IP Library Granted Patent US 10,508,317
Granted Patent B2
US 10,508,317 · App. 15/322,410 · Granted Dec 17, 2019

Steel product and manufacturing method of the same

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Patent No.
US 10,508,317
App. No.
15/322,410
Granted
Dec 17, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A steel product has: a chemical composition represented by, in mass %, C: 0.050% to 0.35%, Si: 0.50% to 3.0%, Mn: exceeding 3.0% to 7.5% or less, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.01% or less, sol. Al: 0.001% to 3.0%, N: 0.01% or less, V: 0% to 1.0%, Ti: 0% to 1.0%, Nb: 0% to 1.0%, Cr: 0% to 1.0%, Mo: 0% to 1.0%, Cu: 0% to 1.0%, Ni: 0% to 1.0%, Ca: 0% to 0.01%, Mg: 0% to 0.01%, REM: 0% to 0.01%, Zr: 0% to 0.01%, B: 0% to 0.01%, Bi: 0% to 0.01%, and the balance: Fe and impurities; and a metal structure in which a thickness of a decarburized ferrite layer is 5 μm or less and a volume ratio of retained austenite is 10% to 40%, wherein tensile strength is 980 MPa or more.

Claims (138)

1. A steel product comprising:

a chemical composition represented by, in mass %,

C: 0.050% to 0.35%,

Si: 0.50% to 3.0%,

Mn: exceeding 3.0% to 7.5% or less,

P: 0.05% or less,

S: 0.01% or less,

sol. Al: 0.001% to 3.0%,

N: 0.01% or less,

V: 0% to 1.0%,

Ti: 0% to 1.0%,

Nb: 0% to 1.0%,

Cr: 0% to 1.0%,

Mo: 0% to 1.0%,

Cu: 0% to 1.0%,

Ni: 0% to 1.0%,

Ca: 0% to 0.01%,

Mg: 0% to 0.01%,

REM: 0% to 0.01%,

Zr: 0% to 0.01%,

B: 0% to 0.01%,

Bi: 0% to 0.01%, and

the balance: Fe and impurities; and

a metal structure in which a thickness of a decarburized ferrite layer is 5 μm or less and a volume ratio of retained austenite is 10% to 40%,

wherein tensile strength is 980 MPa or more, and

wherein an average C concentration in the retained austenite is 0.6% or less in mass %.

2. The steel product according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the metal structure, a number density of cementite is less than 2/μm 2 .

3. The steel product according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the chemical composition,

V: 0.05% to 1.0%

is satisfied.

4. The steel product according to claim 2 ,

wherein, in the chemical composition,

V: 0.05% to 1.0%

is satisfied.

5. The steel product according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the chemical composition,

Ti: 0.003% to 1.0%,

Nb: 0.003% to 1.0%,

Cr: 0.01% to 1.0%,

Mo: 0.01% to 1.0%,

Cu: 0.01% to 1.0%, or

Ni: 0.01% to 1.0%,

or arbitrary combination of the above is satisfied.

6. The steel product according to claim 2 ,

wherein, in the chemical composition,

Ti: 0.003% to 1.0%,

Nb: 0.003% to 1.0%,

Cr: 0.01% to 1.0%,

Mo: 0.01% to 1.0%,

Cu: 0.01% to 1.0%, or

Ni: 0.01% to 1.0%,

or arbitrary combination of the above is satisfied.

7. The steel product according to claim 3 ,

wherein, in the chemical composition,

Ti: 0.003% to 1.0%,

Nb: 0.003% to 1.0%,

Cr: 0.01% to 1.0%,

Mo: 0.01% to 1.0%,

Cu: 0.01% to 1.0%, or

Ni: 0.01% to 1.0%,

or arbitrary combination of the above is satisfied.

8. The steel product according to claim 4 ,

wherein, in the chemical composition,

Ti: 0.003% to 1.0%,

Nb: 0.003% to 1.0%,

Cr: 0.01% to 1.0%,

Mo: 0.01% to 1.0%,

Cu: 0.01% to 1.0%, or

Ni: 0.01% to 1.0%,

or arbitrary combination of the above is satisfied.

9. The steel product according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the chemical composition,

Ca: 0.0003% to 0.01%,

Mg: 0.0003% to 0.01%,

REM: 0.0003% to 0.01%,

Zr: 0.0003% to 0.01%,

B: 0.0003% to 0.01%, or

Bi: 0.0003% to 0.01%,

or arbitrary combination of the above is satisfied.

10. The steel product according to claim 2 ,

wherein, in the chemical composition,

Ca: 0.0003% to 0.01%,

Mg: 0.0003% to 0.01%,

REM: 0.0003% to 0.01%,

Zr: 0.0003% to 0.01%,

B: 0.0003% to 0.01%, or

Bi: 0.0003% to 0.01%,

or arbitrary combination of the above is satisfied.

11. The steel product according to claim 3 ,

wherein, in the chemical composition,

Ca: 0.0003% to 0.01%,

Mg: 0.0003% to 0.01%,

REM: 0.0003% to 0.01%,

Zr: 0.0003% to 0.01%,

B: 0.0003% to 0.01%, or

Bi: 0.0003% to 0.01%,

or arbitrary combination of the above is satisfied.

12. The steel product according to claim 4 ,

wherein, in the chemical composition,

Ca: 0.0003% to 0.01%,

Mg: 0.0003% to 0.01%,

REM: 0.0003% to 0.01%,

Zr: 0.0003% to 0.01%,

B: 0.0003% to 0.01%, or

Bi: 0.0003% to 0.01%,

or arbitrary combination of the above is satisfied.

13. A manufacturing method of the steel product according to claim 1 , comprising the steps of:

heating a steel material to a temperature of 670° C. or more in a manner that an average heating speed between 500° C. to 670° C. is 1° C./s to 5° C./s, which steel material has a chemical composition represented by, in mass %,

C: 0.050% to 0.35%,

Si: 0.50% to 3.0%,

Mn: exceeding 3.0% to 7.5% or less,

P: 0.05% or less,

S: 0.01% or less,

sol. Al: 0.001% to 3.0%,

N: 0.01% or less,

V: 0% to 1.0%,

Ti: 0% to 1.0%,

Nb: 0% to 1.0%,

Cr: 0% to 1.0%,

Mo: 0% to 1.0%,

Cu: 0% to 1.0%,

Ni: 0% to 1.0%,

Ca: 0% to 0.01%,

Mg: 0% to 0.01%,

REM: 0% to 0.01%,

Zr: 0% to 0.01%,

B: 0% to 0.01%,

Bi: 0% to 0.01%, and

the balance: Fe and impurities, and has a metal structure in which volume ratios of bainite and martensite are 90% or more in total and an average value of aspect ratios of bainite and martensite is 1.5 or more;

holding the temperature in a temperature range of 670° C. to 780° C. for 60 s to 1200 s after the heating; and

performing cooling to a temperature of 150° C. or less in a manner that an average cooling speed between the temperature range and 150° C. is 5° C./s to 500° C./s, after the holding.

14. The manufacturing method of the steel product according to claim 13 ,

wherein, in the chemical composition,

V: 0.05% to 1.0%

is satisfied, and

wherein 70% or more of V contained in the steel material is solid-solved.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049257/0828 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2016
From: HAYASHI, KOUTAROU
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040788/0145 →