Hot-pressed member and method for manufacturing same, and cold-rolled steel sheet for hot pressing and method for manufacturing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11377709-B2
Application number	US-201816616602-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 30, 2018
Priority date	Jun 30, 2017
Publication date	Jul 5, 2022
Grant date	Jul 5, 2022

Abstract

Disclosed is a hot-pressed member that can exhibit very high tensile strength after hot pressing, excellent delayed fracture resistance, and high tensile shear stress after resistance spot welding by properly adjusting its chemical composition and its microstructure such that at least 20 Nb-based precipitates having a grain size of less than 0.10 μm are present on average per 100 μm2 of a cross section parallel to a thickness direction of the member, a prior austenite average grain size is 8 μm or less, an average aspect ratio of prior austenite grains is 2.5 or less, and a volume fraction of martensite is 90% or more, and such that a standard deviation of Vickers hardness measured every 200 μm on a surface of the member is 40 or less.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A cold-rolled steel sheet for hot pressing, comprising:
a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.28% or more and less than 0.42%, Si: 1.5% or less, Mn: 1.1% or more and 2.4% or less, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.005% or less, Al: 0.01% or more and 0.50% or less, N: 0.010% or less, and Nb: 0.005% or more and 0.15% or less, and optionally at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti: 0.15% or less, B: 0.0050% or less, Mo: 0.50% or less, Cr: 0.50% or less, Sb: 0.001% or more and 0.020% or less, Ca: 0.005% or less, Mg: 0.005% or less, REM: 0.005% or less, V: 0.15% or less, Cu: 0.50% or less, Ni: 0.50% or less, Sn: 0.50% or less, Zn: 0.10% or less, Co: 0.10% or less, Zr: 0.10% or less, Ta: 0.10% or less, and W: 0.10% or less, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities,
a microstructure which contains 5% or more by volume fraction of martensite having an average aspect ratio of 3.0 or less and an average grain size of 3 μm or less, and at least 30 Nb-based precipitates having a grain size of less than 0.10 μm present on average per 100 μm 2 of a cross section parallel to a thickness direction of the steel sheet; and
a standard deviation of Vickers hardness measured at a test force of 300 g every 200 μm on a surface of the steel sheet of 35 or less.

2. The cold-rolled steel sheet for hot pressing according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical composition contains, by mass%, at least one selected from Ti: 0.15% or less, B: 0.0050% or less, Mo: 0.50% or less, Cr: 0.50% or less, Sb: 0.001% or more and 0.020% or less, Ca: 0.005% or less, Mg: 0.005% or less, REM: 0.005% or less, V: 0.15% or less, Cu: 0.50% or less, Ni: 0.50% or less, Sn: 0.50% or less, Zn: 0.10% or less, Co: 0.10% or less, Zr: 0.10% or less, Ta: 0.10% or less, and W: 0.10% or less.

3. The cold-rolled steel sheet for hot pressing according to claim 2 , wherein the steel sheet comprises on a surface thereof an Al or Al alloy coating or plating layer or a Zn or Zn alloy coating or plating layer.

4. The cold-rolled steel sheet for hot pressing according to claim 1 , wherein the steel sheet comprises on a surface thereof an Al or Al alloy coating or plating layer or a Zn or Zn alloy coating or plating layer.

