Hot-dip galvanized steel sheet and production method therefor

US10337094B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10337094-B2
Application numberUS-201214131957-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 1, 2012
Priority dateAug 5, 2011
Publication dateJul 2, 2019
Grant dateJul 2, 2019

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Provided are a high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having excellent formability and a tensile strength of 440 MPa or more and a method for manufacturing the same. A steel sheet has a microstructure containing a ferrite phase having an area fraction of 60% or more, a pearlite phase having an area fraction of 20% to 30%, and a bainite phase having an area fraction of 1% to 5%, the area fraction of a cementite phase present in a grain of the ferrite phase being 5% or less. Upon manufacture, a hot-rolled sheet or a cold-rolled sheet is heated to a temperature of 650° C. or higher at an average heating rate of 10° C./s or more, is held at a temperature of 700° C. to (Ac3-5)° C. for ten seconds or more, is cooled to a temperature of 300° C. to 500° C. at an average cooling rate of 10° C./s to 200° C./s, is held at a temperature of 300° C. to 500° C. for 30 seconds to 300 seconds, and is then hot-dip galvanized.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A hot-dip galvanized steel sheet comprising a steel sheet having a composition containing 0.100% to 0.200% C, 0.50% or less Si, 0.60% or less Mn, 0.100% or less P, 0.0100% or less S, 0.010% to 0.100% Al, and 0.0100% or less N on a mass basis, the remainder comprising Fe and inevitable impurities, the steel sheet having a microstructure containing a ferrite phase having an area fraction of 60% to 79%, a pearlite phase having an area fraction of 20% to 30%, and a bainite phase having an area fraction of 1% to 5%, the area fraction of a cementite phase present in a grain of the ferrite phase being 1% or more and 5% or less, wherein the hot-dip galvanized steel sheet has an elongation of 35.6% or more, a tensile strength of 440 MPa to 490 MPa, and a stretch flangeability of 77% or more. 2. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the composition of the steel sheet further contains at least one selected from the group consisting of 0.05% to 0.80% Cr, 0.005% to 0.100% V, 0.005% to 0.500% Mo, 0.01% to 0.10% Cu, 0.01% to 0.10% Ni, and 0.0003% to 0.2000% B on a mass basis. 3. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the composition of the steel sheet further contains at least one selected from the group consisting of 0.001% to 0.005% Ca and 0.001% to 0.005% of an REM on a mass basis. 4. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the composition of the steel sheet further contains at least one selected from the group consisting of 0.05% to 0.80% Cr, 0.005% to 0.100% V, 0.005% to 0.500% Mo, 0.01% to 0.10% Cu, 0.01% to 0.10% Ni, and 0.0003% to 0.2000% B and at least one selected from the group consisting of 0.001% to 0.005% Ca and 0.001% to 0.005% of an REM on a mass basis. 5. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , being a hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet. 6. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , comprising a galvanizing layer, wherein the galvanizing layer is a hot-dip galvannealing layer. 7. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 6 , wherein the galvannealing layer has an Fe content of 7% to 15%. 8. The hot-dip galvaniized steel sheet according to claim 1 , having an elongation of 36.1% or more. 9. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , herein the content of Si is 0.01% to 0.50%. 10. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the content of Mn is 0.10% to 0.60%. 11. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the content of P is 0.003% to 0.100%. 12. A method for manufacturing the hot-dip galvanized steel sheet of claim 1 , comprising: preparing a steel material having a composition containing 0.100% to 0.200% C, 0.50% or less Si, 0.60% or less Mn, 0.100% or less P, 0.0100% or less S, 0.010% to 0.100% Al, and 0.0100% or less N on a mass basis, the remainder comprising Fe and inevitable impurities; heating the steel material; hot-rolling the steel material at a finishing delivery temperature not lower than the Ar 3 temperature; coiling a hot-rolled sheet at a temperature of 600° C. or lower; pickling the hot-rolled sheet; cold-rolling the pickled hot-rolled sheet with a reduction of 40% to 85%; performing heating to a temperature of 650° C. or higher at an average heating rate of 10° C./s or more; performing holding at a temperature of 700° C. to (Ac 3 −5)° C. for ten seconds or more; performing cooling to a temperature of 300° C. to 500° C. at an average cooling rate of 10° C./s to 200° C./s; performing holding at a temperature of 300° C. to 500° C. for 30 seconds to 300 seconds; and performing hot-dip galvanizing. 13. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet-manufacturing method according to claim 12 , further comprising performing alloying after hot-dip galvanizing. 14. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet-manufacturing method according to claim 13 , wherein alloying is performed by heating a steel sheet to a temperature of 450° C. to 600° C. 15. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the composition of the steel sheet contains 0.49% or less Mn on a mass basis.

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  • Plates; Strips · CPC title

  • one layer being formed of an iron alloy or steel, another layer being formed of a metal other than iron or aluminium · CPC title

  • containing rare earths, i.e. Sc, Y, Lanthanides · CPC title

  • Next to Fe-base component [e.g., galvanized] · CPC title

  • containing titanium or zirconium · CPC title

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What does patent US10337094B2 cover?
Provided are a high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having excellent formability and a tensile strength of 440 MPa or more and a method for manufacturing the same. A steel sheet has a microstructure containing a ferrite phase having an area fraction of 60% or more, a pearlite phase having an area fraction of 20% to 30%, and a bainite phase having an area fraction of 1% to 5%, the area f…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kariya Nobusuke, Kaneko Shinjiro, Nagataki Yasunobu, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C22C38/04. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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Publication date Tue Jul 02 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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