High-strength galvanized steel sheet with high yield ratio having excellent ductility and stretch flange formability and method for manufacturing the same

US9765413B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9765413-B2
Application numberUS-201113809953-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 12, 2011
Priority dateJul 15, 2010
Publication dateSep 19, 2017
Grant dateSep 19, 2017

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A high-strength galvanized steel sheet with high yield ratio having excellent ductility and stretch flange formability, the steel sheet having a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.04% or more and 0.13% or less, Si: 0.9% or more and 2.3% or less, Mn: 0.8% or more and 2.4% or less, P: 0.1% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Al: 0.01% or more and 0.1% or less, N: 0.008% or less, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities and a microstructure including, in terms of area ratio, 94% or more of a ferrite phase and 2% or less of a martensite ferrite phase, wherein mean grain size of ferrite is 10 μm or less, Vickers hardness of ferrite is 140 or more, mean grain size of carbide particles existing at grain boundaries of ferrite is 0.5 μm or less, and aspect ratio of carbide particles existing at the grain boundaries of ferrite is 2.0 or less.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A galvanized steel sheet comprising a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.04% or more and 0.13% or less, Si: 0.9% or more and 2.3% or less, Mn: 0.8% or more and 2.4% or less, P: 0.1% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Al: 0.01% or more and 0.1% or less, N: 0.008% or less, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities and a microstructure including, in terms of area ratio, 94% or more of a ferrite phase and 2% or less of a martensite phase, wherein mean grain size of ferrite is 10μm or less, Vickers hardness of ferrite is 140 or more, mean grain size of carbide particles existing at grain boundaries of ferrite is 0.5 μm or less, and aspect ratio of carbide particles existing at the grain boundaries of ferrite is 2.0 or less. 2. The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the microstructure has a number of crystal grains of ferrite containing 5 or more carbide particles in the crystal grains of 0.005 grain/μm 2 or more when the microstructure is observed by using a scanning electron microscope at a magnification of 3000 times. 3. The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the chemical composition further comprises one or more chemical elements selected from the group consisting of, by mass %, Cr: 0.05% or more and 1.0% or less, V: 0.005% or more and 0.5% or less, Mo: 0.005% or more and 0.5% or less, Ni: 0.05% or more and 1.0% or less and Cu: 0.05% or more and 1.0% or less. 4. The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the chemical composition further comprises one or more chemical elements selected from the group consisting of, by mass %, Ti: 0.01% or more and 0.1% or less, Nb: 0.01% or more and 0.1% or less and B: 0.0003% or more and 0.005% or less. 5. The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the chemical composition further comprises one or more chemical elements selected from the group consisting of, by mass %, Ca: 0.001% or more and 0.005% or less and REM: 0.001% or more and 0.005% or less. 6. The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the chemical composition further comprises one or more chemical elements selected from the group consisting of, by mass %, Ta: 0.001% or more and 0.010% or less and Sn: 0.002% or more and 0.2% or less. 7. The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical composition further comprises one or more chemical elements selected from the group consisting of, by mass %, Cr: 0.05% or more and 1.0% or less, V: 0.005% or more and 0.5% or less, Mo: 0.005% or more and 0.5% or less, Ni: 0.05% or more and 1.0% or less and Cu: 0.05% or more and 1.0% or less. 8. The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 7 , wherein the chemical composition further comprises one or more chemical elements selected from the group consisting of, by mass %, Ti: 0.01% or more and 0.1% or less, Nb: 0.01% or more and 0.1% or less and B: 0.0003% or more and 0.005% or less. 9. The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 7 , wherein the chemical composition further comprises one or more chemical elements selected from the group consisting of, by mass %, Ca: 0.001% or more and 0.005% or less and REM: 0.001% or more and 0.005% or less. 10. The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 7 , wherein the chemical composition further comprises one or more chemical elements selected from the group consisting of, by mass %, Ta: 0.001% or more and 0.010% or less and Sn: 0.002% or more and 0.2% or less. 11. The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical composition further comprises one or more chemical elements selected from the group consisting of, by mass %, Ti: 0.01% or more and 0.1% or less, Nb: 0,01% or more and 0.1% or less and B: 0.0003% or more and 0.005% or less. 12. The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 11 , wherein the chemical composition further comprises one or more chemical elements selected from the group consisting of, by mass %, Ca: 0.001% or more and 0.005% or less and REM: 0.001% or more and 0.005% or less. 13. The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 11 , wherein the chemical composition further comprises one or more chemical elements selected from the group consisting of, by mass %, Ta: 0.001% or more and 0.010% or less and Sn: 0.002% or more and 0.2% or less. 14. The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical composition further comprises one or more chemical elements selected from the group consisting of, by mass %, Ca: 0.001% or more and 0.005% or less and REM: 0.001% or more and 0.005% or less. 15. The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 14 , wherein the chemical composition further comprises one or more chemical elements selected from the group consisting of, by mass %, Ta: 0.001% or more and 0.010% or less and Sn: 0.002% or more and 0.2% or less. 16. The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical composition further comprises one or more chemical elements selected from the group consisting of, by mass %, Ta: 0.001% or more and 0.010% or less and Sn: 0.002% or more and 0.2% or less. 17. The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical composition further comprises, by mass %, Sb: 0.002% or more and 0.2% or less. 18. A method for manufacturing the galvanized steel Sheet according to claim 1 , consisting of: hot-rolling a steel slab comprising the chemical composition with a finishing delivery temperature of 850° C. or higher, coiling the resulting hot-rolled steel sheet at a temperature of 450° C. or higher and 600° C. or lower, pickling the steel sheet, annealing the steel sheet by holding the steel sheet at a temperature of 600° C. or higher and 750° C. or lower for a holding time of 50 seconds or more and 550 seconds or less, cooling the steel sheet, galvanizing the steel sheet, and performing alloyina on the steel sheet at a temperature of 470° C. or higher and 600° C. or lower after galvanizing has been performed.

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What does patent US9765413B2 cover?
A high-strength galvanized steel sheet with high yield ratio having excellent ductility and stretch flange formability, the steel sheet having a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.04% or more and 0.13% or less, Si: 0.9% or more and 2.3% or less, Mn: 0.8% or more and 2.4% or less, P: 0.1% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Al: 0.01% or more and 0.1% or less, N: 0.008% or less, and the bala…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kawasaki Yoshiyasu, Nakagaito Tatsuya, Kaneko Shinjiro, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C21D6/005. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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Publication date Tue Sep 19 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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