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US 12,637,729 · App. 16/471,299 · Granted May 26, 2026

High-strength high-toughness thick steel plate and manufacturing method therefor

Inventors: Mo-Chang Kang (Seoul, KR); Dea-Young Jang (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
C21D9/46C21D6/004C21D6/005C21D6/008C21D8/02C21D8/0226C22C38/002C22C38/02C22C38/46C22C38/48C22C38/50C22C38/58C21D2211/001C21D2211/005
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Patent No.
US 12,637,729
App. No.
16/471,299
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The objective of one aspect of the present invention is to provide: a thick steel plate having high strength and high toughness without carrying out accelerated cooling using water cooling, in the manufacturing, by means of a thermomechanical control process (TMCP), of a thick steel having a thickness of 15 mmt and over; and a method for manufacturing the same.

Claims (11)

1 . A steel plate, by weight %, comprising: 0.02 to 0.10% of carbon (C), 0.6 to 1.7% of manganese (Mn), 0.5% or less of silicon (Si) (excluding 0%), 0.02% or less of phosphorus (P), 0.015% or less of sulfur(S), 0.005 to 0.05% of niobium (Nb), 0.005 to 0.08% of vanadium (V), a balance of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities, and having a microstructure consisting of 85 to 95% of ferrite and 5 to 15% of pearlite by an area fraction,

wherein a grain size of austenite is ASTM grain size number of 10 or more and a grain size of ferrite is ASTM grain size number of 9 or more,

the thickness of the steel plate is 15 to 75 mm,

the steel plate has a yield ratio (yield strength (MPa)/tensile strength (MPa)) of 80 to 92%, and impact toughness at −70° C. of 300J or more, and

the steel plate has the tensile strength of 470 to 525 MPa.

2 . The steel plate of claim 1 , wherein the steel plate further comprises, by weight %, one or more of 0.5% or less of Ni and 0.5% or less of Cr.

3 . The steel plate of claim 1 , wherein the steel plate further comprises, by weight %, 0.05% or less of Ti.

4 . The steel plate of claim 1 , wherein the steel plate further comprises, by weight %, 0.001% or more and 0.5% or less of Ni.

5 . The steel plate of claim 1 , wherein the steel plate further comprises, by weight %, 0.15% or more and 0.5% or less of Ni.

6 . The steel plate of claim 1 , wherein the steel plate further comprises, by weight %, 0.40% or more and 0.5% or less of silicon (Si).

7 . The steel plate of claim 1 , wherein the steel plate further comprises, by weight %, 0.046 to 0.08% of vanadium (V).

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 Oct 17, 2019
From: KANG, MO-CHANG; JANG, DEA-YOUNG
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 050757/0116 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0176514 · Dec 22, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200017931A1 · Jan 16, 2020
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