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US 12,529,131 · App. 17/791,322 · Granted Jan 20, 2026

High-strength galvanized steel sheet and method for manufacturing the same

Inventors: Kazuki Endoh (Tokyo, JP); Yoshiyasu Kawasaki (Tokyo, JP); Yuki Toji (Tokyo, JP); Yoshimasa Funakawa (Tokyo, JP); Mai Aoyama (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
C23C2/28C21D8/0205C21D8/0226C21D8/0236C21D8/0263C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/02C22C38/06C23C2/29C21D2211/001C21D2211/005C21D2211/008
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Patent No.
US 12,529,131
App. No.
17/791,322
Granted
Jan 20, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A high-strength galvanized steel sheet is disclosed which has a specified chemical composition, has a steel microstructure including, in terms of area fraction, 35% or more and 80% or less of ferrite, 0.1% or more and less than 5.0% of as-quenched martensite, 3.0% or more and 35% or less of tempered martensite, and 8% or more of retained austenite, in which an average grain diameter of the ferrite is 6 μm or less, in which an average grain diameter of the retained austenite is 3 μm or less, in which a value calculated by dividing an average Mn content (mass %) in the retained austenite by an average Mn content (mass %) in the ferrite is 1.5 or more.

Claims (47)

1 . A high-strength galvanized steel sheet having a chemical composition containing, by mass %,

C: 0.030% to 0.250%,

Si: 0.01% to 3.00%,

Mn: 3.10% to 8.00%,

P: 0.001% to 0.100%,

S: 0.0001% to 0.0200%,

N: 0.0005% to 0.0100%,

Al: 0.001% to 2.000%, and a balance of Fe and incidental impurities,

a steel microstructure including, in terms of area fraction, 35% or more and 80% or less of ferrite, 0.1% or more and less than 5.0% of as-quenched martensite, 3.0% or more and 35% or less of tempered martensite, and 8% or more of retained austenite, in which an average grain diameter of the ferrite is 6 μm or less, in which an average grain diameter of the retained austenite is 3 μm or less,

in which a value calculated by dividing an average Mn content (mass %) in the retained austenite by an average Mn content (mass %) in the ferrite is 1.5 or more,

in which a value calculated by dividing a sum of an area fraction of tempered martensite having a circle-equivalent grain diameter of 3 μm or less and an area fraction of retained austenite having a circle-equivalent grain diameter of 3 μm or less by a sum of an area fraction of all the tempered martensite and an area fraction of all the retained austenite is 0.4 or more, and

in which a value calculated by dividing an area fraction of retained austenite grains adjacent to three or more ferrite grains having different crystal orientations by the area fraction of all the retained austenite is less than 0.6, a galvanizing layer on a surface of the steel sheet, and a diffusible hydrogen content in steel of 0.3 mass ppm or less.

2 . The high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical composition further contains, by mass %, at least one selected from

Ti: 0.005% to 0.200%,

Nb: 0.005% to 0.200%,

V: 0.005% to 0.500%,

W: 0.005% to 0.500%,

B: 0.0003% to 0.0050%,

Ni: 0.005% to 1.000%,

Cr: 0.005% to 1.000%,

Mo: 0.005% to 1.000%,

Cu: 0.005% to 1.000%,

Sn: 0.002% to 0.200%,

Sb: 0.002% to 0.200%,

Ta: 0.001% to 0.100%,

Ca: 0.0005% to 0.0050%,

Mg: 0.0005% to 0.0050%,

Zr: 0.0005% to 0.0050%, and

REM: 0.0005% to 0.0050%.

3 . The high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the galvanizing layer is a galvannealing layer.

4 . The high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the galvanizing layer is a galvannealing layer.

5 . A method for manufacturing the high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , the method comprising heating a steel slab having the chemical composition, performing hot rolling on the heated slab with a finishing delivery temperature of 750° C. or higher and 1000° C. or lower, coiling the hot-rolled steel sheet at a temperature of 300° C. or higher and 750° C. or lower, performing cold rolling on the hot-rolled steel sheet, holding the cold-rolled steel sheet in a temperature range equal to or higher than an Aca transformation temperature for 20 s to 1800 s, cooling the held steel sheet to a cooling stop temperature of 50° C. or higher and 350° C. or lower, holding the cooled steel sheet at the cooling stop temperature for 2 s to 600 s, cooling the held steel sheet, holding the cooled steel sheet in a temperature range equal to or higher than an Ac 1 transformation temperature and equal to or lower than (Ac 1 transformation temperature+150° C.) for 20 s to 1800 s, cooling the held steel sheet, performing a galvanizing treatment, holding the galvanized steel sheet in a temperature range of 50° C. or higher and 400° C. or lower for 1800 s or more, and cooling the held steel sheet.

6 . A method for manufacturing the high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 2 , the method comprising heating a steel slab having the chemical composition, performing hot rolling on the heated slab with a finishing delivery temperature of 750° C. or higher and 1000° C. or lower, coiling the hot-rolled steel sheet at a temperature of 300° C. or higher and 750° C. or lower, performing cold rolling on the hot-rolled steel sheet, holding the cold-rolled steel sheet in a temperature range equal to or higher than an Aca transformation temperature for 20 s to 1800 s, cooling the held steel sheet to a cooling stop temperature of 50° C. or higher and 350° C. or lower, holding the cooled steel sheet at the cooling stop temperature for 2 s to 600 s, cooling the held steel sheet, holding the cooled steel sheet in a temperature range equal to or higher than an Ac 1 transformation temperature and equal to or lower than (Ac 1 transformation temperature+150° C.) for 20 s to 1800 s, cooling the held steel sheet, performing a galvanizing treatment, holding the galvanized steel sheet in a temperature range of 50° C. or higher and 400° C. or lower for 1800 s or more, and cooling the held steel sheet.

