Patent classifications
C23C2/0224
HIGH-STRENGTH COLD ROLLED STEEL SHEET HAVING HIGH HOLE EXPANSION RATIO, HIGHSTRENGTH HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREFOR
Provided is a high-strength cold rolled steel sheet, a high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet manufactured using the cold rolled steel sheet, and manufacturing methods therefor, the high-strength cold rolled steel sheet comprising, by wt %, 0.17-0.21% of carbon (C), 0.3-0.8% of silicon (Si), 2.7-3.3% of manganese (Mn), 0.3-0.7% of chromium (Cr), 0.01-0.3% of aluminum (Al), 0.01-0.03% of titanium (Ti), 0.001-0.003% of boron (B), 0.04% or less of phosphorus (P), 0.02% or less of sulfur (S), 0.01% or less of nitrogen (N) and the balance of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities, wherein the amounts of carbon (C), silicon (Si) and aluminum (Al) satisfy the following mathematical relation (1). [Mathematical relation (1)] [C]+([Si]+[Al])/5≤0.35% (wherein [C], [Si] and [Al] respectively mean the wt % of C, Si and Al.)
HOT-DIP GALVANNEALED STEEL SHEET WITH ULTRA-HIGH STRENGTH AND HIGH FORMABILITY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR
Disclosed are a hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet with ultra-high strength and high formability, and a manufacturing method therefor. In an exemplary embodiment, a hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet include: a base steel sheet; and a hot-dip galvannealed layer formed on the surface of the base steel sheet. The base steel sheet includes an amount of 0.05 to 0.15 wt % of carbon (C), an amount greater than 0 and less than or equal to 1.0 wt % of silicon (Si), an amount of 4.0 to 9.0 wt % of manganese (Mn), an amount greater than 0 and less than or equal to 0.6 wt % of aluminum (Al), an amount greater than 0 and less than or equal to 0.02 wt % of phosphorus (P) in, an amount greater than 0 and less than or equal to 0.005 wt % of sulfur (S), an amount greater than 0 and less than or equal to 0.006 wt % of nitrogen (N), and the balance of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities. The base steel sheet has a microstructure consisting of ferrite and retained austenite; the grain size of the microstructure is 3 μm or less; and the hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet has a yield strength (YS) of 800 MPa or greater, a tensile strength (TS) of 980 MPa or greater, an elongation (EL) of 25% or greater, and a hole expansion ratio (HER) of 20% or greater.
Coated steel member, coated steel sheet, and methods for manufacturing same
The present invention has as its object the provision of a coated steel member and coated steel sheet excellent in hydrogen embrittlement resistance in a corrosive environment and methods for manufacturing the same. The coated steel member of the present invention is provided on its surface with an Al—Fe-based coating containing Cu and one or more of Mo, Ni, Mn, and Cr in a total by mass % of 0.12% or more by heating, cooling, and manufacturing a coated steel sheet having a layer containing Cu on its surface under predetermined conditions.
METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HOT PRESS-FORMED PART, AND HOT PRESS-FORMED PART
A method of manufacturing a hot press-formed part by hot pressing a coated steel sheet formed with a Zn—Ni plating layer on a surface of a steel sheet includes: heating the coated steel sheet to a temperature range of Ac.sub.3 transformation temperature to 1000° C.; cooling the coated steel sheet to 550-410° C. at a cooling rate of 100° C./s or higher by squeezing the coated steel sheet with a press tool for cooling having flat surfaces configured to contact the coated steel sheet; press forming the coated steel sheet with a tool of press forming to obtain a formed body, the press forming being initiated within 5 seconds after the cooling while the temperature of the coated steel sheet is 550-400° C.; and quenching the formed body, while squeezing the formed body with the tool of press forming and holding at its press bottom dead center, to obtain a hot press-formed part.
Hot stamped steel and method for producing the same
In a hot stamped steel, when [C] represents an amount of C (mass %), [Si] represents an amount of Si (mass %), and [Mn] represents an amount of Mn (mass %), an expression of 5×[Si]+[Mn])/[C]>10 is satisfied, a metallographic structure includes 80% or more of a martensite in an area fraction, and optionally, further includes one or more of 10% or less of a pearlite in an area fraction, 5% or less of a retained austenite in a volume ratio, 20% or less of a ferrite in an area fraction, and less than 20% of a bainite in an area fraction, TS×λ, which is a product of TS that is a tensile strength and λ that is a hole expansion ratio is 50000 MPa.Math.% or more, and a hardness of the martensite measured with a nanoindenter satisfies H2/H1<1.10 and σHM<20.
