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US 7,922,835 · App. 10/560,989 · Granted Apr 12, 2011

High strength steel sheet excellent in formability

Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,922,835
App. No.
10/560,989
Granted
Apr 12, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A high strength steel sheet excellent in formability which has a chemical composition in mass %: C: 0.03 to 0.20%, Si: 0.005 to 0.3%, Mn: 1.0 to 3.1%, P: 0.001 to 0.06%, S: 0.001 to 0.01%, N: 0.0005 to 0.01%, Al: 0.2 to 1.2%, Mo≦0.5%, and the balance: Fe and inevitable impurities, with the proviso that the values of mass % for Si and Al satisfy the following formula (1): (0.0012×[objective value of TS]−0.29−[Si])/2.45<Al<1.5−3×[Si] . . . (1) wherein [objective value of TS] represents a design strength value for the steel sheet in an Mpa unit, and has a metal structure containing ferrite and martensite. The above high strength steel sheet is also excellent in formability and the capability of being chemically treated and that of being hot-dip zinc sheeted.

Claims (40)

1. A high strength steel sheet excellent in formability, resistant to delayed fracture and compatible with chemical conversion coating treatment and hot-dip galvanizing, said steel sheet consisting essentially of, in mass,

0.03 to 0.20% C,

0.107 to 0.3% Si,

1.0 to 3.1% Mn,

0.001 to 0.06% P,

0.001 to 0.01% S,

0.0005 to 0.01% N,

0.2 to 1.2% Al,

and not more than 0.5% Mo,

with the balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities; the amounts of Si and Al in mass % and the target strength (TS) of said steel sheet satisfy the following expression (1); and the metallographic structure of said steel sheet contains ferrite and martensite without containing retained austenite and has a tensile strength of 980 MPa or more and a value of TS×E1 of 16,000 or more;

(0.0012×[target strength TS]− 0.29−[Si])/2.45<Al<1.5−3×[Si]  (1)

where, [target strength TS] is the designed strength of said steel sheet in terms of MPa and [Si] is the amount of Si in terms of mass %.

2. A high strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , further consisting essentially of at least one of, in mass, 0.01 to 0.1% V, 0.01 to 0.1% Ti, and 0.005 to 0.05% Nb.

3. A high strength steel sheet according to claim 1 or 2 , further consisting essentially of 0.0005 to 0.002 mass % B; and satisfying the following expression (2),

500×[B]+[Mn]+0.2 [Al]<2.9  (2)

where, [B] is the amount of B, [Mn] that of Mn, and [Al] that of Al, each in terms of mass %.

4. A high strength steel sheet excellent in formability according to claim 1 or 2 , further consisting essentially of, in mass, one or both of 0.0005 to 0.005% Ca and 0.0005 to 0.005% REM.

5. A high strength steel sheet according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein said steel sheet is a hot-rolled steel sheet or a cold-rolled steel sheet.

6. A high strength steel sheet according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein hot-dip galvanizing treatment is applied to said steel sheet.

7. A high strength steel sheet according to claim 3 , further consisting essentially of, in mass, one or both of 0.0005 to 0.005% Ca and 0.0005 to 0.005% REM.

8. A high strength steel sheet according to claim 3 , wherein said steel sheet is a hot-rolled steel sheet or a cold-rolled steel sheet.

9. A high strength steel sheet according to claim 4 , wherein said steel sheet is a hot-rolled steel sheet or a cold-rolled steel sheet.

10. A high strength steel sheet according to claim 3 , wherein hot-dip galvanizing treatment is applied to said steel sheet.

11. A high strength steel sheet according to claim 4 , wherein hot-dip galvanizing treatment is applied to said steel sheet.

12. A high strength steel sheet according to claim 5 , wherein hot-dip galvanizing treatment is applied to said steel sheet.

13. A high strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the steel sheet contains Mn in an amount from 2.02% to 3.1%.

14. A high strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the steel sheet does not contain any one of Nb, V, B and Ti.

15. A high strength steel sheet excellent in formability, resistant to delayed fracture and compatible with chemical conversion coating treatment and hot-dip galvanizing, said steel sheet consisting of, in mass,

0.03 to 0.20% C,

0.107 to 0.3% Si,

1.0 to 3.1% Mn,

0.001 to 0.06% P,

0.001 to 0.01% S,

0.0005 to 0.01% N,

0.2 to 1.2% Al,

and not more than 0.5% Mo,

at least one of 0.01 to 0.1% Ti, 0.005 to 0.05 Nb, and 0.01 to 0.1% V;

with the balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities; the amounts of Si and Al in mass % and the target strength (TS) of said steel sheet satisfy the following expression (1); and the metallographic structure of said steel sheet contains ferrite and martensite without containing retained austenite and has a tensile strength of 980 MPa or more and a value of TS×E1 of 16,000 or more;

(0.0012×[target strength TS]− 0.29-[Si])/2.45<Al<1.5−3×[Si]  (1)

where, [target strength TS] is the designed strength of said steel sheet in terms of MPa and [Si] is the amount of Si in terms of mass %.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2005
From: NONAKA, TOSHIKI; TANIGUCHI, HIROKAZU; MIZUTANI, MASAAKI; FUJITA, NOBUHIRO
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 017385/0148 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2003-175093 · Jun 19, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
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