IP Library Granted Patent US 9,850,554
Granted Patent B2
US 9,850,554 · App. 14/373,965 · Granted Dec 26, 2017

Hot-press formed product and method for manufacturing same

Inventors: Junya Naitou (Kobe, JP); Toshio Murakami (Kobe, JP); Shushi Ikeda (Nagoya, JP); Keisuke Okita (Kobe, JP)
Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
C21D8/0247C21D1/673C21D8/005C21D8/0221C22C38/001C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/28C22C38/32B21D22/208B62D29/007C21D1/18C21D2211/001C21D2211/002C21D2211/008C21D2221/00
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Patent No.
US 9,850,554
App. No.
14/373,965
Granted
Dec 26, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hot-press formed product can be achieved which has regions corresponding to a shock resistant portion and an energy absorption portion within a single formed product without applying a welding method and achieves the balance of high strength and elongation with a high level according to each region by means of having a first forming region exhibiting a metal structure containing martensite: 80-97 area % and retained austenite: 3-20 area % respectively, the remaining structure being 5 area % or less, and a second forming region exhibiting a metal structure containing annealed martensite or annealed bainite: 30-97 area %, martensite as quenched: 0-67 area %, and retained austenite: 3-20 area %.

Claims (34)

1. A hot-press formed steel product, comprising:

a first forming region exhibiting a metal structure containing martensite of 80-97 area %, retained austenite of 3-20 area %, and other structure of 5 area % or less, and

a second forming region exhibiting a metal structure containing annealed martensite or annealed bainite of 30-97 area %, martensite as quenched of 0-67 area %, and retained austenite of 3-20 area %.

2. The hot-press formed steel product according to claim 1 , wherein

the first forming region and the second forming region have the same chemical component composition, and

steel of each forming region comprises:

C: 0.1-0.3;

Si: 0.5-3 mass %;

Mn: 0.5-2 mass %;

P: 0.05 mass % or less, excluding 0 mass %;

S: 0.05 mass % or less, excluding 0 mass %;

Al: 0.01-0.1 mass %;

N: 0.001-0.01 mass %; and

iron.

3. The hot-press formed steel product according to claim 2 , wherein the steel further comprises:

B: 0.01 mass % or less, excluding 0 mass %; and

Ti: 0.1 mass % or less, excluding 0 mass %.

4. The hot-press formed steel product according to claim 2 , wherein the steel further comprises:

at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ni, Cr and Mo in a total amount of 1 mass % or less, excluding 0 mass %.

5. The hot-press formed steel product according to claim 2 , wherein the steel further comprises:

at least one of V and Nb in a total amount of 0.1 mass % or less, excluding 0 mass %.

6. A method for manufacturing the hot-press formed steel product according to claim 1 , the method comprising:

heating a steel sheet separated into at least two regions and comprising a metal structure having 80 area % or more of martensite or bainite so as to simultaneously execute a plurality of heating treatments including a first heating treatment for heating the first forming region to a temperature of AC3 transformation point or above and 1,000° C. or below and a second heating treatment for heating the second forming region to Ac 1 transformation point or above and a temperature equivalent to A or below wherein A=Ac 1 transformation point×0.2+Ac 3 transformation point×0.8;

thereafter cooling with an average cooling rate of 20° C./s or more and forming by pressing jointly using a tool at least for the first forming region and the second forming region; and finishing forming at a temperature lower than the martensitic transformation starting point Ms by at least 50° C.

7. A method for manufacturing the hot-press formed steel product according to claim 1 , the method comprising:

heating a steel sheet separated into at least two regions so as to simultaneously execute a plurality of heating treatments including a first heating treatment for heating the first forming region to a temperature of Ac 3 transformation point or above and 1,000° C. or below and a second heating treatment for heating the second forming region to Ac 1 transformation point or above and a temperature equivalent to A or below wherein A=Ac 1 transformation point×0.2+Ac 3 transformation point×0.8;

thereafter cooling with an average cooling rate of 20° C./s or more and forming by pressing jointly using a tool at least for the first forming region and the second forming region; and finishing forming at a temperature lower than the martensitic transformation starting point Ms by at least 50° C.

8. The hot-pressed formed steel product according to claim 1 , wherein the first forming region has a tensile strength of 1,470 MPa or more and a total elongation of 10% or more.

9. The hot-pressed formed steel product according to claim 1 , wherein the second forming region has a tensile strength of 980 MPa or more and a total elongation of 15% or more.

10. The hot-pressed formed steel product according to claim 2 , wherein the steel of each forming region comprises Si: 1.15-3 mass %.

11. The method according to claim 6 , wherein, for the first forming region, the cooling comprises a first stage cooling with an average cooling rate of 20° C./s or more to a temperature of (Ms-50)° C. and a subsequent second stage cooling with an average cooling rate of less than 20° C./s to a temperature of 200° C. or below.

12. The method according to claim 6 , wherein, for the second forming region, the finish forming is carried out at a temperature of 200° C. or below.

13. The method according to claim 7 , wherein, for the first forming region, the cooling comprises a first stage cooling with an average cooling rate of 20° C./s or more to a temperature of (Ms-50)° C. and a subsequent second stage cooling with an average cooling rate of less than 20° C./s to a temperature of 200° C. or below.

14. The method according to claim 7 , wherein, for the second forming region, the finish forming is carried out at a temperature of 200° C. or below.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2014
From: NAITOU, JUNYA; MURAKAMI, TOSHIO; IKEDA, SHUSHI; OKITA, KEISUKE
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)
Reel/Frame 033371/0079 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-059448 · Mar 15, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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