Galvannealed steel sheet and method of manufacturing the same
A galvannealed steel sheet includes: a steel sheet; a coating layer on a surface of the steel sheet; and a mixed layer formed between the steel sheet and the coating layer, in which the mixed layer includes a base iron portion having fine grains having a size of greater than 0 μm and equal to or smaller than 2 μm, a Zn—Fe alloy phase, and oxides containing one or more types of Mn, Si, Al, and Cr, and in the mixed layer, the oxides and the Zn—Fe alloy phase are present in grain boundaries that form the fine grains and the Zn—Fe alloy phase is tangled with the base iron portion.
[Mn]+[Si]+[Al]+[Cr]≧0.4 (Expression 1)
Method for manufacturing flat steel products and flat steel product
A flat steel product which, following a 5% biaxial deformation, exhibits, on one surface, a Wsa(1-5) value of <0.35 μm, a planar anisotropy Δr of −0.5 to +0.5 and, from the surface to a depth of <200 μm, and a nanohardness of >0.1 to <3.0 GPa. Also, a method of making the product where a slab including (in wt. %) 0.0003-0.050% C, 0.0001-0.20% Si, 0.01-1.5% Mn, 0.001-0.10% P, 0.0005-0.030% S, 0.001-0.12% AI, and 0.0001-0.01% N, the remainder Fe and impurities is heated to 1200-1270° C., rough-rolled with a reduction of 80-90%, and finish-hot-rolled at 850-950° C. with a reduction of 85-95%, for a total deformation of 95-99.5%. The reduction in the last hot roll pass is 1-25%, and the product is cooled at 4-30 K/s to a coiling temperature of 620-780° C. Following pickling, the product is cold-rolled with a total degree of deformation of 70-90% and recrystallization annealed at 650-900° C.
COLD-ROLLED FLAT STEEL PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF
A cold-rolled flat steel product may have a yield strength Rp0.2 of not more than 320 MPa, a fracture elongation A80 of at least 20% and a microstructure having by percent area 62%-82% ferrite, 10%-30% martensite, 1.5%-8% residual austenite, and a sum total of not more than 10% other microstructure constituents. The flat steel product may comprise a steel alloy containing in percent by weight 0.06%-0.1% C; 0.15%-0.4% Si; 1.5%-2% Mn; 0.2%-0.5% Cr; not more than 0.1% Al; wherein the sum total of C, Si, Mn, and Cr is at least 2.3% and not more than 2.8%; wherein the sum total of Si and Al is not more than 0.4%; not more than 0.03% P; not more than 0.006% S; not more than 0.008% N; unavoidable impurities including not more than 0.0006% B, not more than 0.02% V, and not more than 0.01% each of Nb and Ti, and not more than 0.1% each of Mo, Ni, and Cu; as well as iron. For production of such a flat steel product, a cold-rolled flat steel product may first be produced and then brought to 760-860° C. in a continuous run and kept at that temperature over an annealing period Gt for which, depending on the thickness D of the flat steel product, Gtu≦Gt≦Gto with
Gtu [s]=3.56*D.sup.2 [s/mm.sup.2]−5.1*D [s/mm]+9.8 s
Gto [s]=−21.4*D.sup.2 [s/mm.sup.2]+132.8*D [s/mm]+47 s.
Ultra-high-strength steel sheet having excellent hole expandability and yield ratio, and method of manufacturing the same
Provided is an ultra-high-strength steel sheet having an excellent hole expandability and yield ratio, including, in terms of wt %: 0.05-0.2% of carbon (C); 2.0% or less of silicon (Si); 4.1-9.0% of manganese (Mn); 0.05% or less (excluding 0%) of phosphorus (P); 0.02% or less (excluding 0%) of sulfur (S); 0.5% or less (excluding 0%) of aluminum (Al); 0.02% or less (excluding 0%) of nitrogen (N); and a balance of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities, wherein the following Equation 1 is satisfied, and wherein microstructures includes, in volume percentage, 10-30% or retained austenite, 50% or more of annealed martensite, and 20% or less of other phases including alpha martensite and epsilon martensite, Equation 1: C/12+Ti/48+Nb/93+V/51+Mo/96≥0.015.
Cold rolled steel sheet and method of manufacturing the same
A cold rolled steel sheet having a high strength, an aging resistance, a high yield ratio and a small anisotropy of tensile strength is obtained by hot rolling and cold rolling a steel material containing in percent by mass C: 0.06-0.14%, Si: less than 0.50%, Mn: 1.6-2.5%, Nb: not more than 0.080% (including 0%), Ti: not more than 0.080% (including 0%), provided that Nb and Ti are contained in an amount of 0.020-0.080% in total, subjecting a cold rolled steel sheet continuous annealing including steps of soaking-annealing at a temperature of 840-940° C. for a holding time of 30-120 seconds, cooling from the soaking temperature to 600° C. at a rate of not less than 5° C./s, retaining in a temperature range of 600-500° C. for 30-300 seconds and then conducting a secondary cooling to apply such a steel structure that martensite is finely dispersed into ferrite base.