High-strength steel sheet, high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet, high-strength hot-dip aluminum-coated steel sheet, and high-strength electrogalvanized steel sheet, and methods for manufacturing same

US2017306435A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2017306435-A1
Application numberUS-201515517467-A
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Filing dateOct 29, 2015
Priority dateOct 30, 2014
Publication dateOct 26, 2017
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A high-strength steel sheet with excellent formability and high yield ratio that has TS of 590 MPa or more and YR of 68% or more is obtained by providing a predetermined chemical composition and a steel microstructure that contains, in area ratio, 35 to 80% of polygonal ferrite, 5% or more of non-recrystallized ferrite, and 5 to 25% of martensite, and that contains, in volume fraction, 8% or more of retained austenite, in which the polygonal ferrite has a mean grain size of 6 μm or less, the martensite has a mean grain size of 3 μm or less, the retained austenite has a mean grain size of 3 μm or less, and a value obtained by dividing an Mn content in the retained austenite (in mass %) by an Mn content in the polygonal ferrite (in mass %) equals 2.0 or more.

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A high-strength steel sheet comprising: a chemical composition containing, in mass %, C: 0.030% or more and 0.250% or less, Si: 0.01% or more and 3.00% or less, Mn: 2.60% or more and 4.20% or less, P: 0.001% or more and 0.100% or less, S: 0.0001% or more and 0.0200% or less, N: 0.0005% or more and 0.0100% or less, and Ti: 0.005% or more and 0.200% or less, and the balance consisting of Fe and incidental impurities; and a steel microstructure that contains, in area ratio, 35% or more and 80% or less of polygonal ferrite, 5% or more of non-recrystallized ferrite, and 5% or more and 25% or less of martensite, and that contains, in volume fraction, 8% or more of retained austenite, wherein the polygonal ferrite has a mean grain size of 6 μm or less, the martensite has a mean grain size of 3 μm or less, the retained austenite has a mean grain size of 3 μm or less, and a value obtained by dividing an Mn content in the retained austenite in mass % by an Mn content in the polygonal ferrite in mass % equals 2.0 or more. 2 . The high-strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical composition further contains, in mass %, at least one selected from the group consisting of Al: 0.01% or more and 2.00% or less, Nb: 0.005% or more and 0.200% or less, B: 0.0003% or more and 0.0050% or less, Ni: 0.005% or more and 1.000% or less, Cr: 0.005% or more and 1.000% or less, V: 0.005% or more and 0.500% or less, Mo: 0.005% or more and 1.000% or less, Cu: 0.005% or more and 1.000% or less, Sn: 0.002% or more and 0.200% or less, Sb: 0.002% or more and 0.200% or less, Ta: 0.001% or more and 0.010% or less, Ca: 0.0005% or more and 0.0050% or less, Mg: 0.0005% or more and 0.0050% or less, and REM: 0.0005% or more and 0.0050% or less. 3 . The high-strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the retained austenite has a C content that satisfies the following formula in relation to the Mn content in the retained austenite: 0.09*[Mn content]−0.026−0.150≦[C content]≦0.09*[Mn content]−0.026+0.150 where [C content] is the C content in the retained austenite in mass %, and [Mn content] is the Mn content in the retained austenite in mass %. 4 . The high-strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein when the steel sheet is subjected to tensile working with an elongation value of 10%, a value obtained by dividing a volume fraction of the retained austenite after the tensile working by a volume fraction of the retained austenite before the tensile working equals 0.3 or more. 5 . The high-strength steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the high-strength steel sheet is a high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet comprising a hot-dip galvanized layer, a high-strength hot-dip aluminum-coated steel sheet comprising a hot-dip aluminum-coated layer or a high-strength electrogalvanized steel sheet comprising an electrogalvanized layer. 6 . (canceled) 7 . (canceled) 8 . A method for manufacturing the high-strength steel sheet as recited in claim 1 , the method comprising: heating a steel slab having the chemical composition containing, in mass %, C: 0.030% or more and 0.250% or less, Si: 0.01% or more and 3.00% or less, Mn: 2.60% or more and 4.20% or less, P: 0.001% or more and 0.100% or less, S: 0.0001% or more and 0.0200% or less, N: 0.0005% or more and 0.0100% or less, and Ti: 0.005% or more and 0.200% or less, and the balance consisting of Fe and incidental impurities, to 1100° C. or higher and 1300° C. or lower; hot rolling the steel slab with a finisher delivery temperature of 750° C. or higher and 1000° C. or lower to obtain a steel sheet; coiling the steel sheet at 300° C. or higher and 750° C. or lower; then subjecting the steel sheet to pickling to remove scales; retaining the steel sheet in a temperature range of Ac 1 transformation temperature+20° C. to Ac 1 transformation temperature+120° C. for 600 s to 21,600 s; cold rolling the steel sheet at a rolling reduction of 30% or more; and then retaining the steel sheet in a temperature range of Ac 1 transformation temperature to Ac 1 transformation temperature+100° C. for 20 s to 900 s, and subsequently cooling the steel sheet. 