Patent classifications
C21D6/00
PRODUCTION METHOD FOR A SPOT WELDED JOINT USING HIGH STRENGTH AND HIGH FORMING STEEL
A spot welded joint of at least two steel sheets is provided. At least one of the steel sheets presents yield strength above or equal to 600 MPa, an ultimate tensile strength above or equal to 1000 MPa, uniform elongation above or equal to 15%. The base metal chemical composition includes 0.05≤C≤0.21%, 4.0≤Mn≤7.0%, 0.5≤Al≤3.5%, Si≤2.0%, Ti≤0.2%, V≤0.2%, Nb≤0.2%, P≤0.025%, B≤0.0035%, and the spot welded joint contains a molten zone microstructure containing more than 0.5% of Al and containing a surface fraction of segregated areas lower than 1%, said segregated areas being zones larger than 20 μm.sup.2 and containing more than the steel nominal phosphorus content.
HOT ROLLED HIGH STRENGTH STEEL STRIP HAVING HIGH HOLE EXPANSION RATIO
The invention relates to a high strength steel with a careful selection of the normal alloying elements C, Mn, Si and Al, together with micro-element addition. This a steel with a high strength and high hole expansion ratio can be produced. The invention also relates to the method to manufacture this high strength steel.
LOW-SILICON AND LOW-CARBON EQUIVALENT GPA GRADE MULTI-PHASE STEEL PLATE/STEEL STRIP AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR
Disclosed are a low-silicon and low-carbon equivalent GPa grade multi-phase steel plate/steel strip and a manufacturing method therefor. The steel plate/steel strip comprises the following components in percentages by weight: 0.03-0.07% of C, 0.1-0.5% of Si, 1.7-2.0% of Mn, P<0.02%, S<0.01%, N<0.01%, 0.01-0.05% of Al, 0.4-0.7% of Cr, 0.001-0.005% of B, and 0.07-0.15% of Ti, and also comprises one or both of 0.15-0.4% of Mo or 0.02-0.08% of Nb, with the balance being Fe and other inevitable impurities; and at the same time, the steel plate/steel strip satisfies: the content of available B*>0.001, the content of available B*=B-[Ti-3.4N-1.2(C—Nb/7.8)]/22, CE<0.58, and CE=C+Mn/6+(Cr+Mo+V)/5+(Si+Ni+Cu)/15. The steel plate has a tensile strength of >980 MPa and a yield strength of >780 MPa, and the hole expansion rate satisfies: if an original hole is a punched hole, the hole expansion rate is >50%; and if the original hole is a reamed hole, the hole expansion rate is >60%. The steel plate is mainly used in the preparation of vehicle chassis and suspension system parts.
WEAR RESISTANT STEEL MATERIAL WITH EXCELLENT CUT CRACK RESISTANCE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME
The present disclosure relates to a wear resistant steel material that is not cracked even after being cut using gas, etc., and a method of manufacturing the wear resistant steel material.
NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME
A non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes, in wt%, Si: 1.5 to 4.0%, Al: 0.5 to 1.5%, Mn: 0.05 to 0.55%, C: 0.005% or less, Ti: 0.004% or less (excluding 0%), N: 0.005% or less (excluding 0%), S: 0.005% or less (excluding 0%), and Cu: 0.01% or less (excluding 0%), and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and satisfies Formula 1 and Formula 2 below.
[N]≤0.005×([Al]×[Ti]) [Formula 1]
[S]≤0.01×([Mn]+[Cu]) [Formula 2]
(In Formula 1 and Formula 2, [N], [Al], [Ti], [S], [Mn], and [Cu] represent a content (wt %) of N, Al, Ti, S, Mn, and Cu, respectively).
NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME
An embodiment of the present invention provides a non-oriented electrical steel sheet including. in wt%: Si: 2.5 to 4.0 %, Mn: 0.1 to 1.0 %, Al: 0.5 to 1.5 %, P: 0.002 to 0.015 %, and As: 0.002 to 0.01 %, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and satisfying Formula 1 and Formula 2.
