IP Library Granted Patent US 7,682,467
Granted Patent B2
US 7,682,467 · App. 11/037,159 · Granted Mar 23, 2010

High strength hot rolled steel sheet superior in workability, fatigue property, and surface quality

Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,682,467
App. No.
11/037,159
Granted
Mar 23, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet containing C in a range of 0.03 to 0.15 mass %, Mn in a range of 0.5 to 2 mass %, and Al in a range of 0.01 to 0.1 mass %, respectively, while controlling S to not more than 0.02 mass % (0% included), wherein the metallic structure thereof has a polygonal ferrite as the main phase, and contains martensite as a second phase, further containing P in a range of 0.030 to 0.08 mass %, and Cr in a range of 0.3 to 1.00 mass %, respectively, while controlling Si to not more than 0.1 mass % (0% included). Thus, a high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet superior in workability, and fatigue property, and excellent in surface quality is provided at a relatively low cost.

Claims (17)

1. A high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet, superior in workability, fatigue property, and surface quality, said high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet consisting essentially of:

C in a range of 0.03 to 0.15 mass %;

Mn in a range of 0.5 to 2 mass %;

Al in a range of 0.01 to 0.1 mass %;

P in a range of 0.038 to 0.072 mass %; and

Cr in a range of 0.4 to 0.91 mass %, respectively, while controlling S to not more than 0.02 mass % (0% included), and Si to not more than 0.1 mass % (0% included),

wherein a metallic structure has polygonal ferrite as the main phase, and contains martensite as a second phase; and

wherein the high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet does not contain Nb and Ti.

2. The high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the polygonal ferrite is not less than 75% in terms of volume fraction.

3. The high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the martensite is in a range of 3 to 20% in terms of volume fraction.

4. The high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 , further containing at least either of Ni in a range of 0.1 to 1 mass %, and Cu in a range of 0.1 to 1 mass %, as other elements.

5. The high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 , further containing Co in a range of 0.01 to 1 mass % as another element.

6. The high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 , further containing Ca at not more than 0.005 mass % (0% not included) as another element.

7. The high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 , further containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of V in a range of 0.01 to 0.5 mass %, Mo in a range of 0.05 to 1 mass %, and B in a range of 0.0003 to 0.01 mass %, as other elements.

8. A method of making a high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet, the method comprising

rolling into a sheet a steel containing C, Mn, Al, P and Cr; and

producing the steel sheet of claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2005
From: SOSHIRODA, TETSUO; MIURA, MASAAKI; SHIOGAMA, TOHRU
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)
Reel/Frame 016198/0950 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2004-013227 · Jan 21, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050155673A1 · Jul 21, 2005