9 . A method for manufacturing the high-strength steel sheet as recited in claim 5 , the method comprising: heating a steel slab having the chemical composition containing, in mass %, C: 0.030% or more and 0.250% or less, Si: 0.01% or more and 3.00% or less, Mn: 2.60% or more and 4.20% or less, P: 0.001% or more and 0.100% or less, S: 0.0001% or more and 0.0200% or less, N: 0.0005% or more and 0.0100% or less, and Ti: 0.005% or more and 0.200% or less, and the balance consisting of Fe and incidental impurities, to 1100° C. or higher and 1300° C. or lower; hot rolling the steel slab with a finisher delivery temperature of 750° C. or higher and 1000° C. or lower to obtain a steel sheet; coiling the steel sheet at 300° C. or higher and 750° C. or lower; then subjecting the steel sheet to pickling to remove scales; retaining the steel sheet in a temperature range of Ac 1 transformation temperature+20° C. to Ac 1 transformation temperature+120° C. for 600 s to 21,600 s; cold rolling the steel sheet at a rolling reduction of 30% or more; then retaining the steel sheet in a temperature range of Ac 1 transformation temperature to Ac 1 transformation temperature+100° C. for 20 s to 900 s, and subsequently cooling the steel sheet; and then subjecting the steel sheet to any one of the following: galvanizing treatment, either alone or followed by alloying treatment at 450° C. or higher and 600° C. or lower, hot-dip aluminum-coating treatment, or electrogalvanizing treatment. 10 . (canceled) 11 . (canceled) 12 . The high-strength steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the retained austenite has a C content that satisfies the following formula in relation to the Mn content in the retained austenite: 0.09*[Mn content]−0.026−0.150[C content]0.09*[Mn content]−0.026+0.150 where [C content] is the C content in the retained austenite in mass %, and [Mn content] is the Mn content in the retained austenite in mass %. 13 . The high-strength steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein when the steel sheet is subjected to tensile working with an elongation value of 10%, a value obtained by dividing a volume fraction of the retained austenite after the tensile working by a volume fraction of the retained austenite before the tensile working equals 0.3 or more. 14 . The high-strength steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the high-strength steel sheet is a high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet comprising a hot-dip galvanized layer, a high-strength hot-dip aluminum-coated steel sheet comprising a hot-dip aluminum-coated layer or a high-strength electrogalvanized steel sheet comprising an electrogalvanized layer. 15 . A method for manufacturing the high-strength steel sheet as recited in claim 2 , the method comprising: heating a steel slab having the chemical composition containing, in mass %, C: 0.030% or more and 0.250% or less, Si: 0.01% or more and 3.00% or less, Mn: 2.60% or more and 4.20% or less, P: 0.001% or more and 0.100% or less, S: 0.0001% or more and 0.0200% or less, N: 0.0005% or more and 0.0100% or less, and Ti: 0.005% or more and 0.200% or less, and at least one selected from the group consisting of Al: 0.01% or more and 2.00% or less, Nb: 0.005% or more and 0.200% or less, B: 0.0003% or more and 0.0050% or less, Ni: 0.005% or more and 1.000% or less, Cr: 0.005% or more and 1.000% or less, V: 0.005% or more and 0.500% or less, Mo: 0.005% or more and 1.000% or less, Cu:

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

  • containing silicon · CPC title

  • Cold rolling · CPC title

  • containing lead, selenium, tellurium, or antimony, or more than 0.04% by weight of sulfur · CPC title

  • Chemistry & Metallurgy · mapped topic

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What does patent US2017306435A1 cover?
A high-strength steel sheet with excellent formability and high yield ratio that has TS of 590 MPa or more and YR of 68% or more is obtained by providing a predetermined chemical composition and a steel microstructure that contains, in area ratio, 35 to 80% of polygonal ferrite, 5% or more of non-recrystallized ferrite, and 5 to 25% of martensite, and that contains, in volume fraction, 8% or mo…
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Jfe Steel Corp
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Primary CPC classification C22C38/04. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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Publication date Thu Oct 26 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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