IP Library Patent Application 17414743
Patent Application
App. No. 17/414,743

HIGH STRENGTH HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT HOLE EXPANSION RATIO AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME

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17/414,743
Abstract

A high strength hot-rolled steel sheet having an excellent hole expansion ration comprises, by weight %, 0.12% or more and less than 0.30% of carbon (C), 0.1-2.5% of manganese (Mn), 0.5% or less of silicon (Si) (not including 0%), 0.0005-0.005% of boron (B), 0.02% or less of phosphorous (P), 0.01% or less of sulfur (S), and the balance being iron (Fe) and unavoidable impurities, and comprises 95 volume % or more of martensite as a microstructure. And the product of the tensile strength (TS) and hole expansion ratio (HER) can be 30,000 MPa % or greater.

Claims (14)

1 . A high strength hot-rolled steel sheet having an excellent hole expansion ratio, comprising:

by weight %, 0.12% or more and less than 0.30% of carbon (C), 0.1 to 2.5% of manganese (Mn), 0.5% or less of silicon (Si) (not including 0%), 0.0005 to 0.005% of boron (B), 0.02% or less of phosphorous (P), 0.01% or less of sulfur (S), and a balance of iron (Fe) and unavoidable impurities, and 95 volume % or more of martensite as a microstructure,

wherein a product of tensile strength (TS) and hole expansion ratio (HER) is 30,000 MPa % or greater.

2 . The high strength hot-rolled steel sheet having an excellent hole expansion ratio of claim 1 , wherein the hot-rolled steel sheet further comprises, by weight %, one or more elements of 0.5% or less of chromium (Cr) and 0.005 to 0.2% of titanium (Ti).

3 . The high strength hot-rolled steel sheet having an excellent hole expansion ratio of claim 1 , wherein the microstructure comprises a total of 5 vol % or less of one or more ferrite, bainite, carbide, and residual austenite.

4 . The high strength hot-rolled steel sheet having an excellent hole expansion ratio of claim 1 , wherein the hot-rolled steel sheet has tensile strength (TS) of 1,250 MPa or more.

5 . The high strength hot-rolled steel sheet having an excellent hole expansion ratio of claim 1 , wherein the hot-rolled steel sheet has a hole expansion ratio (HER) of 20% or more.

6 . The high strength hot-rolled steel sheet having an excellent hole expansion ratio of claim 1 , wherein the hot-rolled steel sheet has a thickness of 1.5 mm or less.

7 . A method of manufacturing a high strength hot-rolled steel sheet having an excellent hole expansion ratio, comprising operations of:

reheating a slab, including by weight %, 0.12% or more and less than 0.30% of carbon (C), 0.1 to 2.5% of manganese (Mn), 5% or less of silicon (Si) (not including 0%), 0.0005 to 0.005% of boron (B), 0.02% or less of phosphorous (P), 0.01% or less of sulfur (S), and a balance of iron (Fe) and unavoidable impurities;

hot-rolling the reheated slab to provide a hot-rolled steel sheet;

initiating cooling of the hot-rolled steel sheet within 5 seconds of an end point of the hot-rolled steel sheet, and cooling the hot-rolled steel sheet to a cooling end temperature of 350° C. or lower at a cooling rate of 50 to 1,000° C./s; and

winding the cooled hot-rolled steel sheet.

8 . The method of manufacturing a high strength hot-rolled steel sheet having an excellent hole expansion ratio of claim 7 , wherein the slab further comprises, by weight %, one or more elements of 0.5% or less of chromium (Cr) and 0.005 to 0.2% of titanium (Ti).

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 16, 2021
From: PARK, KYONG-SU
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 056619/0437 →