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US 11,739,392 · App. 16/076,374 · Granted Aug 29, 2023

High-strength steel sheet and method for manufacturing the same

Inventors: Yusuke Kimata (Tokyo, JP); Yoshihiko Ono (Tokyo, JP); Kenji Kawamura (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
C21D8/0247C21D6/002C21D6/005C21D8/0205C21D8/0226C21D8/0236C21D9/46C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/12C22C38/14C22C38/16C21D2211/001C21D2211/002C21D2211/005C21D2211/008
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Patent No.
US 11,739,392
App. No.
16/076,374
Granted
Aug 29, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A high-strength steel sheet having a tensile strength TS of 1320 MPa or more and excellent workability. The high-strength steel sheet has a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.20% or more and 0.40% or less, Si: 0.5% or more and 2.5% or less, Mn: more than 2.4% and 5.0% or less, P: 0.1% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Al: 0.01% or more and 0.5% or less, N: 0.010% or less, and Fe and inevitable impurities. A microstructure of the steel sheet includes, in terms of area fraction with respect to the whole steel sheet microstructure, lower bainite in an amount of 40% or more and less than 85%, martensite including tempered martensite in an amount of 5% or more and less than 40%, retained austenite in an amount of 10% or more and 30% or less, and polygonal ferrite in an amount of 10% or less (including 0%).

Claims (72)

1. A high-strength steel sheet having a chemical composition comprising:

C: more than 0.30% and 0.40% or less, by mass %;

Si: 0.5% or more and 2.5% or less, by mass %;

Mn: 3.8% or more and 5.0% or less, by mass %;

P: 0.1% or less, by mass %;

S: 0.01% or less, by mass %;

Al: 0.01% or more and 0.5% or less, by mass %;

N: 0.010% or less, by mass %; and

Fe and inevitable impurities,

wherein:

the steel sheet has a microstructure including, in terms of area fraction with respect to the whole steel sheet microstructure,

lower bainite in an amount of 40% or more and less than 85%,

martensite including tempered martensite in an amount of 5% or more and less than 40%,

retained austenite in an amount of 10% or more and 30% or less, and having an average crystal grain diameter in a range of 1.6 μm or more an 2.0 μm or less, and

polygonal ferrite in an amount of 10% or less (including 0%),

the steel sheet has

a tensile strength of 1320 MPa or more,

(tensile strength×total elongation) of 18000 MPa·% or more, and

(tensile strength×hole expansion ratio) of 40000 MPa·% or more.

2. The high-strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein an average C content in the retained austenite in the steel sheet microstructure is 0.60 mass % or more.

3. The high-strength steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the chemical composition further comprises one or more groups of elements selected from the following groups A to C:

Group A:

one or more selected from:

V: 1.0% or less, by mass %,

Mo: 0.5% or less, by mass %, and

Cu: 2.0% or less, by mass %,

Group B:

one or both selected from:

Ti: 0.1% or less, by mass %, and

Nb: 0.1% or less, by mass %, and

Group C:

B: 0.0050% or less.

4. A method for manufacturing a high-strength steel sheet according to claim 3 , the method comprising:

performing hot rolling and cold rolling on a steel sheet having the composition of claim 3 ,

annealing the cold-rolled steel sheet in a temperature range in which an austenite single phase is formed for a holding time of 15 seconds or more and 1000 seconds or less, and cooling the annealed steel sheet at an average cooling rate of 3° C/s or more to a first temperature range of (Ms temperature - 100° C.) or higher and lower than the Ms temperature, and

heating the cooled steel sheet to a second temperature range of 300° C. or higher, (Bs temperature - 50° C.) or lower, and 400° C. or lower, and holding the heated steel sheet in the second temperature range for 15 seconds or more and 1000 seconds or less.

