High-strength thin-gauge checkered steel plate/strip and manufacturing method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12571067-B2
Application number	US-202017761706-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 17, 2020
Priority date	Sep 19, 2019
Publication date	Mar 10, 2026
Grant date	Mar 10, 2026

Abstract

Provided are a high-strength thin-gauge checkered steel plate/strip comprising the following chemical elements in weight percentages: C: ≤0.06%, Si: ≤0.5%, Mn: 0.4-1.7%, P≤0.04%, S≤0.007%, N: 0.004-0.010%, Als: <0.001%, B: 0.001-0.006%, Mn/S≥250, total oxygen [O] T : 0.007-0.020%; Cu: 0.1-0.6% and/or Sn: 0.005-0.04%; and a balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities, and a manufacturing method thereof. The resultant steel roll can be used directly as hot-rolled checkered plate/strip, or as a finished checkered plate/strip after being cut and finished, and is widely applicable to the fields of architecture, mechanical production, automobile, bridges, transportation, ship building, etc.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A checkered steel plate/strip, consisting of the following chemical elements in weight percentages: C: ≤0.06%, Si: ≤0.5%, Mn: 0.4-1.7%, P≤0.04%, S≤0.007%, N: 0.004-0.010%, Als: <0.001%, B: 0.001-0.006%, Mn/S≥250, total oxygen [O] T : 0.007-0.020%; Cu: 0.1-0.6% and/or Sn: 0.005-0.04%; and a balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities,
wherein the checkered steel plate/strip has a yield strength of ≥345 MPa, a tensile strength of ≥470 MPa, and an elongation of ≥22%,
wherein the checkered steel plate/strip has a thickness of 0.8-2.5 mm, and
wherein the checkered steel plate/strip has a microstructure that is a mixed microstructure consisting of acicular ferrite and pearlite.

2 . The checkered steel plate/strip according to claim 1 , wherein the checkered steel plate/strip consists of the following chemical elements in weight percentages: C: 0.02-0.06%, Si: 0.1-0.5%, Mn: 0.4-1.7%, P≤0.04%, S≤0.007%, N: 0.004-0.010%, Als: <0.001%, B: 0.001-0.006%, Mn/S≥250, any one or both of Cu: 0.1-0.6% and Sn: 0.005-0.04%, total oxygen [O] T : 0.007-0.020%; and a balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities.

3 . The checkered steel plate/strip according to claim 1 , wherein the checkered steel plate/strip has a pattern height h of at least 20% of a thickness a of a base plate/strip, i.e., h≥0.2a.

4 . The checkered steel plate/strip according to claim 1 , wherein the checkered steel plate/strip has a thickness of 1.0-1.6 mm.

5 . A manufacturing method for the checkered steel plate/strip according to claim 1 , comprising the following steps:
1) Smelting, wherein smelting is performed on the composition defined in claim 1 ; wherein a basicity a=CaO/SiO 2 (mass ratio) for slagging in a steelmaking process is controlled at a<1.5; wherein a MnO/SiO 2 ratio (mass ratio) in a MnO—SiO 2 —Al 2 O 3 ternary inclusion produced from molten steel is controlled at 0.5-2; wherein a free oxygen content [O] Free in the molten steel is 0.0005-0.005%; and wherein in the molten steel, Mn/S≥250; 2) Continuous casting wherein twin-roll thin strip continuous casting is used, wherein a 1.5-3 mm thick cast strip is formed from the molten steel at a smallest gap between two crystallization rolls; wherein the crystallization rolls have a diameter of 500-1500 mm; wherein water is supplied to an inside of the crystallization rolls for cooling; wherein a casting machine has a casting speed of 60-150 m/min; wherein a two-stage system for dispensing and distributing molten steel is used for molten steel delivery in the continuous casting, i.e., a tundish+a distributor; 3) Lower closed chamber protection wherein after a cast strip exits the crystallization rolls, the cast strip has a temperature of 1420-1480° C., and it enters a lower closed chamber directly, wherein a non-oxidizing gas is supplied to the lower closed chamber, wherein an oxygen concentration in the lower closed chamber is controlled at <5%; and wherein the cast strip has a temperature of 1150-1300° C. at an outlet of the lower closed chamber; 4) On-line hot rolling wherein the cast strip is delivered through pinch rolls in the lower closed chamber to a rolling mill, and rolled into a checkered plate having a thickness of 0.8-2.5 mm at a rolling temperature of 1100-1250° C. and a hot rolling reduction rate controlled at 10-50%; wherein the hot-rolled checkered steel plate/strip has a thickness of 0.8-2.5 mm; 5) Post-rolling cooling wherein the checkered steel plate/strip after the on-line hot rolling is subjected to post-rolling cooling, wherein gas atomization cooling is used for the cooling, wherein a cooling rate is 20-100° C./s; and 6) Coiling wherein the hot-rolled strip steel is coiled into a coil after the cooling, wherein a coiling temperature is controlled at 500-600° C.

