A WIRE ROD HAVING TENSILE STRENGTH OF 950 TO 1600MPa FOR MANUFACTURING A STEEL WIRE FOR A PEARLITE STRUCTURE BOLT, A STEEL WIRE HAVING TENSILE STRENGTH OF 950 TO 1600MPa FOR A PEARLITE STRUCTURE BOLT, A PEARLITE STRUCTURE BOLT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME

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Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016129489-A1
Application number	US-201414895837-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 6, 2014
Priority date	Jun 13, 2013
Publication date	May 12, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A wire rod having a tensile strength of 950 to 1600 MPa for manufacturing a steel wire for a pearlite structure bolt according to the present invention includes a predetermined chemical composition and is manufactured by hot rolling and then direct isothermal transformation treating, in which when an amount of C in terms of mass % is indicated as <C>, a structure at an area from a surface of the wire rod to a depth of 4.5 mm includes 140×<C> area % or more of a pearlite structure, the average block size of a pearlite block at the area from the surface of the wire rod to the depth of 4.5 mm is 20 μm or less, in which the average block size is measured in a transverse section of the wire rod, and the average lamellar spacing of the pearlite structure at the area from the surface of the wire rod to the depth of 4.5 mm is more than 120 nm to 200 nm.

First claim

1 . A wire rod having a tensile strength of 950 to 1600 MPa for manufacturing a steel wire for a pearlite structure bolt, wherein
a chemical composition thereof comprises, in terms of mass %: C: 0.35 to 0.65%; Si: 0.15 to 0.35%; Mn: 0.30 to 0.90%; P: 0.020% or less; S: 0.020% or less; Al: 0.010 to 0.050%; N: 0.0060% or less; O: 0.0030% or less; one or both selected from the group consisting of As and Sb: 0.0005 to 0.0100% in total; Cr: 0 to 0.20%; Cu: 0 to 0.05%; Ni: 0 to 0.05%; Ti: 0 to 0.02%; Mo: 0 to 0.10%; V: 0 to 0.10%; Nb: 0 to 0.02%; and a remainder including Fe and impurities, the wire rod is manufactured by hot rolling and then direct isothermal transformation treating, when an amount of C in terms of mass % is indicated as <C>, a structure at an area from a surface of the wire rod to a depth of 4.5 mm includes 140×<C> area % or more of a pearlite structure, an average block size of a pearlite block at the area from the surface of the wire rod to the depth of 4.5 mm is 20 μm or less, in which the average block size is measured in a transverse section of the wire rod, and an average lamellar spacing of the pearlite structure at the area from the surface of the wire rod to the depth of 4.5 mm is more than 120 nm to 200 nm.

2 . The wire rod having tensile strength of 950 to 1600 MPa for manufacturing the steel wire for the pearlite structure bolt according to claim 1 , wherein
the chemical composition includes one or more selected from the group consisting of, in terms of mass %; Cr: 0.005 to 0.20%; Cu: 0.005 to 0.05%; Ni: 0.005 to 0.05%; Ti: 0.001 to 0.02%; Mo: 0.005 to 0.10%; V: 0.005 to 0.10%; and Nb: 0.002 to 0.02%.

3 . A steel wire having tensile strength of 950 to 1600 MPa for a pearlite structure bolt, wherein
the steel wire is manufactured from the wire rod having a tensile strength of 950 to 1600 MPa for manufacturing the steel wire for the pearlite structure bolt according to claim 1 , a structure at an area from a surface of the steel wire to a depth of 2.0 mm includes 140×<C> area % or more of the pearlite structure which is wire drawn, an average aspect ratio AR of the pearlite block at the area from the surface of the steel wire to the depth of 2.0 mm is 1.2 to less than 2.0 in which the aspect ratio AR is measured in a longitudinal section of the steel wire, and the average block size of the pearlite block at the area from the surface of the steel wire to the depth of 2.0 mm is 20/AR μm or less in which the average block size is measured in a transverse section of the steel wire.

4 . A pearlite structure bolt, wherein
the pearlite structure bolt is manufactured from the steel wire having tensile strength of 950 to 1600 MPa for a pearlite structure bolt according to claim 3 , a structure at an area from a surface of a shaft part of the pearlite structure bolt to a depth of 2.0 mm includes 140×<C> area % or more of the pearlite structure which is wire drawn, the average aspect ratio AR of the pearlite block at the area from the surface of the shaft part of the pearlite structure bolt to the depth of 2.0 mm is 1.2 to less than 2.0 in which the aspect ratio AR is measured in a longitudinal section of the pearlite structure bolt, the average block size of the pearlite block at the area from the surface of the shaft part of the pearlite structure bolt to the depth of 2.0 mm is 20/AR μm or less in which the average block size is measured in a transverse section of the pearlite structure bolt, and tensile strength is 950 to 1600 MPa.

