IP Library Granted Patent US 12,305,256
Granted Patent B2
US 12,305,256 · App. 17/624,511 · Granted May 20, 2025

High-strength steel sheet and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Young-Roc Im (Gwangyang-si, KR); Jae-Hoon Lee (Gwangyang-si, KR); Jong-Chan Park (Gwangyang-si, KR); Jong-Kweon Kim (Gwangyang-si, KR); Il-Hyun Kim (Gwangyang-si, KR); Tae-Kyo Han (Gwangyang-si, KR); Tae-Oh Lee (Gwangyang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
C21D9/46C21D8/0226C21D8/0236C21D8/0273C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/26C22C38/28C22C38/32C23C2/0224C23C2/06C23C2/40C21D2211/001C21D2211/002C21D2211/003C21D2211/005C21D2211/008
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Patent No.
US 12,305,256
App. No.
17/624,511
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a high-strength steel sheet including: 0.12% to less than 0.17% of carbon (C), 0.3% to 0.8% of silicon (Si), 2.5% to 3.0% of manganese (Mn), 0.4% to 1.1% of chromium (Cr), 0.01% to 0.3% of aluminum (Al), 0.01% to 0.03% of niobium (Nb), 0.01% to 0.03% of titanium (Ti), 0.001% to 0.003% of boron (B), 0.04% or less of phosphorus (P), 0.01% or less of sulfur(S): 0.01% or less of nitrogen (N), and a balance of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities. The contents of C, Si, and Al satisfy: [C]+([Si]+[Al])/5≤0.35 wt %. A microstructure includes more than 1% to 4% or less of retained austenite, more than 10% to 20% or less of fresh martensite, 5% or less (excluding 0%) of ferrite, more than 50% to 70% or less of tempered martensite, and a balance of bainite.

Claims (18)

1. A high-strength steel sheet comprising:

by weight percent (wt %), 0.12% to less than 0.17% of carbon (C), 0.3% to 0.8% of silicon (Si), 2.5% to 3.0% of manganese (Mn), 0.4% to 1.1% of chromium (Cr), 0.01% to 0.3% of aluminum (Al), 0.01% to 0.03% of niobium (Nb), 0.01% to 0.03% of titanium (Ti), 0.001% to 0.003% of boron (B), 0.04% or less of phosphorus (P), 0.01% or less of sulfur (S): 0.01% or less of nitrogen (N), and a balance of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities,

wherein the contents of C, Si, and Al satisfy mathematical equation (1) below,

a microstructure of the high-strength steel sheet includes, by area fraction, more than 1% to 4% or less of retained austenite, more than 10% to 20% or less of fresh martensite, 5% or less (excluding 0%) of ferrite, more than 50% to 70% or less of tempered martensite, and a balance of bainite,

wherein the number density of the retained austenite is 0.25/μm 2 or less,

an average effective diameter of the retained austenite is 0.2 to 0.4 μm, and

a proportion of the retained austenite having an effective diameter smaller than the average effective diameter is more than 60%,

[C]+([Si]+[Al])/5≤0.35 wt %  [Equation (1)]

wherein [C], [Si] and [Al] refer to the wt % of C, Si and Al, respectively.

2. The high-strength steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein

a cementite phase as a second phase is precipitated and distributed in an area fraction of 1% or more and 3% or less between the bainite laths or at the laths or grain boundaries of a tempered martensite phase.

3. The high-strength steel sheet of claim 1 , further comprising, by wt %, one or more of 0.1% or less of copper (Cu), 0.1% or less of nitrogen nickel (Ni), 0.3% or less of molybdenum (Mo), and 0.03% or less of vanadium (V).

4. The high-strength steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein

the steel sheet has a tensile strength of 1180 MPa or more, a yield strength of 740 MPa to 980 MPa, a yield ratio of 0.65 to 0.85, a hole expansion ratio (HER) of 25% or more, and an elongation of 7 to 14%.

5. The high-strength steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the steel sheet is a cold rolled steel sheet.

6. The high-strength steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein a hot-dip galvanized layer is formed on at least one surface of the steel sheet.

7. The high-strength steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein

an alloying hot-dip galvanized layer is formed on at least one surface of the steel sheet.

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 Jan 3, 2022
From: IM, YOUNG-ROC; LEE, JAE-HOON; PARK, JONG-CHAN; KIM, JONG-KWEON; KIM, IL-HYUN; HAN, TAE-KYO; LEE, TAE-OH
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 058570/0391 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2019-0091891 · Jul 29, 2019 · national
KR 10-2019-0162642 · Dec 9, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220349019A1 · Nov 3, 2022
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