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US 12,703,890 · App. 18/265,414 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

High-strength steel sheet having excellent bendability and formability and method for manufacturing same

Inventors: Kyoung-Rae Cho (Gwangyang-si, KR); Hee-Su Park (Gwangyang-si, KR); Hyun-Gyu Hwang (Gwangyang-si, KR); Sung-Kyu Kim (Gwangyang-si, KR); Chang-Hyo Seo (Gwangyang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
C21D9/46C21D8/0226C21D8/0236C21D8/0263C21D8/0273C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/02C22C38/06C22C38/26C22C38/28C22C38/32C22C38/38C21D2211/001C21D2211/002C21D2211/005C21D2211/008
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,703,890
App. No.
18/265,414
Filed
Jun 5, 2023
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1738
USPC
148/661
Abstract

Provided are a high-strength steel sheet having excellent bendability and formability, and a method for manufacturing same. The steel sheet includes: 0.05 to 0.12% of carbon (C), 2.0 to 3.0% of manganese (Mn), 0.5% or less (excluding 0%) of silicon (Si), 1.0% or less (excluding 0%) of chromium (Cr), 0.1% or less (excluding 0%) of niobium (Nb), 0.1% or less (excluding 0%) of titanium (Ti), 0.0025% or less (excluding 0%) of boron (B), 0.02 to 0.05% of aluminum (sol.Al), 0.05% or less (excluding 0%) of phosphorus (P), 0.01% or less (excluding 0%) of sulfur (S), 0.01% or less (excluding 0%) of nitrogen (N), with a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and 35 to 50% of ferrite and 35 to 45% of bainite, and a balance of martensite, the ferrite comprising, by area fraction: 8 to 15% of non-recrystallized ferrite and 27 to 35% of recrystallized ferrite, as a microstructure.

Claims (28)

1 . A high-strength steel sheet having excellent bendability and formability, the steel sheet comprising:

by weight, 0.05 to 0.12% of carbon (C), 2.0 to 3.0% of manganese (Mn), 0.5% or less excluding 0% of silicon (Si), 1.0% or less excluding 0% of chromium (Cr), 0.1% or less excluding 0% of niobium (Nb), 0.1% or less excluding 0% of titanium (Ti), 0.0025% or less excluding 0% of boron (B), 0.02 to 0.05% of aluminum (sol.Al), 0.05% or less excluding 0% of phosphorus (P), 0.01% or less excluding 0% of sulfur(S), 0.01% or less excluding 0% of nitrogen (N), with a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities; and

a microstructure comprising, by area fraction, 35 to 50% of ferrite, 35 to 45% of bainite, and a balance of martensite,

wherein the ferrite includes a non-recrystallized ferrite, by area fraction, in a range of 8 to 15% of a total amount of the microstructure, and a recrystallized ferrite, by area fraction, in a range of 27 to 35% of the total amount of the microstructure.

2 . The high-strength steel sheet having excellent bendability and formability of claim 1 , wherein the microstructure further comprises, by 20% or less excluding 0% of a martensite phase.

3 . The high-strength steel sheet having excellent bendability and formability of claim 1 , wherein the microstructure further comprises, by area fraction, 3% or less excluding 0% of a retained austenite phase.

4 . The high-strength steel sheet having excellent bendability and formability of claim 1 , further comprising: a tensile strength of 980 MPa or more, a yield strength of 550 to 650 MPa, and a total elongation of 12% or more.

5 . The high-strength steel sheet having excellent bendability and formability of claim 1 , further comprising: a 3-point bending angle of 90 degrees or more.

6 . The high-strength steel sheet having excellent bendability and formability of claim 1 , further comprising: a thickness of 0.5 to 2.5 mm.

7 . A metho for manufacturing the high-strength steel sheet having excellent bendability and formability of claim 1 , comprising operations of:

preparing a steel slab including by weight:

0.05 to 0.12% of carbon (C), 2.0 to 3.0% of manganese (Mn), 0.5% or less excluding 0% of silicon (Si), 1.0% or less excluding 0% of chromium (Cr), 0.1% or less excluding 0% of niobium (Nb), 0.1% or less excluding 0% of titanium (Ti), 0.0025% or less excluding 0% of boron (B), 0.02 to 0.05% of aluminum (sol.Al), 0.05% or less excluding 0) of phosphorus (P), 0.01% or less excluding 0% of sulfur(S), 0.01% or less excluding 0% of nitrogen (N), with a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities;

heating the steel slab at a temperature within a range of 1100 to 1300° C.;

subjecting the heated steel slab to hot rolling to manufacture a hot-rolled steel sheet;

coiling the hot-rolled steel sheet at a temperature within a range of 400 to 700° C.;

cooling the hot-rolled steel sheet to room temperature after coiling;

subjecting the cooled hot-rolled steel sheet to cold rolling to manufacture a cold-rolled steel sheet;

continuously annealing the cold-rolled steel sheet;

primary cooling the steel sheet to a temperature within a range of 650 to 700° C. at an average cooling rate of 1 to 10° C./s after the continuous annealing; and

secondary cooling the steel sheet to a temperature within a range of 300 to 580° C. at an average cooling rate of 5 to 50° C./s after the primary cooling,

wherein the cold rolling is performed in 7 passes or less, and a total reduction ratio is 55 to 70%.

8 . The method for manufacturing a high-strength steel sheet having excellent bendability and formability of claim 7 , wherein, in the hot rolling, finish hot rolling is performed at an outlet temperature of Ar3 or higher to 1000° C.

9 . The method for manufacturing a high-strength steel sheet having excellent bendability and formability of claim 7 , wherein the cooling after the coiling is performed at a cooling rate of 0.1° C./s or less excluding 0° C./s.

10 . The method for manufacturing a high-strength steel sheet having excellent bendability and formability of claim 7 , wherein the continuous annealing is performed in a facility having a heating zone, a soaking zone, and a cooling zone, wherein the heating zone and the soaking zone are controlled to be in a temperature within a range of 770 to 810° C.

11 . The method for manufacturing a high-strength steel sheet having excellent bendability and formability of claim 7 , further comprising an operation of:

performing an overaging treatment after the secondary cooling,

wherein the overaging treatment is performed for 200 to 800 seconds.

12 . The method for manufacturing a high-strength steel sheet having excellent bendability and formability of claim 7 , wherein when the thickness of the hot-rolled steel sheet is 4 mm or more, the cold rolling is performed in 15 to 20 passes using a reversing mill.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: CHO, KYOUNG-RAE; PARK, HEE-SU; HWANG, HYUN-GYU; KIM, SUNG-KYU; SEO, CHANG-HYO
To: POSCO CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 063859/0279 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0174332 · Dec 14, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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