Method for producing high-strength steel parts with improved ductility, and parts obtained by said method
US-2020190621-A1 · Jun 18, 2020 · US
US12448660B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-12448660-B2 |
| Application number | US-202117787857-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 5, 2021 |
| Priority date | Feb 6, 2020 |
| Publication date | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2025 |
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A hot-rolled steel sheet has, as a chemical composition, by mass %: C: 0.01% to 0.30%; Si: 0.01% to 3.00%; Mn: 0.20% to 3.00%; P: 0.030% or less; S: 0.030% or less; Al: 0.001% to 2.000%; N: 0.0100% or less; and Ni: 0.02% to 0.50%, in which among measurement points at which elemental analysis is performed at a measurement pitch of 1 μm using an EPMA in a region of 250 μm×250 μm on a surface, the percentage of measurement points having a Ni content of 0.5 mass % or more is 10% to 70%.
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What is claimed is: 1. A hot-rolled steel sheet comprising, as a chemical composition, by mass %: C: 0.01% to 0.30%; Si: 0.01% to 3.00%; Mn: 0.20% to 3.00%; P: 0.030% or less; S: 0.030% or less; Al: 0.001% to 2.000%; N: 0.0100% or less; Ni: 0.02% to 0.50%; Nb: 0% to 0.060%; V: 0% to 0.20%; Ti: 0% to 0.20%; Cu: 0% to 0.20%; Cr: 0% to 0.20%; Mo: 0% to 1.00%; B: 0% to 0.0020%; W: 0% to 0.50%; Mg: 0% to 0.010%; Ca: 0% to 0.0100%; REM: 0% to 0.0100%; O: 0% to 0.0100%; Zr: 0% to 0.500%; Co: 0% to 0.500%; Zn: 0% to 0.500%; Sn: 0% to 0.500%; and a remainder consisting of Fe and impurities, wherein among measurement points at which elemental analysis is performed at a measurement pitch of 1 μm using an Electron Probe Micro Analyzer in a region of 250 μm×250 μm on a surface, a percentage of measurement points having a Ni content of 0.5 mass % or more is 10% to 70%. 2. The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical composition contains one or two or more selected from: Nb: 0.003% to 0.060%, V: 0.01% to 0.20%, Ti: 0.01% to 0.20%, Cu: 0.01% to 0.20%, Cr: 0.01% to 0.20%, Mo: 0.01% to 1.00%, B: 0.0005% to 0.0020%, W: 0.01% to 0.50%, Mg: 0.001% to 0.010%, Ca: 0.0010% to 0.0100%, REM: 0.0010% to 0.0100%, and O: 0.0005% to 0.0100%. 3. The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the chemical composition contains Si: 0.50% to 3.00%. 4. The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the chemical composition contains Si: 0.01% or more and less than 0.50%, and Al: 0.050% to 2.000%. 5. The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the chemical composition contains Si: 0.01% or more and less than 0.50%, and Al: 0.001% or more and less than 0.050%, and a total of Si and Al is 0.50% or more and less than 0.55%. 6. The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 3 , wherein among the measurement points at which the elemental analysis is performed on the surface, a percentage of measurement points having an O content of 0.5 mass % or more is 30% or less. 7. The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 4 , wherein among the measurement points at which the elemental analysis is performed on the surface, a percentage of measurement points having an O content of 0.5 mass % or more is 30% or less. 8. The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 5 , wherein among the measurement points at which the elemental analysis is performed on the surface, a percentage of measurement points having an O content of 0.5 mass % or more is 30% or less. 9. The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical composition contains Cu: 0.01% to 0.20%, and Ni/Cu is 0.50 or more. 10. The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein among the measurement points at which the elemental analysis is performed on the surface, an average interval between the measurement points having a Ni content of 0.5 mass % or more is 3 to 10 μm. 11. The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the surface has a rust preventive oil film. 12. The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the surface has a chemical conversion film. 13. The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the chemical composition contains Cu: 0.01% to 0.20%, and Ni/Cu is 0.50 or more. 14. The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 3 , wherein the chemical composition contains Cu: 0.01% to 0.20%, and Ni/Cu is 0.50 or more. 15. The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 4 , wherein the chemical composition contains Cu: 0.01% to 0.20%, and Ni/Cu is 0.50 or more. 16. The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 5 , wherein the chemical composition contains Cu: 0.01% to 0.20%, and Ni/Cu is 0.50 or more. 17. The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 6 , wherein the chemical composition contains Cu: 0.01% to 0.20%, and Ni/Cu is 0.50 or more. 18. The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 7 , wherein the chemical composition contains Cu: 0.01% to 0.20%, and Ni/Cu is 0.50 or more. 19. A method for manufacturing a hot-rolled steel sheet comprising: heating a steel piece having the chemical composition according to claim 1 in a heating furnace; descaling the heated steel piece; and hot-rolling the steel piece after the descaling to obtain a hot-rolled steel sheet, wherein in the heating, after a surface temperature of the steel piece reaches 1,100° C. or higher, the steel piece is held for 60 minutes or longer under an atmosphere having an air ratio of 0.9 or more, and an extraction temperature is 1,180° C. or higher, and in the descaling, the steel piece of which the surface temperature is 1,170° C. or higher is descaled at least once with an injection pressure of 5 to 50 MPa, and the surface temperature of the steel piece is held at 1,100° C. or higher for 20 to 240 seconds after completion of the descaling. 20. A hot-rolled steel sheet comprising, as a chemical composition, by mass %: C: 0.01% to 0.30%; Si: 0.01% to 3.00%; Mn: 0.20% to 3.00%; P: 0.030% or less; S: 0.030% or less; Al: 0.001% to 2.000%; N: 0.0100% or less; Ni: 0.02% to 0.50%; Nb: 0% to 0.060%; V: 0% to 0.20%; Ti: 0% to 0.20%; Cu: 0% to 0.20%; Cr: 0% to 0.20%; Mo: 0% to 1.00%; B: 0% to 0.0020%; W: 0% to 0.50%; Mg: 0% to 0.010%; Ca: 0% to 0.0100%; REM: 0% to 0.0100%; O: 0% to 0.0100%; Zr: 0% to 0.500%; Co: 0% to 0.500%; Zn: 0% to 0.500%; Sn: 0% to 0.500%; and a remainder comprising Fe and impurities, wherein among measurement points at which elemental analysis is performed at a measurement pitch of 1 μm using an Electron Probe Micro Analyzer in a region of 250 μm×250 μm on a surface, a percentage of measurement points having a Ni content of 0.5 mass % or more is 10% to 70%.
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