7 . A method for manufacturing the high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , the method comprising heating a steel slab having the chemical composition, performing hot rolling on the heated slab with a finishing delivery temperature of 750° C. or higher and 1000° C. or lower, coiling the hot-rolled steel sheet at a temperature of 300° C. or higher and 750° C. or lower, performing cold rolling on the hot-rolled steel sheet, holding the cold-rolled steel sheet in a temperature range equal to or higher than an Aca transformation temperature for 20 s to 1800 s, cooling the held steel sheet to a cooling stop temperature of 50° C. or higher and 350° C. or lower, holding the cooled steel sheet at the cooling stop temperature for 2 s to 600 s, cooling the held steel sheet, holding the cooled steel sheet in a temperature range equal to or higher than an Ac 1 transformation temperature and equal to or lower than (Ac 1 transformation temperature+150° C.) for 20 s to 1800 s, cooling the held steel sheet, again holding the cooled steel sheet in a temperature range equal to or higher than the Ac 1 transformation temperature and equal to or lower than (Ac 1 transformation temperature+150° C.) for 20 s to 1800 s, cooling the held steel sheet, performing a galvanizing treatment, holding the galvanized steel sheet in a temperature range of 50° C. or higher and 400° C. or lower for 1800 s or more, and cooling the held steel sheet.

8 . A method for manufacturing the high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 2 , the method comprising heating a steel slab having the chemical composition, performing hot rolling on the heated slab with a finishing delivery temperature of 750° C. or higher and 1000° C. or lower, coiling the hot-rolled steel sheet at a temperature of 300° C. or higher and 750° C. or lower, performing cold rolling on the hot-rolled steel sheet, holding the cold-rolled steel sheet in a temperature range equal to or higher than an Aca transformation temperature for 20 s to 1800 s, cooling the held steel sheet to a cooling stop temperature of 50° C. or higher and 350° C. or lower, holding the cooled steel sheet at the cooling stop temperature for 2 s to 600 s, cooling the held steel sheet, holding the cooled steel sheet in a temperature range equal to or higher than an Ac 1 transformation temperature and equal to or lower than (Ac 1 transformation temperature+150° C.) for 20 s to 1800 s, cooling the held steel sheet, again holding the cooled steel sheet in a temperature range equal to or higher than the Ac 1 transformation temperature and equal to or lower than (Ac 1 transformation temperature+150° C.) for 20 s to 1800 s, cooling the held steel sheet, performing a galvanizing treatment, holding the galvanized steel sheet in a temperature range of 50° C. or higher and 400° C. or lower for 1800 s or more, and cooling the held steel sheet.

9 . The method for manufacturing a high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 5 , the method further comprising, after coiling has been performed, holding the steel sheet in a temperature range equal to or lower than the Ac 1 transformation temperature for more than 1800 s.

10 . The method for manufacturing a high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 6 , the method further comprising, after coiling has been performed, holding the steel sheet in a temperature range equal to or lower than the Ac 1 transformation temperature for more than 1800 s.

11 . The method for manufacturing a high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 7 , the method further comprising, after coiling has been performed, holding the steel sheet in a temperature range equal to or lower than the Ac 1 transformation temperature for more than 1800 s.

12 . The method for manufacturing a high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 8 , the method further comprising, after coiling has been performed, holding the steel sheet in a temperature range equal to or lower than the Ac 1 transformation temperature for more than 1800 s.

13 . The method for manufacturing a high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 5 , the method further comprising, after the galvanizing treatment has been performed, performing an alloying treatment at a temperature of 450° C. to 600° C.

14 . The method for manufacturing a high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 6 , the method further comprising, after the galvanizing treatment has been performed, performing an alloying treatment at a temperature of 450° C. to 600° C.

15 . The method for manufacturing a high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 7 , the method further comprising, after the galvanizing treatment has been performed, performing an alloying treatment at a temperature of 450° C. to 600° C.

16 . The method for manufacturing a high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 8 , the method further comprising, after the galvanizing treatment has been performed, performing an alloying treatment at a temperature of 450° C. to 600° C.

17 . The method for manufacturing a high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 9 , the method further comprising, after the galvanizing treatment has been performed, performing an alloying treatment at a temperature of 450° C. to 600° C.

18 . The method for manufacturing a high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 10 , the method further comprising, after the galvanizing treatment has been performed, performing an alloying treatment at a temperature of 450° C. to 600° C.

19 . The method for manufacturing a high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 11 , the method further comprising, after the galvanizing treatment has been performed, performing an alloying treatment at a temperature of 450° C. to 600° C.

20 . The method for manufacturing a high-strength galvanized steel sheet according to claim 12 , the method further comprising, after the galvanizing treatment has been performed, performing an alloying treatment at a temperature of 450° C. to 600° C.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2022
From: ENDOH, KAZUKI; KAWASAKI, YOSHIYASU; TOJI, YUKI; FUNAKAWA, YOSHIMASA; AOYAMA, MAI
To: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
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