IP Library Granted Patent US 12,392,019
Granted Patent B2
US 12,392,019 · App. 17/783,378 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Wire rod for cold heading having excellent delayed fracture resistance characteristics, parts, and manufacturing method therefor

Inventor: Byung-In Jung (Pohang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
C22C38/46C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/44
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Patent No.
US 12,392,019
App. No.
17/783,378
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a wire rod for cold heading having high resistance to delayed facture, a part having high resistance to delayed facture, and methods for manufacturing the wire rod and the part. The wire rod of the present disclosure has a chemical composition including, by wt %, C: 0.3% to 0.5%, Si: 0.01% to 0.3%, Mn: 0.3% to 1.0%, Cr: 0.5% to 1.5%, Mo: 0.5% to 1.5%, Ni: 0.5% to 2.0%, V: 0.01% to 0.4%, and a balance of Fe and other impurities, and the chemical composition satisfies the relational expression 1, wherein the high-strength wire rod has a microstructure including, by area %, 5% to 20% martensite, 0.1% to 1% pearlite, and a balance of bainite.

Claims (6)

1. A high-strength heat-treated part with high resistance to hydrogen-delayed fracturing, the high-strength heat-treated part having a chemical composition comprising, by wt %, C: 0.3% to 0.5%, Si: 0.01% to 0.3%, Mn: 0.3% to 1.0%, Cr: 0.5% to 1.5%, Mo: 0.5% to 1.5%, Ni: 0.5% to 2.0%, V: 0.01% to 0.4%, and a balance of Fe and other impurities, the chemical composition satisfying the relational expression 1 below,

the high-strength heat-treated part has a microstructure comprising, by area %, 5% to 20% auto-tempered martensite and a balance of lower bainite,

1.21 Cr+ 3.94 Mo+ 15 V≥ 3.567  [Condition 1]

where Cr, Mo, and V respectively refer to a content thereof in wt %.

2. The high-strength heat-treated part of claim 1 , wherein the microstructure of the high-strength heat-treated part comprises CrC, MoC, and VC as carbides having an average size of 500 nm or less.

3. The high-strength heat-treated part of claim 1 , wherein the high-strength heat-treated part has a tensile strength of 1600 MPa or more and an impact toughness of 60 J or more.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2025
From: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
To: POSCO CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 070881/0894 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 11, 2025
From: POSCO
To: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 070822/0829 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2022
From: JUNG, BYUNG-IN
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 060145/0360 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0169264 · Dec 17, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230023191A1 · Jan 26, 2023
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