IP Library Granted Patent US 11,732,339
Granted Patent B2
US 11,732,339 · App. 16/772,931 · Granted Aug 22, 2023

High-strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent bendability and low-temperature and method for manufacturing same

Inventors: Sung-Il Kim (Gwangyang-si, KR); Hee-Sung Kang (Gwangyang-si, KR); Hyun-Seok Tak (Gwangyang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
C22C38/22C21D8/0226C21D8/0257C21D9/46C22C38/04C21D2211/001C21D2211/002C21D2211/005C21D2211/008
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Patent No.
US 11,732,339
App. No.
16/772,931
Granted
Aug 22, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a hot-rolled steel sheet utilized as material for heavy machinery, vehicle frames, and the like, and more specifically to a high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent bendability and low-temperature toughness and a method for manufacturing same.

Claims (13)

1. A hot-rolled steel sheet, comprising, by weight percentage (wt %), C: 0.05 to 0.15%, Si: 0.01 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.8 to 1.5%, Al: 0.01 to 0.1%, Cr: 0.3 to 1.2%, Mo: 0.001 to 0.5%, P: 0.001 to 0.01%, S: 0.001 to 0.01%, N: 0.001 to 0.01%, Nb: 0.001 to 0.06%, Ti: 0.005 to 0.03%, V: 0.001 to 0.2%, B: 0.0003 to 0.003%, a remainder of iron (Fe), and other unavoidable impurities,

wherein a content relationship (T) of C, Mn, Cr, and Mo, expressed by Relational Expression 1 below, satisfies 1.0 to 2.5,

a microstructure of a surface layer region (a region from a surface layer to a t/9 point (where t denotes a thickness (mm)) in a thickness direction includes a ferrite and tempered bainite composite structure having an area fraction of 15% or more, at least one of retained austenite, and tempered martensite, wherein an area fraction of the tempered bainite is 10% to 30%, and

a central region excluding the surface layer portion includes tempered martensite having an area fraction of 80% or more, at least one of retained austenite, bainite, tempered bainite, and ferrite,

wherein the area fraction of the ferrite and the tempered bainite of the surface layer region is greater than the area fraction of the ferrite and the tempered bainite of the central region,

T =[C]+{[Mn]/(0.85[Cr]+1.3[Mo])}  Relational Expression 1:

where C, Mn, Cr, and Mo refer to weight contents of elements, respectively.

2. The hot-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the surface layer region includes ferrite having an area fraction of 5% to 20%.

3. The hot-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the surface layer region includes tempered martensite having an area fraction of 50% to 85%.

4. The hot-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the central region is a region from a t/4 point to a t/2 point in a thickness direction of the hot-rolled steel sheet.

5. The hot-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein an average hardness value of the surface layer region is 20 Hv to 80 Hv less than an average hardness value of the central region.

6. The hot-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the hot-rolled steel sheet has yield strength of 900 MPa or more, Charpy impact toughness of 30 J or more at a temperature of −60° C., and a bendability index (R/t) of 4 or less.

7. The hot-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the hot-rolled steel sheet has a thickness of 3 mm to 10 mm.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2022
From: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
To: POSCO CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061774/0129 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 28, 2022
From: POSCO
To: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 061561/0705 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2020
From: KIM, SUNG-IL; KANG, HEE-SUNG; TAK, HYUN-SEOK
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 052946/0938 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0178826 · Dec 22, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210164077A1 · Jun 3, 2021