IP Library Granted Patent US 12,168,810
Granted Patent B2
US 12,168,810 · App. 17/413,259 · Granted Dec 17, 2024

High-strength cold-rolled steel sheet having excellent bending workability and manufacturing method therefor

Inventors: Hang-Sik Cho (Gwangyang-si, KR); Young-Roc Im (Gwangyang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
C21D9/46C21D8/0236C21D8/0247C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/22C22C38/28C22C38/32C23C2/04C23C2/40C21D2211/001C21D2211/002C21D2211/005C21D2211/008
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Patent No.
US 12,168,810
App. No.
17/413,259
Granted
Dec 17, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet having excellent bending workability 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), the remainder of Fe and inevitable impurities, and comprises, by area fraction, 3-25% of ferrite, 20-40% of martensite, and 5-20% of retained austenite, in which a nickel-rich layer formed of nickel (Ni) introduced from the outside is provided on a surface layer portion, and the concentration of nickel (Ni) at a depth of 1 μm from the surface may be greater than or equal to 0.15 wt %.

Claims (21)

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 inevitable impurities;

by area fraction, 3-25% of ferrite, 20-40% of martensite, and 5-20% of retained austenite; and

a nickel concentration layer, formed by nickel (Ni) introduced from outside, as a surface layer,

wherein a concentration of nickel (Ni) at a depth of 1 μm from a surface is 0.15 wt % or more.

2. The cold-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein a critical curvature ratio (Rc/t) of the cold-rolled steel sheet is 2 or less, where the critical curvature ratio (Rc/t) is measured by a cold bending test in which a steel sheet is bent by 90° using a plurality of cold bending jigs having tips of various radiuses of curvature (R), and t and Rc refer to a thickness of the steel sheet provided to the cold bending test and a radius of curvature of a tip of a cold bending jig at the time at which cracks are created in the surface layer of the steel sheet, respectively.

3. The cold-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , further comprising: 15 to 50% of bainite by area fraction.

4. The cold-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein a fraction of the retained austenite is 5 to 20 area % on the surface of the cold-rolled steel sheet.

5. The cold-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein, based on t/4, where t refers to a thickness of the steel sheet, an average grain size of the ferrite is 2 μm or less, and an average value of a ratio of a length of the ferrite in a rolling direction to a length of the ferrite in a thickness direction is 0.5-1.5.

6. The cold-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the area fraction of the ferrite is 3-15%.

7. The cold-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 ,

wherein the martensite includes tempered martensite and fresh martensite, and

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

8. The cold-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , further comprising:

by weight %, one or more of 0.001-0.005% of boron (B) and 0.005-0.04% of titanium (Ti).

9. The cold-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the aluminum (Al) is included in an amount of 0.01-0.09 weight %.

10. The cold-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the chromium (Cr) is included in an amount of 0.01-0.7 weight %.

11. The cold-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the molybdenum (Mo) is included in an amount of 0.02-0.08 weight %.

12. The cold-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , further comprising:

an alloyed hot-dip galvanized layer formed on the surface thereof.

13. The cold-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the cold-rolled steel sheet has a tensile strength of 1180 MPa or more and an elongation rate of 14% or more.

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 11, 2021
From: CHO, HANG-SIK; IM, YOUNG-ROC
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 056557/0019 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0165144 · Dec 19, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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