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US 12,577,632 · App. 17/783,369 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

High-strength wire rod having high hydrogen embrittlement resistance for cold heading, and method for manufacturing the same

Inventor: Byung-In Jung (Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR)
Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
C21D9/525C21D8/065C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/22C22C38/24C21D2211/002C21D2211/008C21D2211/009
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Patent No.
US 12,577,632
App. No.
17/783,369
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a high-strength wire rod having high hydrogen embrittlement resistance for cold heading, and a method for manufacturing the high-strength wire rod. The high-strength wire rod for cold heading has a chemical composition including, by weight %, 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%, V: 0.01% to 0.4%, and a balance of Fe and other impurities, and the chemical composition satisfies the relational expression 1. The high-strength wire rod for cold heading has a microstructure including, by area %, 1% to 15% martensite, 0.1% to 5% pearlite, and a balance of bainite, and the fraction of martensite formed along grain boundaries of prior austenite in the martensite of the microstructure is 60% or more.

Claims (4)

1 . A high-strength heat-treated part with high resistance to hydrogen delayed fracture, the high-strength heat-treated part having a chemical composition consisting of, by weight %, 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%, V: 0.01% to 0.15%, and a balance of Fe and other impurities, the high-strength heat-treated part having a microstructure of tempered martensite, and the chemical composition satisfying the relational expression 1 below:

1.5Cr+2.89Mo+7V≥3.563  [Relational expression 1]

where Cr, Mo, and V each refer to a content thereof in weight %.

2 . The high-strength heat-treated part of claim 1 , wherein the high-strength heat-treated part has a tensile strength of 1400 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 070881/0982 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 11, 2025
From: POSCO
To: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 070822/0791 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2022
From: JUNG, BYUNG-IN
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 060137/0899 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0169215 · Dec 17, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230029137A1 · Jan 26, 2023
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