6 . The manufacturing method for the checkered steel plate/strip according to claim 5 , wherein in step 1), an electric furnace is used for the smelting to produce the molten steel, wherein 100% steel scrap is selected as a raw material for the smelting without pre-screening; or a converter is used for the smelting to produce the molten steel, wherein steel scrap is added to the converter in an amount of ≥20% based on a raw material for the smelting without pre-screening; wherein the molten steel is then delivered to an LF furnace, VD/VOD furnace or RH furnace for refining.

7 . The manufacturing method for the checkered steel plate/strip according to claim 5 , wherein in step 3), the non-oxidizing gas comprises an inert gas, N 2 , CO 2 gas produced by sublimation of dry ice, or a mixed gas of N 2 and H 2 .

8 . The manufacturing method for the checkered steel plate/strip according to claim 5 , wherein in step 4), rolls used for producing the checkered steel plate/strip by rolling include an upper roll and a lower roll, wherein the upper roll is an embossed roll, and the lower roll is a flat roll; wherein the embossed roll has a surface texture including; and wherein the upper embossed roll has a roll diameter that is 0.3-3 mm larger than a roll diameter of the lower flat roll.

9 . The manufacturing method for the checkered steel plate/strip according to claim 8 , wherein in step 4), based on a center line of a roll body of the lower flat roll, the lower flat roll has a roll diameter at a center of the lower flat roll that is 0.15-0.22 mm smaller than roll diameters at both ends.

10 . The manufacturing method for the checkered steel plate/strip according to claim 5 , wherein in step 5), the gas atomization cooling utilizes a gas-water flow ratio of 15:1-10:1, a gas pressure of 0.5-0.8 MPa, and a water pressure of 1.0-1.5 MPa, wherein the flow has a unit of m 3 /h.

11 . The manufacturing method for the checkered steel plate/strip according to claim 5 , wherein in step 5), 1-2 pairs of high-pressure lateral jet nozzles are operated at an outlet where the checkered steel plate/strip comes out after atomization cooling to purge water accumulated on a surface of the checkered steel plate/strip, wherein a nozzle pressure is 0.5-0.8 MPa, and a flow rate is 20-200 m 3 /h.

12 . The manufacturing method for the checkered steel plate/strip according to claim 5 , wherein in step 6), the coiling utilizes double-coiler coiling or Carrousel coiling.

13 . The manufacturing method for the checkered steel plate/strip according to claim 5 , wherein in step 6), the hot-rolled and cooled checkered steel plate/strip is coiled after a poor-quality head portion of the steel plate/strip is cut off.

14 . The manufacturing method for the checkered steel plate/strip according to claim 5 , wherein the checkered steel plate/strip consisting of the following chemical elements in weight percentages: C: 0.02-0.06%, Si: 0.1-0.5%, Mn: 0.4-1.7%, P≤0.04%, S≤0.007%, N: 0.004-0.010%, Als: <0.001%, B: 0.001-0.006%, Mn/S≥250, any one or both of Cu: 0.1-0.6% and Sn: 0.005-0.04%, total oxygen [O] T : 0.007-0.020%; and a balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities.

15 . The manufacturing method for the checkered steel plate/strip according to claim 5 , wherein the basicity a=CaO/SiO 2 (mass ratio) for slagging in a steelmaking process is controlled at a<1.2, or a=0.7-1.0; and/or the MnO/SiO 2 ratio (mass ratio) in a MnO—SiO 2 —Al 2 O 3 ternary inclusion produced from molten steel is controlled at 1-1.8; and/or the crystallization rolls have a diameter of 800 mm; and/or the hot rolling reduction rate controlled at 30-50%; and/or the hot-rolled checkered steel plate/strip has a thickness of 1.0-1.6 mm.

16 . The manufacturing method for the checkered steel plate/strip according to

Assignees

• Baoshan Iron & Steel

Inventors

• Wu Jianchun
• Fang Yuan

Classifications

• C21D8/02

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

• C22C38/16

  containing copper · CPC title

• C22C38/06

  containing aluminium · CPC title

• C22C38/04

  containing manganese · CPC title

• C22C38/02

  containing silicon · CPC title