of phosphorus (P), 0.01% or less of sulfur(S), 0.01% or less of nitrogen (N), and a balance of Fe, and unavoidable impurities; and

by area fraction, 8-25% of ferrite, 20-40% of martensite, and 5-20% of retained austenite, wherein, based on a t/4 point where t is a steel sheet thickness, the ferrite has an average grain size of 2 μm or less, and an average value of a ratio of a ferrite length in a rolling direction of a steel sheet with respect to a length of the ferrite in a thickness direction of the steel sheet is 1.5 or less.

2. The cold rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , further comprising: 15 to 50% of bainite in an area fraction.

3. The cold rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the martensite is composed of tempered martensite and fresh martensite,

wherein a proportion of the tempered martensite in the martensite exceeds 50 area %.

4. The cold rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the ferrite is contained in an amount of 3 to 15% by area fraction.

5. The cold rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the average value of a ratio is 0.5 or more.

6. The cold rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , further comprising, by weight %, at least one of boron (B): 0.001-0.005% and titanium (Ti): 0.005-0.04%.

7. The cold rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the aluminum (Al) is contained in an amount of 0.01 to 0.09% by weight.

8. The cold rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the chromium (Cr) is contained in an amount of 0.01 to 0.7% by weight.

9. The cold rolled steel sheet of claim 8 , wherein the chromium (Cr) is contained in an amount of 0.2 to 0.6% by weight.

10. The cold rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the molybdenum (Mo) is contained in an amount of 0.02 to 0.08% by weight.

11. The cold rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , further comprising: a tensile strength of 1180 MPa or more, an elongation of 14% or more, and a hole expansion ratio (HER) of 25% or more.

12. The cold rolled steel sheet of claim 11 , wherein the hole expansion ratio (HER) is 30% or more.

13. The cold rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , further comprising: an alloyed hot-dip galvanized layer disposed on a surface of the cold rolled steel sheet.

14. A method of manufacturing the cold rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , the method comprising:

cold rolling a steel material, and then, heating the steel material until the steel material is completely transformed into austenite, the steel material including, by weight %, carbon (C): 0.13 to 0.25%, silicon (Si): 1.0 to 2.0%, manganese (Mn): 1.5 to 3.0%, aluminum (Al)+chromium (Cr)+molybdenum (Mo): 0.08 to 1.5%, phosphorus (P): 0.1% or less, sulfur(S): 0.01% or less, nitrogen (N): 0.01% or less, and a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities,

slowly cooling the heated steel material at a cooling rate of 5 to 12° C./s to a slow cooling stop temperature of 630 to 670° C., and then maintaining the slow cooling stop temperature for 10 to 90 seconds,

rapidly cooling the slow-cooled steel material at a cooling rate of 7 to 30° C./s to a temperature range of a martensitic transformation end temperature (Mf) or more and a martensitic transformation start temperature (Ms) or less, and

partitioning treating by maintaining the rapidly-cooled steel material for 300 to 600 seconds at a temperature exceeding the martensitic transformation start temperature (Ms) and a bainite transformation start temperature (Bs) or less.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the steel material further comprises, by weight %, at least one of boron (B): 0.001-0.005% and titanium (Ti): 0.005-0.04%.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the aluminum (Al) is contained in the steel material in an amount of 0.01 to 0.09% by weight.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the chromium (Cr) is contained in the steel material in an amount of 0.01 to 0.7% by weight.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the chromium (Cr) is contained in the steel material in an amount of 0.2% to 0.6% by weight.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the molybdenum (Mo) is contained in the steel material in an amount of 0.02 to 0.08% by weight.

20. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

forming a hot-dip galvanized layer on a surface of the cold rolled steel sheet and performing alloy processing thereon.

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 Jun 10, 2021
From: CHO, HANG-SIK; KWAK, JAI-HYUN
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 056502/0645 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0165146 · Dec 19, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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