IP Library Granted Patent US 8,992,697
Granted Patent B2
US 8,992,697 · App. 13/583,407 · Granted Mar 31, 2015

High strength press-formed member and method for manufacturing the same

Inventors: Hiroshi Matsuda (Tokyo, JP); Yoshimasa Funakawa (Tokyo, JP); Yasushi Tanaka (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
C21D8/0247C21D1/22C21D8/0205C21D9/46C21D2211/001C21D2211/002C21D2211/008C22C38/001C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06
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Patent No.
US 8,992,697
App. No.
13/583,407
Granted
Mar 31, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A high strength press-formed member includes a steel sheet constituting the member including a composition including by mass %, C: 0.12% to 0.69%, Si: 3.0% or less, Mn: 0.5% to 3.0%, P: 0.1% or less, S: 0.07% or less, Al: 3.0% or less, N: 0.010% or less, Si+Al: at least 0.7%, and remainder as Fe and incidental impurities, wherein a microstructure of the steel sheet includes martensite, retained martensite, and bainite containing bainitic ferrite, an area ratio of said martensite with respect to the entire microstructure of the steel sheet is 10% to 85%, at least 25% of said martensite is tempered martensite, content of retained austenite is 5% to 40%, area ratio of said bainitic ferrite in said bainite with respect to the entire microstructure of the steel sheet is at least 5%, total of area ratios of said martensite, said retained austenite, and said bainitic ferrite in said bainite with respect to the entire microstructure of the steel sheet is at least 65%, and average carbon concentration in the retained austenite is at least 0.65 mass %.

Claims (64)

1. A high strength press-formed member obtainable by hot press-forming comprising a steel sheet constituting the member, the steel sheet comprising a composition including by mass %,

C: 0.281% to 0.69%,

Si: 3.0% or less,

Mn: 0.5% to 3.0%,

P: 0.1% or less,

S: 0.07% or less,

Al: 3.0% or less,

N: 0.010% or less,

Si+Al: at least 0.7%, and

remainder as Fe and incidental impurities,

wherein a microstructure of the steel sheet comprises martensite, retained austenite; bainite containing bainitic ferrite,

an area ratio of said martensite with respect to the entire microstructure of the steel sheet is 10% to 85%,

at least 25% of said martensite is tempered martensite,

content of retained austenite is 6% to 40%,

area ratio of said bainitic ferrite in said bainite with respect to the entire microstructure of the steel sheet is at least 5%,

total of area ratios of said martensite, said retained austenite, and said bainitic ferrite in said bainite with respect to the entire microstructure of the steel sheet is at least 65%, and

average carbon concentration in the retained austenite is at least 0.65 mass %.

2. The high strength press-formed member of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises by mass % at least one element selected from the group consisting of:

Cr: 0.05% to 5.0%;

V: 0.005% to 1.0%; and

Mo: 0.005% to 0.5%.

3. The high strength press-formed member of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises by mass % at least one element selected from the group consisting of:

Ti: 0.01% to 0.1%; and

Nb: 0.01% to 0.1%.

4. The high strength press-formed member of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises by mass %, B: 0.0003% to 0.0050%.

5. The high strength press-formed member of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises by mass % at least one element selected from the group consisting of:

Ni: 0.05% to 2.0%; and

Cu: 0.05% to 2.0%.

6. The high strength press-formed member of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises by mass % at least one element selected from the group consisting of:

Ca: 0.001% to 0.005%; and

REM: 0.001% to 0.005%.

7. A method for manufacturing a high strength press-formed member, comprising:

preparing a steel sheet having the composition of claim 1 ;

heating the steel sheet to a temperature of 750° C. to 1000° C. and retaining the steel sheet in that state for 5 seconds to 1000 seconds;

subjecting the steel sheet to hot press-forming at a temperature of 350° C. to 900° C.;

cooling the steel sheet to a temperature of 50° C. to 350° C.;

heating the steel sheet to a temperature in a temperature region of 350° C. to 490° C.; and

retaining the steel sheet at temperature in the temperature region for 5 seconds to 1000 seconds.

8. The high strength press-formed member of claim 2 , wherein the composition further comprises by mass % at least one element selected from the group consisting of:

Ti: 0.01% to 0.1%; and

Nb: 0.01% to 0.1%.

9. The high strength press-formed member of claim 2 , wherein the composition further comprises by mass %, B: 0.0003% to 0.0050%.

10. The high strength press-formed member of claim 3 , wherein the composition further comprises by mass %, B: 0.0003% to 0.0050%.

11. The high strength press-formed member of claim 2 , wherein the composition further comprises by mass % at least one element selected from the group consisting of:

Ni: 0.05% to 2.0%; and

Cu: 0.05% to 2.0%.

12. The high strength press-formed member of claim 3 , wherein the composition further comprises by mass % at least one element selected from the group consisting of:

Ni: 0.05% to 2.0%; and

Cu: 0.05% to 2.0%.

13. The high strength press-formed member of claim 4 , wherein the composition further comprises by mass % at least one element selected from the group consisting of:

Ni: 0.05% to 2.0%; and

Cu: 0.05% to 2.0%.

14. The high strength press-formed member of claim 2 , wherein the composition further comprises by mass % at least one element selected from the group consisting of:

Ca: 0.001% to 0.005%; and

REM: 0.001% to 0.005%.

15. The high strength press-formed member of claim 3 , wherein the composition further comprises by mass % at least one element selected from the group consisting of:

Ca: 0.001% to 0.005%; and

REM: 0.001% to 0.005%.

16. The high strength press-formed member of claim 4 , wherein the composition further comprises by mass % at least one element selected from the group consisting of:

Ca: 0.001% to 0.005%; and

REM: 0.001% to 0.005%.

17. The high strength press-formed member of claim 5 , wherein the composition further comprises by mass % at least one element selected from the group consisting of:

Ca: 0.001% to 0.005%; and

REM: 0.001% to 0.005%.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2012
From: MATSUDA, HIROSHI; FUNAKAWA, YOSHIMASA; TANAKA, YASUSHI
To: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029245/0455 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-052366 · Mar 9, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
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