IP Library Granted Patent US 12,655,491
Granted Patent B2
US 12,655,491 · App. 17/616,396 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

High strength steel for structure with excellent corrosion resistance and manufacturing method for same

Inventors: Jae-Young Cho (Gwangyang-si, KR); Sang-Deok Kang (Gwangyang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
C21D8/00C21D6/004C21D6/005C21D6/008C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/02C22C38/06C22C38/42C22C38/44C22C38/46C22C38/48C22C38/50C22C38/54C22C38/58C21D2211/002C21D2211/005C21D2211/008
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Patent No.
US 12,655,491
App. No.
17/616,396
Granted
Jun 16, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

One aspect of the present invention may provide steel having high strength characteristics and excellent corrosion resistance, which is suitable for a structure, and a method for manufacturing same.

Claims (18)

1 . A steel for a structure having excellent corrosion resistance, the steel comprising, by weight percentage (wt %), carbon (C): 0.03 to 0.12%, silicon (Si): 0.01 to 0.8%, manganese (Mn): 1.6 to 2.4%, phosphorus (P): 0.02% or less, sulfur(S): 0.01% or less, aluminum (Al): 0.005 to 0.5%, niobium (Nb): 0.005 to 0.1%, boron (B): 10 ppm or less, titanium (Ti): 0.005 to 0.1%, nitrogen (N): 15 to 150 ppm, calcium (Ca): 60 ppm or less, and a balance of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities,

the steel further comprising at least one or two or more selected from the group consisting of, by wt %, chromium (Cr): 1.0% or less (including 0%), molybdenum (Mo): 1.0% or less (including 0%), nickel (Ni): 2.0% or less (including 0%), copper (Cu): 1.0% or less (including 0%), and vanadium (V): 0.3% or less (including 0%),

wherein a corrosion index (CI) represented by Equation 1 is 3.0 or less,

the steel comprising a surface layer portion, disposed externally on the steel, and a central portion, disposed internally in the steel, the surface layer portion and the central portion being microstructurally divided in a thickness direction of the steel,

wherein the surface layer portion consists of a tempered bainite as a matrix structure, a fresh martensite as a second structure and a remainder of austenite,

wherein the central portion consists of acicular ferrite as a matrix structure,

wherein an average grain diameter of a microstructure of the surface layer portion is 3 μm or less (excluding 0 μm),

wherein an average grain diameter of a microstructure of the central portion is 5 to 20 μm, and

wherein weight loss per unit area in a general corrosion acceleration test based on ISO 14993 cyclic corrosion test (CCT) is 1.2 g/cm 2 or less,

CI=26.01*[Cu]+3.88*[Ni]+1.20*[Cr]+1.49*[Si]+17.28*[P]−7.29*[Cu]*[Ni]−9.1*[Ni]*[P]−33.39*[Cu] 2   [Equation 1]

where [Cu], [Ni], [Cr], [Si], and [P] refer to weight % of Cu, Ni, Cr, Si, and P, respectively, and refer to 0 when corresponding alloy composition is not included.

2 . The steel of claim 1 , wherein the surface layer portion comprises an upper surface layer portion, disposed on an upper side of the steel, and a lower surface layer portion disposed on a lower side of the steel, and

wherein each of the upper surface layer portion and the lower surface layer portion is provided to have a thickness of 3 to 10% compared with a thickness of the steel.

3 . The steel of claim 1 ,

wherein the tempered bainite and the fresh martensite are included in the surface layer portion in a total fraction of 95 area % or more.

4 . The steel of claim 1 ,

wherein the austenite is included in the surface layer portion in a fraction of 5 area % or less.

5 . The steel of claim 1 , wherein tensile strength of the steel is 570 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 Dec 6, 2021
From: CHO, JAE-YOUNG; KANG, SANG-DEOK
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 058291/0497 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0075213 · Jun 24, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220243295A1 · Aug 4, 2022
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