IP Library Granted Patent US 11,345,972
Granted Patent B2
US 11,345,972 · App. 15/121,159 · Granted May 31, 2022

High-strength hot-rolled steel sheet and method for manufacturing the same

Inventors: Kazuhiko Yamazaki (Kawasaki, JP); Kaneharu Okuda (Sendai, JP)
Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
C21D9/46C21D1/02C21D1/20C21D8/0221C21D8/0226C21D8/0247C21D8/0263C21D8/105C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/005C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/12C22C38/14C22C38/20C22C38/22C22C38/24C22C38/26C22C38/28C22C38/32C22C38/38C21D2211/001C21D2211/002C21D2211/004C21D2211/005C21D2211/008C22C38/42C22C38/50C22C38/54C22C38/58
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Patent No.
US 11,345,972
App. No.
15/121,159
Granted
May 31, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet and a method for manufacturing the steel sheet. The steel sheet includes C: 0.060% or more and 0.140% or less, Si: 1.00% or less, Mn: 1.30% or more and 2.50% or less, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.0050% or less, Al: 0.070% or less, N: 0.010% or less, Ti: 0.060% or more and 0.140% or less, Cr: 0.10% or more and 0.50% or less, B: 0.0002% or more and 0.0020% or less, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, in which the relationship 5.0≤18C+Mn+1.3Cr+1500B≤6.0 is obtained. The microstructure includes a bainite phase in an amount of more than 90% one, two, or all of a ferrite phase, a martensite phase, and a retained austenite phase in an amount of less than 10%.

Claims (10)

1. A high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet having a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.060% or more and 0.140% or less, Si: 1.00% or less, Mn: 1.30% or more and 2.50% or less, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.0050% or less, Al: 0.070% or less, N: 0.010% or less, Ti: 0.060% or more and 0.140% or less, Cr: 0.10% or more and 0.50% or less, B: 0.0002% or more and 0.0020% or less, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, in which C, Mn, Cr, and B satisfy relational expression (1) below, and a microstructure including a bainite phase as a main phase in an amount of more than 90% in terms of area ratio and one, two, or all of a ferrite phase, a martensite phase, and a retained austenite phase as second phases in an amount of less than 10% in total in terms of area ratio, wherein the average grain diameter of the bainite phase is 2.5 μm or less, wherein the spacing between Fe-based carbides precipitated in bainitic ferrite grains in the bainite phase is 600 nm or less, and wherein a tensile strength TS is 980 MPa or more:

5.0≤18C+Mn+1.3Cr+1500B≤6.0 (C, Mn, Cr, and B respectively denote the contents (mass %) of C, Mn, Cr, and B)  (1).

2. The high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 , the steel sheet having the chemical composition further containing, by mass %, one, two, or more selected from among V: 0.05% or more and 0.50% or less, Nb: 0.005% or more and 0.100% or less, Cu: 0.01% or more and 0.40% or less, Ni: 0.01% or more and 0.40% or less, and Mo: 0.01% or more and 0.40% or less.

3. The high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 , the steel sheet having the chemical composition further containing, by mass %, one or both selected from Ca: 0.0002% or more and 0.0055% or less and REM: 0.0002% or more and 0.0100% or less.

4. A method for manufacturing the high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 , the method comprising:

heating a steel material to a temperature of 1150° C. or higher, performing rough rolling,

performing finish rolling with a finish rolling start temperature of 950° C. or higher and 1130° C. or lower, a cumulative rolling reduction in the last three finish rolling passes of 40% or more, and a finishing delivery temperature of 830° C. or higher and 950° C. or lower, starting cooling within 3.0 seconds after finish rolling has been performed, performing cooling at an average cooling rate of 20° C./s or more, and performing coiling at a coiling temperature of 350° C. or higher and 500° C. or lower.

5. The high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 2 , the steel sheet having the chemical composition further containing, by mass %, one or both selected from Ca: 0.0002% or more and 0.0055% or less and REM: 0.0002% or more and 0.0100% or less.

6. The high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the steel sheet has a ductile-brittle fracture transition temperature vTrs of −60° C. or lower.

7. The high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the steel sheet has a ductile-brittle fracture transition temperature vTrs of −65° C. or lower.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2016
From: YAMAZAKI, KAZUHIKO; OKUDA, KANEHARU
To: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2014-036569 · Feb 27, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170009316A1 · Jan 12, 2017