5 . The pearlite structure bolt according to claim 4 , wherein
the pearlite structure bolt is a flange bolt.

6 . A method for manufacturing a wire rod having a tensile strength of 950 to 1600 MPa for manufacturing a steel wire for a pearlite structure bolt, wherein
the method comprises: heating a steel piece to 1000 to 1150° C., in which a chemical composition of the steel piece includes, in terms of mass %, C: 0.35 to 0.65%; Si: 0.15 to 0.35%; Mn: 0.30 to 0.90%; P: 0.020% or less; S: 0.020% or less; Al: 0.010 to 0.050%; N: 0.0060% or less; O: 0.0030% or less; one or both selected from the group consisting of As and Sb: 0.0005 to 0.0100% in total; Cr: 0 to 0.20%; Cu: 0 to 0.05%; Ni: 0 to 0.05%; Ti: 0 to 0.02%; Mo: 0 to 0.10%; V: 0 to 0.10%; Nb: 0 to 0.02%; and a remainder including Fe and impurities, hot rolling the slab to obtain a wire rod with a finish rolling temperature of 800 to 950° C., isothermal transformation treating by directly immersing the wire rod having temperature of 800 to 950° C. into a molten salt bath having temperature of 450 to 600° C. during 50 seconds or more, and water cooling the wire rod from 400° C. or higher to 300° C. or lower.

7 . The method for manufacturing the wire rod having tensile strength of 950 to 1600 MPa for manufacturing the steel wire for the pearlite structure bolt according to claim 6 , wherein
the chemical composition of the steel piece includes one or more selected from the group consisting of, in terms of mass %, Cr: 0.005 to 0.20%; Cu: 0.005 to 0.05%; Ni: 0.005 to 0.05%; Ti: 0.001 to 0.02%; Mo: 0.005 to 0.10%; V: 0.005 to 0.10%; and Nb: 0.002 to 0.02%.

8 . A method for manufacturing a steel wire having tensile strength of 950 to 1600 MPa for a pearlite structure bolt, wherein
the method comprises: wire drawing the wire rod having tensile strength of 950 to 1600 MPa for manufacturing the steel wire for the pearlite structure bolt according to claim 1 at a room temperature in which a total reduction of area is 10 to 55%.

9 . A method for manufacturing a pearlite structure bolt, wherein
the method comprises: working the steel wire having tensile strength of 950 to 1600 MPa for the pearlite structure bolt according to claim 3 so as to be a bolt shape by cold forging or by the cold forging and form rolling to obtain a bolt; and keeping the bolt within a temperature range of 100 to 400° C. during 10 to 120 minutes.

10 . The method for manufacturing a pearlite structure bolt according to claim 9 , wherein
the bolt shape is a flange bolt shape.

11 . A steel wire having tensile strength of 950 to 1600 MPa for a pearlite structure bolt, wherein
the steel wire is manufactured from the wire rod having a tensile strength of 950 to 1600 MPa for manufacturing the steel wire for the pearlite structure bolt according to claim 2 , a structure at an area from a surface of the steel wire to a depth of 2.0 mm includes 140×<C> area % or more of the pearlite structure which is wire drawn, an average aspect ratio AR of the pearlite block at the area from the surface of the steel wire to the depth of 2.0 mm is 1.2 to less than 2.0 in which the aspect ratio AR is measured in a longitudinal section of the steel wire, and the average block size of the pearlite block at the area from the surface of the steel wire to the depth of 2.0 mm is 20/AR μm or less in which the average block size is measured in a transverse section of the steel wire.

12 . A pearlite structure bolt, wherein
the pearlite structure bolt is manufactured from the steel wire having tensile strength of 950 to 1600 MPa for a pearlite structure bolt according to claim 11 , a structure at an area from a surface of a shaft part of the pearlite structure bolt to a depth of 2.0 mm includes 140×<C> area % or more of the pearlite structure which is wire drawn, the average aspect ratio AR of the pearlite block at the area from the surface of the shaft part of the pearlite structure bolt to the depth of 2.0 mm is 1.2 to less than 2.0 in which the aspect ratio AR is measured in a longitudinal section of the pearlite structure bolt, the average block size

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd
• Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp

Inventors

• Okonogi Makoto
• Muroga Nariyasu
• Hishida Motoki

Classifications

• C21D8/06

  during manufacturing of rods or wires · CPC title

• C21D9/00 Primary

  Heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articles; Furnaces therefor · CPC title

• C22C38/02

  containing silicon · CPC title

• B21C1/02 Primary

  Drawing metal wire or like flexible metallic material by drawing machines or apparatus in which the drawing action is effected by drums · CPC title

• F16B33/00

  Features common to bolt and nut · CPC title