High-strength steel sheet and production method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10570476-B2
Application number	US-201515561224-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 20, 2015
Priority date	Mar 27, 2015
Publication date	Feb 25, 2020
Grant date	Feb 25, 2020

Abstract

A high-strength steel sheet having excellent punchability and a tensile strength of at least 780 MPa has a steel structure containing, by area ratio, 70%-90% ferrite phase and 10%-30% martensite phase. The non-recrystallized ferrite content in the ferrite phase is 30%-50% and the ratio of crystal grains having an aspect ratio of 1.0-1.5 in the martensite phase is 40%-100%, by area ratio.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A high-strength steel sheet having a tensile strength of 780 MPa or more, the high-strength steel sheet having a chemical composition comprising, in mass %,
C: from 0.07% to 0.124% inclusive,
Si: from 0.01% to 0.50% inclusive,
Mn: from 1.6% to 2.4% inclusive,
P: from 0.001% to 0.050% inclusive,
S: from 0.0005% to 0.010% inclusive,
sol. Al: from 0.005% to 0.100% inclusive,
N: from 0.0001% to 0.0060% inclusive, and
Ti: from 0.01% to 0.10% inclusive
and optionally comprising
Nb: from 0.01% to 0.10% inclusive,
and further optionally, at least one group selected from the group consisting of Group A and B,
Group A which contains at least one selected from
Mo: from 0.05% to 1.00% inclusive,
Cr: from 0.05% to 1.00% inclusive,
V: from 0.02% to 0.50% inclusive,
Zr: from 0.02% to 0.20% inclusive,
B: from 0.0001% to 0.0030% inclusive,
Cu: from 0.05% to 1.00% inclusive, and
Ni: from 0.05% to 1.00% inclusive,
Group B which contains at least one element selected from
Ca: from 0.001% to 0.005% inclusive,
Sb: from 0.0030% to 0.0100% inclusive, and
REM: from 0.001% to 0.005% inclusive,
with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, the total content of Ti and Nb being from 0.04% to 0.17% inclusive, the chemical composition satisfying formula (1) below,
wherein the high-strength steel sheet has a steel structure containing

a ferrite phase at an area fraction of from 70% to 90% inclusive and
a martensite phase at an area fraction of from 10% to 30% inclusive,
wherein the amount of non-recrystallized ferrite contained in the ferrite phase is from 30% to 50% inclusive,
wherein, in the martensite phase, the area fraction of crystal grains with an aspect ratio of from 1.0 to 1.5 inclusive is 40% to 100%:
0.05≤C−(12/93)Nb−(12/48)(Ti−(48/14)N−(48/32)S)≤0.10,  (1)

wherein, in formula (1), each element symbol represents the content of the element and is 0 when the element is not contained, and
wherein the steel sheet has a stretch flangeability represented by a Δλ value of 10 or less and a λ/aveλ 5-20 value of 0.90 to 1.20 inclusive, evaluated according to JFST 1001.

2. The high-strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the martensite has an average grain diameter of 2.0 μm or less.

3. A method for producing the high-strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , the method comprising subjecting a steel slab having the chemical composition according to claim 1 to hot rolling, cold rolling, primary annealing, and secondary annealing,
wherein an annealing temperature (Ta1 (° C.)) in the primary annealing satisfies formula (2) below, wherein an annealing time (t1) in the primary annealing is from 10 seconds to 200 seconds inclusive, wherein the annealing temperature in the primary annealing and the annealing time in the primary annealing satisfy formula (3) below,
wherein an annealing temperature (Ta2 (° C.)) in the secondary annealing satisfies formula (4) below, and wherein an annealing time in the secondary annealing is from 10 seconds to 100 seconds inclusive:
0.50≤( Ta 1− Ac 1)/( Ac 3− Ac 1)≤0.85,  (2)

−0.0012 t 1+0.65≤( Ta 1− Ac 1)/( Ac 3− Ac 1)≤−0.0025 t 1+1.0,  (3)

0.70≤( Ta 2− Ac 1)/( Ac 3− Ac 1)≤0.85.  (4)

4. The method for producing the high-strength steel sheet according to claim 3 , the method further comprising, after the secondary annealing, performing cooling and then performing galvanization.

5. The method for producing the high-strength steel sheet according to claim 4 , the method further comprising, after the galvanization, performing alloying treatment.

6. A method for producing the high-strength steel sheet according to claim 2 , the method comprising subjecting a steel slab having the chemical composition according to claim 1 to hot rolling, cold rolling, primary annealing, and secondary annealing,
wherein an annealing temperature (Ta1 (° C.)) in the primary annealing satisfies formula (2) below, wherein an annealing time (t1) in the primary annealing is from 10 seconds to 200 seconds inclusive, wherein the annealing temperature in the primary annealing and the annealing time in the primary annealing satisfy formula (3) below,
wherein an annealing temperature (Ta2 (° C.)) in the secondary annealing satisfies formula (4) below, and wherein an annealing time in the secondary annealing is from 10 seconds to 100 seconds inclusive:
0.50≤( Ta 1− Ac 1)/( Ac 3− Ac 1)≤0.85,  (2)

−0.0012 t 1+0.65≤( Ta 1− Ac 1)/( Ac 3− Ac 1)≤−0.0025 t 1+1.0,  (3)

0.70≤( Ta 2− Ac 1)/( Ac 3− Ac 1)≤0.85.  (4)

7. The method for producing the high-strength steel sheet according to claim 6 , the method further comprising, after the secondary annealing, performing cooling and then performing galvanization.

8. The method for producing the high-strength steel sheet according to claim 7 , the method further comprising, after the galvanization, performing alloying treatment.

Assignees

• Jfe Steel Corp

Inventors

• Kawamura Kenji
• Kohsaka Noriaki
• Nishimura Yasuhiro

Classifications

• C21D8/0463

  following hot rolling · CPC title

• C21D8/0426

  Hot rolling · CPC title

• C21D8/0473

  Final recrystallisation annealing · CPC title

• C21D9/48

  deep-drawing sheets · CPC title

• C22C38/14 Primary

  containing titanium or zirconium · CPC title