5. A method for manufacturing the cold-rolled steel sheet for hot pressing as recited in claim 1 , the method comprising:
preparing a steel raw material comprising a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.28% or more and less than 0.42%, Si: 1.5% or less, Mn: 1.1% or more and 2.4% or less, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.005% or less, Al: 0.01% or more and 0.50% or less, N: 0.010% or less, and Nb: 0.005% or more and 0.15% or less, and optionally at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti: 0.15% or less, B: 0.0050% or less, Mo: 0.50% or less, Cr: 0.50% or less, Sb: 0.001% or more and 0.020% or less, Ca: 0.005% or less, Mg: 0.005% or less, REM: 0.005% or less, V: 0.15% or less, Cu: 0.50% or less, Ni: 0.50% or less, Sn: 0.50% or less, Zn: 0.10% or less, Co: 0.10% or less, Zr: 0.10% or less, Ta: 0.10% or less, and W: 0.10% or less, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities;
hot rolling the steel raw material to obtain a hot-rolled steel sheet under a set of conditions including a rolling reduction of 12% or more at a final pass of finish rolling, a rolling reduction of 15% or more at a pass immediately before the final pass, and a finisher delivery temperature of 860° C. to 950° C.;
after the hot rolling, subjecting the hot-rolled steel sheet to primary cooling whereby the hot-rolled steel sheet is cooled to a cooling end temperature of 700° C. or lower at a first average cooling rate of 70° C./s or higher up to the cooling end temperature;
after the primary cooling, subjecting the steel sheet to secondary cooling whereby the steel sheet is coiled at a coiling temperature of 520° C. or lower at a second average cooling rate of 5° C./s to 50° C./s up to the coiling temperature;
then pickling the coiled hot-rolled steel sheet, and then subjecting the steel sheet to a first heat treatment whereby the steel sheet is heated to a temperature range of 400° C. to 700° C.;
then cold rolling the steel sheet to obtain a cold-rolled steel sheet, then subjecting the cold-rolled steel sheet to a second heat treatment whereby the cold-rolled steel sheet is heated to a temperature range of 720° C. to 850° C. at an average heating rate of 5° C./s to 20° C./s and subjected to 15 seconds to 600 seconds of soaking in the temperature range of 720° C. to 850° C.; and
after the soaking, subjecting the cold-rolled steel sheet to a tertiary cooling whereby the cold-rolled steel sheet is cooled to a cooling end temperature of 600° C. or lower at a third average cooling rate of 5° C./s or higher.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein
the chemical composition contains, by mass %, at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti: 0.15% or less, B: 0.0050% or less, Mo: 0.50% or less, Cr: 0.50% or less, Sb: 0.001% or more and 0.020% or less, Ca: 0.005% or less, Mg: 0.005% or less, REM: 0.005% or less, V: 0.15% or less, Cu: 0.50% or less, Ni: 0.50% or less, Sn: 0.50% or less, Zn: 0.10% or less, Co: 0.10% or less, Zr: 0.10% or less, Ta: 0.10% or less, and W: 0.10% or less.

7. The method according to claim 5 , the method further comprising:
after the tertiary cooling, applying an Al or Al alloy coating or plating treatment or a Zn or Zn alloy coating or plating treatment to a surface of the cold-rolled steel sheet.

8. The method according to claim 6 , the method further comprising:
after the tertiary cooling, applying an Al or Al alloy coating or plating treatment or a Zn or Zn alloy coating or plating treatment to a surface of the cold-rolled steel sheet.

9. A method for manufacturing a hot-pressed member, comprising:
heating the cold-rolled steel sheet for hot pressing as recited in claim 1 in a temperature range of an Ac 3 transformation temperature to 1000° C.; and
then hot pressing the steel sheet.

10. The method for manufacturing a hot-pressed member according to claim 9 , wherein the chemical composition contains, by mass %, at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti: 0.15% or less, B: 0.0050% or less, Mo: 0.50% or less, Cr: 0.50% or less, Sb: 0.001% or more and 0.020% or less, Ca: 0.005% or less, Mg: 0.005% or less, REM: 0.005% or less, V: 0.15% or less, Cu: 0.50% or less, Ni: 0.50% or less, Sn: 0.50% or less, Zn: 0.10% or less, Co: 0.10% or less, Zr: 0.10% or less, Ta: 0.10% or less, and W: 0.10% or less.

11. The method for manufacturing a hot-pressed member according to claim 10 , wherein the steel sheet comprises on a surface thereof an Al or Al alloy coating or plating layer or a Zn or Zn alloy coating or plating layer.

12. The method for manufacturing a hot-pressed member according to claim 9 ,
wherein the steel sheet comprises on a surface thereof an Al or Al alloy coating or plating layer or a Zn or Zn alloy coating or plating layer.

Assignees

• Jfe Steel Corp

Inventors

• Takashima Katsutoshi
• Kobayashi Takashi
• Funakawa Yoshimasa
• Nakajima Seiji

Classifications

• C21D8/02

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

• B21K29/00

  Arrangements for heating or cooling during processing (for preparing metal stock to be forged or pressed B21J1/06; heating equipment per se, see the appropriate classes, e.g. H05B) · CPC title

• C22C38/16

  containing copper · CPC title

• C21D1/18 Primary

  Hardening (C21D1/02 takes precedence); Quenching with or without subsequent tempering (quenching devices C21D1/62) · CPC title

• C22C38/22

  with molybdenum or tungsten · CPC title