5. The method for manufacturing a high-strength steel sheet according to claim 4 , wherein the hot rolling includes:

rough rolling in which a rolling reduction of a first pass of the rough rolling is 10% or more and 15% or less and

finish rolling in which a rolling reduction of a first pass of the finish rolling is 10% or more and 15% or less.

6. A method for manufacturing a high-strength steel sheet according to claim 2 , the method comprising:

performing hot rolling and cold rolling on a steel sheet having the composition of claim 2 ,

annealing the cold-rolled steel sheet in a temperature range in which an austenite single phase is formed for a holding time of 15 seconds or more and 1000 seconds or less, and cooling the annealed steel sheet at an average cooling rate of 3° C/s or more to a first temperature range of (Ms temperature - 100° C.) or higher and lower than the Ms temperature, and

heating the cooled steel sheet to a second temperature range of 300° C. or higher, (Bs temperature - 50° C.) or lower, and 400° C. or lower, and holding the heated steel sheet in the second temperature range for 15 seconds or more and 1000 seconds or less.

7. The method for manufacturing a high-strength steel sheet according to claim 6 , wherein the hot rolling includes:

rough rolling in which a rolling reduction of a first pass of the rough rolling is 10% or more and 15% or less and

finish rolling in which a rolling reduction of a first pass of the finish rolling is 10% or more and 15% or less.

8. The high-strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical composition further comprises one or more groups of elements selected from the following groups A to C:

Group A:

one or more selected from:

V: 1.0% or less, by mass %,

Mo: 0.5% or less, by mass %, and

Cu: 2.0% or less, by mass %,

Group B:

one or both selected from:

Ti: 0.1% or less, by mass %, and

Nb: 0.1% or less, by mass %, and

Group C:

B: 0.0050% or less.

9. A method for manufacturing a high-strength steel sheet according to claim 8 , the method comprising:

performing hot rolling and cold rolling on a steel sheet having the composition of claim 8 ,

annealing the cold-rolled steel sheet in a temperature range in which an austenite single phase is formed for a holding time of 15 seconds or more and 1000 seconds or less, and cooling the annealed steel sheet at an average cooling rate of 3° C/s or more to a first temperature range of (Ms temperature - 100° C.) or higher and lower than the Ms temperature, and

heating the cooled steel sheet to a second temperature range of 300° C. or higher, (Bs temperature - 50° C.) or lower, and 400° C. or lower, and holding the heated steel sheet in the second temperature range for 15 seconds or more and 1000 seconds or less.

10. The method for manufacturing a high-strength steel sheet according to claim 9 , wherein the hot rolling includes:

rough rolling in which a rolling reduction of a first pass of the rough rolling is 10% or more and 15% or less and

finish rolling in which a rolling reduction of a first pass of the finish rolling is 10% or more and 15% or less.

11. A method for manufacturing a high-strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , the method comprising:

performing hot rolling and cold rolling on a steel sheet having the composition of claim 1 ,

annealing the cold-rolled steel sheet in a temperature range in which an austenite single phase is formed for a holding time of 15 seconds or more and 1000 seconds or less, and cooling the annealed steel sheet at an average cooling rate of 3° C/s or more to a first temperature range of (Ms temperature - 100° C.) or higher and lower than the Ms temperature, and

heating the cooled steel sheet to a second temperature range of 300° C. or higher, (Bs temperature - 50° C.) or lower, and 400° C. or lower, and holding the heated steel sheet in the second temperature range for 15 seconds or more and 1000 seconds or less.

12. The method for manufacturing a high-strength steel sheet according to claim 11 , wherein the hot rolling includes:

rough rolling in which a rolling reduction of a first pass of the rough rolling is 10% or more and 15% or less and

finish rolling in which a rolling reduction of a first pass of the finish rolling is 10% or more and 15% or less.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2018
From: KIMATA, YUSUKE; ONO, YOSHIHIKO; KAWAMURA, KENJI
To: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046581/0987 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2016-023453 · Feb 10, 2016 · national
JP 2016-235854 · Dec 5, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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