(In Formula 1, [P] and [As] represent a content (wt%) of P and As, respectively.)
([GS] is an average grain size (.Math.m) measured when 10,000 or more grains having a grain size of 5 to 500 .Math.m are observed on a surface of the steel sheet, and STD is a standard deviation (.Math.m) at that time.)
STEEL SHEET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
A steel sheet includes a predetermined composition satisfying Expression (1), in which the microstructure at the ¼ thickness position from the surface in the sheet thickness direction includes, by vol %, ferrite: 95% or more and a remainder of the microstructure: 5% or less, has a proportion of unrecrystallized ferrite in the ferrite of 5% or less, and a half width w and an X-ray wavelength λ at a peak of (200) plane of the ferrite satisfy Expression (2).
0.80≤{(Ti/48−N/14)+Nb/93}/(C/12)≤5.00 (1)
w×λ≥0.20 (2)
Cold-rolled steel sheet having excellent high-temperature properties and room-temperature workability
The present disclosure provides a cold-rolled steel sheet having excellent high-temperature properties and room-temperature workability, including, by weight: carbon (C): 0.0005 to 0.003%, manganese (Mn): 0.20 to 0.50%, aluminum (Al): 0.01 to 0.10%, phosphorus (P): 0.003 to 0.020%, nitrogen (N): 0.0005 to 0.004%, sulfur (S): 0.015% or less, niobium (Nb): 0.005 to 0.040%, chromium (Cr): 0.10 to 0.50%, tungsten (W): 0.02 to 0.07%, and a balance of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities, wherein C, Nb, and W satisfy the following relationship 1, a microstructure comprises 95 area % or more of polygonal ferrite and 5 area % or less of acicular ferrite, and the cold-rolled steel sheet comprises (Nb,W)C-based precipitates having an average size of 0.005 to 0.10 μm and a method for manufacturing the same:
0.00025≤(2×Nb/93)×(W/184)/(C/12)≤0.0015 [Relationship 1]
where, C, Nb, and W are in weight %.
Cold-rolled steel sheet having excellent high-temperature properties and room-temperature workability
The present disclosure provides a cold-rolled steel sheet having excellent high-temperature properties and room-temperature workability, including, by weight: carbon (C): 0.0005 to 0.003%, manganese (Mn): 0.20 to 0.50%, aluminum (Al): 0.01 to 0.10%, phosphorus (P): 0.003 to 0.020%, nitrogen (N): 0.0005 to 0.004%, sulfur (S): 0.015% or less, niobium (Nb): 0.005 to 0.040%, chromium (Cr): 0.10 to 0.50%, tungsten (W): 0.02 to 0.07%, and a balance of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities, wherein C, Nb, and W satisfy the following relationship 1, a microstructure comprises 95 area % or more of polygonal ferrite and 5 area % or less of acicular ferrite, and the cold-rolled steel sheet comprises (Nb,W)C-based precipitates having an average size of 0.005 to 0.10 μm and a method for manufacturing the same:
0.00025≤(2×Nb/93)×(W/184)/(C/12)≤0.0015 [Relationship 1]
where, C, Nb, and W are in weight %.
Nickel-containing steel for low temperature
A nickel-containing steel for low temperature according to an aspect of the present invention has a chemical composition within a predetermined range, in which a metallographic structure of a thickness middle portion contains 2.0 vol % to 20.0 vol % of an austenite phase, an average grain size of prior austenite grains is 3.0 μm to 15.0 μm, an average aspect ratio of the prior austenite grains is 1.0 to 2.4, a plate thickness is 4.5 mm to 30 mm, the chemical composition and the average grain size of the prior austenite grains are further limited depending on the plate thickness, a yield stress at room temperature is 460 MPa to 710 MPa, and a tensile strength at the room temperature is 560 MPa to 810 MPa.