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US 12,637,731 · App. 18/017,066 · Granted May 26, 2026

Steel sheet having excellent formability and strain hardening rate

Inventors: Yeon-Sang Ahn (Gwangyang-si, KR); Joo-Hyun Ryu (Gwangyang-si, KR); Kang-Hyun Choi (Gwangyang-si, KR); Eul-Yong Choi (Gwangyang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
C21D9/46C21D6/002C21D6/005C21D6/008C21D8/02C21D8/0226C21D8/0236C21D8/0263C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/02C22C38/06C22C38/26C22C38/28C22C38/32C22C38/38C22C38/60C21D2211/001C21D2211/005C21D2211/008
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Patent No.
US 12,637,731
App. No.
18/017,066
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a steel sheet suitably used for an automobile structural member and the like, and more particularly, to a steel sheet having high strength and excellent formability that may prevent processing defects such as cracks or wrinkles occurring during the press-forming, and a method for producing the same.

Claims (12)

1 . A steel sheet comprising: by wt %, 0.10 to 0.16% of carbon (C), 1.0% or less (excluding 0%) of silicon (Si), 1.4 to 2.2% of manganese (Mn), 1.0% or less of chromium (Cr), 0.1% or less (excluding 0%) of phosphorus (P), 0.01% or less (excluding 0%) of sulfur(S), 1.0% or less (excluding 0%) of aluminum (sol.Al), 0.01% or less (excluding 0%) of nitrogen (N), 0.05% or less (excluding 0%) of antimony (Sb), and a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities; and

bainite having an area fraction of 5 to 25%, 3% or more of retained-austenite, and a balance of ferrite and martensite in a microstructure,

wherein the steel sheet satisfies the following Relational Expression 1:

{(C+Si+Al)/((10×(C+Ti+Nb))+(2×Si)+Mn+Cr)/(TS)}×1,000≥0.28[Relational Expression 1]

where each element represents a weight content, and TS represents a tensile strength (MPa).

2 . The steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the number of retained-austenite having an average grain size of 2 μm or less adjacent to the bainite phase is 80% or more of the total number of retained-austenite.

3 . The steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the martensite phase is contained in an area fraction of 10 to 30%.

4 . The steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the steel sheet includes a zinc-based plating layer formed on at least one surface thereof.

5 . The steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the steel sheet has a tensile strength of 590 MPa or more, and

a relation between a strain hardening index (N1) measured in a strain section of 4 to 6%, a strain hardening index (N4) measured in a strain section of 10 to uniform elongation (%), a tensile strength (TS), a total elongation (TE), and a uniform elongation (UE) satisfies the following Relational Expression 2:

( TS×TE×UE×N 1× N 4)≥14,000[Relational Expression 2]

where a unit is MPa %.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2023
From: AHN, YEON-SANG; RYU, JOO-HYUN; CHOI, KANG-HYUN; CHOI, EUL-YONG
To: POSCO CO., LTD
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0090718 · Jul 22, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230295759A1 · Sep 21, 2023
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