IP Library Granted Patent US 12,703,889
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US 12,703,889 · App. 17/415,535 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

High strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent workability, and method for manufacturing the same

Inventors: Hyun-Taek Na (Gwangyang-si, KR); Sung-Il Kim (Gwangyang-si, KR); Gyu-Yeol Bae (Incheon, KR)
Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
C21D9/46C21D1/84C21D6/002C21D6/005C21D8/02C21D8/0226C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/34C22C38/44C22C38/46C22C38/48C22C38/50C22C38/54C21D2211/002C21D2211/004
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Patent No.
US 12,703,889
App. No.
17/415,535
Filed
Jun 17, 2021
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1733
USPC
148/504
Abstract

Provided is a steel material that may be used for arms, frames, beams, brackets, reinforcing materials, etc. of chassis parts of a vehicle and, more specifically, to a high strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent workability and a method for manufacturing same. The steel sheet includes: by weight %, 0.1-0.15% of C, 2.0-3.0% of Si, 0.8-1.5% of Mn, 0.001-0.05% of P, 0.001-0.01% of S, 0.01-0.1% of Al, 0.7-1.7% of Cr, 0.0001-0.2% of Mo, 0.02-0.1% of Ti, 0.01-0.03% of Nb, 0.001-0.005% of B, 0.1-0.3% of V, 0.001-0.01% of N, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein tensile strength (TS) is 1180 MPa or more, a product (TS×El) of tensile strength and elongation is 20,000 MPa % or more, and a product (TS×HER) of tensile strength and hole expandability is 30,000 MPa % or more.

Claims (27)

1 . A high strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent formability, comprising:

by weight %, 0.1-0.15% of C, 2.0-3.0% of Si, 0.8-1.5% of Mn, 0.001-0.05% of P, 0.001-0.01% of S, 0.01-0.1% of Al, 0.7-1.7% of Cr, 0.0001-0.2% of Mo, 0.02-0.1% of Ti, 0.01-0.03% of Nb, 0.001-0.005% of B, 0.1-0.3% of V, 0.001-0.01% of N, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities,

wherein [relational expression 1] and [relational expression 2] are satisfied,

wherein a microstructure of the hot-rolled steel sheet includes, by an area fraction, 5-15% of ferrite, 5-20% of retained austenite, and 10% or less of inevitable structure, in addition to a bainite matrix structure, and

wherein tensile strength (TS) is 1180 MPa or more, a product (TS×El) of tensile strength and elongation is 20,000 MPa % or more, and a product (TS×HER) of tensile strength and hole expandability is 30,000 MPa % or more,

20≤Hγ≤50

Hγ=194.5−(428[C]+11[Si]+45[Mn]+35[Cr]−10[Mo]−107[Ti]−56[Nb]−70[V])  [Relational expression 1]

where [elemental symbol] indicates a content (weight %) of each element

0.7 ≤a p ≤3.5

a p =([Mo]+[Ti]+[Nb]+[V])×[C] −1   [Relational expression 2]

where [elemental symbol] indicates a content (weight %) of each element.

2 . The high strength hot-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the ferrite has an average hardness value of 200 Hv or more.

3 . The high strength hot-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the inevitable structure is one or more of martensite, martensite austenite constituent (MA), and austenite.

4 . The high strength hot-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein, in a microstructure of the hot-rolled steel sheet, the number of precipitates having a diameter of 5 nm or more in ferrite present within 100 μm from a retained austenite grain boundary is 5×10 n /mm 2 (1≤n≤3).

5 . The high strength hot-rolled steel sheet of claim 4 , wherein the precipitates are carbide including one or more of Mo, Ti, Nb and V, or nitride including one or more of Mo, Ti, Nb and V.

6 . A high strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent formability, comprising:

by weight %, 0.1-0.15% of C, 2.0-3.0% of Si, 0.8-1.5% of Mn, 0.001-0.05% of P, 0.001-0.01% of S, 0.01-0.1% of Al, 0.7-1.7% of Cr, 0.0001-0.2% of Mo, 0.02-0.1% of Ti, 0.01-0.03% of Nb, 0.001-0.005% of B, 0.1-0.3% of V, 0.001-0.01% of N, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities,

wherein [relational expression 1] and [relational expression 2] are satisfied,

wherein, in a microstructure of the hot-rolled steel sheet, the number of precipitates having a diameter of 5 nm or more in ferrite present within 100 μm from a retained austenite grain boundary is 5×10 n /mm 2 (1≤n≤3), and

wherein tensile strength (TS) is 1180 MPa or more, a product (TS×El) of tensile strength and elongation is 20,000 MPa % or more, and a product (TS×HER) of tensile strength and hole expandability is 30,000 MPa % or more,

20≤Hγ≤50

Hγ=194.5−(428[C]+11[Si]+45[Mn]+35[Cr]−10[Mo]−107[Ti]−56[Nb]−70[V])  [Relational expression 1]

where [elemental symbol] indicates a content (weight %) of each element

0.7 ≤a p ≤3.5

a p =([Mo]+[Ti]+[Nb]+[V])×[C] −1   [Relational expression 2]

where [elemental symbol] indicates a content (weight %) of each element.

7 . The high strength hot-rolled steel sheet of claim 6 , wherein the precipitates are carbide including one or more of Mo, Ti, Nb and V, or nitride including one or more of Mo, Ti, Nb and V.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2022
From: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
To: POSCO CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061773/0658 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 19, 2022
From: POSCO
To: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 061476/0736 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2021
From: NA, HYUN-TAEK; KIM, SUNG-IL; BAE, GYU-YEOL
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 056578/0577 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0163898 · Dec 18, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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