Disclosed is a method for manufacturing high-carbon bearing steel, which include: heating a billet at a temperature of about 950 to 1,050° C. for about 70 to 120 minutes, rolling the billet to manufacture a wire rod, winding the wire rod to manufacture a wire rod coil, cooling the wire rod coil, and subsequently heat treating the wire rod coil for spheroidizing and carbonitriding, respectively. The bearing steel may include an amount of about 0.9 to 1.3 wt % of carbon (C), an amount of about 1.1 to 1.6 wt % of silicon (Si), an amount of about 1.0 to 1.5 wt % of manganese (Mn), an amount of about 1.5 to 1.9 wt % of chromium (Cr), an amount of about 0.2 to 0.6 wt % of nickel (Ni), an amount of about 0.1 to 0.3 wt % of molybdenum (Mo), and the balance iron (Fe) based on the total weight thereof.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a steel wire rod and a method for producing same, the steel wire rod comprising 0.3-0.5 wt % of C, 0.02-0.4 wt % of Si, 1.0-1.5 wt % of Mn, 0.3-0.7 wt % of Cr, 0.003 wt % or less of B, 0.03 wt % or less of Ti, 0.03 wt % or less of P, 0.01 wt % or less of S, 0.02-0.05 wt % of Al, and 0.001-0.01 wt % of N, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and having a microstructure in which the main phase thereof is a complex structure of ferrite+pearlite, and contains at most 5 area % (including 0 area %) of at least one of bainite or martensite, wherein the average pearlite colony size in a region extending from the ⅖ point to the ⅗ point of the diameter is at most 7 μm.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a steel wire rod and a method for producing same, the steel wire rod comprising 0.3-0.5 wt % of C, 0.02-0.4 wt % of Si, 1.0-1.5 wt % of Mn, 0.3-0.7 wt % of Cr, 0.003 wt % or less of B, 0.03 wt % or less of Ti, 0.03 wt % or less of P, 0.01 wt % or less of S, 0.02-0.05 wt % of Al, and 0.001-0.01 wt % of N, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and having a microstructure in which the main phase thereof is a complex structure of ferrite+pearlite, and contains at most 5 area % (including 0 area %) of at least one of bainite or martensite, wherein the average pearlite colony size in a region extending from the ⅖ point to the ⅗ point of the diameter is at most 7 μm.

In some embodiments, a coating applied to steel reinforcement bar (e.g., steel rebar) that could considerably extend the lifetime of concrete structures by reducing steel rebar corrosion is disclosed. The coating includes a thin, passivating steel (e.g., stainless steel) layer that is applied to the outside of conventional steel rebar. The coating can be applied in-line through metal cold spray manufacturing, which is a high throughput coating technique that can be integrated into existing steel manufacturing plants. Furthermore, a novel, high performance ferritic steel with tailored resistance to corrosion from chlorides is described. The new ferritic steel is distinct from other commercial and experimental steels, and is better suited for coating low-cost steel structures like rebar. Multiple alloying elements including Cr, Al, and Si will each form protective oxides independently, increasing the total amount of protection and extending it over much wider ranges of pH and electrical potential.

Provided are a high-strength wire rod having high hydrogen embrittlement resistance for cold heading, and a method for manufacturing the high-strength wire rod. The high-strength wire rod for cold heading has a chemical composition including, by weight %, C: 0.3% to 0.5%, Si: 0.01% to 0.3%, Mn: 0.3% to 1.0%, Cr: 0.5% to 1.5%, Mo: 0.5% to 1.5%, V: 0.01% to 0.4%, and a balance of Fe and other impurities, and the chemical composition satisfies the relational expression 1. The high-strength wire rod for cold heading has a microstructure including, by area %, 1% to 15% martensite, 0.1% to 5% pearlite, and a balance of bainite, and the fraction of martensite formed along grain boundaries of prior austenite in the martensite of the microstructure is 60% or more.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a wire rod and a method of manufacturing same. The wire rod comprises, by weight %, 0.3-0.5 wt % of C, 0.02-0.4 wt % of Si, 1.0-1.5 wt % of Mn, 0.3-0.7 wt % of Cr, 0.003 wt % or less (exclusive of 0 wt %) of B, less than 0.03 wt % (exclusive of 0 wt %) of Ti, 0.03 wt % or less (inclusive of 0 wt %) of P, 0.01 wt % or less (inclusive of 0 wt %) of S, 0.02-0.05 wt % of Al, 0.001-0.01 wt % of N, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein a microstructure is a complex structure having a main phase of ferrite+pearlite, with at least one of bainite or martensite accounting for 5 area % or less (inclusive of 0%), and has a cementite average aspect ratio of 35 or less in an area covering ⅖-⅗ of the diameter.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a wire rod and a method of manufacturing same. The wire rod comprises, by weight %, 0.3-0.5 wt % of C, 0.02-0.4 wt % of Si, 1.0-1.5 wt % of Mn, 0.3-0.7 wt % of Cr, 0.003 wt % or less (exclusive of 0 wt %) of B, less than 0.03 wt % (exclusive of 0 wt %) of Ti, 0.03 wt % or less (inclusive of 0 wt %) of P, 0.01 wt % or less (inclusive of 0 wt %) of S, 0.02-0.05 wt % of Al, 0.001-0.01 wt % of N, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein a microstructure is a complex structure having a main phase of ferrite+pearlite, with at least one of bainite or martensite accounting for 5 area % or less (inclusive of 0%), and has a cementite average aspect ratio of 35 or less in an area covering ⅖-⅗ of the diameter.

Free-cutting steel includes a specific composition, with an A value defined by a following formula (1) satisfying 4.0 or more and 20.0 or less, and remainder having Fe and an unavoidable impurity; and texture with 1000 or more sulfide particles with an equivalent circle diameter of less than 1 μm per mm.sup.2, 500 or more sulfide particles with an equivalent circle diameter of 1 μm or more and 5 μm or less per mm.sup.2, and 1000 or more Pb particles with an equivalent circle diameter of 1 μm or less per mm.sup.2, wherein

A value=(Mn+5Cr)/S   (1)

here, symbols of elements in the formula indicate contents (% by mass) of the elements.

There is provided a high strength high formable aluminum alloys (Al—Mg—Mn alloy). The aluminum alloy exhibits improved castability by achieving lower required torque at high temperature, while meeting or exceeding the ambient temperature strength and formability requirements for high strength applications. The aluminum alloy comprises in weight percent Mg 1.0-2.0, 0.2-0.95 Mn, 0.05-0.35 Cr with the balance being aluminum and inevitable impurities.

There is provided a high strength high formable aluminum alloys (Al—Mg—Mn alloy). The aluminum alloy exhibits improved castability by achieving lower required torque at high temperature, while meeting or exceeding the ambient temperature strength and formability requirements for high strength applications. The aluminum alloy comprises in weight percent Mg 1.0-2.0, 0.2-0.95 Mn, 0.05-0.35 Cr with the balance being aluminum and inevitable impurities.