1500 MPA-grade steel with high product of strength and elongation for vehicles and manufacturing methods therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11047027-B2
Application number	US-201716320235-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 25, 2017
Priority date	Jul 27, 2016
Publication date	Jun 29, 2021
Grant date	Jun 29, 2021

Abstract

Provided are a 1500 MPa-grade steel with a high product of strength and elongation for vehicles and a manufacturing method thereof. The mass percentages of the chemical elements thereof are: 0.1-0.3% of C, 0.1-2.0% of Si, 7.5-12% of Mn, 0.01-2.0% of Al, and the balance of iron and other inevitable impurities. The microstructure of the steel with a high product of strength and elongation for vehicles is austenite+martensite+ferrite or austenite+martensite. The steel for vehicles can reach a grade of 1500 MPa, and has a product of strength and elongation of no less than 30 GPa %.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An automotive steel with a high product of strength and elongation, with chemical elements in percentage by mass being:
C: 0.1-0.3%, Si: 0.1-2.0%, Mn: 7.5-12%, Al: 0.01-2.0%, and a balance of iron and unavoidable impurities,
wherein the automotive steel with a high product of strength and elongation comprises a microstructure of austenite+martensite+ferrite, wherein the phase of austenite has a proportion of 20%-40%, and the phase of the martensite has a proportion of 50%-70%, or the automotive steel with a high product of strength and elongation comprises a microstructure of austenite+martensite, wherein the phase of the austenite has a proportion of 20%-50%;
wherein the tensile strength of the automotive steel with a product of strength and elongation is >1500 MPa, and its product of strength and elongation is ≥30 GPa %.

2. The automotive steel of claim 1 , further comprising at least one chemical element of Nb: 0.01-0.07%, Ti: 0.02-0.15%, V: 0.05-0.20%, Cr: 0.15-0.50%, and Mo: 0.10-0.50%.

3. A method for manufacturing the automotive steel of claim 1 , comprising the following steps in order:
(1) Smelting and casting;
(2) Hot rolling;
(3) Bell furnace annealing, wherein an annealing temperature is 600-700° C., and an annealing time is 1-48 h;
(4) Cold rolling;
(5) First post-cold-rolling annealing: an annealing temperature is between Ac1 and Ac3 temperatures, and an annealing time is greater than 5 min;
(6) Second post-cold-rolling annealing: an annealing temperature is 750-850° C., and an annealing time is 1-10 min;
(7) Tempering: a tempering temperature is 200-300° C., and a tempering time is no less than 3 min.

4. The manufacturing method of claim 3 , wherein in step (2), a cast blank is heated to 1100-1260° C., and then rolled under control, wherein a blooming temperature is 950-1150° C., a final rolling temperature is 750-900° C., and a coiling temperature is 500-850° C., wherein a pure martensitic structure is obtained after cooling to room temperature after the coiling.

5. The manufacturing method of claim 3 , wherein in step (4), a cold rolling reduction is not less than 40%.

6. The manufacturing method of claim 3 , wherein an acid pickling step exists between steps (3) and (4).

7. The method for manufacturing the automotive steel of claim 3 , wherein the automotive steel further comprises at least one chemical element of Nb: 0.01-0.07%, Ti: 0.02-0.15%, V: 0.05-0.20%, Cr: 0.15-0.50%, and Mo: 0.10-0.50%.

8. The manufacturing method of claim 3 , wherein the microstructure of the automotive steel is austenite+martensite+ferrite with a proportion of the austenite phase being 20%-40%, and a proportion of the martensite phase being 50%-70%.

9. The manufacturing method of claim 3 , wherein the microstructure of the automotive steel is austenite+martensite with a proportion of the austenite phase being 20%-50%.

Assignees

• Baoshan Iron & Steel

Inventors

• Zhang Yulong
• Han Qihang
• Wang Li

Classifications

• C21D8/02

  during manufacturing of plates or strips (C21D8/12 takes precedence) · CPC title

• C21D1/26 Primary

  Methods of annealing · CPC title

• C21D6/00

  Heat treatment of ferrous alloys · CPC title

• C22C38/18

  containing chromium · CPC title

• C21D2211/001

  Austenite · CPC title