IP Library Granted Patent US 8,241,759
Granted Patent B2
US 8,241,759 · App. 12/532,452 · Granted Aug 14, 2012

Zinc-plated high-tension steel sheet excellent in press formability

Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,241,759
App. No.
12/532,452
Granted
Aug 14, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A high-strength galvanized steel sheet having excellent formability contains as a chemical component of steel on a mass percent basis: 0.05% to 0.3% of C; more than 0.60% to 2.0% of Si; 0.50% to 3.50% of Mn; 0.003% to 0.100% of P; 0.010% or less of S; 0.010% to 0.06% of Al; 0.007% or less of N; and the balance including Fe and inevitable impurities, and in the microstructure of the steel sheet, the standard deviation of nano-hardness is 1.50 GPa or less.

Claims (14)

1. A high-strength galvanized steel sheet having excellent formability, comprising, as a chemical component of steel on a mass percent basis: 0.05% to 0.3% of C; more than 0.60% to 2.0% of Si; 0.50% to 3.50% of Mn; 0.003% to 0.100% of P; 0.010% or less of S; 0.010% to 0.06% of Al; 0.007% or less of N; and the balance including Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein a standard deviation of nano-hardness of the steel sheet's microstructure is 1.50 GPa or less and the steel sheet has a total area fraction of retained austenite and martensite of 5% or less.

2. The high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical component of steel further comprises at least one of 0.005% to 2.00% of Cr, 0.005% to 2.00% of V, 0.005% to 2.00% of Mo, 0.005% to 2.00% of Ni, and 0.005% to 2.00% of Cu on a mass percent basis.

3. The high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical component of steel further comprises at least one of 0.01% to 0.20% of Ti and 0.01% to 0.10% of Nb on a mass percent basis.

4. The high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical component of steel further comprises 0.0002% to 0.005% of B on a mass percent basis.

5. The high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical component of steel further comprises at least one of 0.001% to 0.005% of Ca and 0.001% to 0.005% of REM on a mass percent basis.

6. The high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein an average solid-solved Si amount and an average solid-solved Mn amount in a base steel surface layer portion, which is in a region from a plating/base steel interface to a depth of 0.5 μm therefrom, are each 0.5 mass percent or less.

7. The high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , further comprising a plating layer containing 7% to 15% of Fe, and having in a base steel surface layer portion, which is in a region from a plating/base steel interface to a depth of 0.5 μm therefrom, an average solid-solved Si amount of 70% to 90% of a Si amount of an average parent material composition, and an average solid-solved Mn amount of 50% to 90% of an Mn amount of the average parent material composition.

8. A high-strength galvanized steel sheet having excellent formability, comprising, as a chemical component of steel on a mass percent basis: 0.05% to 0.3% of C; more than 0.60% to 2.0% of Si; 0.50% to 3.50% of Mn; 0.003% to 0.100% of P; 0.010% or less of S; 0.010% to 0.06% of Al; 0.007% or less of N; and the balance including Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the steel sheet has a microstructure of ferrite in an area fraction of 20% or more; wherein tempered martensite, tempered bainite, and bainite in the steel microstructure have a total area fraction of 10% or more; wherein ferrite, tempered martensite, tempered bainite, and bainite in the steel microstructure have a total area fraction of 90% more; wherein or a standard deviation of nano-hardness of the steel sheet's microstructure is 1.50 GPa or less; and wherein the steel microstructure has a total area fraction of retained austenite and martensite of 5% or less.

9. The high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the chemical component of steel further comprises at least one of 0.005% to 2.00% of Cr, 0.005% to 2.00% of V, 0.005% to 2.00% of Mo, 0.005% to 2.00% of Ni, and 0.005% to 2.00% of Cu on a mass percent basis.

10. The high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the chemical component of steel further comprises at least one of 0.01% to 0.20% of Ti and 0.01% to 0.10% of Nb on a mass percent basis.

11. The high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the chemical component of steel further comprises 0.0002% to 0.005% of B on a mass percent basis.

12. The high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 8 , wherein the chemical component of steel further comprises at least one of 0.001% to 0.005% of Ca and 0.001% to 0.005% of REM on a mass percent basis.

13. The high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 8 , wherein an average solid-solved Si amount and an average solid-solved Mn amount in a base steel surface layer portion, which is in a region from a plating/base steel interface to a depth of 0.5 μm therefrom, are each 0.5 mass percent or less.

14. The high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 8 , further comprising a plating layer containing 7% to 15% of Fe, and having in a base steel surface layer portion, which is in a region from a plating/base steel interface to a depth of 0.5 μm therefrom, an average solid-solved Si amount of 70% to 90% of a Si amount of an average parent material composition, and an average solid-solved Mn amount of 50% to 90% of an Mn amount of the average parent material composition.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2009
From: NAKAGAITO, TATSUYA; SUZUKI, YOSHITSUGU; TAKAGI, SHUSAKU; MATSUOKA, SAIJI; KAWANO, TAKASHI; SUGIMOTO, YOSHIHARU
To: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (2)
JP 2007-074656 · Mar 22, 2007 · national
JP 2008-020772 · Jan 31, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
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